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Beatrice Chebet has undergone a remarkable evolution over the past two years, yet it is almost unbelievable that her 10,000m victory on the opening day of competition in Tokyo was her first world title.Despite a glittering medal haul that includes two Olympic golds, a Commonwealth Games title and two World Cross Country crowns, the Kenyan admitted she felt incomplete without standing atop the podium at the World Championships.The 25-year-old’s previous outings in the competition saw her win a 5,000m silver medal in Eugene in 2022 and bronze over the same distance in Budapest in 2023, when compatriot Faith Kipyegon claimed…

We are Rae and Will AKA raeandwill, a clown duo who specialise in mime – so asking us to write about the 10 funniest things we’ve seen on the internet is technically considered a hate crime. But if the endless scroll of other people plugging their clown shows has taught us anything, it’s that we have to maintain our digital facade or risk being unbooked and unblessed. And if there’s one thing the world desperately needs more of, it’s clown shows. (We aren’t joking.) So here we are.Will thinks the internet is a demonic, vacuous hole that is slowly stripping…

ReutersPresident Trump was greeted by the King and Queen as well as other senior royals at Windsor Castle.It is his second state visit to the UK and is accompanied by the usual pomp and pageantry.Chris Jackson/Getty ImagesBands played during the final preparations for the ceremonial greeting and troop inspection by the King and President TrumpJose Sarmento Matos/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBystanders took photographs as the Marine One helicopter departed from Winfield House, the US Ambassador’s residence in central LondonAaron Chown/WPA Pool/Getty ImagesPresident Trump disembarked from Marine One alongside First Lady Melania TrumpIAN VOGLER/POOL/AFPThe pair were greeted at Windsor Castle by the…

Zdeněk Liška became one of the eastern bloc’s pioneers of electroacoustic music by accident. After breaking through making music for ads and animations, the revolutionary film-makers of the 1960s Czechoslovak new wave asked him to soundtrack their movies, which he took as his greatest inspirations. With the help of radio engineering enthusiasts at Czechoslovakia’s film powerhouse, Barrandov Studios, he could imitate the whoosh of a spaceship or birds chirping. He composed underwater electroacoustic symphonies and music to be played on typewriters. Despite his innovations, he famously proclaimed: “I only write music under the pictures.”Liška was as productive as he was…

Tesla shares jumped 6 percent on Monday after CEO Elon Musk disclosed that he had bought $1bn worth of the company’s stock. The move reinforces Musk’s push for greater control over Tesla and comes a week after the company’s board offered him a $1 trillion pay package over the next decade.Musk’s stock purchase – his first open-market buy-up of shares since 2020 – comes at a critical time for Tesla, as it races to transform into an artificial intelligence and robotics firm whilst also grappling with falling sales of electric vehicles (EVs).Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listBut Musk’s…

Thirty PostBank staff have become the latest beneficiaries of sustainability training, which aims at accelerating the understanding of green finance in Uganda’s financial sector. The training climaxed today at Onomo Hotel. PostBank Uganda, which is rebranding to Pearl Bank, collaborated with Adelphi to provide a 3-day hands-on capacity-building initiative for its staff, designed to enable them to gain insights into the good global practices as the bank closes in on its sustainability certification. The content of the training is from the Uganda Green Enterprise Finance Accelerator’s (UGEFA) Academy, which is fully funded by the European Union Delegation to Uganda and…

One gesture brought the fury of the British tabloids against at least two overseas politicians after they met with the queen.In 1984, it landed a Canadian provincial official, James Snow, on the front page of The Daily Mail, where he was described as “portly” and “graceless.”In 1992, it put Prime Minister Paul Keating of Australia on the front page of The Sun, alongside the headline “LIZARD OF OZ.”What had they done?

Collins NabiswaBBC Monitoring,Abdou Aziz DiédhiouBBC Afrique,Natasha Booty andChris EwokorBBC AfricaGetty ImagesUntil recently Islamists in Mali had been more active in the north and centreMali’s military government has sought to calm anger over a blockade by Islamist militants on major highways where lorry drivers have been facing ambushes and arson attacks.In a rare acknowledgement of the seriousness of the situation affecting the landlocked country, Prime Minister Abdoulaye Maïga said the authorities were trying to improve security on the routes.The blockade – a potentially serious escalation of Mali’s long-running jihadist insurgency – is particularly affecting the supply of fuel, which could cripple…

Glilot Capital, one of Israel’s most successful venture capital firms, has announced a $500 million raise from leading institutional investors across the U.S., Europe, and Israel. The raise pushes Glilot’s assets under management past the $1 billion mark, an inflection point that reflects both the firm’s performance history and growing global ambitions. Founded in 2011, Glilot has built a reputation as a top-tier investor in cybersecurity, AI, and enterprise software. The firm’s performance speaks for itself: 22 exits to date, including a perfect 8-for-8 record in its first fund. With this new capital, Glilot is reinforcing its dual-track approach of…

Ryan S. ClarkCloseRyan S. ClarkESPN NHL reporterRyan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN.Kristen ShiltonCloseKristen ShiltonESPN NHL reporterKristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN.Sep 17, 2025, 07:00 AM ETThe Florida Panthers hoisted the Stanley Cup for the second straight season back on June 17. The 2025 NHL draft was decentralized, but there was no shortage of memorable moments and celebrity cameos. Finally, free agency was not quite as frenetic as in years past, but hundreds of players signed new deals.And then, the hockey world went into its hibernation period for the rest of July and August.But as…