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A worker at Frankfurt Airport in Germany has died of malaria in a rare outbreak believed to have been caused by infected mosquitoes brought into the country on an aircraft. Five other airport workers have also contracted the disease and are receiving medical treatment, according to the BBC. The airport operator, Fraport, confirmed the death on Wednesday. “Sadly, we must confirm that one employee has died as a result of the infection,” a Fraport spokesperson told the BBC. The outbreak is being investigated by Frankfurt’s Public Health Department, with officials trying to establish how the workers became infected. The BBC…

An international team of researchers, led in part by the University of Ottawa, has documented a major calving event at Petermann Glacier in northwest Greenland. On August 4, 2026, the glacier released a 76.4 km2 ice island, its largest loss of floating ice since 2012 and the biggest Arctic calving event since 2020. The newly separated tabular iceberg broke away from Petermann Glacier’s floating ice tongue and may be as much as 150 meters thick. Its surface area is roughly comparable to Manhattan Island, giving scientists a rare opportunity to observe how enormous Arctic ice masses develop, move through the…

The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has secured a major commercial boost after unveiling a new title sponsorship agreement with EuroMatch, worth more than $7.5 million over three years. The landmark partnership was formally announced in Abuja on Wednesday, 26 August, bringing an end to an almost 10-year wait for the NPFL to secure a conventional title sponsor. The agreement represents a significant commercial milestone for Nigerian football and offers the league a fresh opportunity to strengthen its financial position, raise its profile and build a more sustainable competition for clubs, players and supporters. Under the terms of the deal,…

Beyoncé has announced that she will make a personal donation of $1 million to support relief efforts in Colombia following the country’s recent earthquake. According to a release from Parkwood Entertainment on Tuesday, the donation will provide food and housing supplies to areas most affected by the 7.4 magnitude earthquake that struck Chocó, Colombia, on August 10. The release encourages those who can help to visit websites for Food For the Poor and World Central Kitchen. At least 312 people were killed in the earthquake earlier this month, according to AP, and 29,000 homes were destroyed. According to the United…

Memory foam has been called the Marmite of the bed industry. Nice soundbite, but I think it’s more like butter – because many mattresses now include a “comfort layer” of this squishy material to make them more palatable. You wouldn’t eat a whole block of butter, though, and you probably wouldn’t want to sleep on a mattress made entirely from memory foam. Too much squish, too little support.The Nectar Classic memory foam, like so many of the best foam and hybrid (foam and springs) mattresses, tempers the marshmallowy feel of true memory foam by sandwiching it between other types of…

The Federal Government on Wednesday launched a $1bn social protection initiative aimed at moving vulnerable Nigerians from dependence on temporary palliatives to sustainable pathways of economic empowerment and self-reliance. The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, stated this at the launch of the Household Prosperity and Empowerment Social Protection Project and four other initiatives designed to strengthen the country’s humanitarian response and poverty reduction architecture. Senior Special Assistant on Media to the First Lady, Busola Kukoyi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday titled, ‘FG Launches $1bn HOPE Social Protection Programme.’ The initiatives were unveiled at an event themed ‘From…

Households are unlikely to receive further energy bills support before the October price cap, though more targeted measures could be looked at if there is a further shock in January, government sources said.Gas and electricity prices will rise by 4% from October under the new cap. The government has already removed VAT from domestic electricity bills to save average households £45 a year, a move announced in Andy Burnham’s first week in office.Prices had climbed by 13% at the start of July to take account of global energy market price rises caused by the US war on Iran and the…

Ebere Nwoji The Commissioner for Insurance, Mr. Olusegun Ayo Omosehin, has said that the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), is committed to unlocking the immense potential of Takaful as one of the strategic vehicle for expanding insurance penetration, promoting financial inclusion, and supporting sustainable economic development across Nigeria.  Omosehin, stated this while receiving a  delegation of experts from the Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB), following the successful completion of a Diagnostic Assessment Mission on Nigeria’s Takaful sector. He encouraged the delegation to provide frank, practical, and data-driven recommendations that would support ongoing regulatory reforms and market development initiatives. The delegation, led…

Chipmaker Nvidia has reported another huge jump in sales as the global push to build artificial intelligence (AI) systems continues at a rapid pace. The company said on Wednesday it brought in $96bn (£71bn) in revenue during the second quarter, more than double from a year ago. And it expects revenue of $108bn next quarter.”AI has reached its inflection point,” CEO Jensen Huang said in prepared remarks, describing the infrastructure buildout as going “at full steam.”The revenue figures beat Wall Street’s expectations, leading Nvidia shares to rise about 4% in after hours trading.The company’s data centre division alone generated $89bn…

In August of 2023, a trio of lawyers took a call that would end up vaulting them to the highest levels of the federal government.At the time, Donald J. Trump, still reeling from the mob attack on the Capitol and the prosecutions that followed, remained toxic in many legal circles. Several members of his legal team faced professional repercussions, including disbarment, for their conduct in representing him.But then the phone was ringing, and on the other line was Mr. Trump. Will Scharf, D. John Sauer and Michael Talent — all graduates of elite law schools who were practicing together in…