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Bologna, Italy – Six minutes and 56 seconds. That is the length of the video capturing the final moments of Abderrahim Fakir, a 42-year-old Moroccan-born man who had lived in Bologna, northern Italy, for more than three decades.Filmed shortly after 12:30pm local time (10:30 GMT) on Sunday from the balcony of a nearby apartment block, the footage shows two Italian police officers and a civilian restraining Fakir on the ground. He repeatedly screams for help. Four Italian Red Cross volunteers, who arrived with an ambulance, stand nearby.For more than four minutes, Fakir cries out. Then he falls silent. His ankles…

Every seven minutes, a Nigerian woman is estimated to die from complications related to pregnancy or childbirth, making the country the global epicentre of maternal mortality. While postpartum haemorrhage remains the single biggest killer of mothers, a simple, low-cost intervention backed by the Gates Foundation is beginning to change that grim reality. From dramatically improving the early detection and treatment of excessive bleeding after childbirth to delivering encouraging results in Kano State, the E-MOTIVE initiative is emerging as a promising model in Nigeria’s fight to reduce preventable maternal deaths. This report examines how the evidence-based intervention is reshaping maternal healthcare…

The Red Sox won their 15th straight game to match a club record for the longest winning streak in team history from 80 years ago, beating the Orioles 6-3 in the opener of a doubleheader on Wednesday afternoon.

Nigerian content creators Habeeb Hamzat, popularly known as Peller, and Amadou Elizabeth, better known as Jarvis, have unveiled their pre-wedding photographs as they prepare to tie the knot on August 1. The couple shared the images on their Instagram pages on Wednesday, offering fans a glimpse of their journey to the altar. Accompanying the photographs was a heartfelt message expressing their excitement ahead of the ceremony. “These are more than just pictures—they’re memories before the big day. “Our hearts are full, our smiles are real, and we’re counting down to forever. See you at the wedding,” the post read. Ahead…

A wildfire in Spain’s Guadalajara region has burned 32,000 hectares, in one of the country’s largest recorded blazes.By Reuters and The Associated PressPublished On 23 Jul 202623 Jul 2026Spain and France are at high risk of more wildfires in coming days, according to weather forecasters, while still fighting to contain deadly blazes that have already ignited amid soaring summer temperatures.Spanish weather agency AEMET warned on Wednesday that the danger of wildfires was “very high or extreme” across most of mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listWildfires have already burned more land this year in…

Transnational Corporation Plc, Africa’s leading listed conglomerate, has announced its half-year 2026 unaudited financial results, delivering resilient profitability and a strong balance sheet in the period while announcing 40k interim dividend. The financial highlights show that revenue stood at ₦241.5 billion in the first half of 2026, down from ₦279.0 billion recorded in the corresponding period of 2025. Profit before tax declined to ₦75.9 billion from ₦85.7 billion, while profit after tax fell to ₦54.4 billion from ₦65.2 billion. Earnings per share also decreased to 323 kobo from 408 kobo in H1 2025. However, total equity increased to ₦367.8 billion…

Emma Okonji Worried about the development where Nigeria’s macro economy is improving without making meaningful impact on the lives of Nigerians, the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), in partnership with the House Committee on Finance, organised stakeholders strategic retreat in Lagos to address the anomaly.     Participants at the retreat identified some of the challenges, which they said were largely driven by food inflation at 17.52 per cent on a year-on-year basis, caused by over-dependence on oil revenue and high cost of revenue collection by government agencies, among others. According to them, the stakeholders strategic retreat, themed: ‘Beyond Collection:…

On Wednesday, IBM officially reported earnings and the news was as bad as everyone knew it would be. While the 115-year-old company still generates boatloads of cash — $17.2 billion in revenue, $9.9 billion in gross profit, nearly 58% margins, and $2.2 billion in net earnings for the quarter — its results fell well short of Wall Street’s expectations. It was such a bad miss that IBM CEO Arvind Krishna and the board took an unprecedented step of warning investors ahead of time that the earnings “was worse than our expectations,” offering everyone a sneak peek. He published a “letter…

Lidar technology uses pulses of infrared light to calculate distances and create detailed 3D maps of the surrounding environment. This allows autonomous vehicles to detect objects in their path and respond quickly. However, conventional lidar sensors are often large and costly, and many rely on moving components that can wear out over time. These limitations make the systems difficult to use in a wider range of settings. MIT researchers have now developed an approach that could lead to smaller, more durable lidar sensors that operate without any moving parts. Their advance centers on a new silicon-photonics chip, a type of…

Jul 22, 2026, 07:17 PM ETBETHLEHEM, Pa. — Charlie Woods failed to reach match play in the U.S. Junior Amateur after falling short in a 14-player playoff for two spots.The son of 15-time major champion Tiger Woods was tied for 63rd on Tuesday after shooting rounds of 76 and 70 over two courses at Saucon Valley for a 5-over total. He was eliminated with a bogey Wednesday after being bothered by the clicking sound of a phone camera during his third shot of the first playoff hole, a distraction that likely would not come into play for other juniors.Editor’s Picks1…