insert_link Sport Ocon to race for Haas next season, first winner to join team French driver Esteban Ocon will become the first Formula One grand prix winner to race for Haas after signing a multi-year contract starting next season, the US-owned team said on Thursday. Ocon will partner British rookie and Ferrari reserve Oliver Bearman in an all-new line-up and joins from Renault-owned Alpine, who had already announced the 27-year-old's departure. Ferrari-powered Haas entered Formula One in 2016 but have yet to […] todayJuly 26, 2024 5
insert_link Sport Blitzboks produce the upset of the Olympics, ousting All Blacks in dramatic fashion The Springbok Sevens side produced the upset of the Olympic Games tournament as they gave their heart and soul for a 14-7 win over top seeded New Zealand on Thursday night to book their place in the semifinals. The difference in the side from 24 hours earlier, when the Kiwis beat them in a pool game 17-5 and dominated proceedings was not just chalk and cheese, it was […] todayJuly 26, 2024 11
insert_link Business / Economics Letshego Bank Namibia Appoints Denver Beukes to Manage Home Loans Department Unlocking home ownership dreams one loan at a time, Letshego Bank Namibia is delighted to announce the appointment of Denver Beukes as its new Home Loans Manager. Beukes, a mortgage lending specialist with over 15 years of industry experience, joins Letshego Bank from 2020 Financial Solutions. This strategic appointment enhances Letshego Bank’s position in the mortgage lending industry, reinforcing its commitment to improving customer service. Beukes will manage […] todayJuly 25, 2024 10
insert_link Africa Faith Kipyegon is set to make Olympics history – what Kenya needs to do to keep producing athletes like her By Wycliffe W. Njororai Simiyu, Stephen F. Austin State University Kenyan running star Faith Kipyegon is considered one of the greatest 1,500m athletes the world has ever seen. If she wins her third consecutive Olympic gold in Paris, she’ll become the first athlete in the history of the event to achieve this feat, male or female. She holds world records in the 1,500m and one-mile […] todayJuly 25, 2024 9
insert_link Business / Economics Egypt raises fuel prices as part of IMF-backed reforms Egypt announced Thursday a 15-percent increase in petrol prices, part of a reform package requested by the International Monetary Fund to proceed with a $5 billion loan to the cash-strapped government. The Egyptian petroleum ministry said the price hike would come into effect on Friday. The announcement comes ahead of an IMF meeting on Monday to review the April payout package, unlocking $820 million in funds after […] todayJuly 25, 2024 8
insert_link World European rights court upholds French law against buying sex A French law criminalising clients of prostitutes does not infringe on the European Convention on Human Rights, the continent's top rights court ruled Thursday. A group of 261 men and women sex workers had turned to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) over the 2016 law, which threatens buyers of sex with fines of up to 1,500 euros ($1,630), which can be more then doubled for […] todayJuly 25, 2024 10
insert_link Environment Sweden seeks to be winemaking’s next frontier By Camille Bas-Wohlert, with Johannes Ledel and Olivier Feniet in Stockholm Far north of iconic wine regions like Bordeaux and Tuscany, Sweden is seeing a burgeoning industry of vineyards and a first generation of winemakers trying to carve out a niche. "There are millions of techniques, and I don't have a grandfather or grandmother to ask. So we need to figure it out ourselves," Lena Magnergard, […] todayJuly 25, 2024 14
insert_link World Climate activists halt traffic at Frankfurt airport By Lea Pernelle with Hui Min Neo in Berlin Police on Thursday arrested climate activists who glued themselves to the tarmac at Frankfurt airport, Germany's busiest, compelling it to temporarily suspend arrivals and departures. Traffic was halted during the busy summer holiday season for two hours before the first of the airport's landing runways was able to operate again at 0502 GMT, said a […] todayJuly 25, 2024 5
insert_link Sport Denmark’s Rune pulls out of Olympic tennis with injury Denmark's Holger Rune said Wednesday that a wrist injury has forced him to withdraw from the Olympic Games tennis tournament. The former world number four has struggled for form this season, failing to reach a final since the first week of the year and slipping to 16th in the rankings. "I am really sorry that I will be unable to play the Olympics," the 21-year-old said in […] todayJuly 25, 2024 8
