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South African obstacle course racing world champion Thomas van Tonder completed a world-first crossing beneath the Bloukrans Bridge, navigating 600 suspended monkey bars along more than 280 metres of its towering arch. The athlete finished the Red Bull Bridge Bars challenge in 47 minutes and 37 seconds, suspended beneath the 216-metre-high bridge. Setting off at 10:21 with a heart rate of 150 beats per minute, he immediately faced the course’s steepest section, a 45-degree ascent that forced him to pull himself upwards, bar by bar, while facing backwards. The gruelling ascent pushed Van Tonder’s grip beyond its limits, while the…
By Jonathan Benton with AFP Published on 27 October 2026 – 16:13 GMT+1 A coalition of Norwegian media organisations has launched legal action against Meta, arguing that the company’s new terms for business accounts could undermine publishers’ control over their own journalism and allow it to be used in AI products without their agreement. According to the 10 media groups, the new terms would give Meta — which owns Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads — the right to collect their articles, photos and videos, including those behind a paywall, and use them to develop artificial intelligence products, among other things. Meta quietly announced…
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Published on 27 October 2026 – 15:42 GMT+1•Updated 16:14 Jordan said on Tuesday that airstrikes on Syria had killed around 20 Islamic State militants as it acknowledged that there had also been a number of civilian casualties. The Jordanian armed forces launched a wave of strikes against southern Syria on Monday evening, targeting what it said were “hideouts of terrorist organisations.” “RJAF fighter jets destroyed a number of terrorist locations, killing and wounding several terrorists and destroying their equipment,” the military said in a statement, adding that the operation had been carried out “in retaliation” for a recent attack on…
Published on 27 October 2026 – 13:40 GMT+1 TikTok parent company ByteDance’s founder Zhang Yiming has reclaimed his position as China’s richest person, fuelled by the company’s expansion into artificial intelligence. Zhang topped the Hurun Report’s rich list with a fortune of $100 billion (€89.4bn), up 43%, “almost all of it on the back of AI,” according to its chairman, Rupert Hoogewerf. “AI is the biggest single wealth engine on this list: 160 Hurun rich listers — 1 in 10 — now make their money from AI,” he added. The Hurun Research Institute, which has published the ranking annually since…
Kylian Mbappé has lost several of his biggest sponsorship deals in China after a video circulated online in which he appears to joke about Mao Zedong, the founder of the People’s Republic of China, that led to a backlash that he has now apologised for. “My comment was ill-judged, and I now understand that it hurt many people in China and in Chinese communities around the world,” Mbappé said in a statement he published in French, Chinese and English on Tuesday. “I apologise to everyone my words have upset.” Energy-drink maker Dongpeng and dairy group Mengniu both ended their partnerships…
Legendary Canadian rocker Neil Young has filed a lawsuit against Donald Trump’s political committee, alleging copyright infringement over the organisation’s ongoing use of his song ‘Rockin’ in the Free World’ during midterm election rallies. The 1989 hit is frequently used as Trump’s walk-on music. Young’s camp is requesting $10 million (approx. €8.9m) in damages and that Trump’s team be barred from playing the song in public. The lawsuit, filed on Monday and seen by Variety, highlights how Trump 47 Committee Inc.’s unsanctioned use of Young’s song violates the terms of a past settlement, as the musician and his publishing company,…
Countries will have to carry out national climate risk assessments every five years starting in 2029, and subsequently draw up climate-proofing plans by the end of 2030. These strategies should also indicate which public authorities are in charge of managing certain climate risks to avoid inaction and finger-pointing among ministries and agencies. The fairly light-touch legislation reflects the prevailing mood in the EU. Brussels itself has committed to a deregulation agenda, and national governments have called for fewer rules, not more, particularly where climate and the environment are concerned. Efforts to improve resilience to weather extremes, such as flood prevention…
Published on 27 October 2026 – 15:04 GMT+1•Updated 15:21 Whether God exists or not is a matter of dispute around the world. A large majority of modern historians are, however, convinced that Jesus of Nazareth was a real historical figure who lived in the 1st century and was crucified under the Roman governor Pontius Pilate. Christians across the globe have long believed that the tomb of the Jewish itinerant preacher lies beneath the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, known to Orthodox Christians as the Church of the Resurrection, stands in the Christian…
When the Federal Reserve announces its decision at 19:00 CET on Wednesday, it is widely expected to leave its benchmark rate unchanged at 3.75% to 4%, less than a week before Americans vote in the midterms. However, with inflation at 3.7%, energy prices at the highs and another hike in December seen as likely, investors will be watching Fed Chair Kevin Warsh closely for clues about what comes next. Markets put the chance of a hold at over 90%, but see a 73% chance of a quarter-point hike at the Fed’s 8-9 December meeting, according to CME Group’s FedWatch tool,…