‘The doors that aren’t open to us in the rest of the city, we open for ourselves here,’ Maria Cristina de Sales says Even at the age of nine, Maria Cristina de Sales knew exactly when to ask her mother’s colleagues at the slaughterhouse for a piece of the pig ...
Month: September 2026
They drive toward tornadoes. We went with them to see how their work could save livesThey drive toward tornadoes. We went with them to see how their work could save lives
Tornadoes kill hundreds each decade in the US. These researchers are investigating why some storms produce twisters – despite the fatal risks On a narrow road in southern Iowa, my phone shrieked. Tornado warning. Take shelter now in a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a ...
Algiers cuts diplomatic relations and Abu Dhabi shrugsAlgiers cuts diplomatic relations and Abu Dhabi shrugs
Tareq’s view On Sept. 10, Algiers severed diplomatic relations with the UAE and closed its airspace to Emirati aircraft, surprising few who had watched relations between the two countries deteriorate. Algiers — whose officials disparagingly refer to the UAE as “the statelet” — accused Abu Dhabi of interfering in its ...
Israel blows up tunnels operated by HezbollahIsrael blows up tunnels operated by Hezbollah
Israel said it blew up two kilometers of tunnels operated by the Lebanese group Hezbollah as part of an offensive that has expanded despite a months-old ceasefire. Israeli authorities have refused to withdraw from southern Lebanon, citing Hezbollah’s refusal to give up arms as part of the US-brokered truce; Israel’s ...
Investors push for more private capital in Nigerian healthcareInvestors push for more private capital in Nigerian healthcare
The News Nigerian healthcare investors are positioning to take advantage of untapped commercial opportunities in a sector that new research says will generate more than $50 billion in sales by the end of the decade. Private companies deliver more than 60% of the healthcare services available in Nigeria to serve ...
Treasury yields soar to almost 5% on inflation fearsTreasury yields soar to almost 5% on inflation fears
A global bond sell-off pushed 10-year Treasury yields close to the significant 5% mark, approaching their highest level in almost two decades as the Iran War and US trade policies combined to stoke inflationary fears. The increase in Treasury yields triggered a sell-off of Asian and Australian bonds, appearing to ...
Chip competition heats up for NvidiaChip competition heats up for Nvidia
A Chinese chip firm surged 180% in its stock-market debut, spotlighting the growing list of challengers to Nvidia’s dominance. Shanghai Enflame Technology’s IPO was 6,000 times oversubscribed, Nikkei reported, and its stock price surged despite declines across Asian markets. Enflame’s opening day of trading came as a report from the ...
Iran’s Houthi allies capture strategic island on vital oil shipping routeIran’s Houthi allies capture strategic island on vital oil shipping route
Rampant Yemeni rebels take control of island in narrow point of Bab al-Mandab strait, which Saudi is relying on for oil exports Violence in Yemen: why it matters and how it is linked to the US-Iran war Yemen’s rampant Houthi forces have captured a strategic island in the Bab al-Mandab ...
Curse of the Nile’s gold: how Sudan is losing its fertile fields and ability to produce foodCurse of the Nile’s gold: how Sudan is losing its fertile fields and ability to produce food
An artisanal mining boom driven by war and poverty is causing a public health emergency, as chemicals poison soil, water and society In Abu Hamad, on the banks of the Nile, verdant orchards, gardens and fields once produced a bounty of dates, citrus fruits, winter grains and cereals for the ...
Watch: Americans remember what they were doing on 9/11Watch: Americans remember what they were doing on 9/11
The BBC asks people in Washington what they were doing on that day and how 11 September 2001 changed the country. ...