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The Artemis II astronauts who flew around the moon in April received the US’s highest space honor on Friday.Donald Trump presented the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the three Americans and one Canadian whose lunar flyby for the US space agency Nasa set a new distance record for humanity.Nasa’s administrator, Jared Isaacman, and other dignitaries took part in the packed ceremony at Houston’s Johnson Space Center, home to mission control. The president used the occasion to announce the creation of a US space academy for the nation’s space force as well as Nasa and the commercial space community.“Space is…

Chantelle Cameron underlined her place among the greats of women’s boxing as she defeated Mikaela Mayer by unanimous decision in a thriller to become WBA, WBC and WBO super-welterweight world champion at MPW-06 in Birmingham.What had been billed as a fight of the year contender did not disappoint as the pound-for-pound superstars fought at a frenetic, unrelenting pace in a bruising main event.It would be Cameron who emerged victorious as she edged a tight-knit contest 97-93, 97-93, 96-94 on the judges’ scorecards, further glossing a stellar resume that already honours her as the only woman to ever defeat the great Katie…

Singer also dedicated “Rainbow” to the late country icon, revealing that Parton was the inspiration behind the song Kacey Musgraves covered Dolly Parton’s “Here You Come Again” and dedicated her “Rainbow” to the late country icon during her concert Friday in Boston. Musgraves hadn’t performed her Golden Hour ballad “Rainbow” on her Middle of Nowhere Tour, but she brought it back Friday to honor Parton, telling the crowd that the country legend — who died Monday at the age of 80 — was the inspiration behind the track. “Let’s all sing this together for her memory,” Musgraves told the TD…

NaijAidUK and HealthAid Charity are expanding first-aid training, professional development and medical equipment donations across Nigeria to strengthen emergency preparedness and save lives, writes Funmi Ogundare When an emergency strikes, the difference between life and death may not always be the presence of a doctor or an ambulance. Sometimes, it is simply whether someone nearby knows what to do. For NaijAidUK and HealthAid Charity, that simple reality has become the driving force behind a growing campaign to make first aid and emergency preparedness part of everyday life in Nigeria. Since its establishment in 2015, the UK-registered charity, which operates in Nigeria…

Anger is growing in the flood-hit Nuwakot district as survivors accuse the government of delays in delivering aid and finding missing loved ones after a flash flood devastated the area near the Nepal-Tibet border on Wednesday, Al Jazeera’s Barnaby Lo reports.Published On 29 Aug 202629 Aug 2026Share Anger mounts in Nepal over the government’s response to flash flood on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

1. Anko everywhereKmart’s home brand, Anko, started out with a strategy of mimicking popular items, like Birkenstocks and Skims, at a fraction of the price.The “dupe” strategy that won over the masses is expanding, and going upmarket.The Wesfarmers-owned Kmart Group, which includes Target, generated $11.7bn in sales last financial year, underpinned by Anko, according to its annual results.Anko has moved into furniture and is pitching itself as a rival to Ikea through its new K home store. Meanwhile, there are now six Anko-branded stores in the Philippines run via a joint venture, and further global expansion on the horizon.The biggest…

Things have not been looking up for Kyle Tucker in his first season with the Los Angeles Dodgers, but that could change with a hot September. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images)Getty ImagesThe 2026 season has been a bust for a handful of high-priced players who were supposed to help carry their respective teams deep into the post-season. For five months, these players have underperformed, much to the chagrin of their front offices and the fans, who repeatedly boo their failures. But for many, it’s not too late.As the calendar flips to September on Tuesday, here is a look at those…

Sony Music Publishing, Warner Chappell and numerous other music publishers have sued Anthropic and co-founders Dario Amodei and Benjamin Mann, alleging the AI lab conducted a “brazen campaign of illegally torrenting, scraping, and downloading copyrighted works.” The lawsuit, which was filed late Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, was first reported by Music Business Worldwide. The publishers accuse Anthropic of “blatant theft” by using thousands of copyrighted works to train its AI model Claude. Anthropic could not be reached for comment prior to publication. TechCrunch will update this article if the company responds. This…

By introducing digital systems, e-invoicing, unified taxpayer identification, standardised procedures and wider participation, the Nigeria Revenue Service under Zacch Adedeji, is building a tax system that is easier to comply with, difficult  to evade and better suited to a modern economy, writes Dike Onwuamaeze Nigeria’s tax system has undergone one of its most significant transformations in decades. Under the leadership of the Executive Chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), Dr. Zacch Adedeji, the reform agenda seeks to move tax administration away from a predominantly manual, fragmented and compliance-heavy system towards one that is increasingly digital, integrated, data-driven, transparent and easier…

Every winter, a sliver of the South Australian coast hosts the world’s largest mating event for giant cuttlefish.Some years, hundreds of thousands of the unique marine species endemic to Australia gather along the Cuttlefish Coast for the annual mating season, bringing their colourful, shape-shifting figures to the shallow waters and attracting thousands of keen divers.But this year, the turnout was the lowest on record, sparking concerns of a “catastrophic decline” of the species.Official figures released this month estimate just 1,811 cuttlefish turned up to mate this year, down from 63,000 last year – a 97% drop.The state government says a…