The 2024 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup series has already excited swim fans, with three short course world records shattered before reaching the third stop in Singapore. This time, athletes are competing in a 25-meter pool, known as short course meters, rather than the long course events they swam in at the Paris Olympic Games. This format also differs from the college season, as the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships take place in short course yards. The first stop of the World Cup was in Shanghai, China, from October 18-20. After that, athletes packed their bags and headed to Incheon,

Ethiopian Yomif Kejelcha has set a new world record on his way to winning the Valencia Half Marathon. Kejelcha, who also holds the indoor mile world record, set in Boston in 2019, finished in 57 minutes 30 seconds in wet conditions in the Spanish city. The 27-year-old’s time was one second quicker than Ugandan Jacob Kiplimo’s mark from Lisbon three years ago. The women’s race was won by Agnes Ngetich of Kenya, who moved to second in the world all-time rankings with a time 63:04. In only his sixth half marathon, Kejelcha settled in behind the pacemakers from the start,

In the pursuit of endless clean energy from nuclear fusion, Japan and Europe have just set a joint record for the largest amount of plasma contained in one apparatus, Interesting Engineering reports. The apparatus is called a tokamak, a donut-shaped chamber that uses magnetic fields to control the super-hot plasma reactions inside. The experimental JT-60SA, touted as the world’s largest tokamak, was confirmed by Guinness World Records as having reached a plasma volume of 160 cubic meters (about 5,650 cubic feet), blowing the previous record of 100 cubic meters out of the water.  A press release reported that JT-60SA uses superconductor coils cooled to

Recent polls show Republican candidate Donald Trump and Democratic rival Kamala Harris neck-and-neck in the 5 November race for the US Presidency, and Europe is preparing for all possible scenarios and consequences. According to researchers and political analysts consulted by Euronews, a Trump victory is likely to mean less predictability, less cooperation with global allies such as the EU and more trade tensions with China. Europe should expect more tariffs, sanctions and pressure to decouple from China, Ceren Ergenc, a research fellow at the Centre for European Policy Studies, told Euronews in an interview — but the main difference could

By Kh Kashif Mir Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Faisal Niaz Tirmizi, has shed light on the persistent visa challenges faced by Pakistani applicants, revealing that there has been minimal progress since the conclusion of the amnesty scheme on October 31. His comments came during the GITEX GLOBAL 2024 event, where he discussed the troubling trend of visa rejections affecting a significant number of Pakistanis, including startup founders and IT professionals. The ambassador pointed out that the UAE’s evolving labor market is increasingly prioritizing highly-skilled workers, moving away from the traditional reliance on blue-collar laborers who have

Over the course of her 28 years of life, Grizzly 399 became famous for many things: She raised 18 cubs, amassed more than 50,000 followers on social media and was nicknamed “Queen of the Tetons” in a PBS documentary centered around her. But on the evening of October 22, Grizzly 399 was hit and killed by a car south of Grand Teton National Park, leaving behind a cub named Spirit. The iconic bear would attract thousands of visitors in the spring and summer, all hoping to catch a glimpse of what some called the world’s most famous grizzly. Thomas D. Mangelsen, a nature photographer, first

With 99 competitors and around 1,500 spectators there was huge interest in the National Hedgelaying Competition which was held in East Yorkshire for the first time in 45 years. The competition is run by the National Hedgelaying Society, which is dedicated to maintaining the traditional skills of hedgelaying and encouraging the sympathetic management of hedgerows for wildlife and landscape. The event was hosted by John Fenton at Elmswell Farms, Driffield, with the hedgelayers working in a number of traditional regional styles. Overall winner was Welshman Mark Pritchard. Mr Fenton said: “People came from all over the country, from Devon and Cornwall,

Dr Samir Puri The UK announced on 3 October that it would cede sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius. There are potential strategic and reputation-related upsides for the UK from the decision – but these can only be realized if the deal is implemented in ways that meet the UK’s stated goals. First, the UK aims to safeguard the utility and security of the joint US–UK base on Diego Garcia. It also intends for the decision to benefit the Chagossians, who were displaced by the British decision in 1965 to separate the Archipelago from Mauritius as part of a

The government of Iraq has condemned Israel’s use of its airspace to attack neighboring Iran. Meanwhile, the Israeli Knesset’s vote on bills restricting UNRWA prompts concern from Germany and other nations. DW has more. Iraq complains to UN over Israel’s use of its airspace to strike Iran Concern expressed over Israeli Knesset vote on bills restricting UNRWA Chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) warns of ‘bitter consequences’ after Israeli attack Israel’s Knesset vote on UNRWA legislation sparks ‘grave concern’ The foreign ministers of Canada, Australia, France, Germany, Japan Republic of Korea and the United Kingdom have expressed “grave

It is possible that aliens are ‘here right now’, Elon Musk claimed yesterday. The Tesla billionaire said that he is often asked if aliens are among us, and his answer is always, ‘I haven’t seen any!’ He said he hadn’t witnessed any green men with antennae on their head, but it was possible they were just ‘very subtle’, joking we might need to develop an ‘alien registration card’. Speaking at a town hall event in Pennsylvania yesterday, he said that whether or not this was true, humans should become ‘the aliens exploring other galaxies’. His company Space X has been working with Nasa and