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The Fairphone 6 Plus feels like an extremely average midrange Android phone and I couldn’t be more thrilled.The mission has always been admirable. Fairphone seeks out ethically sourced materials and offers a high degree of repairability for its devices. But the phones themselves required a lot of sacrifices, like putting up with underpowered processors and bad cameras, in order to embrace the sustainability mission. The latest generations of Fairphone have inched toward closing that gap, and the 6 Plus achieves two huge milestones: It feels very much like using a middling Android phone, and it’s actually on sale in the…

This week, Reform UK gathered thousands of supporters at Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre to present itself as a government-in-waiting. This was not a sudden interest in Britain’s second-biggest city: Reform has repeatedly used Birmingham for national campaign launches and conferences, committing considerable resources to making it a showcase for its advance.Birmingham – young, working-class, multiracial and almost evenly divided between residents recorded as white and those from Black, Asian, mixed and other ethnic groups – is precisely the kind of city Reform leader Nigel Farage’s politics portrays as a warning: a place where an older Britain has supposedly been displaced…

A German startup has launched the first commercial rocket to reach orbit from continental Europe, a milestone for Europe’s efforts to secure independent access to space.Isar Aerospace said on Sunday that it would rapidly ⁠expand satellite deployments after the ⁠first orbital launch of ​its uncrewed Spectrum rocket from Arctic Norway, marking a ⁠breakthrough for a region where several countries are seeking a foothold in the fast-growing market for satellite launches.“Launch capability is right now the biggest bottleneck in the entire industry,” Isar co-founder and CEO Daniel Metzler told reporters.Friedrich Merz, the German chancellor, hailed Saturday’s launch in a ​statement, calling…

Former Leicester City and England striker Jamie Vardy has joined Burnley until the end of the season.The 39-year-old, who is Leicester’s record Premier League scorer with 145 goals, departed for Cremonese in 2025.Vardy left the Italian side in the summer and now joins the winless Clarets who are bottom of the Championship.”This club has a proper footballing history and passionate fans who deserve a team that represents them and their town,” Vardy told the club website., external”I can’t wait to get going on the pitch and help the team move in the right direction.”Vardy, who won 26 caps for England,…

Iraq has selected No Paradise If You Are Killed by a Woman from Norwegian-Kurdish director Halkawt Mustafa as its official submission for the 2027 Oscar race in the Best International Feature category. The film was the unanimous pick of Iraq’s official National Selection Committee for the Academy Awards, mandated by the state ministry of culture. The film follows Vyan, a Kurdish sniper who has survived war by suppressing her emotions. When she learns that her younger sister, missing since the ISIS assault in 2014, may still be alive, she returns to Mosul, determined to rescue her. Avan Jamal (The Exam)…

A convicted cocaine trafficker who allegedly changed his name and returned to the illicit drugs trade under the cover of a herbal tea business has been arrested in Lagos, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said on Sunday. The suspect, Dunu Bethel Ebubechukwu, 34, was arrested on Friday at Article Market, opposite Trade Fair Market, in the Ojo area of Lagos. In a statement by NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi, Mr Ebubechukwu’s arrest followed the interception of 1.2 kilogrammes of cocaine concealed in phone chargers and destined for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 31 July. NDLEA intercepts 598kg cannabis-laced cookies, gummies…

In the first half of 2026, Chinese imports from Nigeria reached approximately $2.25 billion, an 81 percent increase year-on-year. On May 1, China extended zero-tariff treatment across all tariff lines to products originating from Nigeria and 52 other African countries with which it maintains diplomatic relations. It would be premature to attribute the entire increase to the tariff policy. But the direction is unmistakable: China is increasingly using market access as an instrument of economic statecraft. Washington should take notice. Nigeria should too. The case for a commercial reset The comparison with the United States is instructive. U.S. Census Bureau…

To get started with competitive Pokémon battles, all you need is your phone. But to compete at the highest level, like at the Pokémon World Championships, you’re going to need a Switch. And there doesn’t seem to be a good reason why.Battle simulator Pokémon Champions originally launched on the Switch and Switch 2 in April, with the mobile version following in June. The experience is nearly identical across the game’s versions; since it’s cross-platform, the choice really comes down to what devices you own and whether you prefer tapping or using a controller. I find myself playing Champions on my…

Child found dead after four-day rescue effort in Algeria’s western province of el-Bayadh.Published On 6 Sep 20266 Sep 2026The body of a 10-year-old boy has been recovered from a well in Algeria’s western province of el-Bayadh, the country’s civil protection agency said, ending a four-day rescue operation that had drawn national attention.The agency said in a statement on Facebook on Saturday that rescue teams reached the boy, Ayoub, who had died, and recovered his body. It said local authorities and other agencies had mobilised all available resources for the operation.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listAyoub fell into the…

The answer of the finger of God. The accusers of the woman caught in adultery were foolish, in addition to their ignorance. They did not know that Jesus came from heaven to earth precisely because of this adulterous woman. Jesus says: “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are […] The post Article of Faith: Holding captivity captive (2), By Femi Aribisala appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.