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The trial of two potential treatments for the Bundibugyo species of Ebola behind the deadly outbreak in the DR Congo began in the country on Thursday, the World Health Organization said. There are no approved vaccines or treatments for the rare strain which has been spreading in the northeastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo. There have been 1,406 confirmed cases and 438 confirmed deaths in the DRC, while 208 people have recovered from the virus, according to figures from the WHO. “Today, the clinical trial of two therapeutics began, with the enrolment of the first patient,” with the…

For decades, to be a gamer was to accumulate a lot of stuff. Consoles, controllers, accessories, weird VR gloves that never worked properly, but mostly the games themselves. Over the years, games have come in every shape and size you can imagine. And now that era appears to be ending. On this episode of The Vergecast, David and Nilay talk about Sony’s plan to end production of PlayStation discs, Microsoft’s ongoing strategy for digitizing games, and in general the end of physical game media. It all makes a certain kind of business sense – and these companies are all desperately…

Kash Patel, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) , reportedly omitted reporting exposure to Bitcoin treasury company Strategy, in violation of federal law.According to a Wednesday report from the nonpartisan nonprofit news agency NOTUS, Patel “inadvertently omitted” a Strategy (MSTR) investment worth as much as $250,000. The purchase, which Patel conducted on Nov. 21, 2025, wasn’t included in his December 2025 financial disclosures, as required for a government official under the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act.Source: NOTUSPatel filed an amended report on May 26, indicating that the Strategy holdings were “inadvertently omitted” and “no current conflict…

The University of Idaho murders case cost over $8 million in public money, with at least $5.5 million being spent on convicted killer Bryan Kohberger’s defense, according to a report. The Idaho Statesman reported the estimated expenditure, based on its own analysis, on Friday, June 26. According to the newspaper, the large majority of taxpayer dollars were spent on Kohberger’s defense, including attorneys, investigators and experts as the case prepared to go to trial in August 2025, reporter Kevin Fixler told NewsNation in an interview published on Wednesday, July 1. “Those are for the attorneys themselves, but also for all…

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that Nigeria’s food security crisis is deteriorating more rapidly than previously projected, with escalating conflict and dwindling humanitarian funding pushing millions of people deeper into hunger across northern Nigeria. In a statement on Thursday, the UN food organisation said it requires $89 million over the next six months to continue providing food and nutrition assistance, as well as critical logistics support, across northern Nigeria. The agency warned that without urgent funding, hunger is likely to deepen further, leading to increased displacement and greater instability across the region. It said according to…

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has said the private aircraft that landed on a construction road near Asaba Airport last month did not suffer any mechanical failure, but mistakenly landed on the wrong surface after the pilots misidentified a nearby road as the airport’s runway. Mr Keyamo disclosed this on Wednesday during an interview on TVC, saying the incident has now gone beyond aviation safety and is being investigated as a matter of national security. According to him, the aircraft, a Bombardier Challenger CL-601 with registration number N989BC, had been cleared by the control tower to…

Digital payments can play a critical role in improving tax administration, revenue collection and public service delivery, eTranzact Plc has said. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of eTranzact, Niyi Toluwalope, stated this at the Nigeria Employers’ Summit 2026, organised by the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association in Abuja, according to a statement issued by the company on Thursday. Toluwalope, represented by the Executive Director and Group Head, Public Sector Division, Mr Abubakar Achimugu, said digital payments had evolved beyond facilitating financial transactions to becoming an essential driver of economic growth and accountability. The statement read, “He said digital payments…

For a few days, it seemed like Universal decided that there would be no advanced screenings of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey for influencers. But on Monday, influencers sat alongside traditional critics and journalists at special showings of The Odyssey specifically for the associated press junket. Despite what it may have looked like, Universal was not going back on its word. The studio was simply embracing an undeniable reality of the modern entertainment press.Much as it may pain some to admit, influencers and content creators have become a significant part of our media ecosystem — one that offers film studios an…

SBI Crypto, a cryptocurrency-focused division of Japanese financial conglomerate SBI, is shutting down its Bitcoin mining pool after a five-year run.The company announced Wednesday that it will end mining pool operations on July 31 and will stop accepting mining shares at the same time. It did not provide its rationale for closing the pool.SBI Crypto said miners should keep directing hashrate to the pool until the cutoff so final payouts can be calculated correctly before operations end. “We would sincerely appreciate your continued support by mining with us until the final day of operation,” it said.The shutdown marks the end…

Sullivan’s Crossing has been renewed for season 5, but not every cast member is returning. Based on the book series by Robyn Carr, Sullivan’s Crossing centers around neurosurgeon Maggie (Morgan Kohan) after she moves back home to rural Nova Scotia to reconnect with her estranged father, Sully (Scott Patterson). The brief getaway turns into Maggie making plans for a future in Sullivan’s Crossing with love interest Cal (Chad Michael Murray). Season 3 of the hit series, which started streaming on Netflix in August 2025, ended on a shocking note when Maggie and Cal’s relationship was affected by her secret husband,…