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Mirra Andreeva had just stepped up to the baseline to serve for a place in the Madrid Open quarter-finals when the power went out.A sweeping outage left millions in Spain, Portugal and parts of France without power, causing chaos across many regions.At the Spanish tennis tournament, the electronic line-calling system went down, with players and the chair umpire left to call the lines, while the scoreboards also went dark.On the main court, where Britain’s Jacob Fearnley was about to serve to stay in the match against Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, the ‘spider cam’ that hovers above court stopped right in the…

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for freeYour guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the worldChina has stepped up an international propaganda campaign against the US trade war, unleashing a series of slick videos portraying itself as standing up against American “bullying” on behalf of the rest of the world, especially the “weak” in developing countries.Posted by the ministry of foreign affairs on social media, the videos represent a dramatic hardening of Beijing’s diplomatic stance in the trade war and are part of a charm offensive designed to portray China as championing free commerce while…

My daughter recently asked me what these white flecks were on the Aviron Victory Treadmill in her playroom. Dried oobleck, I told her—a corn starch slurry mixed with water. One of the neighborhood kids had hopped on to play a walking game on the treadmill while also playing with oobleck, and I didn’t chase him off in time.Can you imagine a treadmill that’s so easy to use and accessible that a 10-year-old might come over and beg to work out, for fun? That’s what the Aviron Victory Treadmill is. It reduces the barriers to entry for exercising, in one sense…

سقط عدد من الشهداء والجرحى، بينهم نساء وأطفال، جراء قصف مدفعي إسرائيلي استهدف خيام النازحين في منطقة المواصي بمدينة خان يونس.وأفادت مصادر طبية بأن حالة بعض الجرحى حرجة، مما ينذر بارتفاع حصيلة الشهداء، خاصة في ظل ضعف الإمكانيات الطبية ونقص الإمدادات داخل مستشفيات القطاع المحاصر. 29/4/2025-|آخر تحديث: 29/4/202512:25 ص (توقيت مكة)

Rajasthan Royals’ 14-year-old batter Vaibhav Suryavanshi made history as the youngest player to hit a century in men’s T20s.Suryavanshi pulled Rashid Khan for six to bring up the second fastest hundred in the Indian Premier League (IPL) – and fastest by an Indian player – from 35 balls.The teenage left-hander smashed seven fours and 11 sixes before he was eventually bowled for a stunning 101 from 38 balls as the Royals romped to a eight-wicket win over Gujarat Titans.Suryavanshi, who only turned 14 last month and was signed at last year’s auction for £103,789 (1.1 crore rupees), became the youngest…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Israel’s domestic intelligence chief announced he would step down on June 15, after weeks of public sparring with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that pushed the country to the brink of a constitutional crisis.Shin Bet head Ronen Bar had previously said he would resign due to his role in the failures surrounding Hamas’s October 7 2023 attack on southern Israel.“As the person who stood at the head of the organisation [on October 7], I took responsibility,” Bar said in a speech commemorating Shin…

Storied Silicon Valley VC firm Andreessen Horowitz is backing a fledgling U.K. startup that’s setting out to “redefine” how AI is used to match companies with talent. Dex, as the startup is called, targets candidates and companies with various AI-powered recruitment smarts, including matchmaking and coaching, with a view toward improving retention in the long run. Dex is the handiwork of CTO Harry Uglow and CEO Paddy Lambros (pictured above), who recently left their positions as software engineer and head of talent, respectively, at European VC firm Atomico. While they say that Dex has already lured some two dozen U.K.…

أظهرت دراسات حديثة أن الجزيئات التي قد تنشأ من تحلل المنتجات البلاستيكية اليومية، يمكن أن تجعل النحل أكثر عرضة للبكتيريا والفيروسات البلاستيكية الدقيقة التي تنتقل إلى الدماغ وتتداخل مع إدراك النحل، وقد تؤدي إلى موتها. وحسب الدراسة التي نشرت في مجلة “ساينس دايركت” (sciencedirect) أظهرت التجارب أن تناول النحل لهذه المواد البلاستيكية الدقيقة أو استنشاقها قد يُلحق الضرر بأمعائها ويصل إلى أدمغتها، مما يؤثر على ذاكرتها وقدرتها على التعلم، كما قد يؤدي إلى قتلها مباشرة. وأشارت الدراسة أيضا إلى أن الأزهار يمكن أن تصاب بالاختناق بسبب هذه الجسيمات البلاستيكية الدقيقة، مما يدمر عملية التلقيح بكاملها، ويؤدي إلى خسائر اقتصادية فادحة،…

Former Northampton fly-half Hepher has been part of Exeter’s coaching team since Baxter took over as director of rugby in 2009, while Hunter moved to Sandy Park in 2013 after a successful spell as England Under-20s head coach.The pair have been part of the backroom team that helped the Chiefs win two Premiership titles and the 2020 European Champions Cup as they reached six consecutive Premiership finals between 2016 and 2021. But form has dipped in recent seasons and Hepher was removed as head coach on 20 March and tasked with overseeing the backs and attack strategy until the end…

In the end, Canada’s election was as much about the man in the White House as the one who would be prime minister in Ottawa. The margin was thin, but the verdict from Canadians was clear. With President Donald Trump’s tariffs threatening the foundations of their economy, voters wanted Canada’s leader to be the central banker who navigated the global financial crisis and Brexit. Mark Carney, who until Monday evening was not even a member of parliament, is now on track to lead a minority government with a mandate to confront Trump. He has promised a “broad renegotiation of our…