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Wolbachia bacteria is being used in a bid to control mosquito populations

'Bafflingly effective'

US firm takes on backyard mosquitoes -- with 600,000 mosquitoes

An AFP photographer saw several ambulances heading to the blast site

Responsibility not claimed

2 killed, 13 wounded in bus blast near Syrian capital: state media

Last month, the UK became the latest to ban social media sites including Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook for under-16s

85% of 16–18 year olds

Most UK teens to opt out of planned social media curfew: poll

US-backed political transition talks between Venezuela's interim government and opposition representatives are underway in Caracas

Venezuela's political transition talks start: AFP

Vinicius has become a core member of Real Madrid's squad since arriving aged 18 in 2018

Real Madrid extend Vinicius deal, sign Diomande in title bid boost

A Russian ballistic missile strike destroyed a warehouse on the outskirts of Kyiv Wednesday

Condemning strikes

UN chief denounces Russia, Ukraine for civilian deaths

Mamelodi Sundowns celebrate winning the CAF Champions League in Rabat

Following qualifying draws

African champions Sundowns set to start title defence in Angola

Al Ahly midfielder Emam Ashour (R) playing for Egypt against Argentina at the 2026 World Cup

African giants Ahly competing in second-tier CAF Cup this season

The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) welcoms FIFA's decision on August 6, 2026, to withdraw its FIFA Forward Enterprise project, but concerns remain

Joining the dissatisfied crowd

CONMEBOL 'expresses concern regarding repeated unilateral actions' by FIFA

Three fighting for their lives

Multiple people injured after trams collide in Gelsenkirchen

Rodri lifted the World Cup with Spain and won the Golden Ball at the tournament in North America

World Cup Golden Ball

Rodri approves Barcelona transfer talks with Man City: Barca source to AFP

Taiwanese soldiers deploy concertina wire barriers during a blockade drill held as part of the annual Han Kuang military exercise, in New Taipei City

Training exercise

Taiwan blocks key bridge in drill for potential Chinese invasion

Search operations are ongoing in Venezuela's La Guaira state, where hundreds of buildings collapsed in an instant following powerful twin quakes

Thousands unaccounted for

Venezuela unable to tally missing from cataclysmic quakes

Migrants camped on Ceuta's Trampolin beach - pictured here on August 1, 2026

Struggling to find shelter

Migrant children risk abuse on streets of Ceuta, aid groups warn

UEFA has not let up in its criticism of Infantino

'Conditions have not been met'

UEFA says boycott of World Cups stands despite FIFA backdown on private investment

The partially dried-up river bed of the Rhine in Duisburg, western Germany on August 3, 2026, 2026, following exceptionally hot weather

Industry at risk

Low water on Germany's Rhine river threatens new blow to economy

Diomande spent one season in the German top flight with Leipzig following a switch from Spanish side Leganes in 2025

Reported club record of 140 million euros

Real Madrid sign Ivory Coast winger Yan Diomande

EasyJet confirmed a £5.7-billion (7.7-billion USD) takeover by US private equity firm Apollo set to complete in first quarter 2027

By private equity firm

Britain's EasyJet flies into US hands as takeover confirmed

Rheinmetall is one of the major beneficiaries of a European military buildup driven by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and doubts about long-term US security commitments

Rheinmetall sales keep surging despite cancelled naval frigate project

An unprecedented 72,000 people poured into Ceuta from Morocco from July 30, mostly by swimming

Orchestrated campaign?

How online disinformation fuelled Ceuta migrant surge

Crocodiles and hippos are moving closer to homes as lake water expands in Kenya's Rift Valley

Endangering locals

Rising Kenyan lakes push crocodiles closer to homes

The Ebola outbreak has affected five provinces in DR Congo and crossed the border into Uganda, but so far spared Kinshasa

Avoided outbreak so far

Suspected Ebola death on boat heading for DR Congo capital

Aleksander Ceferin's UEFA has expressed its lack of support for FIFA president Gianni Infantino

Choosing his battles

UEFA chief Ceferin: 'Underdog' leader taking fight to FIFA's Infantino

Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah arrives at Istanbul Ataturk Airport to complete his transfer to Turkish club Trabzonspor

Former Liverpool star

Salah completes move to Turkey's Trabzonspor

Friday's fire in France's southeast spread 'faster than a galloping horse', a local prefect said

Harvests potentially affected

French winemakers dread 'smoky taste' after wildfires

A merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery would reshape the US entertainment and media industry

Consolidation moves forward

UK clears Paramount's takeover of Warner Bros

Myanmar's ex-junta chief Min Aung Hlaing (R) met with Thailand's prime minister (L) in Bangkok, his first visit to the neighbouring nation as civilian leader.

Min Aung Hlaing

Myanmar ex-junta chief on first Thailand trip as civilian leader

North Korea has repeatedly declared itself an 'irreversible' nuclear state

Regional tension

North Korea fires ballistic missile: South Korea military

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