August 17, 2026 - Page 8

I understand gen Z’s concerns about the cost of romance. But anything can be a date if you want it to be A couple of months ago, I wrote a column imploring

Grant cancellations at leading research institutions appear to target the study of the impacts of racism on brain health A new round of scientific grant cancellations has hit brain health and Alzheimer’s

[Daily Trust] Nigeria is intensifying efforts to strengthen local production of military hardware as the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria-D7G (DICON-D7G) advances plans to establish production lines for armoured vehicles, anti-drone systems

After decades of notoriously high murder totals, Baltimore and the people whose work entails dealing with the city’s most violent crimes are adjusting to a new reality.

Her mother put her on TV at 11 months old. She lost custody of her own daughter. The “Nashville” star has a lot to reckon with in her new memoir.

President Trump wants to curtail military exercises with South Korea, saying they were hostile to North Korea. But under Mr. Kim, the North has become increasingly belligerent toward the South.

[Bhekisisa] His wheelchair no longer fits, and the local clinic often runs out of his medicine. Add to that three decades of living with cerebral palsy.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba — On 15 July 2026, Ethiopia’s long-awaited National Dialogue Conference officially commenced in Addis Abeba. The Conference has again placed Ethiopia’s constitutional future at the centre of public

[Daily Maverick] Suzie Miller’s one-woman play about the terrible complicity between a defective legal system and the scourge of sexual violence is both hugely entertaining and deeply affecting.

[Daily Maverick] Drought-resistant and locally sourced, they are sustainable alternatives to wheat and the market for them is growing.