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Song-chun Zhu at Peking University, July 2025. Photograph: Sean Gallagher/The GuardianBy the time Song-Chun Zhu was six years old, he had encountered death more times than he could count. Or so it felt. This was the early 1970s, the waning years of the Cultural Revolution, and his father ran a village supply store in rural China. There was little to do beyond till the fields and study Mao Zedong at home, and so the shop became a refuge where people could rest, recharge and share tales. Zhu grew up in that shop, absorbing a lifetime’s worth of tragedies: a family…

  City Power Vows to Root Out Corruption City Power has reaffirmed its commitment to rooting out corruption, including its employees linked to stealing and tampering with infrastructure, reports EWN. This comes after three employees were arrested for allegedly cutting through core copper cables in Ruimsig earlier this year. City power spokesperson Isaac Mangane said such acts of sabotage, whether by syndicates or staff, undermine service delivery and leave paying customers in the dark. He said that areas like Roodepoort have suffered repeated cable thefts and vandalism, resulting in prolonged power outages that City Power is determined to prevent. Ramaphosa…

Klaus Meine, vocals/songwriterBeing a West German band made playing the Soviet Union in the late 1980s particularly special. We’d grown up in a divided country and had tried many times to play in East Germany, but they would never let us in. When we did our first gig in what was then Leningrad, the atmosphere was a bit grey, not very colourful or rock’n’roll – but hearts started opening up over the course of the 10 gigs we did in the city. It ended up a bit like Beatlemania, with fans circling our cars after every show.In Leningrad, we realised…

It’s just after 3pm on a Friday and 22-year-old Sinelethu Yaso is in her happy place. Her spotless cricket whites pop against the synthetic green turf, while the upbeat rhythms of kwaito music waft on the breeze as she ambles in to bowl.Beyond the boundary, in the Makhaza area of Khayelitsha township, in South Africa’s Cape Flats, laundry flutters on a wire fence and the September sun reflects off a corrugated-iron lean-to.The bowler, Sinelethu Yaso, takes a catch in a game against the Catch Trust’s U13 boys’ teamThe tall young woman has been told to go easy on her opponents…

A dire picture for HIV/Aids funding emerged at the 12th South African AIDS Conference, raising the call for resilience, adapting and also for government to raise its game. The what-next of South Africa’s HIV response will have to be centred on getting back to basics, leveraging on advances in treatment options and learning fast about adapting in a world without US aid for health services. These were among the key takeaways from speakers at a plenary session at the 12th Southern African Aids Conference held in Kempton Park last week. Professor Linda-Gail Bekker, executive officer of the Desmond Tutu Health…

Two years ago, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost to the Houston Texans on a touchdown in the final seconds. On Monday night, Baker Mayfield and the Bucs were the ones to deliver a knockout blow as the clock neared zero.Mayfield led an 11-play, 80-yard drive capped by Rachaad White’s two-yard touchdown run with six seconds left, and the Buccaneers rallied past the Texans 20-19. In the Bucs’ last visit to Houston, in 2023, CJ Stroud connected with Tank Dell for a TD with six seconds to go to give the Texans a 39-37 win.“We expected a hard-fought battle, but it’s…

new video loaded: Key Moments from the 2025 Emmy AwardstranscriptBacktranscriptKey Moments from the 2025 Emmy Awards“The Studio,” “Adolescence” and “Severance” won big at the 77th Emmy Awards, one of television’s most prestigious honors.“Seth Rogen, The Studio.” “I’m legitimately embarrassed by how happy this makes me.” “The Pitt.” “This is insane. Thank you so much to the Academy.” “Noah Wyle.” “Owen Cooper, Adolescence.” “If you listen and you focus and you step out of your comfort zone, you can achieve anything in life. I was nothing about three years ago. I’m here now.” “Stephen, Stephen, Stephen.” “I want to thank CBS…

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says an investigation is under way after drone spotted over government buildings in Warsaw.Authorities in Poland have said that two Belarusian citizens were detained and a drone was “neutralised” after it was flown over government buildings and the presidential residence in the capital city, Warsaw.Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said early on Tuesday that members of the country’s State Protection Services apprehended the two Belarusians, and police were “investigating the circumstances of the incident”.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe Associated Press news agency quoted Colonel Boguslaw Piorkowski, a spokesperson for the protection service,…

New Delhi, India — The rattle of iron gates sounded like drumbeats as the crowd surged forward. A sea of bodies stormed through the barricades, which had stood as sentinels of power barely hours ago.The hallways of the house of the country’s leader echoed with the thunder of muddy footsteps. Some smashed windows and artefacts, others picked up luxury bedsheets or shoes.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe building and its plush interiors had been symbols of crushing authority, impenetrable and out of reach for the country’s teeming millions. Now, however, they briefly belonged to the people.This was Nepal last…

The city’s Democratic mayor, Paul Young, says the ‘decision has been made’ but he does not think it will drive down crime.US President Donald Trump will extend federal law enforcement action to the city of Memphis, Tennessee, in a move that will include sending in National Guard troops and setting up a “Memphis State Task Force” to tackle crime, though police say overall criminal offences are at a 25-year low.Trump announced the move in an executive order on Monday to rid Memphis of what he called the “tremendous levels of violent crime that have overwhelmed its local government’s ability to…