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Pesticide-sprayed tomatoes suspected to have killed 15 elephants in Kenya
Fifteen elephants have died near Kenya’s Amboseli National Park after reportedly eating tomatoes sprayed with pesticides, with preliminary tests detecting cyanide in carcass samples. The suspected poisoning highlights growing tension between wildlife conservation and expanding farming around the park, where elephants frequently enter farmland seeking food and water. The deaths occurred between 24 June and…
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Fifa wants more money for its members but that does not guarantee investment | John Duerden
Fifa says selling stakes in the World Cup to private investors would allow it to distribute more than $10bn to its 211 member associations for football development. The proposal could benefit countries lacking facilities and infrastructure, but the article argues that greater funding does not itself ensure that money reaches grassroots football or is properly…
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Oprah Winfrey’s South African school for girls will CLOSE after 20 years in operation
Oprah Winfrey’s Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa, which she founded two decades ago to give disadvantaged young women access to a high-quality education, is set to close. The move brings to an end a project that has been closely associated with the US media mogul’s philanthropic work and her long-standing connection to South…
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Halima Returns Reclaimed On New Single ‘onyx’
Brooklyn-based UK/Nigerian artist Halima has released a new single, ‘onyx’, out via drink sum wtr, marking a self-produced return following her debut album ‘SWEET TOOTH’ last year. The track deals with the aftermath of heartbreak, tracing a path from pain towards catharsis and emotional distance, and represents her first fully self-produced work since before her…
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How Mexican drug cartels have outsourced meth labs to Nigeria
Nigerian anti-narcotics officers, together with a federal judge, held a court hearing inside a suspected illegal drug laboratory hidden in a forest in Ogun State, where three Mexicans and seven Nigerians appeared in handcuffs over an alleged methamphetamine production operation. The unusual move to convene court at the site reflects a growing trend of Mexican…
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‘Poisoning probe’ is launched after 15 elephants are found dead in Kenya safari park
Kenyan authorities have launched an investigation into suspected poisoning after 15 elephants were found dead in a safari park. The deaths of such a large number of animals in one location have raised serious concerns among wildlife officials, given the significant ecological and conservation implications for Kenya’s elephant population. The article provided contains only the…
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Mysterious deaths of 14 elephants in Kenya prompts urgent inquiry
The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has launched an urgent investigation after 14 elephants were found dead near Amboseli National Park in southern Kenya, in what officials describe as the first mortality event of this scale in the region in decades. Tissue samples have been sent to laboratories to establish whether disease, poisoning or another cause…
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College prof hides prompt to catch AI cheaters, finds human nature is pretty much as we thought
A history professor at Alcorn State University in Mississippi devised a simple test to catch students submitting AI-generated essay answers, hiding an instruction in white text within an essay prompt that told any chatbot to insert the word “Madagascar” nonsensically into its response. Every one of the 35 students who sat the test fell for…
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Canal+ Group’s Revenue Jumps 40% as MultiChoice Deal Boosts Earnings and Subscriptions
Canal+ Group, the French media giant behind Studiocanal, reported a 40% jump in first-half 2026 revenue to €4.3 billion ($4.8 billion), driven largely by its acquisition of pay-TV firm MultiChoice, which has significantly expanded the group’s reach across Africa. The results underline how the deal is reshaping Canal+’s scale and growth prospects, with CEO Maxime…
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Cutting AIDS relief hands South Africa to Russia, China
The article text was not accessible, so its arguments and factual claims cannot be summarised reliably. The title suggests an opinion piece arguing that reductions in AIDS relief could increase Russian and Chinese influence in South Africa. No supporting details, figures or context were available beyond the title and access-denied message. A neutral summary would…