insert_link Sport King, Murphy punch tickets to Paris as Ledecky wins again Lilly King and Ryan Murphy are bound for their third straight Olympics after victories Monday at the US Olympic swimming trials, where Katie Ledecky expanded her options for her fourth consecutive Games in Paris. World record-holder King led all the way to win the 100m breaststroke in 1min 05.43sec and line up a chance to regain the Olympic title she won in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. She […] todayJune 18, 2024 8
insert_link Uncategorized Is Earth really getting too hot for people to survive? A scientist explains extreme heat and the role of climate change Heat waves can get dangerously hot, especially when it’s also humid. gjohnstonphoto/iStock/Getty Images Plus By Scott Denning, Colorado State University Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. My parents said the planet is getting too hot for people to live here. They called it climate change. What does that mean? – […] todayJune 17, 2024 12
Africa Africa plays big in a list of top global startup ‘ecosystem contenders’ By Conrad Onyango, bird story agency Africa has the potential to almost double its representation in a prestigious ranking of the world's top 100 startup hubs as cities from its unranked countries control the list of top contenders to watch out for, according to a global index. Currently, only 13 African countries feature in the Startup Blink’s Startup Ecosystem Report 2024, in a list […] todayJune 17, 2024 21
insert_link World Norway boosts funding for UN Palestinian refugee agency Norway said Monday that it was increasing its funding to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) by 100 million kroner ($9.3 million). UNRWA, which coordinates nearly all aid to Gaza, has been in crisis since January, when Israel accused about a dozen of its 13,000 Gaza employees of involvement in the unprecedented October 7 Hamas attack that sparked the war. That prompted several countries, including top […] todayJune 17, 2024 16
insert_link Africa France reducing military presence in West, Central Africa to 600 troops: sources By Daphné BENOIT France is planning to reduce its military presence in West and Central Africa to around 600 troops in line with President Emmanuel Macron's plans to limit the French military footprint in the region, three sources told AFP. In February 2023, Macron announced "noticeable reduction" of French troop presence in Africa, as anti-French sentiment is running high in some former colonies and countries […] todayJune 17, 2024 39
insert_link World China launches anti-dumping probe into EU pork imports By Oliver HOTHAM and Matthew WALSH China said Monday it had launched an anti-dumping investigation into pork imports from the European Union, the latest step in a mounting trade stand-off between the bloc and its largest economic partner. Pork is China's most popular meat and a staple of diets in the world's second most populous nation. Imports of pork and pork by-products from EU nations […] todayJune 17, 2024 17
insert_link Sport Bellingham credits backroom staff with Alexander-Arnold celebration Jude Bellingham said his "wolf" celebration with Trent Alexander-Arnold after scoring the only goal in England's 1-0 win over Serbia to kick off their Euro 2024 campaign was a nod to the backroom staff. Bellingham was man-of-the-match in Gelsenkirchen for an all-round outstanding display which lit up an otherwise flat opening night for the 'Three Lions' in Germany. The 20-year-old powered a header into the top corner on […] todayJune 17, 2024 9
insert_link Sport ‘Shot of my life’ helps lift DeChambeau to second US Open title Bryson DeChambeau, needing to get up and down from a bunker at 18 to win, delivered one of his greatest shots Sunday and sank a tension-packed putt to win the US Open. DeChambeau, having already escaped disaster once at Pinehurst's final hole, blasted a 55-yard bunker shot to four feet and rolled in the clutch putt to capture his second US Open crown. "That bunker shot was the shot […] todayJune 17, 2024 8
insert_link Local Hashipala, Haulondjamba and Nambili qualify for Kapana Finals The first preliminary round of the 2024 Nedbank Kapana Cook-Off competition took place in Ongwediva last Saturday, and saw Hileni Hashipala, Johannes Haulondjamba, and Petrus Namibili, qualify for the competition final, which is slated for 24 August at the Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair. On the day of the competition, a total of 55 contestants took part in the competition, where their kapana cooking skills were put to […] todayJune 17, 2024 12