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In the fertile highlands of Plateau State, where cool climates and rich volcanic soils have long made Irish potatoes a staple crop, a deliberate reinvention is taking root. What was once simply “home-grown potato” or even irresponsibly, Irish Potatoes, is now proudly styled Plateau Potato; a branded identity that Governor Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang is elevating from traditional subsistence farming into a modern, profitable pillar of the state’s agricultural value chain.Last Friday, Governor Mutfwang officially flagged off the distribution of 500 truckloads of subsidised fertiliser for the 2026 farming season in Jos South Local Government Area.While the event addressed the broader…

Charles Ajunwa  After over 40 years of operations in Nigeria, Sheraton Lagos Hotel has inaugurated a newly installed gas-powered generator and gas burners as part its long-term plans to reduce cost and be environmentally-friendly. The event marked another significant milestone in the hotel’s commitment to operational excellence, sustainability, energy efficiency, and enhanced guest experience. The inauguration which held at the hotel premises involved the cutting of ribbon and cake by the invited guests. Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Ikeja Hotel Plc, the parent company, Mr. Theophilus Eniola Netufo, in his address attributed the success achieved to collaboration. “I’m…

The system was put in charge of two logical qubits hosted on a calibrated system. The two were using different error correction schemes (a surface code and a color code). These were set in a specific state, and the error-correction system was then used with and without reinforcement-learning-driven corrections. Having the system active led to a 20 percent increase in the ability to detect and correct errors in the logical qubits. Going real time The limitation of this approach is that it works only if the drift keeps the system reasonably close to the state the system was trained in.…

La Guaira, Venezuela – The smell of death grows stronger as we climb to the top of a collapsed building on the seafront of Venezuela’s La Guaira, a state that has been decimated by back-to-back earthquakes in June.Al Jazeera correspondent Zein Basravi and I have flown in with the Qatar International Search and Rescue Group to document the fallout from this devastating natural disaster.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe fetid smell hangs heavily as the Qatari team, alongside the Syrian White Helmets, attempt to separate a body from a tangle of concrete and tiles, their toil made harder…

An experimental drug developed at Michigan Medicine has shown the ability to reverse severe fatty liver disease in animal studies by restoring gut health. The findings, published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation, suggest that targeting the connection between the gut and liver could offer a promising new approach for treating metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH). MASH is a serious form of fatty liver disease that affects about 7% of people worldwide. It can progress to cirrhosis, liver cancer, and liver failure, yet effective treatment options remain limited. The investigational compound, known as DT-109, is a glycine-based tripeptide. Researchers found that…

Czech Republic’s Linda Noskova poses with the winner’s trophy, the Venus Rosewater Dish, after beating Czech Republic’s Karolina Muchova during their women’s singles final tennis match on the thirteenth day of the 2026 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 11, 2026. (Photo by Henry NICHOLLS / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE Linda Noskova won her first Wimbledon title in astonishing style on Saturday as the tearful Czech recovered from wasting five match points to beat Karolina Muchova in one of the most dramatic finals in All England Club…

Taylor Swift paid $160,000 for a New York City permit to hold her blockbuster wedding with NFL star Travis Kelce at Madison Square Garden this month, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Friday. Mamdani told reporters that the billionaire pop singer covered the bill for this month’s star-studded extravaganza, when asked if Swift would pay back the city for police overtime related to the ceremony. “Taylor Swift has paid already the cost of the permit that was lodged, which was over $160,000 for that event and for the response to that event,” Mamdani said. Swift’s wedding, which took place over two days…

Charles Ajunwa Lagos Continental Hotel has entered into a strategic partnership with DGIC International Business Services Limited to support youth development through practical hospitality training, reinforcing a shared commitment to building skills, creating opportunities and strengthening Nigeria’s future workforce. The collaboration will provide selected young Nigerians with structured workplace exposure in a leading five-star hotel environment, combining classroom knowledge with practical experience under the guidance of experienced hospitality professionals. The initiative reflects the growing importance of public-private collaboration in advancing capacity building and aligns with Nigeria’s national drive to equip young people with relevant skills for employment, entrepreneurship and long-term…

Sonderverwaltungszone HONGKONG – Media OutReach Newswire – 13. Juli 2026 – Die Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) hat sich im aktuellen World University Ranking 2027 von Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) um 14 Plätze verbessert und belegt nun weltweit den 18. Platz. Damit hat sie es zum ersten Mal unter die Top 20 geschafft. Dieser Meilenstein ist Ausdruck deutlicher Verbesserungen bei wichtigen Indikatoren, darunter der Reputation als Arbeitgeber, dem internationalen Forschungsnetzwerk und dem Anteil internationaler Studierender. Beim Verhältnis internationaler Lehrkräfte hingegen konnte die Universität erneut die volle Punktzahl erreichen. CUHK klettert 14 Plätze nach oben und erreicht zum ersten Mal die…

The death toll in Venezuela’s devastating twin earthquakes has passed 4,300, the government said on Saturday.At least 4,333 people were killed and 16,740 injured in the back-to-back quakes on 24 June that flattened entire districts in the coastal state of La Guaira, the Venezuelan parliament chief, Jorge Rodríguez, wrote on Telegram. Thousands more people are listed as missing.A 7.5-magnitude quake – the biggest in Venezuela in over a century – struck 39 seconds after a 7.2-magnitude shock, flattening entire high-rise apartment blocks.Although rescue teams have halted searches for survivors, family members continue to scour the ruins for their loved ones…