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Billboard’s Music Industry Events Calendar

A complete rundown of the most important events across the music business. As part of our continuing efforts to serve the music industry and its creators, Billboard Pro now features a music industry events calendar for readers. The calendar will act as music’s most complete summary major national and international industry events, from conferences to festivals to networking mixers and more. Just as Billboard is music’s must-read source for news, …

1 hour ago • Billboard

What we learned from Wafcon 2026

BBC Sport Africa looks at some of the key takeaways from Wafcon 2026 as Cameroon crowned first-time champions despite not qualifying for the finals.

6 hours ago • BBC Sport Football

30 lions and tigers leave notorious Argentine zoo; head to new sanctuaries

Thirty lions and tigers from Argentina’s shuttered Lujan Zoo have begun a major relocation to wildlife sanctuaries in South Africa and the US. Led by …

7 hours ago • Times of India World

Proton VPN usage spikes in Oman amid suspected TikTok block

Proton VPN Free has seen a 600% surge in Omani sign-ups as users scramble to bypass a suspected nationwide ban on TikTok. Here is everything we know s…

7 hours ago • TechRadar

Pirates seize cargo ship off Somalia amid renewed maritime attacks

Pirates seized a cargo ship off Somalia on Monday, monitors said, marking the latest attack amid a resurgence of piracy around the Horn of Africa. Eig…

8 hours ago • Daily Sabah (World)

Is All Blacks' tour of South Africa a new chapter for rugby union?

Is New Zealand's 'Greatest Rivalry' tour of world champions South Africa a signpost to the future of rugby union?

10 hours ago • BBC Sport

What is Ebola and why is the outbreak in DRC causing so much concern?

Strain of virus with no vaccine has potential to overrun response impeded by conflict and misinformationHealth authorities in the Democratic Republic …

10 hours ago • Guardian Science

The Power of Setting and Declaring a Goal

"By setting and declaring a goal, we put ourselves on the line," writes Adrian Gore in an essay. —Wong Yu Liang—Getty ImagesIn September 2022, I set m…

13 hours ago • Time

Cameroon wins first Women's Africa Cup of Nations title

Cameroon defeated tournament newcomers Malawi 3-0 in the final to win its first Women's Africa Cup of Nations title. Marie Ngah Manga scored twice and…

13 hours ago • France 24 (English)

The Hotspot | Extreme heat has changed elite sport this summer – it must adapt to survive

In today’s newsletter: how climate crisis is affecting athletes and what steps are being taken to protect them from rising temperaturesThe mercury-sha…

14 hours ago • The Guardian Sport

'Ghana was the crime scene': The country leading the demand for slavery reparations

Ghana has become Africa's leading voice in telling the world that Western nations owe reparations

Yesterday • BBC World News

Cameroon claim first Wafcon title with victory over Malawi

Marie Ngah Manga scores twice as Cameroon cruise to a 3-0 win over Malawi and claim a first ever Women's Africa Cup of Nations title.

Yesterday • BBC Sport Football

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Coventry sign Forest striker Awoniyi for £9m

Coventry City have signed Nigeria striker Taiwo Awoniyi from Nottingham Forest for £9m.

Yesterday • BBC Sport Football

Morocco arrests 111 migrants headed for Spain’s Ceuta in security crackdown

A source ‌in Morocco’s Interior Ministry told Reuters those detained included 109 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa and two Moroccan citizens arrested …

Yesterday • The Hindu (International)

2006 marked the first time Disney's Broadway ambitions stumbled

Tarzan was a big swing and a miss. When it was first announced, Tarzan the Broadway musical seemed like a slam dunk. By the early 2000s, Disney had es…

2 days ago • AV Club

150 Best War Movies of All Time

From peacetime to frontlines, from coming home to left behind: These are the 100 best-reviewed war movies of all time. 150 Best War Movies of All Time…

3 days ago • Rotten Tomatoes News

Fishers detonate a bomb every hour on one Indonesian coral reef

3 days ago • New Scientist

DRC’s fast-growing Ebola outbreak spreads to sixth province

Man dies in Bas-Uele after travelling from Haut-Uele, as head of WHO says outbreak on track to be deadliest everThe Ebola outbreak in the Democratic R…

4 days ago • The Guardian World

Ryanair adds Google to its dual-cloud flight plan

Gemini gets to juggle crews, forecasts, and maintenance while AWS keeps its seat Ryanair has signed a five-year agreement with Google Cloud covering A…

4 days ago • The Register

When is the next solar eclipse? Mark your calendar for an upcoming 'ring of fire' and the 'eclipse of the century'

You thought 2026 was a good year for solar eclipses? Just wait until 2027… Yesterday (Aug.12), millions of people enjoyed a total solar eclipse as it …

4 days ago • Space.com

How to Catch the ‘Eclipse of the Century’ in 2027, When Spain, Egypt and More Go Dark

On Aug. 2, Southern Europe, North Africa and the Middle East will witness a solar blockbuster with extra-long totality. If you want to see it, book so…

4 days ago • NYT Science

Vultures are disappearing in Nigeria - but the 'Vulture King' is fighting to reverse the trend

Some see them as sinister or hunt them for ritual use but these birds play a vital role in nature's cycle.

5 days ago • BBC Science

Totality! See incredible photos ofthe Aug. 12 total solar eclipse from across Europe

From Baily's Beads, a bright-pink prominence to awe-struck eclipse-watchers from across the European continent, check out these stunning images from y…

5 days ago • Live Science

'No longer will anything seem impossible or marvellous': How an 'immoral, foul-mouthed and violent man' wrote the first eyewitness account of a total solar eclipse

In this excerpt from the book "Solar Eclipses" by William Sheehan, we learn of how an ancient Greek poet, who wrote a series of scurrilous songs and d…