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BBCGodwin Asediba says the award is a “call to carry forward the spirit of journalism”Ghanaian journalist Godwin Asediba has won the 2025 BBC News Komla Dumor Award.The investigative reporter, filmmaker and news anchor, who is the 10th recipient of the accolade, works with TV3 and 3FM in Ghana. His stories have also appeared on several international broadcasters.The 29-year-old often focuses on human-interest stories aiming to expose injustice and amplify the voices of marginalised communities.The award, now a decade old, was created to honour Dumor, a Ghanaian journalist and presenter for BBC World News, who died suddenly aged 41 in 2014.He…

126 Maghreb countries remain divided over Syria’s reintegration into the Arab League, though recent moves by Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the UAE have accelerated normalization. Algeria has long supported Syria’s return and used the 2023 Turkey-Syria earthquake as an opening for President Abdelmadjid Tebboune to reconnect with Bashar al-Assad after a decade. However, Algeria lacked the regional influence to lead reconciliation, leaving Saudi Arabia and its allies to drive the process. Assad’s visits to the UAE and Oman, plus high-profile meetings with Saudi officials, marked a turning point. Tunisia, once a champion of Assad’s isolation, has reversed course. The Ennahda-led…

The “Not in My Village” campaign led by the National AIDS Council (NAC) is winning hearts in Chipinge District as it tackles HIV stigma, teenage pregnancies and child marriages by harnessing the influence of traditional leaders. The initiative, launched to build healthier and more inclusive communities is drawing on cultural sensitivity and the authority of chiefs to shift attitudes in rural areas. At a community awareness meeting held at Chief Garahwa’s homestead on Tuesday, government officials urged the protection of children’s rights and better opportunities for young mothers. “Even when a girl becomes pregnant, she must be re-admitted into school,”…

Newcastle Red Bulls have signed South African fly-half Boeta Chamberlain from Blue Bulls.The 26-year-old will move to Kingston Park on a one-year deal at the conclusion of the Currie Cup season in his homeland.Chamberlain has played in the United Rugby Championship for both Sharks – for three seasons – and Bulls last term.He is the latest new arrival for the 2025-26 season after the recent signings of Australian lock Fergus Lee-Warner and Kiwi flanker Tom Christie. They followed Argentina scrum-half Simon Benitez Cruz, Japan back-rower Amanaki Mafi, versatile forward Freddie Clarke, Scotland lock Jamie Hodgson and hooker George McGuigan in…

Battery materials startup Group14 announced Wednesday it has closed a $463 million funding round to expand its manufacturing footprint, a sign that investors remain confident in the future of electric vehicles. The startup manufactures silicon anode materials, which significantly boost the storage capacity of lithium-ion batteries. Group14 currently operates three factories, two in the U.S. and one in South Korea. Despite headlines about softening demand growth for electric vehicles, the global market for lithium-ion batteries remains strong. Over the next decade, it’s expected to grow more than 15% annually, quintupling in size, according to Precedence Research. And automakers and investors…

Fox is launching a new streaming service, while also trying not to cannibalize its large cable audience. The company is launching Fox One Thursday, which will bring the company’s live news programming, sports and entertainment together in one streaming app. In October, it will also offer Fox One consumers the option to bundle with ESPN’s new direct-to-consumer app, which also launches Thursday.  Fox One is launching at a price of $19.99 a month, or $39.99 for the bundle with the new ESPN streaming app, which will launch Oct. 2. Cable and pay TV subscribers can also authenticate into the app.…

The fast extraction and depletion of the sand resource, both from marine beds and arable lands, and its associated environmental degradation, demands the urgent need for alternative sources of sand, Prof. Michael Affam has said. He has, therefore, called for innovative alternatives, using mine rock waste to reverse the trend. Prof. Affram, who is the Dean of the Office of Research, Innovation and Consultancy at the University of Mines and Technology (UMaT), Tarkwa, in the Western Region, warned that the present extraction of sand was rapidly threatening our critical national resources. He made these observations on Thursday at UMaT when…

London, United Kingdom – Hundreds of business leaders in the United Kingdom – including a former adviser to the king and a sustainability consultant descended from Holocaust survivors – are calling on the government to take action against Israel as the crisis in Gaza worsens.As of Thursday morning, 762 people had signed a statement calling on Britain to cease all arms trade with Israel, sanction those accused of violating international law – ostensibly including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he is wanted for arrest by International Criminal Court, invest in screening to stop the UK financing “complicit” companies, and enforce…

Sony is PlayStation 5 gaming consoles in the US will jump by around $50 (£37.16) from Thursday as the Japanese technology giant grapples with rising costs and a slowing video game market.Like many global businesses, the firm faces a “challenging economic environment”, Isabelle Tomatis, Sony Interactive Entertainment’s vice president of global marketing said in a blog post.All three PlayStation 5 consoles will see a similar price increase. The most expensive Pro version now has a recommended retail price of $749.99.The price hikes come after US President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on most of America’s trading partners, including Japan, which has…

Watch: Moment redistricting bill is passed in the Texas House of RepresentativesTexas legislators have approved new congressional maps designed to give Republicans an edge in next year’s elections for the US House of Representatives.After a two-week standoff, where Democrats fled the state to stall the vote and rally supporters against the redistricting plans, Republicans in the Texas House of Representatives passed the new voting lines in an 88-52 vote.The maps will now go to the Texas Senate, where they are expected to be swiftly approved.They create five new Republican-leaning seats that would shore up the party’s US House majority in…