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The winner of the 2025 William & Winifred Bowness photography prize – now in its 20th year – is a work by Anna Higgins. Judge Anna Zahalka said: ‘The stand-out work … is a poetic evocation on the Australian landscape, where layers of archival and captured moving images are melded with great sensitivity through her observations of light and atmosphere’

Akisa WanderaBBC Africa, Nairobi andVitalii ChervonenkoBBC Ukrainian, KyivEdith ChesoiWith tears in his eyes, a young Kenyan athlete now captive in Ukraine pleads not to be sent back to Russia.”I will die there,” Evans Kibet says, waving his hands in the air towards the unseen interviewer on the video released on Wednesday by a Ukrainian army brigade.The 36-year-old prisoner-of-war is wearing a red sports top. The brigade’s flag is pinned up behind him.The aspiring long-distance runner says he was tricked into joining the Russian army and is desperate to go home to see his 16-year-old daughter.In a Facebook post accompanying the…

246 The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana has announced a major cut in the benchmark policy rate, slashing it by 350 basis points (3.5 per cent) from 25 per cent to 21.5 per cent. The decision, announced after the 126th MPC meeting, was taken to support the ongoing disinflation process and boost economic activity in the country. Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Johnson Asiama, who addressed journalists at a press conference, said the committee was confident that inflation would continue to ease in the near term. “Given the current state of macroeconomic conditions, the…

After years of battling drug addiction and a series of bizarre court delays, corrupt traffic official Rory Petrus has been sentenced to house arrest and rehabilitation programmes instead of prison. After years of battling drug addiction and a series of bizarre court delays, corrupt traffic official Rory Petrus has been sentenced to house arrest and rehabilitation programmes instead of prison. As he left the dock, Rory Petrus let out a quiet sob as he embraced his mother and other family members waiting for him in the public gallery. Keep up with the latest headlines on WhatsApp | LinkedIn After months…

Fee paid by companies set to transform high-skill work visa system, upon which technology sector relies heavily.Published On 19 Sep 202519 Sep 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareUnited States President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation requiring a $100,000 application fee for companies seeking to sponsor workers H-1B visas.Trump signed the proclamation during an event in the Oval Office, while also introducing a separate “gold card” visa for individuals to pay $1 million to expedite their immigration.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listAdministration officials said the change to the H1-B programme would assure that companies would only sponsor…

Here are the key events on day 1,304 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.Published On 20 Sep 202520 Sep 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareHere is how things stand on Saturday, September 20:Regional security Estonian officials say three Russian MiG-31 fighters entered Estonia’s airspace “over the Gulf of Finland” for a total of 12 minutes on Friday and called for NATO talks over the “unprecedented and brazen intrusion”. Moscow denied violating Estonia’s airspace, with the Russian air force claiming its jets flew over neutral waters of the Baltic Sea as they travelled from northwestern Russia to the Baltic exclave of…

US president says American forces struck the vessel in the Southern Command’s ‘area of responsibility’.Published On 20 Sep 202520 Sep 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareUnited States President Donald Trump says American forces have carried out another strike targeting a ship that he claimed was “trafficking illicit narcotics”, killing at least three men on board the vessel.The announcement, late on Friday, marks the third time the US has claimed a deadly attack on an alleged drug smuggling vessel this month.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listIn a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said the “lethal kinetic…

XG is back, and they’re as fashionable as ever. The seven-piece hip-hop and R&B-inspired group — made up of members Jurin, Chisa, Hinata, Harvey, Juria, Maya and Cocona — debuted in 2022. Back with their new fashion-focused single “Gala,” XG is preparing to release their first full-length album in January. The song and album come on the heels of a massive year for the group, including a show stopping pair of performances at Coachella. “Gala,” which name drops fashion’s biggest night, is XG at it’s best. The song is fun and experimental, but it still manages to feel right at…

Daniel OyefusiSep 19, 2025, 04:17 PM ETCloseDaniel Oyefusi covers the Cleveland Browns for ESPN. Prior to ESPN, he covered the Miami Dolphins for the Miami Herald, as well as the Baltimore Ravens for The Baltimore Sun.BEREA, Ohio — Browns defensive end Myles Garrett and Green Bay Packers star Micah Parsons are two of the highest-paid players at their position, and Garrett made it clear how he thinks they measure up in the pantheon of edge rushers.”I think we’re two of the very best,” Garrett said. “I think we’re two of the very best in this generation, so just got to…

In another vote, advisers recommended adding language on the shot’s risks to the vaccine’s information sheet, which is already required by law.The committee’s focus on Covid-19 vaccines reflects Kennedy’s long-held suspicion of them. Since taking office in February, Kennedy has canceled a half-billion dollars in mRNA vaccine research and separately ended a major contract with Moderna, one of the Covid vaccine manufactures, for work on a pandemic bird flu vaccine.During Friday’s meeting, CDC scientists presented extensive data on the safety and efficacy of the Covid vaccines. They also explained in detail how the agency tracks Covid hospitalizations and said the…