insert_link Sport Fandom usually means tracking your favorite team for years − so why are the Olympics so good at making us root for sports and athletes we tune out most of the time? A fan cheers for U.S. tennis players in the men’s doubles gold medal match during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano By Noah Cohan, Washington University in St. Louis Every four years, millions of Americans join billions of their fellow humans across the globe to celebrate the astonishing athletic feats at the Summer Olympics. Warm-weather sports such as swimming and track that usually […] todayJuly 4, 2024 8
insert_link World Assange will be ‘a free man’ after US court appearance: wife WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will be a "free man" after a US judge signs off on his landmark plea deal expected to take place in remote US territory on Wednesday, his wife Stella said. Stella Assange said the end of his years-long legal drama that saw him board a plane from London to Bangkok on Monday had been a "whirlwind of emotions". "I'm just elated. Frankly, it's […] todayJune 25, 2024 7
insert_link Local Bank of Namibia honoured with prestigious transparency award at Central Banking Awards The Bank of Namibia was awarded the Transparency Award at the Annual Central Banking Awards, held London on 13 June 2024. The prestigious event, organised by Central Banking Publications, celebrates exceptional achievements within the central banking community. As the overall winner in the transparency category for the 2023 period, the Bank of Namibia was recognised for its outstanding efforts in broadening the reach and depth of […] todayJune 14, 2024 6
insert_link World Julian Assange’s appeal to avoid extradition will go ahead. It could be legally groundbreaking By Holly Cullen, The University of Western Australia Wikileaks founder Julian Assange’s challenge to the order for his extradition to the United States to face charges of computer misuse and espionage will continue, after the High Court in London rejected US government assurances that his rights to freedom of expression would be protected. On March 26, the High Court conditionally granted Assange the right […] todayMay 21, 2024 11
insert_link Local Tony Elumelu champions youth entrepreneurship across Africa, advocates for investment over aid With a burgeoning youth population estimated to be one half of the world’s youth by 2,100, and the highest entrepreneurship rates across the globe - where over 20% of working-age Africans launching new businesses and more than 75% of young people intend to start one within the next five years - it is within this landscape of ambition and potential that Africa's path to development and prosperity […] todayMay 21, 2024 13
insert_link World Prince Harry meets father, no reconciliation plans with William Prince William resumes royal duties on Wednesday with King Charles having returned to Sandringham following his cancer diagnosis. On Tuesday Prince Harry met with his father King Charles in London but it's reported William and Harry have no plans to meet. Royal biographer Tina Brown says family relations remain strained. todayFebruary 7, 2024 7
insert_link World King Charles at home following cancer diagnosis Britain's King Charles III has spent the night at home in London after revealing he's being treated for cancer. Buckingham Palace has not revealed what type of cancer he's been diagnosed with. Member of Parliament, Tim Loughton is praising the King for announcing the diagnosis. The BBC reports that King Charles has been pictured for the first time since his cancer diagnosis was announced on Monday evening. Both he and […] todayFebruary 6, 2024 7
insert_link Entertainment Sinéad O’Connor died of natural causes, London coroner says Following months of speculation the Southwark coroner's court in London has released a brief statement regarding singer-songwriter, Sinéad O'Connor's death, The Guardian reports. "This is to confirm that Ms. O'Connor died of natural causes. The coroner has therefore ceased their involvement in her death.", Southwark coroner's court in London, via The Guardian. O'Connor died at the age of 56 last July in Herne Hill, London. Her death was not being […] todayJanuary 10, 2024 18
insert_link World UK court sets date for Julian Assange’s final extradition appeal A final appeal to prevent the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States will be heard in London in February. Assange has been detained in the high-security Belmarsh Prison in southeast London since April 2019. US authorities want to put the Australian publisher on trial for divulging US military secrets about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. todayDecember 20, 2023 20
Paying it forward: Kenyan coastal doctor Bashrahil Mohammed Mafudh has made it his life’s work to care for the most vulnerable in his community, at no cost.
