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Australia sends France 24 firefighters and two aircraft to tackle wildfiresAustralia is sending firefighting teams to support rescue efforts in France, amid raging wildfires in Europe.The government said a Chinook helicopter equipped with a 11,300-litre water tank and a support aircraft would be deployed, alongside 24 skilled aerial and ground crew from the New South Wales Rural Fire Service.Officials said in a statement: double quotation markTogether, they will support around-the-clock firefighting operations, providing much-needed relief to emergency services responding on the ground. The wildfires in France are among the worst the country has experienced in decades, driven by multiple active…

DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, US president says Israel will withdraw from Gaza following the disarmament of Hamas.Published On 30 Jul 202630 Jul 2026United States President Donald Trump has said that his ‘Board of Peace’ has reached an agreement to disarm the Palestinian group Hamas and all other armed groups in Gaza.“This agreement is a critical step towards Gaza finally being governed by a new Palestinian government that will work closely with the Board of Peace to help the Palestinian people,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social website on Thursday. “At the same time, Israel will have the security it deserves, with…

By Ediri Ejoh The Federal Government’s (FG) crude oil export earnings fell 14.41 percent to $31.54 billion in 2025 from $36.85 billion recorded in the corresponding period of 2024. The drop was attributed to lower international crude oil prices arising from a global supply glut in the review period. The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, made this disclosure in its 2025 Annual report and statement of account released yesterday. The report stated: “Crude oil export earnings fell by 14.41 per cent to $31.54 billion, relative to $36.85 billion in 2024.” Europe remained the major source of the export earnings where Spain…

It is rare for video games to feature industrial action as a key theme, but it does happen. There’s the shady Dockworker’s Union in Disco Elysium and the Orbital Workers Union in space adventure Tacoma; then there is Lynx, the evil union-bashing corp in Hardspace: Shipbreaker. Soon we can add A Line Held Tight, a visual novel that puts workers’ rights – and workers’ lives – at the very centre of the narrative.In the distant future, a colony of miners digs far beneath the surface of an isolated planet, searching for veins of some exotic ore, protected from the poisonous…

By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA — The African Democratic Congress, ADC, on Thursday challenged the neutrality of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and the Nigeria Police Force ahead of the 2027 general elections, accusing both institutions of ‘blurring the line’ between the Nigerian state and the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. The party said reports that a faction of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, led by Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, had been engaged by INEC for election logistics, alongside the appearance of the Lagos State Commissioner of Police at the launch of the pro-Tinubu…

The US State Department displayed an AI-generated map that incorrectly labelled African countries, including placing Nigeria and several others in the wrong parts of the continent. The presentation was made at the 26th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2026) in Brazil, Reuters reported. The map, shown during a session on the State Department’s new global health agreements, misplaced multiple countries. Nigeria was depicted as a landlocked nation in the Sahara Desert rather than in West Africa, while Mozambique was relocated from southeastern Africa to the Horn of Africa. Côte d’Ivoire was also incorrectly placed on the opposite side of the continent.…

HomeScienceVol. 393, No. 6810Crick: A Mind in MotionBack To Vol. 393, No. 6810 Full accessBooks et al.Podcast Share on Crick: A Mind in MotionScience30 Jul 2026Vol 393, Issue 6810p. 467DOI: 10.1126/science.aek0526 PREVIOUS ARTICLEThe optimism of doubtPreviousNEXT ARTICLEChina’s cordgrass removal increases erosionNext NotificationsBookmark ContentsInformation & AuthorsMetrics & CitationsView Opti…

Real Madrid swooped to sign striker Carlos Espi from Levante on Thursday for a reported 25 million euro ($29m) fee. The 21-year-old had been linked with several Premier League sides but record 15-time European champions Madrid pounced, with Gonzalo Garcia likely to leave for Fulham. “(Espi) will join our club for the next five seasons, until June 30, 2031,” said Madrid in a statement. Espi scored 11 goals in La Liga last season in 25 top-flight appearances. The striker is the fifth signing Madrid have made this summer, following Marc Cucurella, Bernardo Silva, Ibrahima Konate and Denzel Dumfries. Madrid have…

Holland and Zendaya were just 20 and 19 years old, respectively, when they first met in 2016 on the set of Spider-Man: Homecoming, during the movie’s casting and initial production.The film showed British actor Holland as Peter Parker balancing high school life with being a superhero – Spider-Man – for the first time.It also introduced US actress Zendaya as Michelle Jones-Watson – aka MJ – his awkward but intellectual classmate.The on-screen chemistry was clear from the start and the film received good reviews but the pair denied rumours of a romance, insisting they were just close friends while promoting the…