
france24.com
Ebola epidemic in DR Congo is spreading 18 times faster than deadliest outbreak on recordhttps://www.france24.com/en/ebola-epidemic-in-dr-congo-is-spreading-18-times-faster-than-deadliest-outbreak-on-recordMore than 2,500 people have already died in the Ebola epidemic currently gripping the Democratic Republic of Congo. The UN coordinator for the outbreak has warned that the virus is spreading exponentially – adding that an existing pool of funds is set to run out within weeks. Details by Catherine Viette.Aug 22, 2026 10:06 AM
aljazeera.com
Iran says new US sanctions violate sovereignty of other stateshttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/22/iran-says-new-us-sanctions-violate-sovereignty-of-other-states?traffic_source=rssForeign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei slams Trump's latest threat as a return to 'full-scale classic colonialism'.Aug 22, 2026 9:14 AM

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TikTok settles children's privacy case with $400 million paymenthttps://www.france24.com/en/tiktok-settles-children-s-privacy-case-with-400-million-paymentTiktok has reached an agreement with the US Department of Justice in its privacy case against the social media platform. The company had been accused of violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, which requires services aimed at children under the age of 13 to obtain parental consent before collecting their personal information. The social media giant has agreed to pay $300 million immediately with a further $100 million due, according to the settlement. Story by Camille Corcoran.Aug 22, 2026 9:11 AM

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Russian strikes Zelensky's hometown in Ukraine, killing 15 people, wounding 130https://www.france24.com/en/russian-strikes-zelensky-s-hometown-in-ukraine-killing-15-people-wounding-130Russian drones struck a shopping centre in the city of Kryvyi Rih in central Ukraine this Friday. 14 people were killed. Authorities reported that children were among the scores of people injured in the strikes, which targeted President Volodymyr Zelensky’s hometown. Details by Nick Rushworth.Aug 22, 2026 9:08 AM

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Gen Z Is Building Wealth By Investing Instead of Buying Homeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/business/gen-z-houses-investing.htmlWhen it comes to building wealth, Gen Z is more focused on investment apps and their retirement accounts than they are in building equity in a home.Aug 22, 2026 9:01 AM

france24.com
Marseille kick off new Ligue 1 season by thrashing Strasbourg at homehttps://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/sports/20260822-marseille-kick-off-new-ligue-1-season-by-thrashing-strasbourg-at-homeAlgerian international striker Amine Gouiri scored a second-half double for Marseille, who powered to a 4-0 victory over Strasbourg in the curtain-raiser for the new Ligue 1 season on Friday evening.Aug 22, 2026 8:38 AM

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You can't buy anything on these food delivery and shopping sites. Here's why that's the pointhttps://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/fake-shopping-website-app-dopamine-9.7313588?cmp=rssMock shopping sites are giving people the thrill of browsing, filling a cart and checking out, without spending a cent. As the trend spreads worldwide, some are using it to rethink compulsive spending and the environmental cost of buying more.Aug 22, 2026 8:00 AM
github.com
Show HN: Reverse-engineered a gaming mouse's HID protocol to bring it to Linuxhttps://github.com/blak0p/attack-shark-linuxI’ve been reverse-engineering the HID protocol of an Attack Shark X6 gaming mouse (no official Linux support) using Ghidra and USB captures, and building a native Linux desktop app around it in Go + Wails, with a React frontend.The protocol itself is fairly advanced. DPI, RGB lighting, polling rate and button remapping are all documented at the protocol level. The app currently only exposes DPI configuration though, the rest is reverse-engineered but not yet wired into the UI.One piece is still unsolved: the macro report isn’t captured yet, so there’s no macro editor. If you’ve done HID/USB reverse engineering before, I’d appreciate a hand there.There’s also plenty of non-reversing work: building out the RGB/polling/remap screens in the frontend, implementing what’s already known in the Go backend, or testing on other Attack Shark models (X3, R1, X11) that likely share the same dongle and protocol.Happy to answer questions about the protocol work or the architecture in the comments.Aug 22, 2026 7:47 AM

bbc.co.uk
The ex-Blackburn winger facing Mourinho and Real Madridhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c4g3nr57kdlo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rssTyrhys Dolan, who played for Blackburn Rovers for five years before joining Espanyol last summer, says he is ready to take on one of the biggest tests of his career against Real Madrid on Saturday.Aug 22, 2026 7:44 AM
aljazeera.com
Libya’s brain drain, 15 years after Tripoli fellhttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/22/young-want-to-leave-libyas-brain-drain-15-years-after-tripoli-fell?traffic_source=rssProfessionals who left a country in turmoil say they are unlikely to return as more in Libya could be planning to leave.Aug 22, 2026 7:41 AM
aljazeera.com
China’s new moon mission could unlock secret of lunar ice: Why that mattershttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/22/chinas-new-moon-mission-could-unlock-secret-of-lunar-ice-why-that-matters?traffic_source=rssThe Chang'e-7 seeks to find out more about the water trapped within the moon's shadowed craters.Aug 22, 2026 5:36 AM

