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President Javier Milei of Argentina has proposed a new $1m initiative to strengthen relations between Latin America and Israel, ahead of an anticipated visit from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.On Monday, the Genesis Prize Foundation — a group that offers an annual award to members of the Jewish community — announced that Milei, its most recent winner, would use his prize money to launch a new nonprofit, the American Friends of the Isaac Accords (AFOIA).“AFOIA is a vehicle to promote Milei’s bold vision and encourage other Latin American leaders to stand with Israel, confront antisemitism, and reject the ideologies of…

Hello, and welcome to TechScape. My Spotify playlists are undergoing a British invasion this week. Here’s what I’m listening to: PinkPantheress, Lola Young and Evita in London.Privileges with the presidentDonald Trump announced this week that two US chipmakers would tithe 15% of their revenue from sales in China to the US government. Paying for the license to sell to Chinese customers represents an unprecedented deal.My colleague Helen Davidson reports from Taipei:The chipmakers Nvidia and AMD have agreed to give the US government 15% of their revenue from advanced chips sold to China in return for export licences to the key…

Global standards for heating comfort are largely based on cooler, northern hemisphere climates. How relevant are these benchmarks in low-cost housing in warmer African regions? Mak Okay-Ikenegbu did his doctoral research on thermal comfort in low-cost housing for warm and humid climates in Nigeria. His research showed that people in tropical environments can withstand higher temperatures than current global standards assume. The findings open the door to affordable housing designs that are climate-appropriate, without relying on energy-intensive solutions like air conditioning. He told us about his research. How do you define comfortable housing for people in tropical Africa? Comfortable housing…

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Nearly 25 years after she starred in the romance fantasy movie, Alexis Bledel is narrating the audiobook version of “Tuck Everlasting” by Natalie Babbitt for the novel’s 50th anniversary. Want to preorder it online? Published by Macmillan Audio, “Tuck Everlasting” is on sale for $7.40 (reg. $8.46) on Amazon — a 13% savings. It drops on Tuesday, Sept. 2. However, you can listen to “Tuck Everlasting” for free, if you’re an Audible subscriber. Not a subscriber? You can sign…

97 The commune of Gbon, in Côte d’Ivoire’s Bagoué region, came alive on Sunday, August 10, 2025, as the second edition of the Women’s Excellence Day took place. The event, organised by the Federation of Women’s Groups and Associations of Bagoué (FEGAF), was held under the leadership of its president, Salimata Dembélé-Diarra, and under the patronage of Bruno Nabagné Koné, Minister of Construction, Housing and Urban Planning, who also serves as President of the Bagoué Regional Council. The colourful celebration brought together community leaders, government officials, and thousands of women from across the region. The main aim was to recognise…

Around 20,000 passengers have been affected by flight cancellations, delays and rerouting.Torrential rains have forced Mexico City’s main airport to suspend numerous flights for multiple hours for a second consecutive day, causing chaos in one of Latin America’s busiest travel hubs.Authorities at Benito Juarez International Airport said on Tuesday that all runways were operating again by midday, after all flights were suspended for at least four hours earlier that day. Around 20,000 passengers were affected by flight cancellations, delays and rerouting.The Mexican capital is experiencing one of its heaviest rainy seasons in years, leading to constant flooding in other parts…

Tottenham midfielder Yves Bissouma has been left out of the squad to face Paris St-Germain in the Uefa Super Cup because of persistent lateness.Spurs have travelled to the Italian city of Udine for Wednesday night’s match against Luis Enrique’s men.Manager Thomas Frank said: “Bissouma isn’t here because of disciplinary reasons. He has been late several times, the latest one too many.”We need to give love and have demands but there have to be consequences. There’s a been a consequence, we will follow it up when we get home and park it for now.”On the game versus PSG, Frank added: “I…

Loneliness has been a constant feature of Macyleen’s life since she was nine years old and her mother died in their home town in Zimbabwe. She was sent to live with her father, but he worked away from home a lot. His new wife resented his other children and was emotionally abusive.Macyleen lived with three half-siblings, but they were much older. “We were there to survive and just get to the next day. I knew I was alone,” she recalls.That feeling has never really left Macyleen, who is now 33, building a childminding business and bringing up four children on…

Trustco holdings chief executive Quinton van Rooyen has received a private offer to sell his shares and debt holdings to VeldBridge Holdings. VeldBridge Holdings is an investment company incorporated in the Cayman Islands. The offer is to buy Van Rooyen’s entire shareholding in Trustco and includes acquiring family-held debt assets amounting to N$5.05 billion. These assets include interest-bearing and non-interest-bearing components, both subordinated and first-ranked obligations, as well as secured and unsecured claims. The Van Rooyen family currently holds 71% of the group’s long-term debt. Under the proposal, VeldBridge or its subsidiaries would provide Trustco with up to N$4.5 billion…

Calum WatsonBBC Scotland NewsGetty ImagesScientists in Edinburgh discovered that feline dementia could share many factors with Alzheimer’s in humansCats develop dementia in a similar way to humans with Alzheimer’s disease, leading to hopes of a breakthrough in research, according to scientists.Experts at the University of Edinburgh carried out a post-mortem brain examination on 25 cats which had symptoms of dementia in life, including confusion, sleep disruption and an increase in vocalisation. They found a build-up of amyloid-beta, a toxic protein and one of the defining features of Alzheimer’s disease. The discovery has been hailed as a “perfect natural model for…