Women and men exhibit different heart attack symptoms. Knowing these lesser-known factors can help save your life A few months ago at work, when I rose from my seat and walked a few steps, something felt off. There was a strange pressure in my chest and rib cage, but I ...
Why are Democrats so quiet about the Tate brothers? | Moira DoneganWhy are Democrats so quiet about the Tate brothers? | Moira Donegan
The party’s silence shows how broadly male supremacist thinking has seeped into the conventional wisdom of political strategists It’s not exactly strange that elements of the Magaverse have embraced Andrew Tate. What’s strange is that the Democrats do not seem interested in holding the Trump movement to account for it. ...
‘It reminded me of James Bond’: Guardian readers on The Odyssey‘It reminded me of James Bond’: Guardian readers on The Odyssey
The Odyssey is the summer’s biggest film: an adaptation of an almost 3,000 year old poem that everyone is talking about. So what was our readers’ verdict? As expected from Christopher Nolan, The Odyssey is an immense technical achievement: vast in scale, beautifully shot and carried by an absorbing soundscape, ...
Wildfire now nine miles from French city of Bordeaux, mayor warnsWildfire now nine miles from French city of Bordeaux, mayor warns
Thomas Cazenave says they are preparing if further evacuations are issued, as the mayor of a nearby town called the situation “catastrophic”. ...
Trump’s $500M private investment push into AfricaTrump’s $500M private investment push into Africa
Yinka’s view For years, the case for US investment in Africa has run into the same wall: Companies and financiers argued the regulations, infrastructure, and technical capacity needed to make projects bankable simply weren’t there. The US State Department thinks it finally has the answer: The Bureau of African Affairs’ ...
African startup funding dips 6% year on yearAfrican startup funding dips 6% year on year
African startup funding dipped by 6% year on year to $1.4 billion in the first six months of 2026, after the number of early-stage companies securing venture capital investment fell, data from Africa The Big Deal shows. The largest agreement for the year so far happened in June, when four-year-old ...
Senegal’s president forms new party as political crisis continuesSenegal’s president forms new party as political crisis continues
Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye founded a new political party, deepening his split with former Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and setting the stage for a reelection bid. Faye will lead the new Kiiraay party in local and legislative polls ahead of national elections in 2029, a senior party official said. ...
Uganda hires Washington lobbyists to combat rights reputationUganda hires Washington lobbyists to combat rights reputation
Uganda hired two lobbying firms in Washington, DC as Kampala seeks to combat criticism of its rights record and make the case for ending Ebola-related restrictions. The push comes as American lawmakers question the outsized role of Chief of Defense Forces Muhoozi Kainerugaba — President Yoweri Museveni’s son and a ...
Chinese investments in Africa soar to $34 billion so far this yearChinese investments in Africa soar to $34 billion so far this year
Chinese infrastructure and energy investment in Africa nearly tripled in the first half of 2026, rising to $33.5 billion — the highest half-year total on record and by far the strongest performance of any region under Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative, a new report found. The surge was driven by ...
Trump warns of return to ‘strong military action’ if Iran diplomacy failsTrump warns of return to ‘strong military action’ if Iran diplomacy fails
Washington and Tehran issue conflicting messages over the status of talks to end Middle East crisis Donald Trump has once again warned that the US will return to “strong military action” against Iran if diplomatic efforts do not bring a rapid resolution to the crisis in the Middle East. “We ...