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ArianeGroup decides not to halt MaiaSpace. ArianeGroup has decided against dissolving MaiaSpace after the company posted a 37.5 million euro loss for 2025, pushing its shareholders’ equity below zero, European Spaceflight reports. Shareholders’ equity fell from a positive 35.82 million euros at the end of 2024 to negative 823,375 euros. Shareholders’ equity is what remains after the company has paid all its liabilities. A negative figure means MaiaSpace owes more than it owns. Yes, most rocket startups lose a lot of money … Under French corporate law, when shareholders’ equity falls below half of the company’s share capital, the shareholder,…

Russian Athletics has lodged new claim at Court of Arbitration for Sport to challenge sanctions, but WA will fight it.Published On 14 Aug 202614 Aug 2026World Athletics President Sebastian Coe has pledged to be present in court to defend his governing body’s sanctions imposed on Russia.Russia’s athletics federation has lodged a new claim at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to challenge the World Athletics sanctions.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe global body for track and field announced in July it was keeping in place a ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes that was imposed in March…

Growing undocumented populations were linked to falling property crime and assaults — but more robberies.Credit: John Moore/GettyNeighbourhoods across the United States that experienced a growth in their undocumented population also saw property-related and violent crime fall, not rise, according to an analysis of 11,500 neighbourhoods in more than 100 cities.In a paper published in the Journal of Urban Affairs on 10 August1, researchers combined estimates of numbers of undocumented residents with crime statistics between 2010 and 2018.“Our study is the first to analyse these numbers across neighbourhoods and using such a diverse national sample,” says co-author Charis Kubrin, a criminologist…

ESPN staffAug 14, 2026, 08:00 AM ETMultiple AuthorsEmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsThe FedEx St. Jude Championship continues Friday.It’s crowded at the top of the leaderboard, with Michael Thorbjornsen, Jordan Spieth, Kurt Kitayama, Jake Knapp and Michael Kim finishing at 5 under. Seven other players are just a shot behind them, including Sam Burns and Tommy Fleetwood.Will any of these contenders pull away heading into the weekend? Here are some of the top highlights from the second round Friday.

EXCLUSIVE: International sales and distribution agency Lightdox has acquired Giuseppe Schillaci’s documentary Auber 89 ahead of its world premiere at the Giornate degli Autori‘s Notti Veneziane (Venetian Nights), a sidebar of the Venice Film Festival. The nonfiction feature examines the experience of Fatsah Bouyahmed, a French Algerian actor who suffered memory loss after an accident. When the filmmaker discovered archival footage of Bouyahmed from his childhood and youth in the Aubervilliers social housing estate outside Paris, he invited him to view it and that triggered a process of reconnecting Bouyahmed with his past. “As Fatsah revisits the footage forty years…

Raheem Akingbolu Royal Salt Limited,  makers of Mr. Chef Salt, has concluded its nationwide Mr. Chef Market Runz to 20 Millionaires  ampaign, rewarding more than 520 Nigerians through one of its largest consumer engagement initiatives to date. The campaign culminated in a grand finale in Lagos, where 20 lucky consumers were each presented with N1 million, amounting to a total of N20 million in grand prizes. The winners received their ceremonial cheques in the presence of Royal Salt Ltd management, key distributors of Mr Chef Salt, media organisations,  agency partners, and  guests. Beyond the grand prize winners, the campaign delivered value to hundreds of…

Linus Aleke in Abuja The Federal Government has reinforced its defence and security partnership with the United States Government with a view to deepening military-to-military relations and strengthening counter-terrorism cooperation between Nigeria and the United States. The Minister of Defence, General Christopher Gwabin Musa (Rtd), stated this during a high-level bilateral engagement with the United States Government in Washington, D.C. During a strategic meeting at the Pentagon, the Defence Minister was joined by a high-powered Nigerian delegation that included the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Taiwo Oyedele; the Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede;…

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif accused India of illegally suspending the Indus Waters Treaty and called Pakistan’s water resources a “red line.” He also said Pakistan would respond to any future challenge, referencing the May 2025 war with India.Published On 14 Aug 202614 Aug 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

One specialist arbitrage trade on a metal commodity is evolving into a real-time gauge of U.S. tariff risk. Copper — seen as a broader economic barometer, with the industrial metal a key component in construction, electronics and transportation — has been on a tear for more than a year, with futures reaching a record high of almost $6.90 per pound last week.The spread between U.S. COMEX futures and London Metal Exchange prices has historically been used by physical traders, banks, hedge funds, producers and consumers to profit from temporary price differences and hedge against price risk between the two markets.The…

Clip earbuds are an exercise in compromise. It’s an inherent aspect of their design — and physics. They can be more comfortable for people that don’t like something jammed in their ear, but sound response suffers. Ambient awareness is great because you can easily hear the sound around you, which means to hear your own music the buds need to be turned up and potentially leak sound out to your neighbors. For what they offer, they can also get pricey, with popular pairs from Bose, Sony, and Shokz reaching $200. The CMF Clip Pro, though, are under $100, and while…