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A selection of the week’s best photos from across the African continent and beyond:Siphiwe Sibeko/ReutersChildren in Johannesburg take no prisoners on Monday – 1 September – the day South Africans welcome the official start of spring by engaging in water fights.Kim Ludbrook/EPA/ShutterstockIt is not going to plan for this participant at a classic car show on Sunday near South Africa’s city of Sasolburg in Free State province.Marie Jeanne Munyerenkana/EPA/ShutterstockMonday heralds the start of a new academic year for these junior school pupils in Goma, a city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that has been under the rule of Rwandan-back…

The 11-round $625,000 Fide Grand Swiss, which began on Thursday in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, the capital of the Silk Road, will decide two of the eight qualifiers for next year’s world title Candidates.India has a strong hand, as the world champion, Gukesh Dommaraju (ineligible to qualify), is joined by the world No 4, Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, the world No 5, Arjun Erigaisi, and the world No 27, Vidit Gujrathi, who won the 2023 Grand Swiss in Douglas, Isle of Man. Praggnanandhaa is already well placed to qualify via the 2025 Fide congress circuit, from which the world No 3, Fabiano Caruana, qualified…

The TikToker behind the viral Apple dance has settled a lawsuit against Roblox.Influencer Kelley Heyer had accused the online platform of copying her choreography, inspired by the Charli XCX song of the same name, without her permission.Her legal team claimed Roblox had made $123,000 (£93,000) from selling the moves as an emote – a celebratory animation used by players Court papers filed in the US this week said that Kelley and the Roblox Corporation had agreed to dismiss the case, and a joint statement said both sides had “amicably resolved” the issue.”The parties wish each other every success in their…

Wildfires release a “witches’ brew” of pollutants that can wreck air quality even a continent away, posing risks for infrastructure, ecosystems and human health.Published On 5 Sep 20255 Sep 2025 Wildfires made significant contributions to air pollution last year, according to the United Nations’ weather and climate agency.In a report released on Friday, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said wildfires, likely to have been made more frequent by climate change, are releasing a “witches’ brew” of pollutants that can end up wrecking air quality a continent away.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listSuch blazes in the Amazon, Canada and…

Bianca Camargo Padovezi has built a remarkable career grounded in physical therapy, with specialized expertise in cardiorespiratory care, intensive care units (ICU), and emergency medicine. A graduate of FAM | Faculdade de Americana with a bachelor’s in Physical Therapy and further specialization in Cardiorespiratory Physical Therapy from UNIARARAS – Fundação Hermínio Ometto, Bianca has spent years on the front lines of patient care—saving lives, optimizing recovery, and educating the next generation of healthcare professionals. Her extensive experience includes work in adult and pediatric ICUs, emergency rooms, post-surgical recovery units, and home care environments. Bianca’s clinical toolkit encompasses invasive and noninvasive…

Reigning champ Aryna Sabalenka beat Jessica Pegula while Amanda Anisimova upset Naomi Osaka to make first US Open final.Published On 5 Sep 20255 Sep 2025Amanda Anisimova rallied from a set down to defeat four-times Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka 6-7(4) 7-6(3) 6-3 and reach the US Open final, where she will take on holder Aryna Sabalenka for another shot at a maiden major crown.“Oh my God. It means the world,” the 24-year-old said on Thursday after reaching her first final at Flushing Meadows.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list“I’m trying to process that right now. It’s absolutely a dream…

The gaming website Roblox is to limit adult strangers from talking to children by the end of this year in an effort to root out “bad actors”.The fast-growing platform which has more than 110 million users a day playing games like Grow A Garden and Brookhaven RP has been hit by child safety concerns as experiments found children as young as five may be able to communicate with adults while playing games.Last month the US site had to announce it was banning vigilantes who were trying to catch predators. Last year Roblox submitted more than 24,000 reports to the US…

NSW police continue search for alleged vandals of Sydney’s Anzac memorialThe cost of vandalism to the Sydney Anzac memorial has been estimated by police at around $10,000.Addressing the media this afternoon, the chief inspector of the Sydney City Police Area Command, Gary Coffey, said CCTV footage of the two men who allegedly vandalised the memorial would be released to the public in an effort to apprehend them.He said about 12.20pm on Thursday two unknown men believed to be in their 50s or 60s were captured on CCTV spraying a substance on to the walls and steps of the Anzac memorial…

10. Short Cuts (1993)To make a list of Lily Tomlin’s best performances, you run the risk of simply listing a bunch of Robert Altman films (they made four together; in The Player she just has a cameo). In the sprawling Short Cuts, even though she has a pivotal role – as the waitress involved in the accident from which the whole film hangs – Tomlin’s good-natured, moral performance has a habit of getting lost in the din of actors seeking to make their mark, only really coming to the fore after a few rewatches.9. The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981)Slyly feminist…

200 Algeria’s Minister of Labor, Employment and Social Security, Mr. Faisal Bentaleb, has revealed that social security institutions in the country spent 150 billion dinars in 2025 to cover the cost of medical care for socially insured persons and their dependents. The disclosure was made while the Minister was responding to questions raised by members of parliament on the state of social security and medical compensation in the country. Speaking before lawmakers, Mr. Bentaleb clarified that emergency medical cases carried out in private clinics are not automatically covered by agreements between social security funds and private health institutions. Instead, compensation…