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Georgie and I met at a kick-boxing club in London in 2004. We sparred together in a few beginner classes, just hitting soft pads. Although I didn’t pay her too much attention initially, I immediately recognised she was tall, elegant and very good looking.It wasn’t until the club’s Christmas drinks that things kicked off between us. We started talking and couldn’t stop. We’d both travelled and worked in Latin America, and also loved horses – Georgie had volunteered with a horse-riding business for tourists in Ecuador. The sparks were flying all over the place.A friend of mine was deejaying at…

One international group that’s played a big role is the Aliph Foundation, which was set up in Geneva in 2017 to protect and repair cultural heritage.Alexandra Fiebig, a project manager with Aliph, says that her group provided millions of dollars in funds to Ukrainian museums scrambling to move their most valuable items to safety.This has involved the use of what she describes as ‘heritage ambulances’: “These vehicles that have specialised equipment and space with specialised teams and equipment, they were in the beginning travelling a lot to affected museums that were damaged through military action.”Now, she says the teams also…

Meta’s Muse is apparently an effective AI assistant, but one that’s a little creepy. Part of that is because of its new Mac app, which can access Messages, Calendar, and Notes. But for all its smarts, Muse doesn’t actually know how to describe itself. Jason Aten, a contributing editor at Inc Magazine, posted on Threads screenshots of an interaction he had with Muse in which the assistant asks him some questions about a conversation he was having in Messages.The problem is that Aten says he didn’t give Muse access to his messages. When asked how it knew about the contents…

Fidan highlights Turkiye’s readiness to assist Saudi Arabia militarily, as Houthi attacks escalate in Yemen.Published On 19 Sep 202619 Sep 2026Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has said that Saudi Arabia may have unmet military needs from the attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels and that Turkiye would consider how to support the kingdom as part of a trilateral defence pact.Speaking to Turkish broadcaster NTV on Friday, Fidan said it was unacceptable for Saudi Arabia to be dragged into the US-Iran war, adding that Riyadh had no desire to join the conflict.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listHe added that proposals…

Nature, Published online: 18 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02984-6Nature staff discuss data that could point to Nefertiti’s burial place — plus, the implant that translates brain activity into speech and gestures.

More than two years after Fidelis Osaghae died under disputed circumstances, conflicting forensic findings have left his widow, Esther, searching for answers and waiting for justice for the husband who left home promising to return. Ayodeji Ake writes.  More than two years after Fidelis Osaghae stepped out of his home in the early hours of July 29, 2024, telling his young wife he would return shortly, the circumstances of his death remain unresolved. The 33-year-old restaurant manager never came back. Instead, Esther received a telephone call directing her to a hospital in Afashio, Edo State. She could not leave immediately. Their daughter…

Unbeknown to Hanna, her father had been dismissed as a minister, though he still went out early to get some exercise each day.It was not until a few days after 9/11 – when the world was distracted by the al-Qaeda attacks on the US – that the country was to discover the full extent of Isais’s displeasure in what became a watershed moment in Eritrea’s history.In the early hours of 18 September, the security forces positioned themselves outside the homes of 11 senior government officials in the capital, Asmara, on the president’s orders.Petros was picked up by security agents as…

Not all employees of major firms working on artificial intelligence (AI) think the technology spells doom for humanity.In text exchanges and conversations, multiple people who have worked for companies including OpenAI, Meta and DeepMind were sceptical of the idea that unchecked AI development would lead to tools that could kill people en masse. “Lol”, “Haaaaaa” and “Bringing the luls” were among the reactions the BBC received to a recent flurry of high-profile warnings by some people in the industry.While these fears go back decades, claims made last week by Jacob Coxon, a former Anthropic employee, went viral and were echoed…

By Luminous Jannamike Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has challenged President Bola Tinubu to adopt his proposal for government intervention to bring down petrol prices, telling him to take the idea, rename it and even claim the credit if that would make life easier for Nigerians. Atiku said Nigerians had borne the consequences of petrol subsidy removal for more than three years, with the shock travelling from filling stations to transport fares, markets, businesses and ultimately household budgets. He urged Tinubu to use the remaining eight months of his administration to reduce the cost-of-living burden rather than rely on palliatives…

By Ugo Inyama Nigeria’s economy increasingly resembles a house whose foundations have been repaired while its occupants remain hungry. The structure may be steadier, but the people living inside it are yet to feel secure. The naira is calmer. Foreign exchange liquidity has improved. Government revenues have risen. Inflation is moderating statistically, while real GDP grew by 4.43 per cent in the second quarter of 2026. From the government’s dashboard, the warning lights appear to be going off one after another. But dashboards do not feed families. An economy cannot be declared stable simply because the figures have stopped trembling.…