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An aid worker supporting rescue efforts after the devastating Sudan landslide which reportedly killed hundreds of people has told the BBC that it had caused a “mountain to collapse”, leaving just one known survivor so far.”We have so far managed to recover nine bodies,” said Abdul Hafeez Ali, head of the Coordinating Council of the Tawila and Jebel Marra Emergency Room.Heavy rainfall led to Sunday’s disaster, which killed at least 370 people according to a UN estimate, and “destroy[ed] the village” of Tarseen in the western Darfur region, Mr Ali added.The armed group in control of the area has said…

90 Governance and Development Advocates Zambia (GODAZA) has praised plans by Sino Metals to invest about 200 million dollars in the Samba Mine project in Kalulushi District, Copperbelt Province. The advocacy group described the project as a new lifeline for the local economy and a strong signal of foreign investor confidence in Zambia’s mining sector. The Executive Director of GODAZA, Mr. Elias Mulenga, said construction of the mine is scheduled to begin in 2025, with operations expected to start before the end of 2027. He explained that Sino Metals has already shown commitment to the development of the Copperbelt through…

Fifa has confirmed that it will employ dynamic pricing for tickets to the 2026 World Cup from the beginning of the sales process, which starts next week. The system was also used for this year’s Club World Cup and, in the UK, drew widespread complaints from fans buying tickets for Oasis’s comeback tour.The use of dynamic pricing was one of a few new details Fifa officials discussed around ticketing for the World Cup one week before sales open, including the first collection of prices. The cheapest tickets will start at $60 (£44), with the most expensive, for a prime spot…

Apple debuted the iconic and now wildly popular iPad in 2010. A few months later, Instagram landed on the App Store to rapid success. But for 15 years, Instagram hasn’t bothered to optimize its app layout for the iPad’s larger screen.That’s finally changing today: There’s now a dedicated Instagram iPad app available globally on the App Store.It has been a long time coming. Even before Apple began splitting its mobile operating system from iOS into iOS and iPadOS, countless apps adopted a fresh user interface that embraced the larger screen size of the tablet. This was the iPad’s calling card…

Laura BickerChina correspondent Getty ImagesAs the cannon fire echoed through Tiananmen Square, even before the first set of troops goose-stepped their way through Beijing’s central avenue, the day’s most enduring image unfolded.China’s President Xi Jinping welcomed North Korea’s Kim Jong Un with a long handshake, then moved on to greet Russia’s Vladimir Putin, and then walked to his seat, flanked by two of the world’s most sanctioned leaders.It was sheer political theatre. And it was this meeting – rather than the weaponry – that appears to have irked US President Donald Trump.As the parade began, Trump sent a sharply-worded message…

Emily Spence has been named as the chief communications officer for Vice Media. Spence will oversee global communications for Vice Studios, Vice Commercials, Vice Sports, Vice TV and Vice Digital, among other assets. “Emily is one of the most talented communicators I’ve had the pleasure of working with and I’m excited to have her join Vice at this moment of growth as we sharpen our focus and build what’s next across the Vice portfolio,” Vice CEO Adam Stotsky said in a statement. Her hire follows Vice Media emerging from bankruptcy protection under the ownership of Fortress Investment Group, Soros Capital…

Mr Bwala explained that his statement was taken out of context, as it was not about erasing the cultural identity of Lagos. Daniel Bwala, the Special Adviser on Policy Communication to President Bola Tinubu, has clarified his recent remarks on Arise TV describing Lagos as a “no man’s land.” In an X post on Wednesday, Mr Bwala explained that his statement was taken out of context, as it was not about erasing the cultural identity of Lagos but about emphasising the city’s unique cosmopolitan character, which distinguishes it from other states in Nigeria. Keep up with the latest headlines on…

Drunk driving remains one of the leading causes of death on America’s roads, and a new report from Siegfried & Jensen sheds light on the vehicles, states, and demographics most tied to alcohol-related crashes. While overall traffic fatalities decreased slightly in 2023, drunk-driving deaths still accounted for nearly a third of all road fatalities — a stark reminder of the dangers that persist. According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) data, 40,901 people died in U.S. traffic accidents in 2023, a 4.6% decrease from 2022. Despite the overall decline, 12,429 of those deaths — nearly 30% — involved alcohol-impaired…

President Donald Trump has released a video showing a United States military strike on a boat in the Caribbean that he says was smuggling drugs out of Venezuela for the Tren de Aragua gang, stoking fears of a possible clash between the Venezuelan and US militaries.In a post on his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump said 11 people were killed on Tuesday. He wrote: “No US Forces were harmed in this strike. Please let this serve as notice to anybody even thinking about bringing drugs into the United States of America. BEWARE!”The strike, apparently carried out in international waters,…

Amogh Chaturvedi is running on little sleep but plenty of conviction at 6 a.m. He’s groggy, apologetic for rescheduling, and still reeling from a recent scare involving a family member and an electric scooter. Within minutes, though, the 20-year-old Stanford dropout snaps into focus, walking me through how he and his co-founders sold one startup at 19, landed in Y Combinator, and raised $5 million for their next company, Human Behavior. Launched just a few months ago, Human Behaviour is betting that vision AI can do what analytics tools like Mixpanel and PostHog have struggled with: give companies a real…