Sporting Lisbon serves Guardiola only the third time a team he manages has conceded four goals

Sporting Lisbon serves Guardiola only the third time a team he manages has conceded four goals

Tonight was only the third time a team managed by Pep Guardiola has conceded four goals in a UEFA Champions League match, along with a 4-0 defeat against Real Madrid with Bayern Munich in April 2014 and 4-0 defeat to Barcelona with Man City in October 2016.

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Africa Union gears up for infrastructure conference in Addis Ababa with railway and road transport high on the agenda

Africa Union gears up for infrastructure conference in Addis Ababa with railway and road transport high on the agenda

Every year, PIDA Week comes up a theme that aligns with the current priorities and challenges in African infrastructure development. Past themes include regional integration, job creation, economic transformation and smart infrastructure development.

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Arsenal’s midfielder Odegaard returns from injury as Rice misses Champions League clash against Inter

Arsenal’s midfielder Odegaard returns from injury as Rice misses Champions League clash against Inter

Odegaard is set for an imminent return following an ankle injury he picked up when playing for Norway in a Nations League group-stage match on September 9. Odegaard practised with his teammates at Arsenal’s training base on Tuesday

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FBI: Hoax bomb threats linked to Russia target polling places in battleground states

FBI: Hoax bomb threats linked to Russia target polling places in battleground states

A senior official in Raffensperger’s office, speaking on the condition of anonymity to speak freely, said the Georgia bomb hoaxes were sent from email addresses that had been used by Russians trying to interfere in previous US elections.

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Longstanding differences in Israeli government become public as PM Netanyahu sacks defence minister

Longstanding differences in Israeli government become public as PM Netanyahu sacks defence minister

For months there had been open disagreements between Netanyahu and Gallant reflecting a wider split between Israel’s right-wing governing coalition and the military, which has long favoured reaching a deal to end the fighting and bring home scores of hostages held by Hamas.

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In menory of Quincy Jones: Titan’s 10 career-spanning songs that put him a cut above the rest

In menory of Quincy Jones: Titan’s 10 career-spanning songs that put him a cut above the rest

Across his career, the 28-time Grammy Award winning Quincy Jones worked with everyone from Ray Charles and Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson with hundreds in-between. The best way to celebrate his legacy, of course, is to listen to the music he made.

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Stabilising China’s population: Childbirth ‘festivals’ and ‘marriage school’ won’t lure youth to have children

Stabilising China’s population: Childbirth ‘festivals’ and ‘marriage school’ won’t lure youth to have children

China’s Yuwa Population Research estimates the country needs to invest 10 per cent of GDP to stabilise the population. Policies like those laid out last week have been helpful in countries such as France and Sweden, but they have not moved the needle in East Asia, most likely due to high gender inequality, according to demographers.

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Cybercrime: For hacking business to thrive, malware creator relies on hawkers to infect victims’ computers

Cybercrime: For hacking business to thrive, malware creator relies on hawkers to infect victims’ computers

A Google spokesperson said in an email, “We have policies in place to prevent spam, scams, or other deceptive practices that take advantage of the YouTube community. This includes prohibiting content where the main purpose is to trick others into leaving YouTube for another site.”

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Infostealers paradise: Inside the massive crime industry that’s hacking billion-dollar companies

Infostealers paradise: Inside the massive crime industry that’s hacking billion-dollar companies

Based on interviews with malware developers, hackers who use the stolen credentials, and a review of manuals that tell new recruits how to spread the malware, 404 Media has mapped out this industry. Its end result is that a download of an innocent-looking piece of software by a single person can lead to a data breach at a multibillion-dollar company, putting Google and other tech giants in an ever-escalating cat-and-mouse game with the malware developers to keep people and companies safe.

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Prince William walks nature trails near South Africa’s Table Mountain to promote conservation

Prince William walks nature trails near South Africa’s Table Mountain to promote conservation

Prince William also met with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the president’s Cape Town residence on Tuesday. The prince was joined by UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy, who is in the country for a bilateral meeting with South Africa’s foreign minister.

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