US President Donald Trump speaks before signing an executive order calling for more research and flexibility on vaccines, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 10, 2026. Jim Watson | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump said Monday that Iran should pay reparations for what he labeled “the…
Egyptian security forces rescued a man who livestreamed on Facebook while allegedly being held inside the back of a refrigerated truck after being kidnapped by two brothers over a financial dispute, the Ministry of Interior said on Monday, August 10. The ministry said authorities investigated a video circulating on social media showing the man inside…
Star cricketer of Bengal, Abishek Porel, who played for the Delhi Capitals (DC) in the Indian Premier League 2026 (IPL 2026), has been arrested by police in connection with a criminal offence. In the recent past, a medical student filed a complaint accusing Abishek Porel of criminal intimidation, rape and other serious offences. When the…
Ghana’s Black Queens will continue their quest for a place at the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Brazil when they face Côte d’Ivoire in a crucial Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) 2026 play-in match on Thursday, August 13. The Black Queens were forced into the play-in stage after suffering a narrow 2-1 quarterfinal…
Top trainer Peter Fury has considered why his nephew, Tyson, is set to face Anthony Joshua on away soil. The two British heavyweights completed their respective warm-up fights last month, albeit with varying degrees of difficulty, and effectively kept hopes alive for their long-awaited November showdown. Initially, it seemed we were in for a drama-free…
A Georgia woman alleges that she was wrongly diagnosed with cancer and underwent an unneeded hysterectomy. All because of a labeling error. Cassandra Barksdale and her attorneys filed a lawsuit against Kaiser Permanente on Tuesday (August 4). She alleges the mix-up led to the surgery and months of physical and emotional pain and is seeking…
Ad Policy Peter Thiel, president and founder of Clarium Capital Management LLC, during the Allen & Co. Media and Technology Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, on July 10, 2026. (David Paul Morris / Bloomberg via Getty Images) We all love making fun of fascists. But Dr. Bret Devereaux makes an art of it. Bret is…
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The National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) has referred Egypt’s four mobile network operators to the Public Prosecution for investigation over the registration of mobile lines using citizens’ personal data without their knowledge or possession, the regulator announced. The referral follows the NTRA’s examination and inspection of user complaints over the past two days. The authority…
On August 4, Kazakhstani Minister for Trade and Integration Arman Shakkaliyev announced that the Russian e-commerce platform Wildberries would expand its warehouse capacity in the country. According to the minister, Wildberries plans to build 260,000 square meters of storage, split between Astana and Almaty, expanding its capacity more than eightfold from its current 46,000 square…
