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As the latest generation of 18-year-olds is about to find out, starting university is an experience fraught with minor as well as major problems. Oversleeping and missing lectures, forgetting where your study group is meeting, mislaying your books – a lot of your time is spent looking for things.It is these small mysteries that concern Little Problems, a cute detective game, in which the protagonist, Mary, must use her sleuthing abilities to make it through each day as a new student . Created by Indonesian designer Melisa, who has chosen to go by her first name only, the idea comes…

More than 360 people, including 130 children, have died from hunger since the start of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza.Published On 2 Sep 20252 Sep 2025A total of 185 people in Gaza died “due to malnutrition” in August, according to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, as an additional 13 people, including three children, have died in 24 hours since then as the catastrophic effects of Israeli-induced famine in the enclave worsen.The statement issued on Tuesday said more than 83 people, including 15 children, had died since the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), a United Nations-backed global hunger-monitoring system, declared last…

‘Evokes not terror but laughter.” “A movie for morons, a total cheesy rip-off that makes not one minute of coherent sense.” “The stupidest major movie ever made.” These were some of the milder responses from reviewers to Exorcist II: The Heretic, one of the most notorious disasters in Hollywood history, on its release in 1977. Its director, John Boorman, says he felt utterly humiliated and close to despair. “I considered my choices. The first was to commit suicide. The second was to defect to Russia,” the chastened director told one interviewer. He asked another if he could atone for his…

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Mohamed Salah’s Egypt are well placed to qualify for the 2026 Fifa World Cup, but Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen and Cameroon forward Bryan Mbeumo could miss out on the finalsRob StevensBBC Sport AfricaEgypt and Morocco could book tickets to the 2026 Fifa World Cup during this month’s international window (3-9 September) as African qualifying intensifies.Following an extended campaign which began in November 2023 and ends in October, four rounds of preliminaries are left to play.Only the nine group winners are guaranteed a spot at the finals next year, with the four best-placed runners-up entering play-offs…

Zolowee — ArcelorMittal Liberia (AML), in partnership with the Liberia National Police (LNP), has broken ground for the construction of a modern police depot in Zolowee, Nimba County. The project, fully financed by AML, is expected to be completed by December this year, after which police officers will be deployed to the area. The initiative follows a request from residents of Zolowee during a 2024 visit by Police Inspector General Gregory Coleman. At the time, the community faced heightened insecurity risks around the mines and reported being unfairly stigmatized as a “troublemaking town.” Residents stressed that criminal activities, including fuel…

Monrovia, Liberia — In a historic move to strengthen medicine safety monitoring and clinical trial oversight across Africa, the Liberia Medicines and Health Products Regulatory Authority (LMHRA) on Monday convened its first-ever stakeholders conference on pharmacovigilance and clinical trials at the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Ministerial Complex. Held under the theme “Medicine Safety Monitoring and Clinical Trials Oversight in Emerging Regulatory Systems,” the two-day gathering brought together regulators, researchers, policymakers, and global partners to advance discussions on patient safety, innovation, and stronger regional regulatory frameworks. Delivering the keynote address on behalf of Health Minister Dr. Louise Kpoto, a proxy from the…

Real Madrid and Barcelona are interested in a pre-contract agreement for Crystal Palace’s Marc Guéhi, while Galatasaray are monitoring Ademola Lookman and Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez doesn’t want to move to Turkey. Join us for the latest transfer news, rumors and gossip from around the globe.Transfers homepage | Done deals | Men’s grades | Women’s gradesTOP STORIES- Sources: Crystal Palace pull out of Guéhi to Liverpool move- Premier League teams clear £3bn, smash record transfer spendMarc Guéhi’s move to Liverpool collapsed on Monday night. Richard Pelham/Getty ImagesTRENDING RUMORS- Real Madrid and Barcelona are interested in reaching a pre-contract agreement with…

The Taliban have called for international aid as Afghanistan reels from an earthquake that killed more than 900 people and left thousands injured.Rescuers searched into the night on Monday for survivors after the 6.0-magnitude quake struck on Sunday destroying entire villages across the country’s eastern Kunar province, which borders Pakistan.Many remained trapped under the debris of mud and stone homes built into steep valleys, but rescuers struggled to reach remote areas due to rough mountainous terrain and inclement weather. It was a shallow earthquake, taking place just six miles beneath the earth’s surface, which is known to have a particularly…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been able to rely on the United States’ absolute backing throughout his country’s war on Gaza.While the administration of former US President Joe Biden may have occasionally expressed discomfort over the crises it was enabling in Gaza, the Donald Trump administration has yet to exhibit similar qualms, even going so far in February as to suggest that all of Gaza’s population be ethnically cleansed.US support has been vital to Israel’s war machine, providing weapons that helped Israel kill more than 63,000 people in Gaza. Diplomatically, it uses its veto on the UN Security Council…

Now that the window has slammed shut, deal sheets either filed or torn up, there’s more than a few players left in limbo by the Premier League’s record-breaking summer transfer window.What now for Emi Martínez, who keeps waving goodbye to Aston Villa and yet remains on the books, denied a dream move to Manchester United because Senne Lammens was the cheaper, younger option. A move to Turkey? The World Cup winner is said not to fancy it. The Turkish window rolls on but there is a Champions League deadline this week to meet to for its qualified clubs, with Galatasaray…