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BERLIN — Mali pulled off the first stunner of the Women’s Basketball World Cup by shocking Spain 82-73 on Saturday.It was only the second win ever in tournament history for the African country, which beat Senegal in overtime in 2010.Mali was down two at the half, but outscored Spain 31-19 in the third quarter to take the lead. Mali went on a 16-4 run in that period after it was down 45-44 to take command. Sika Kone, who finished with 19 points, had two 3-pointers during that game-changing run. Kone, who plays for the Atlanta Dream in the WNBA, also…

By Benjamin Njoku The Grand Ballroom of Lagos Oriental Hotel was transformed into a runway of confidence and culture on the night of the 2026 Little Mister and Miss Africa Nigeria grand finale. 14 contestants between ages 6 and 14 thrilled guests with bold presentations, elegant catwalks, and zero stage fright as they competed for four major titles. After walking in casual wear, dinner gowns, and traditional attire, the judges announced the winners of the 2026 edition: Kaima Ngoka was crowned Toto Miss Africa Nigeria, while Treasure Sologidi, first runner-up, became Princess Toto Miss Africa Nigeria. Also, little Favour Okoli…

The questions1 At his funeral in 1219, who was called the “greatest knight in the world”?2 As the crow flies, what is London’s closest international capital city?3 Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky’s “Frankfurt” was a celebrated design of what?4 Which Bowery club was the focus of New York punk?5 Which route is abbreviated as LEJOG?6 In 1944, the USS Saint Lo was the first major warship to be sunk by what?7 Which 75-year-old sporting curse was broken in July?8 What is known as the “barking deer”?What links:9 Jim Clark; Graham Hill; Dan Wheldon (2); Dario Franchitti (3)?10 Baby Reindeer; Fleabag; Six; Stomp; Taskmaster?11…

Iran’s military on Saturday vowed “more severe” retaliatory attacks on US naval vessels if Washington kept up its strikes on Iranian ships, hours after US Central Command said it had destroyed three Iranian tankers. “The US terrorist army is warned that if the evil actions, insecurity and harassment of Iranian ships and the naval blockade of Iran continue, the strikes by the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran against US military vessels in the region will be more severe than before and there is a possibility of their expansion,” the Khatam al-Anbiya central command said.

Humanoid robots have begun serving shoppers at convenience stores in Hong Kong. The robot, known as Xiaogai, can speak Mandarin, Cantonese and English.Published On 5 Sep 20265 Sep 2026Share Shoppers interact with Hong Kong’s first robot shopkeeper on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

Emefu Ibe In Nigeria’s telecommunications landscape, where innovation is increasingly measured not merely by the strength of a network but by the quality of the experience it creates, Globacom is once again raising the bar. This time, the revolution is not in the airwaves; it is in the palm of the customer’s hand. Enter Glo Café 3.0—a substantially enhanced digital self-service platform designed to transform the relationship between subscribers and their telecommunications provider. More than an application, it is a digital café in the truest sense: a place where connectivity, convenience, entertainment, commerce and customer care converge beneath one intuitive…

Earlier this week, Diamantoni said his office had only recently received the report from the state about the baby girl’s death, telling reporters at the time only that it was of a “child.” Kennedy’s anti-vaccine meddling Amid a heated exchange with Shapiro, Kennedy ordered Erica Schwartz, the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to remove the deaths from the agency’s data. CDC staff had already accepted the deaths as being from measles and had reported them as such. Schwartz reportedly removed them from the public website without objection, though a report on Thursday revealed they are…

On a windy afternoon in late July, a mother and a father stood on the tarmac at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, watching as soldiers carried a flag-draped case down the ramp of a cargo plane. Stephen and Shari Feehan’s only child, First Lt. Tyler James Feehan, was inside.Lieutenant Feehan died on July 18, when Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, where he had been deployed for a year as an air defense artillery officer, was hit by a barrage of Iranian missiles and drones. He was 25 years old.President Trump traveled to Dover to attend the dignified transfer…

Nature, Published online: 04 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02741-9Comparison using signals sent over fibre-optic cable tests agreement between seven devices spread across Europe.

Key eventsSwiatek and Bouzkova are locked at 3-3 in the first set, with Blockx and Cobolli on the same score in set two. On Court 17, Mirra Andreeva needs to win a tie-break to secure victory over Bartunkova.ShareTaylor Fritz has his arms outstretched, unsure how to regain the initiative against an opponent who is moving and hitting much better than before. At least his trusty serve keeps him in the set, but he needs to pose Cerundolo more problems. The Argentinian leads 5-3 in the fourth.ShareUpdated at 20.37 CESTCerundolo breaks to edge ahead in the fourth set, and this has become…