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A new brain imaging study led by scientists at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) has uncovered what researchers describe as the strongest evidence so far that long COVID is associated with damage to dopamine-releasing neurons in the brain. Published in eBioMedicine, the findings could help explain persistent problems such as fatigue-related loss of motivation, slower movement, and memory difficulties. They may also point toward new treatment strategies. Long COVID is estimated to affect about five per cent of the global population, including roughly two million people in Canada. The condition can involve a broad range of symptoms…

Nigeria’s non-oil export narrative is undergoing a quiet, structural transformation. Beyond traditional agro-commodities and solid minerals, a burgeoning white-collar export corridor is emerging across the nation’s commercial hubs. Armed with high-speed data connections, software developers, corporate strategists, and digital educators operating from Lagos, Ibadan, and Abuja are executing high-value contracts across Africa, Europe, and North America-effectively exporting intellectual capital without physical freight logistics. Yet, as the digital service sector scales into an essential channel for foreign-currency inflows and interstate commerce, industry experts emphasize that this cross-border trade hinges strictly on the capital expenditure (capex) commitments of the country’s telecommunications providers.…

. Olaopa says CBT has come to stay in civil service promotion exam The Chairman, Federal Civil Service Commission ( FCSC) , Prof.Tunji Olaopa, has declared that the computer-based test ( CBT) mode of examination has come to stay in the promotion of civil servants as 5,792 officers jostle for the directorate level. Olaopa spoke on Monday during a media briefing with journalists at the end of the first day of the 2026 directorate level promotion examination in Abuja. The examination took place simultaneously in different regions of the country including the Federal Capital Territory ( 2,169 candidates ), South…

British Columbia has sued OpenAI in California, saying a mass shooting at a school in the province could have been prevented if the company had warned local ⁠law enforcement that the shooter ⁠had used ChatGPT to ​plan the massacre.The lawsuit filed in San Francisco federal court on Monday names OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, as defendants. It is seeking damages to fund recovery efforts in the province after the February attack, as well as an order directing changes to the way the company handles ChatGPT conversations that could lead to violence.Nine people, primarily children, were killed in the school…

By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA — The African Democratic Congress, ADC, on Monday warned that opposition members were nearing the limits of their restraint over alleged attacks and intimidation, saying continued failure by security agencies to protect them could push the situation towards self-help and imperil the 2027 general elections. The party said it was not asking for special treatment, but demanding that existing laws be enforced so that its members and other Nigerians could organise, campaign and participate in politics without fear of violence. It also demanded that the police publicly account for investigations into attacks allegedly carried out against…

As diet trends proliferate on social media, it can be hard to work out which are backed by science and which should be ignored. From paleo to keto, raw food to intermittent fasting, each attracts a tribe of ardent followers. Now Daniel Lieberman, professor of biological sciences at Harvard University, has written a book to try to cut through the noise. In Fed Up, he uses his background as an evolutionary anthropologist to scrutinise the evidence, turning himself into a guinea pig in the process and trying various diets. In this podcast, he tells Ian Sample which one has remained…

Fighting continues to rage in Yemen, as Houthi rebels battle Saudi-backed government forces for control of strategic mountains near the Red Sea, and the leader of the Iran-aligned group accused the United States of considering direct military involvement in the conflict.The clashes on Monday come amid mounting regional tensions set off by the US and Israel’s war on Iran. They also follow a report by The New York Times that US President Donald Trump had ordered air attacks against the Houthis on Sunday, only to call them off at the last minute.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe renewed…

A JetBlue airplane past an FAA air traffic control tower at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. JetBlue Airways Corp. is expected to release earnings figures on October 28. Photographer: Ryan Collerd/Bloomberg via Getty Images | Bloomberg via Getty Images Hundreds of flights were cancelled or delayed on Monday after construction crews in New Jersey accidentally cut a Verizon fiber cable used for air traffic control. FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said that a circuit failure led to the discovery of the severed fiber cable, ABC News reports. The outage hammered airports across the…

Defensive support is described by UK officials as activity which could include aiding Saudi air force jets shooting down incoming Houthi missiles and drones.The singular Voyager aircraft is part of a core fleet of nine – eight military registered and another civilian registered – on the Royal Air Force (RAF)’s books.The RAF also has five others available for military recall if needed.Speaking to reporters travelling with him on the way to the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Burnham linked cost of living pressures to the decision.”I go back to the point I made about cost-of-living pressures and acting…

A social-media sleuth known as Student Geng has released a series of videos highlighting cases of alleged research misconduct.Credit: Tom Houghton/NatureChina’s national funding agency has reprimanded and penalized four senior academics and their colleagues after a sleuth flagged data anomalies in their published papers. The National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) found violations ranging from data fabrication to data tampering in four papers, according to an announcement from the agency on 28 August.The academics and their colleagues were banned from applying for funding from the NSFC, either as individuals or members of teams, for between three and seven years.…