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Island nation grapples with violence as it seeks to hold first elections in more than a decade.Published On 24 Aug 202624 Aug 2026At least 30 people have been killed as a new wave of violence grips Haiti.A powerful gang coalition mounted the deadly attack on a farming community in Kenscoff, south of the capital, Port-au-Prince, late on Sunday, officials reported. The flare-up in violence comes as Haiti hopes to hold its first general election in more than a decade.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listJean Massillon, Kenscoff’s mayor, said armed men “sowed chaos” as they set homes on fire…

A microscope image of a mitochondrion, artificially coloured in green and red. The organelles were extracted for a retinal transplant from the person’s own leg muscles. Credit: K. R. Porter/SPLScientists have extracted mitochondria from a woman’s leg muscles and injected them into the vitreous fluid of her eyes in an attempt to treat severe blindness. The procedure caused no inflammation or side effects — but had a limited effect on restoring responses to light in the eyes, and did not restore the woman’s vision. Transplanting healthy mitochondria — organelles that produce energy in cells — is being explored as a…

It’s not always easy to admit when you’re wrong. In doing this job, I’ve been wrong a lot — and you’ve let me know about it, which is fair. I should be held accountable for my mistakes.So far, I’ve done two versions of bust lists for this season. The first one was in early May and the second one was in late July.Things have changed for several players on those two lists, and my outlook for them has changed as well. It could be injuries to teammates or just a better Average Draft Position.But these players should no longer be…

Three theme parks will be built near Paris as part of a €6bn (£5.13bn) deal agreed between France and Saudi Arabia.The new development is expected to include a manga-themed park, inspired by the popular Japanese franchise Dragon Ball Z.French President Emmanuel Macron hailed the move as on a scale not seen “since Disneyland Paris”, and added “you know my interest for manga”.An opening date for the parks – which will be built near Cergy-Pontoise – has not set by the Élysée Palace, but they will open in stages and construction is expected to take years.The project was given the green…

There was jubilation in Oke Ako in the Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State on Monday as Governor Biodun Oyebanji installed the new monarch of the community, the Owa of Oke-Ako, Oba Bamidele Olanrewaju. Before last week’s approval and subsequent installation of Mr Oni as the new royal father of the community, the traditional stool was vacant for over 25 years. Governor Oyebanji, represented by his deputy, Monisade Afuye, at the presentation of Staff of Office and Instrument of Appointment to the new monarch, who is from Oke Aofin Royal Dynasty, congratulated the monarch and the town for overcoming…

A man has been arrested on suspicion of arson after a fire tore through a car park used by people flying from Gatwick airport, destroying about 140 vehicles.The blaze erupted at Caldyne business park near Crawley, about eight miles from the airport just after 9pm on Saturday. Images showed vehicles on fire and enormous plumes of smoke rising close to overhead power lines.As well as causing misery for those returning from summer holidays to find their cars destroyed, the fire led to power cuts at more than 2,000 businesses and homes.Emergency services described extinguishing the blaze as a “significant and…

Marcos Rodríguez Pantoja, whose account of growing up in a remote part of Spain, with the companionship of only wolves and other animals, was analyzed in a case study and adapted into literature and film, died this month at 80, according to the authorities in San Cibrao das Viñas, the municipality where he spent his final years.Mr. Rodríguez’s story came to light in the mid-1970s, about a decade after he had made what he described as an unwilling return to human society. Gabriel Janer Manila, a writer, heard about the case from a friend and wanted to learn more.“At first,…

The second and decisive week of the 17th session of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, UNCCD COP17, began on Monday, in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, marking a sharp shift from general negotiations to high-level ministerial dialogues. Over the next five days, discussions inside the conference halls and sideline meetings will be guided by daily thematic priorities as parties race to finalise decisions and an Action Agenda before the conference closes on 28 August. PREMIUM TIMES gathered that dignitaries have arrived in the last 24 hours to steer the final stretch. They include UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, alongside dozens of…

Over the weekend, Amazon significantly raised the prices of its hardware devices, jacking them up by as much as 60 percent in some cases. The price explosion impacted Fire TVs, Echos, Kindles, and Eeros. One egregious example that’s been cited is that of the Echo Dot, one of Amazon’s cheapest smart speakers, the price of which jumped 60% overnight, from $49.99 to $79.99. Price tracking sites like CamelCamelCamel show the stark uptick, which has previously hovered much lower. When reached for comment by TechCrunch, Amazon shared the following: “The consumer electronics industry is facing significant increases in memory and storage…

Israel has attacked a critical water desalination plant and a mosque in Gaza as it intensifies attacks on the enclave despite a ‘ceasefire’.Published On 24 Aug 202624 Aug 2026Share Video: Israel attacks desalination plant and mosque in Gaza on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo