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Even a big-money outlay on an African coach does not guarantee results.Cisse, reportedly on a monthly salary of $83,000, had a rocky start with Libya, taking one point from an available six in Group D in March.According to Nigerian officials, Chelle’s unique selling point was his knowledge of African football.Hired on $600,000 a year, he started with a win over Rwanda, but was criticised by fans and media following a draw with Zimbabwe.Maximum points are required against Rwanda and South Africa this month.Elsewhere, McCarthy has earned praise for his attacking ethos with Kenya, but his initial results mean the East…

Lily JamaliNorth America Technology Correspondent, San FranciscoShutterstockA Google business logo on an office building in midtown Atlanta, GeorgiaIn the modern internet era, few monopoly cases have been as closely scrutinised in Silicon Valley – and beyond – as the US government’s landmark case challenging Google’s dominance in online search.Not since US v Microsoft, filed in 1998, has Big Tech felt so threatened.But a year after ruling that Google was “a monopolist,” Judge Amit Mehta proposed a series of remedies that some – though not everyone – view as letting Google off lightly.Here’s what you need to know.Google avoids worst case…

new video loaded: China Projects Power at Parade With Putin and KimBy Jiawei Wang•September 3, 2025President Xi Jinping of China oversaw the country’s ambitious display of military power and diplomatic influence during a parade attended by the leaders of Russia and North Korea.Recent episodes in InternationalInternational video coverage from The New York Times.International video coverage from The New York Times.Show more videos from International

The IAEA has urged Syria to cooperate fully over allegations it had been building a covert nuclear reactor at the site – allegations Syria denies.Published On 3 Sep 20253 Sep 2025The United Nations’ nuclear watchdog has said its inspectors discovered uranium particles at a site in Syria it suspects was once used as part of a clandestine nuclear programme run by the former government of Bashar al-Assad.Last year, inspectors visited and took environmental samples at “three locations that were allegedly functionally related” to the remote desert site Deir el-Zour, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) spokesman Fredrik Dahl said in a…

253 In Nigeria’s fast-paced corporate world, where innovation and strategic thinking are key, a quiet revolution is being led by influential women in human resources and talent management. These are not just administrators; they are visionaries, shaping the very fabric of organizations and nurturing the people who drive them to success. They stand as pillars of professionalism and expertise, using their decades of experience to create impactful change across various sectors. With their diverse backgrounds and unwavering commitment, they are redefining what it means to lead people, proving that a blend of empathy and strategy is the ultimate winning formula.…

As Malawi prepares for national elections this September, women’s, children’s, and adolescents’ health has taken center stage in political dialogue. In a two-day engagement organized by Amref Health Africa in Malawi under the Collaborative Advocacy Action Plan (CAAP), more than 20 civil society organizations met with the country’s four major political parties—MCP, UTM, UDF, and DPP—to shape manifesto commitments before polling day. Political Leaders Respond to a Common Call Senior political figures attended, including ministers, presidential advisors, and party secretaries general, signaling the weight of the discussions. To bring the four political parties to the table, we approached each party…

In 2011, Joey La Neve DeFrancesco had been working in room service at a luxury hotel in Providence, Rhode Island, for nearly four years, whisking delicacies on demand to guests’ rooms, when he reached breaking point. He was paid a measly $5.50 (£4) an hour, made to work punishingly long shifts and, to top it off, had managers taking a cut of his hard-earned tips.The poor treatment ratcheted up after DeFrancesco and colleagues tried to unionise workers at the hotel. In response, managers would berate those involved for making tiny mistakes. Things got so petty that workers on shift who…

Dar es Salaam — Eye specialist Dr. Margaret Mumbua Muthoka is at the forefront of healthcare in Chalinze District, providing much-needed eye care services once lacking in the area. Her journey into eye health wasn’t driven by a personal calling, but by circumstance. “There wasn’t any special reason that inspired me to become an eye specialist,” she said. “I was already a medical practitioner. Later, when the councils of Chalinze and Bagamoyo were divided in 2016, Bagamoyo did not have an eye specialist. That is how I ended up coming here.” When Sightsavers came to her district in 2017, Muthoka…

Kathryn Bigelow has reopened the subject that we all tacitly agree not to discuss or imagine, in the movies or anywhere else: the subject of an actual nuclear strike. It’s the subject which tests narrative forms and thinkability levels.Maybe this is why we prefer to see it as something for absurdism and satire – a way of not staring into the sun – to remember Kubrick’s (brilliant) black comedy Dr Strangelove, with no fighting in the war room etc, rather than Lumet’s deadly serious Fail Safe.Bigelow, with screenwriter Noah Oppenheim, broaches one of the most frightening thoughts of all: that…

Alfred LasteckBBC News in MbeyaBBCWarning: This article contains details that some readers may find distressing.In the wake of his abduction on a highway in Tanzania’s main city Dar es Salaam, social media activist Edgar Mwakabela, better known as Sativa, says he came close to death.He describes in an interview with the BBC how, after kidnapping him on 23 June last year, his captors interrogated him and then ferried him across the country to the remote Katavi region near the Congolese border, more than 1,000km (600 miles) away.Sativa says he was handcuffed, blindfolded and brutally beaten, including being struck repeatedly on…