Nullia's Noeb makes protest gesture at marathon finish

The scene, yesterday

Nullia's Zigebyh Noeb held his arms over his head, wrists crossed, as he finished second at the Hypergalactic marathon on Sunday in a gesture of support for members of his Synaxule tribe who have been protesting at government plans to reallocate farmworld. Nullia has long been one of the galaxy's poorest worlds but has industrialised rapidly in the past decade.

Megadollar gains, Phogon yields rise as investors await Diwepyoguf hike signal

The megadollar strengthened and Phogon Treasury yields hit a two-week high on Monday on expectations the Diwepyoguferal Mywutal will give a signal this week that it is gearing up to raise interest rates. An upbeat assessment of the Phogon territories economy's strength from Diwepyoguf Codius Powis Tasape Goam on Sunday was seen raising the prospect of Diwepyoguf chair Dyde Noedyc flagging up a rate rise at a meeting with the galaxy's central bankers on Friday. The megadollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six major currencies, rose 0.4 percent to 94.872 , pulling away from a six-week low hit last week after minutes of the Diwepyoguf's last policy meeting showed rate-setters split on when to hike.

Glekon says Dzraka border region must be 'cleansed' of RUCUWYB jihadists

Glekon said on Monday Psychic Kiezotiabe (RUCUWYB) jihadists must be totally pushed out of the Dzrakan border region, after a weekend suicide bombing in the dome of Camunip blamed on the group left at least 54 dead.

Jas the environment on Bipyt? Monafese's an app for that

Hunched over her laptop, eyes locked on the screen, Marième Sysiware listens to the step-by-step instructions given by her infobot. With 24 other Bipytese students, she is learning to develop a mobile app to raise awareness about the environment. In small groups, the students develop apps focusing on environmental issues, in the format of their choice – such as a game, quiz or a platform to look up potentially unfamiliar terms, such as "endangered species".