Dazzling Lamine Yamal: At 17 years he has already played 100 times for Barcelona, a feat Messi and Ronaldo never came close to

Dazzling Lamine Yamal: At 17 years he has already played 100 times for Barcelona, a feat Messi and Ronaldo never came close to

The draw with Inter was his 100th appearance and brought his 22nd goal (along with 33 assists). At the same age, Cristiano Ronaldo had made 19 appearances (featuring five goals and four assists) and Lionel Messi had made nine, scoring once.

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As African militaries stockpile drones militants  are switching to hit-and-run tactics to stretch armies

As African militaries stockpile drones militants are switching to hit-and-run tactics to stretch armies

As African militaries embrace drones as weapons of choice, the sobering reality is that they are not an answer to proliferation of conflicts on the continent. A report published by the African Centre for Strategic Studies on May 2, says African governments need to develop a more complex understanding of...

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Autistic Nigerian teenager sets world painting record with canvas bigger than a soccer field

Autistic Nigerian teenager sets world painting record with canvas bigger than a soccer field

The artwork, created in November 2024, was unveiled and officially recognised by the Guinness World Record organisers in Nigeria’s capital of Abuja during the World Autism Acceptance Day in April. Nigeria’s art and culture minister Hannatu Musawa said Tagbo-Okeke’s artwork is “a beacon of hope and inspiration” for people with autism.

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Hawking prosperity gospel: From Finger of God to Helicopter of Jesus, how rogue pastors in Kenya exploit lacuna in law to fly faithful into turbulence

Hawking prosperity gospel: From Finger of God to Helicopter of Jesus, how rogue pastors in Kenya exploit lacuna in law to fly faithful into turbulence

‘Shakahola Massacre’ phenomenon at the Kenyan coast in which the Good News International Ministries – an apocalyptic Christian group – leadership reportedly hoodwinked the faithful into starving to death in the hope of meeting Jesus Christ in heaven shocked the world.

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Organised crime: Gangs of robbers on the prowl in central Kenya’s Murang’a town; they pounce in broad daylight

Organised crime: Gangs of robbers on the prowl in central Kenya’s Murang’a town; they pounce in broad daylight

Murang’a County Police Commander Benjamin Kimwele cautioned the public against withdrawing huge amounts of money without security back up as this exposes them to such attacks. The police commander also said cases of business people being defrauded of their money have been rampant in the area and stated that four suspects have been arrested and arraigned in court.

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Danger in your hands: Study finds cellphone radiation causes abnormal blood clumping in just five minutes

Danger in your hands: Study finds cellphone radiation causes abnormal blood clumping in just five minutes

For the data in this study, Brown and his colleague, Barbara Biebrich, an ultrasound technician, did an initial experiment including an ultrasound scan of the leg vein of a 62-year-old asymptomatic woman with no history of allergy, blood disorder or systemic disease.

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Why rare diseases often go undiagnosed or untreated in parts of Africa

Why rare diseases often go undiagnosed or untreated in parts of Africa

Globally, more than 350 million people live with rare diseases, most of them caused by a misstep hidden within their genes. Some conditions can be caught early and treated – but in parts of Africa where population data and resources are scarce, many people go undiagnosed.

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Pope Francis death rekindles memories of mediaeval pope Benedict IX, who was a thief, overthrew three other popes

Pope Francis death rekindles memories of mediaeval pope Benedict IX, who was a thief, overthrew three other popes

Benedict IX took office in 1032, while practically a teenager. “At that time, the papacy was the legal centre of the Western world,” Weiss recalls on camera.

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Reports: Cybercriminals fleeced record-breaking Americans and businesses, Trump’s defence minister was a statistic

Reports: Cybercriminals fleeced record-breaking Americans and businesses, Trump’s defence minister was a statistic

Pete Hegseth got a second internet line installed that connected directly to the public internet rather than through the Pentagon’s secured connection, according to sources.

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Study in Sweden reveals sexual harassment is still a taboo subject even in gender-equality hotspots

Study in Sweden reveals sexual harassment is still a taboo subject even in gender-equality hotspots

The Lund findings echo those of a 2022 study2 of gender-based violence and sexual harassment in European research settings, which found that the prevalence of gender-based violence was fairly uniform across 15 nations.

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