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Lindsay Clancy suffering 'command hallucination' when she killed children, court hearshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62xpre63j2o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rssThe defence brought their final witness - a forensic psychiatrist - to the stand to testify about the effects of postpartum psychosis.Aug 22, 2026 3:43 AM
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Ask HN: How to Claude Like Anthropichttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49396175I just received an email from Anthropic. Besides the usual new feature ad, there is a piece that I find quite amusing:> How to Claude like Anthropic> "My daily driver currently looks like: two lead agents that keep each other accountable and restart the other if either fails. These delegate to tech lead or PM agents for the 8-10 projects I'm running at any one time, and each project has 5-10 IC agents, generalists or specialists depending on the problem. Across all of these I'm still only doing 30-50 prompts per day, and my IC agents typically work autonomously for 2-3 days. About 60% of my interaction is with the leads, 35% with a project lead, and 5% is when something has gone off the rails. All of these agents communicate directly with the SendMessage tool."> – Daisy, Engineer on Claude CodeThis sounds very foreign to me because it couldn't be more different from how I use Claude Code. My current workflow is:- For a new feature, I create a session, and depending on the complexity, IAug 22, 2026 2:54 AM
cbsnews.com
Men describe being deported by U.S. to dangerous African nation: "We cannot leave"https://www.cbsnews.com/news/central-african-republic-third-country-deportations/The Central African Republic is one of more than 30 countries the U.S. government has convinced to accept third-country deportees arrested as part of President Trump's large-scale crackdown on illegal immigration.Aug 22, 2026 2:18 AM
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Ask HN: What types of alternative communities have you seen work or not and why?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49395758I’ve always been interested in alternatives to the discrete, isolated mode of living that most Westerners are familiar with. Think an individual, couple, or nuclear family living on their own property without sharing resources with neighbours or extended family.There are a wide range of alternatives out there, from multigenerational households to ‘intentional’ communities of over 1000 people. Some of the larger examples include urban communities like Christiania in Amsterdam or Hunziker Areal in Zurich and of course the more traditional rural communes - often founded during the counter-culture revolution of the late 60s and 70s. Most examples that I’m aware of have some kind of ‘intention’ other than simply existing. Things like low energy use (e.g. so called 2000 watt societies like Hunziker Areal), shared religious or spiritual beliefs, or some other foundational principals like concern for the environment. Another thing that a lot of these communities often share is some kind of entAug 22, 2026 1:39 AM

bbc.co.uk
Brief break from rain as sunshine returns for weekendhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/articles/clyx4ve0x0jo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rssThere will be a break in the rain this weekend as high pressure returns, but more wet weather is in store next week.Aug 22, 2026 1:11 AM
app.flightledger.net
Show HN: Flight Ledger – Track your flights, what they cost, and United statushttps://app.flightledger.netHello HN,Flight Ledger is a private ledger of your flights, focused on (but not limited to) the United Airlines ecosystem. I am a physicist who has been based near two United hubs, first SFO and now IAH, and I fly United a lot, mostly for work.I built this app to track my flights, flight expenses, and Premier status qualification without having to log into various accounts. All the imports (such as MileagePlus activity csv, .eml receipts, or Flighty/myFlightRadar24 exports) and data filling are manual.A primary feature is that the app requires no sign-up and has no backend. Everything is stored locally, using SQLite and WebAssembly. This means that frequent back-ups are advisable to avoid losing data. For more robust backups and multi-device sync, the app also supports sync via Google Drive. I use this option for myself, but would be curious about other possible solutions.Perhaps the main features that differentiate it from other apps are that the app tracks costs and metrics like CPM Aug 22, 2026 1:08 AM
aljazeera.com
Iranian president says time to end war with US from ‘position of strength’https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/22/iranian-president-says-time-to-end-war-with-us-from-position-of?traffic_source=rssOmani and Iranian foreign ministers hold a call as Washington prepares economic sanctions.Aug 22, 2026 12:59 AM
aljazeera.com
Guyana’s Rodrigues Birkett leads informal poll in race to be next UN leaderhttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/22/guyanas-rodrigues-birkett-leads-informal-poll-in-race-to-be-next-un-leader?traffic_source=rssGuyanese diplomat emerges narrowly ahead as the council works towards consensus before Guterres departs.Aug 22, 2026 12:32 AM
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Psychiatrist who helped get Andrea Yates acquitted testifies in Clancy trialhttps://www.cbsnews.com/video/psychiatrist-who-helped-get-andrea-yates-acquitted-testifies-in-clancy-trial/Dr. Phillip Resnick, whose testimony contributed to an acquittal in another high-profile child-killing case in 2001, testified in Lindsay Clancy's defense on Friday. Shanelle Kaul has more.Aug 22, 2026 12:07 AM