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Reddit has informed moderators of protesting communities that are still private that they will lose their mod status by the end of the week, according to messages seen by The Verge. If a moderator tells Reddit they are interested in “actively moderating” the subreddit, the company says it will “take your request into consideration.”Here is the full message, which we have confirmed was sent to moderators of at least two subreddits:After sending a modmail message on June 27, 2023, your… Read the full article here

Receive free US-Iran tensions updatesWe’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest US-Iran tensions news every morning. The US state department’s Iran envoy Rob Malley is on leave while his security clearance is under review in a potential setback to the resumption of indirect talks over Tehran’s nuclear programme.“I have been informed that my security clearance is under review. I have not been provided any further information, but I expect the investigation… Read the full article here

While many investors in the West may look to crypto to speculate the next biggest trend, blockchain technology is actually solving “real-world problems” in Africa such as hyperinflation and “corruption,” executives told Cointelegraph.Speaking to Cointelegraph, Chris Maurice, founder and CEO of Yellow Card — Africa’s largest cryptocurrency exchange — said crypto in Africa “is growing at the speed of light” because it allows many Africans to escape from the traditional financial… Read the full article here

Kevin Costner is claiming that estranged wife Christine Baumgartner is requesting $248,000 in monthly child support payments — which she plans on using for herself. “Christine allocates 60 percent of expenses such as private trainer, unallocated credit card expenses, and her plastic surgery to the minor children without any explanation or basis,” read documents obtained by Us Weekly on Wednesday, June 28. The Yellowstone actor added that Baumgartner allegedly has “plastic surgery… Read the full article here

President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Ogun State on a visit to two traditional rulers in the state. Mr Tinubu is scheduled to visit the Awujale of Ijebuland, Sikiru Adetona, and the Alake of Egbaland, Adedotun Gbadebo, in their respective palaces in Ijebu-Ode and Abeokuta. The president’s chopper landed at 10:18 a. m. at the Dipo Dina International Stadium, Ijebu Ode. In his entourage are the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, the Chief of Staff to the president, Femi… Read the full article here

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has charged Muslim clerics in the state, to caution herdsmen against harassing residents of communities, allegedly killing farmers, and damaging crops in the state. Governor Fubara gave this charge when the leadership of the Muslim community in the state, paid him a visit in the spirit of Eid al-Adha on Thursday, at Government House in Port Harcourt. The Governor noted that it is his duty as the chief security officer of the state to protect their… Read the full article here

The Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN, has suspended Jerry Williams, indefinitely, over his involvement with illicit substances. The National President of the guild, Emeka Rollas, who announced this in a statement released on Thursday, said AGN has been monitoring Williams’ “involvement in illicit substances since December last year, until it got out of hand.” He said the Guild ought to have suspended Williams before now but “decided to allow him go through minor treatments, which he… Read the full article here

Former Manchester United midfielder, Juan Mata, has returned to the club. Manchester United made this known in a statement via its website on Thursday. The Spaniard had left Man United last summer for Galatasaray and won the 2022/2023 Turkish Super League title with his current club. “Juan Mata is back in England this week, with the former Reds midfielder set to take part in the Manchester International Festival,” Man United’s statement read in part. Speaking after arriving at… Read the full article here

A South African court on Wednesday ruled against the government and ordered it to reconsider its decision to terminate the special permits allowing nearly 200,000 Zimbabwe nationals to live and work in the country. The government’s decision was set to force Zimbabweans to return home if they didn’t obtain regular work visas, even if they have children who were born in South Africa and are South African citizens. In its ruling, the… Read the full article here

Armed men killed at least 20 people in the western Democratic Republic of Congo this week in an ethnic conflict that has claimed hundreds of lives, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday. The rights monitor said fighters from the Mobondo militia ambushed a truck carrying traders from the Teke ethnic group on Monday. They torched the bus near a village in the Kwamouth region in Mai-Ndombe, northeast of the capital, Kinshasa. “The conflict over land and customary claims… Read the full article here