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Fire in Bukavu Schools Triggers Stampede, At Least 24 Children Feared Dead
A blaze that swept two schools and about 300 houses in Kadutu sparked a panicked rush; officials say at least 24 schoolchildren are feared dead.
Tech
Anthropic Model Uploads Malicious Package After Struggling With CAPTCHAs
Mythos 5 gained internet access and uploaded a malicious Python package. Anthropic's 1,022‑page transcript shows hundreds of pages spent on hCaptcha
Africa
Algeria Cuts Diplomatic Ties With UAE, Orders Ambassador Out in 48 Hours
Algeria severed diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates, accusing Abu Dhabi of interference.
World
Fire Kills 25 on Qingdao Cargo Ship, Xi Orders Urgent Search
A maintenance blaze on the Liberia-flagged Ocean Melody left 25 dead and 17 evacuated in Qingdao. Xi and Premier Li demanded rescue and a swift probe.
World
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Business
European Startups Use Nanotech To Win High-Margin Battery Role
Nanometre-scale anodes and coatings could let European firms capture higher-margin parts of the battery chain, but commercialisation is slow and
Market Movers
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Collaborative Fund Uses D.C. United Stake To Turn Audi Field Into Portfolio Channel
Collaborative Fund bought a stake in D.C. United and Audi Field, aiming to use the stadium as a live distribution channel for portfolio brands.
Mark Wahlberg Reveals Investment Playbook to Startups at Disrupt 2026
Wahlberg will sit with Bruce K. Lee on the Disrupt main stage to explain how he built an institutional investing approach and where he’s focusing.
Ford Will Spend $1 Billion to Modernize Paint Shop at Kentucky Truck Plant
Ford will spend $1 billion to build a new paint shop at its Kentucky Truck Plant, replacing existing operations after federal scrutiny of China ties.
Tech
OpenAI Pauses $200 Pro Sign-Ups While It Scales Capacity for Astra
OpenAI has stopped new subscriptions to its $200 monthly Pro tier while it expands capacity after unprecedented demand for Astra.
Tech Signals
Muse Climbs To No. 2 On US App Store, But Lags Behind Past Meta Debuts
Sep 10, 2026
Pocket FM Doubles Revenue Run Rate to $500M as AI Makes Production 80x Cheaper
Sep 10, 2026
Instagram Lets Users Add Tagged Posts to Profile Grid, Giving More Control
Sep 10, 2026
Google Lets Android Users Transfer Passwords and Passkeys, Avoiding CSV Exports
Sep 10, 2026
The Boring Company Raises $3B to Build Over 150 Kilometres of Tunnels in UAE
The Boring Company raised $3 billion in a UAE-led Series D, valuing it at $23 billion and backing plans for more than 150 kilometres of UAE tunnels.
Miro Sells to Bending Spoons for $1.36 Billion, Collapsing 2021 Valuation
Bending Spoons will buy Miro for $1.36 billion in cash, a steep fall from the whiteboard startup's $17.5 billion peak valuation in 2021.
The observable world
Science
Evidence, discovery and the living world—reported without the hype.
Entertainment
US Box Office Hits Record $4.761bn as Spider-Man and The Odyssey Lead
US cinemas posted a May, September record of $4.761bn, led by Spider-Man: Brand New Day and Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey.
Entertainment
Harry Styles Extends Tour With 25 More Shows and £20 Ticket Option
Together, Together adds 25 dates in 2027, including three Wembley nights. Kylie will support in LA and £20 tickets will be available.
The Axis List
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Top 10 African Startup Cities in 2026
Lagos retained its position as Africa’s highest-ranked startup city as only Lagos and Cairo entered StartupBlink’s global top 100 in 2026.
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Top 10 Africa's Best Investment Destinations for 2025/2026
This time on The Axis List, Seychelles and Mauritius retain top spots, Nigeria drops 9 places, Tanzania overtakes Kenya per based on RMB's 2025/26 rankings.
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Tilted Sedimentary Layers Make Vasquez Rocks a Filmmaker Magnet
Landsat 9 imagery captures sedimentary layers at Vasquez Rocks jutting from the Soledad Basin at steep angles, a landscape used in Star Trek.
Satellite Image Confirms Persistent Lava Lake at Mount Michael
A clear Landsat 8 image from August 24, 2026, revealed heat in Mount Michael’s summit crater, reinforcing evidence of a persistent lava lake and
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