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New hyperscale data centers can’t set up shop in New York for up to a year now that Governor Kathy Hochul (D) has signed the nation’s first statewide moratorium. But a bill passed by the state legislature that could restrict even more developments still awaits her signature.The order blocks new environmental permits for data centers over 50 megawatts, which the governor’s office says will give the state time to come up with the regulations needed to protect residents from rising energy prices and environmental impact. That’s higher than the 20 megawatt threshold approved by state lawmakers. Hochul’s office could not…

The Taraba Anti-Illegal Mining Taskforce on Monday arrested two suspected illegal miners during a raid at a gold-mining site in Mayo Kam, Gantu village, Bali Local Government Area of the state. The Chairman of the taskforce, Emmanuel Jamu, told journalists in Jalingo that the operation followed weeks of intelligence gathering. Mr Jamu said security operatives traversed difficult terrain to reach the remote mining site for the raid. He explained that most of the suspected illegal miners fled into nearby forests before the arrival of the operatives, but two suspects were arrested while attempting to escape. The chairman also said the…

New faces in England Women squad as World Cup preparations ramp up vs France

EXCLUSIVE: Irish producer Playhouse Studios has bought the assets and Noel Street facility of Halo Post and will soon launch its own post house as a result. The deal, financial terms of which weren’t revealed, for Halo comes after Mojo Bridge, the parent company that housed the famed Soho post house, went into administration in December 2025. Halo is known for work on the likes of Poor Things, Polite Society, Bookish and We Are Lady Parts. Playhouse plans to merge Halo’s assets with those of the assets of another British post house that went into administration, LipSync, to launch Playhouse…

By Carmen Uwaila Ibie For decades, Nigeria has battled multiple crises simultaneously—terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, communal conflict, youth unemployment, poverty, declining public confidence, and economic instability. Governments have changed, security strategies have evolved, and numerous economic policies have been introduced. Yet, millions continue to ask the same question: What is the missing piece? I believe that Nigeria’s greatest untapped resource is not hidden beneath its soil, nor solely within its political institutions. It lies within the extraordinary influence of its faith communities. Nigeria is one of the most religious nations in the world. Churches and mosques are present in virtually every…

Morning opening: Bastille DayJakub KrupaOver 300 vehicles and 6,500 soldiers will march down the iconic Champs-Élysées in central Paris this morning as part of today’s Bastille Day celebration in Paris, which is set to “send a strategic signal” about France and Europe’s military awakening.Troops get ready for the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees Avenue with the Arc de Triomphe in the background in Paris. Photograph: Ludovic Marin/AFP/Getty ImagesMarking the importance of international cooperation, the parade will also include 500 troops from the countries involved in the Coalition of the Willing, including Germany, and 25 soldiers from Ukraine.It…

When France and Spain meet in the FIFA World Cup 2026 semi-final in Dallas on 14 July, the spotlight will inevitably fall on two extraordinary talents: Kylian Mbappe and Lamine Yamal. Two generations, two superstars, but one place in the World Cup final. While this will be their first-ever meeting on football’s biggest stage, it is far from unfamiliar territory for the Real Madrid forward and the Barcelona sensation. In fact, Tuesday’s blockbuster will mark the 11th time they have faced each other in their careers. Surprisingly, it is the teenage Spaniard who has dominated the rivalry; Yamal has emerged…

METLIFE STADIUM, EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY, UNITED STATES – 2026/07/05: Erling Haaland of Norway beats the drum as players and staff of Norway perform the ‘Viking Row’ to celebrate the victory at the end of the FIFA World Cup 2026 round of 16 football match between Brazil and Norway. Norway won 2-1 over Brazil. (Photo by Nicolò Campo/LightRocket via Getty Images)LightRocket via Getty ImagesThe World Cup isn’t just a soccer tournament; it’s a global cultural, political and economic event that shapes people’s perceptions, attitudes and behaviours towards the countries that participate in it.FIFA’s showcase tournament helps to create a platform…

The federal government is warning users of home and small office routers to secure their devices as Russia state hackers continue to mass-compromise them for use in obscuring nefarious actions against sensitive organizations in the public and private sectors. Both the Russian and Chinese governments have been compromising routers for years, sometimes in prolonged tugs-of-war to wrest control of devices the other has already commandeered. The US government has occasionally issued covert commands and taken other steps to disinfect routers. Google and other companies have also worked to disrupt the massive botnets that control compromised routers in lockstep. The actions…

“Broken Britain” has become the favourite narrative of the right in recent months. The playbook goes like this: politicians and pundits alike exploit genuine concerns about squeezed services and living standards to propagate a sense of division and despair. Meanwhile, the parts of the state that actually need radical change are then either ignored or misrepresented, if only because their worst impact tends to be felt by the very marginalised communities the hard right scapegoats.Few areas demonstrate this more than the disability benefits system. Reading the damning Timms report – the government’s landmark review into the personal independence payment (Pip)…