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The first images of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage impact on the moon’s surface have emerged.The Korea Aerospace Research Institute shared the first photographs captured by its lunar orbiter. South Korea is one of the few nations that currently has satellites traveling around the moon at an altitude of 62 miles (100 kilometers) above the surface. The Danuri orbiter flew over the region shortly after the impact.KARI explained on its X account that it photographed the collision site both before and after the event. The images show signs of a recent impact, which astronomers projected would likely create a…

By Omeiza Ajayi, ABUJA Federal Capital Territory FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has said he has no regret over stopping Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, former Deputy National Chairman, Chief Bode George, from becoming the party’s National Chairman, describing him as a failed politician who has not won any election for the PDP in Lagos State since 1999. Read Also: Osun 2026: Strengths and weaknesses of Adeleke, Oyebamiji, Salaam as voters head to polls In a statement on Saturday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, the minister said Chief George’s political frustration has further been…

Today, every unemployed or unemployable journalist wants to carry a ‘dignified’ title of being a publisher, hence the rash of poorly edited and managed online publications in the cyberspace. It has become a case of ‘read one and you’ve read all’; no variety, no nuance, and no depth. News stories now read the same and flat! Features have become tasteless and investigation poor, if any. All the metrics for legacy news media are headed in the same direction: less revenue, far fewer reporters and editors, less profit to reinvest and less community clout. – Rory O’Connor It is not in…

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Madonna paid tribute to her late Ray of Light producer William Orbit, saying in an Instagram post that he gave her “a magic carpet to fly on.” “I had an epiphany when I met you and started working with you,” she writes today. “I realized that music did not have to fit into categories or genres. So we created our own.” See the post below. Orbit, who won a Grammy for his on Madonna’s multiplatinum album Ray of Light and also worked with such other artists as U2, Britney Spears, No Doubt and Blur, died July 23 at the age…

Artificial intelligence is changing how we work, learn, play, think and relate to one another. It is already transforming medicine, education, scientific discovery and economic productivity. Used well, AI could expand human capability on a scale few technologies in history have achieved. But the same technology can also deepen inequality, industrialise misinformation, amplify political division and make it increasingly difficult to distinguish authentic human communication from synthetic persuasion. They can help citizens understand their world or manipulate what citizens believe about it. The defining question, therefore, is what kind of societies will AI help us build? For Nigeria, that question…

NewsFeedAt least 200 people have been evacuated after a wildfire broke out near Italy’s Lake Garda. Authorities said the fire started in the municipality of Tignale on the western shore of the lake. Lake Garda is one of the country’s most popular tourist destinations.Published On 8 Aug 20268 Aug 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

Linus Aleke in Abuja The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Olufemi Oluyede, has commended troops across all theatres of operation for their discipline, resilience and unwavering commitment to the defence of the nation. Oluyede also praised the sustained collaboration between the Armed Forces, other security agencies, local security groups and relevant stakeholders. According to a statement by the Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Michael Onoja, the CDS said the synergy had continued to produce positive results in the ongoing campaign against terrorism, kidnapping and other forms of criminality. The Defence Chief also commended the media for its…

President Joe Biden stands with his son Hunter Biden after the president arrived at the Delaware Air National Guard Base in New Castle, Delaware, June 11, 2024.Anna Rose Layden | ReutersFormer President Joe Biden’s prostate cancer has spread further, his son Hunter Biden said in a BBC interview, offering a stark update on the 83-year-old’s health.”It’s really, really hard, and it’s really sad to watch… I wish he would complain more, because it’s not good,” Hunter Biden said in the interview. “The cancer has spread, is metastasized into his bones and further. It’s very painful. It’s very debilitating in many…

For decades, scientists had theorized that the sun’s surface must be crisscrossed by tiny plasma vortices, generated by the interaction between its intense magnetic fields and the constantly flowing superheated material. This week, the world’s most powerful solar telescope has just confirmed this.The latest image captured by the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, located at the summit of Haleakalā volcano in Hawaii, shows for the first time evidence of the so-called Kelvin-Helmholtz instability, a physical phenomenon first predicted more than a century ago.The image, shared by NASA, is not the most spectacular view of the sun, but it is one…