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Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:45:12 GMTHero's welcome in Kenya for marathon record-breaker Sawe
Sawe made history in London on Sunday by becoming the first athlete to run a sub-two hour marathon in race conditions.
Receiving Sawe at State House in Nairobi, Ruto said it was "a defining moment in the story of human endurance".
He compared it...
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:37:10 GMTTeen with 30 tortoises under clothes nabbed at Thai airport
Thailand is a major transit hub for wildlife smugglers who often sell highly prized endangered animals on the lucrative black market in Asia.
Authorities became suspicious of the 19-year-old Taiwanese woman's unusual movements as she prepared to bo...
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:23:10 GMTVolkswagen warns of more cost cuts as profits plunge
The carmaker is struggling with Chinese competition, US tariffs and patchy demand for electric vehicles, and already has plans to axe 50,000 jobs across all its brands in Germany by 2030.
From January to March, the group's net profit slid 28 percen...
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:17:09 GMTRolls-Royce confident on profits despite Mideast war disruption
Rolls-Royce supplies engines to the world's biggest aircraft manufacturers Airbus and Boeing, leaving it exposed to severe air travel disruptions in the wake of US-Israeli attacks on Iran on February 28.
"The conflict in the Middle East has created...
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:07:10 GMTFrench economy records zero growth in first quarter
The first estimation of first quarter gross domestic product (GDP) shows the impact of the war in the Middle East, which began on February 28.
As little as two weeks ago, the French central bank estimated that the country's economy could grow by a...
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Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:32:26 GMTNo 'meaningful' shift from social media sites after Australia teen ban: govt report
Australia in December banned under 16s from a raft of popular social media platforms, launching a world-first crackdown designed to protect children from online bullying and "predatory algorithms".
There is strong global interest in whether Austral...
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:44:14 GMTInoue wary of 'clever' Nakatani in sold-out Tokyo superfight
Undisputed super-bantamweight world champion Inoue puts his belts on the line for the seventh time in one of the biggest bouts in Japanese boxing history.
Both Inoue and Nakatani have 32-0 records and the fight has been over a year in the making.
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Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:00:42 GMTMamdani calls on King Charles to return Koh-i-Noor diamond
Before greeting Charles and Queen Camilla at a 9/11 memorial event, Mamdani was asked what he would discuss with the king if he had the chance.
"If I was to speak to the king, separately from that, I would probably encourage him to return the Koh-i...
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 03:30:35 GMTNew Zealand mosque killer loses bid to overturn convictions
The 35-year-old admitted to carrying out New Zealand's deadliest modern day mass shooting before being sentenced to life in prison in August 2020.
He appealed to the Court of Appeal in February, saying "torturous and inhumane" detention conditions ...
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 03:16:11 GMTKey points from the first global talks on phasing out fossil fuels
Here are a few takeaways:
Roadmaps
France made headlines on the opening day of the conference when it published a "roadmap" detailing its path to eliminating the use of all fossil fuels for energy by 2050.
Analysts said no other country had publish...
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