by Lawrence Wright. A longtime staff writer for The New Yorker, Wright profiles seven women facing execution in Texas and the nuns praying for their souls. The Sisters of Mary Morningstar, who live outside Waco, are solitary and mostly silent, but they provide the condemned inmates with “mercy, love, and ...
Zambia makes up with Gulf investor in major copper mineZambia makes up with Gulf investor in major copper mine
Zambia’s state miner and Abu Dhabi-based International Resources Holding (IRH) say they have patched up their financing dispute over Mopani Copper Mines, the development of which is a cornerstone of the southern African country’s economic growth plan. In a letter in September, Zambia’s ZCCM-IH accused the Emirati company of failing ...
Telecoms group urges cuts to spectrum cost in AfricaTelecoms group urges cuts to spectrum cost in Africa
GSMA, the global telecoms industry body, has urged African governments to cut the cost of radio frequency spectrum, arguing the expense is holding back investment in faster mobile networks. Reforms could add more than $120 billion to the African economy by 2035, expand 4G and 5G coverage, and raise productivity, ...
African inventors in spotlight ahead of top engineering prizeAfrican inventors in spotlight ahead of top engineering prize
The continent’s inventors are in the spotlight as Johannesburg prepares to host the final of the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Africa prize. Previous participants have been given a boost in their quest to create life-changing tools. Atish Shah, who took part five years ago, told Semafor his Dar es Salaam-based ...
Burundi signs $1.4B power deal with US-backed companyBurundi signs $1.4B power deal with US-backed company
Burundi signed a $1.4 billion electricity deal with US-backed Anzana Electric Group, which Washington says will strengthen American supply chains and support mining in the East African country. The country has deposits of nickel, gold, and rare earths. But Burundi, like many resource-rich African nations, has struggled to develop large-scale ...
Israeli police detain 10 people in rare raid against West Bank settlersIsraeli police detain 10 people in rare raid against West Bank settlers
Move comes after US photojournalist and group of European diplomats and Palestinians were assaulted in separate attacks Israeli police have detained 10 people in a rare raid against settlers, after a weekend of extreme violence in the occupied West Bank including an attack on US photojournalist Heidi Levine, which she ...
Houthi attack kills 53 in biggest single loss of life since Yemen civil war reignitedHouthi attack kills 53 in biggest single loss of life since Yemen civil war reignited
More than 200 mostly young people said to be injured after ballistic missile attack on training camp for government forces At least 53 people have been killed in a Houthi ballistic missile attack on a training camp for Yemeni government security forces, making it the largest single loss of life ...
‘They pulled a guy’s face off. It’s my favourite bit!’ Linda Cardellini on Freaks and Geeks, Mad Men and slasher horror Crystal Lake‘They pulled a guy’s face off. It’s my favourite bit!’ Linda Cardellini on Freaks and Geeks, Mad Men and slasher horror Crystal Lake
She got to torment Don Draper in Mad Men and has just won an Emmy for DTF St Louis. But nothing prepared the star for all the gore as she switched to horror with the Friday the 13th prequel ‘The first time I had the tooth in my hand,” says ...
They’re the best food storage containers we’ve used – on sale for the first time everThey’re the best food storage containers we’ve used – on sale for the first time ever
Anyday’s Anydeli containers are 20% off through 22 October. Here’s why you should grab them ‘The perfect food storage finally exists’: I tried the new Anydeli plastic-free containers Welcome to Worth It, where Filter editors spotlight one genuinely good discount on something we have tested and loved. We regularly filter ...
Secrets, lies and a shock A-list cameo: how You Can See Everything became the film of the yearSecrets, lies and a shock A-list cameo: how You Can See Everything became the film of the year
Nathan Fielder’s secretive Elizabeth Holmes documentary has become a sold-out smash hit and might make Oscars history Spoilers ahead If there is one moment that sums up You Can See Everything, the new A24 documentary on Elizabeth Holmes that until this weekend was shrouded in spoiler-averse secrecy, it is, perhaps ...