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41 The Tripoli-based Libyan government has announced that Lufthansa International Consulting has been formally accredited to oversee the creation of a new state-owned airline. The decision was revealed during a meeting in Tripoli on Monday by the founding committee of the proposed carrier, which is yet to be named. The high-level meeting was chaired by Mohammed Al-Shahoubi, Minister of Transport and Financial Advisor to the Prime Minister of the Tripoli-based government. He was joined by Mustafa Al-Mana, head of the Executive Team of the Prime Minister’s Initiatives and Strategic Projects, Mohamed Shalibek, head of the Civil Aviation Authority, Idris Kashkar,…

Bauchi State government has intensified efforts to improve primary healthcare delivery and retain skilled medical professionals by reviewing the existing scheme of service for medical doctors to address the worsening doctor-patient ratio in the state. Speaking during a bi-annual media engagement with health journalists in Bauchi yesterday, the executive chairman of the State Primary Health Care Development Board, Dr. Rilwanu Mohammed, said the government had injected over N872 million as counterpart funding into various health programmes aimed at strengthening service delivery at the grassroots. As part of the retention strategy, He said Governor Bala Mohammed had approved the harmonisation of…

Jess has never touched a slot machine, played the lottery or bought a scratch-off, but she fears she may have a gambling problem nonetheless.This July, the 28-year-old found herself spending up to $270 a week on blind boxes – that is, surprise items that are sold in sealed, opaque packaging. Activewear companies, bookshops and even candy stores all sell mystery bundles of their products, but the brands currently dominating the market produce collectible toys with cute but unusual names. If you want a complete collection of Labubu, Smiski, Dimoo, Pucky, Skullpanda or Sonny Angel figurines, then you will have to…

Bernd Debusmann JrReporting from the White HouseWatch: Key moments from Zelensky-Trump White House talksUkraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky returned to the White House on Monday to meet US President Donald Trump for fresh talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine.Several European leaders also upended their plans to attend the meeting, days after Trump met Russia’s President Putin in Alaska for a summit that failed to yield a ceasefire.Here are the key takeaways from the talks in Washington.Zelensky launches charm offensive Given his acrimonious last visit to the Oval Office in February, the Ukrainian president went to considerable lengths to be…

The US television network has been building its own news division separate from NBC News, and will also remove NBC’s peacock symbol from its new logo.The MSNBC news network has said it will change its name to become My Source News Opinion World, or MS NOW for short, as part of its corporate divorce from NBC.The TV network, which appeals to liberal audiences with a stable of personalities including Rachel Maddow, Ari Melber and Nicolle Wallace, made the announcement on Monday. It has been building its own separate news division from NBC News and will also remove NBC’s peacock symbol from…

The state of the roads is a major hindrance to the full operationalisation of the Baro Inland Port. What should be a 30-minute journey now takes over four hours. This is unacceptable for a facility of this magnitude, which is supposed to serve as a hub for trade and industrial growth The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on the Rehabilitation and Operationalisation of the Baro Inland Port has warned that the multi-billion-naira facility risks becoming a wasted investment if urgent rehabilitation of its access roads and waterways is not undertaken. During an oversight visit to Niger State, the lawmakers expressed…

NewsFeedA Hamas source told Al Jazeera the group has agreed terms for a ceasefire in Gaza, as a step towards ending the war. The plan calls for a 60-day pause in fighting and the release of half of Israeli captives in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. Al Jazeera’s Hamda Salhut reports.Published On 18 Aug 202518 Aug 2025

Zach KramAug 18, 2025, 08:00 AM ETCloseZach Kram is a national NBA writer for ESPN.com, specializing in short- and long-term trends across the league’s analytics landscape. He previously worked at The Ringer covering the NBA and MLB. You can follow Zach on X via @zachkram.It’s still the NBA offseason, but the 2025-26 season is slowly starting to rumble into gear.The new national TV calendar is taking shape. The season schedule was unveiled this past week. Training camps open in just over a month.So, let’s take stock of where all 30 teams stand before the heavy season preview content arrives. Here…

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A woman known as the “ketamine queen”, charged with selling Matthew Perry the drug that killed him, agreed to plead guilty on Monday.Jasveen Sangha becomes the fifth and final defendant charged in the overdose death of the Friends star to strike a plea agreement with federal prosecutors. Having initially pleaded not guilty, her change of plea means she’ll avoid a trial that had been planned for August.Prosecutors had cast Sangha as a prolific drug dealer who was known to her customers as the “ketamine queen”, using the term often in press releases and court documents and even including it in…