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NewsFeedGraffiti has marked the walls of Rome for millennia. Now, as one content creator builds a following cleaning spray-painted walls, his videos are fuelling a wider debate over heritage, street art and where the line between the two should be drawn.Published On 28 Jul 202628 Jul 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

Much like paper must be folded into the correct shape to create an origami sculpture, proteins inside cells must form precise three-dimensional structures before they can function properly. As prediabetes advances toward diabetes, this delicate process can begin to break down. Misfolded and defective proteins accumulate inside cells, creating stress that can damage the pancreatic cells responsible for producing insulin. Researchers from Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute and the University of Michigan reported new details about this process on June 1, 2026, in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Their findings reveal how insulin-producing cells coordinate protein…

The Hundred men’s competition, HeadingleyManchester Super Giants 181-3 (100 balls): Buttler 63* (33), Klaasen 53 (27); Ellis 2-32Sunrisers Leeds 186-2 (88 balls): Marsh 63 (26), Crawley 56* (34), Brook 42* (17)Sunrisers Leeds won by eight wicketsScorecard. TableMitch Marsh was at his destructive best as he bludgeoned 63 to help Sunrisers Leeds end Manchester Super Giants’ unbeaten start to The Hundred with an eight-wicket win at Headingley.The experienced Australia opener crashed six fours and five sixes during a fearless 26-ball knock which provided the impetus for the Sunrisers to chase down 182 for victory.Marsh was bowled by a yorker from Sonny…

By Enitan Abdultawab Veteran Nigerian singer 9ice delivered an energetic performance as the City Boy Movement officially inaugurated its Lagos State chapter on Tuesday, entertaining guests at an event that also focused on mobilising support for President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general elections. The inauguration, held at Marcellina’s Place, Ikeja, attracted political leaders, traditional rulers, local government chairmen, youth groups, and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC). While political speeches dominated the event, guests were treated to a lively musical performance by 9ice, whose appearance added entertainment to the ceremony. As the event drew to a close,…

Donald Trump is pushing the longtime vaccine opponent and current health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr to be more aggressive on cutting vaccines in the US, according to reporting from the Wall Street Journal.Trump has a long record of anti-vaccine statements, but the White House recently put a hold on vaccine changes after polling indicated they were a losing issue in the midterm elections.Kennedy, the secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services, recently slashed the routine childhood immunization schedule in an unprecedented move.Trump reportedly asked Kennedy at his northern Virginia golf course in May if the health…

A Utah woman set fire to the church where she was scheduled to get married a day before the wedding, allege authorities investigating what may have been an extreme case of cold feet.Lenita Moreno, 25, was arrested on a count of aggravated arson in connection with the 10 July blaze, which investigators say caused $108,000 in damage and was started using a tampon and other flammable items.According to court documents reported on by Utah news outlet KUTV, the fire started in the Relief Society room of a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints building when Moreno, her unidentified groom…

Ford at the New York International Auto Show in New York City on April 2, 2026.Danielle DeVries | CNBCDETROIT — Ford Motor raised its 2026 earnings forecast Tuesday after beating Wall Street’s second-quarter earnings expectations despite reporting a decline in revenue that slightly missed estimates.Ford shares rose nearly 7% in after-hours trading Tuesday.Here’s how the company performed in the second quarter, compared with average estimates compiled by LSEG:Earnings per share: 42 cents adjusted vs. 35 cents expectedAutomotive revenue: $44.89 billion vs. $45.86 billion expectedThe Detroit automaker cited operational improvements, resilient vehicle pricing and a high sales mix of profitable products…

Available for over a yearAI agents carry out tasks autonomously on behalf of users. But what are they capable of, and what do we need to know about them? With AI agents in the news, we speak to an expert. Also this week: can AI make the process of recruiting employees better? And we find out about the campaign to teach AI how to represent people with limb loss. Presenter: Chris Vallance Producer: Tom Quinn (Image: In the foreground, a hand holds a smartphone. The screen displays an AI Agent, with various task options available. The background is blurry and…

Several X users then prompted Grok to create “sexualised, intimate, grossly offensive, degrading, threatening, humiliating and/or discriminatory non-consensual images” of Asato, which were shared online, the documents said.After attempts to report some posts, X refused to remove them, stating in March they did not violate its terms of service, privacy policy or rules, it was said.Demetriou said while two videos were later removed, six of 21 posts reported in February were still live in late July.xAI has since said users would no longer be able to use the tool to generate sexualised images of real people. It has since become…

The federal government has unveiled plans to build Nigeria’s digital health ecosystem on the principles of security, interoperability and data sovereignty, describing the move as critical to integrating artificial intelligence (AI), big data and other digital technologies into healthcare delivery. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate, disclosed this on Tuesday at the Insights Learning Forum (ILF) 2026, eHealth Africa’s flagship digital health conference held in Abuja. Mr Pate was represented by the pioneer National Coordinator of the National Health Technology and Data Analytics Office (NHTDAO), Obi Adigwe. He stated that although digital health interventions are already…