NASA returns to the Moon with Artemis I rocket, over 50 years since the last Apollo 6 lunar tour
NASA’s huge new rocket blasted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 1.47 am ET on Wednesday, achieving a major milestone in the agency’s plans to send astronauts back to the Moon. “We rise together, back to the Moon and beyond,” said NASA launch commentator Derrol Nail as the...
World Cup: ‘Being Neymar’ is a global industry in its own right as it is with Messi, Mbappe or CR7
What does Brazil’s No.10 Neymar da Silva Santos expect in Qatar? Neymar’s answer is cautious. “The World Cup is full of surprises,” he says. “You get teams that unexpectedly get very far even in the competition even if many don’t believe in them. But I believe the favourites are Argentina,...
World’s best dribbler Neymar on why thinks Argentina, France and Germany are Brazil’s main rivals
With just three days to go until the World Cup begins, there is an increasing expectation that much of what happens will revolve around how Brazil, led by their flamboyant ringmaster, their number 10, perform. That shirt is the most iconic in football, and those who wear it carry the...
Day of Eight Billion: UN model suggests world population hit 8 million on November 15
According to the models of the United Nations (UN), the world’s population reached eight billion today — a mere 12 years since it passed seven billion, and less than a century after the planet supported just two billion people. The latest UN population update, released in July this year, also...
How Ukraine war is shrinking democracy in Mozambique as liquified gas becomes Europe’s obsession
With outside attention focused on violent extremism and gas exports, Mozambique’s democratic backsliding is proceeding apace. In his first three years after becoming president in 2015, Filipe Nyusi’s governance led Mozambique to fall in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Democracy Index from a hybrid regime to an authoritarian one. A hybrid...
Man City’s Guardiola casts his indicted defender Mendy as: a good, generous boy and exceptional player
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola gave evidence in the trial of Benjamin Mendy, who is accused of multiple cases of rape. His former manager described him as a good person, but that he is not his father and that he does not control what Mendy or any other player does...
Kenyan who protested ‘beds infested with lice and kitchen with cockroaches’ dumped by World Cup organisers
Malcolm Bidali, a Kenyan security guard expelled from Qatar after complaining about working conditions is feeling conflicted about watching the World Cup that starts this week. “Saying that I won’t watch the World Cup would be a lie,” the 30-year-old said. “But looking at the stadiums, I can’t help but...
Messi puts his money on England, Brazil, France and his own Argentina to win Qatar World Cup
Argentina icon Lionel Messi believes England are among the nations who stand can between him and World Cup glory in Qatar. The 35-year-old heads to the Middle East for what could be one last attempt to finish his legendary career with football’s most coveted prize. Argentina have not won the...
US Navy intercepts large quantity of explosive materials from Iran being sneaked to Yemen
The US Navy has intercepted a large quantity of explosive materials being smuggled from Iran to Yemen along with what it describes as other lethal aid. US Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs said the US Coast Guard ship USCGC John Scheuerman and guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans intercepted a...
Ronaldo’s teammates at Man United have rallied behind Red Devil’s boss Ten Hag, want him to go
Cristiano Ronaldo’s Manchester United team-mates don’t expect the wantaway forward to be a part of the squad when the Premier League resumes after the World Cup, according to reports. United have been discussing Ronaldo’s future at Old Trafford following his explosive interview with Piers Morgan and could have the...
