Mohamed Salah: A fitness ‘freak’, who like wine, is delivering better performances as he gets older

Mohamed Salah: A fitness ‘freak’, who like wine, is delivering better performances as he gets older

Salah is also a Pilate’s devotee, and has stationed a Pilate’s reformer among the squat rack, weight stacks and treadmill in his home gym. “When you’re playing any sport, it takes movement away from you,” explains Rosenblatt. “A footballer might lose range around their ankle, hip or thoracic spine (the middle section) and Pilates will help restore that.”

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US Navy’s ambitious drone fleet programme ploughs into stormy waters

US Navy’s ambitious drone fleet programme ploughs into stormy waters

Since returning to office, President Donald Trump has made fielding swarms of drones a top military priority. Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” passed last month included almost $5 billion for maritime autonomous systems

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‘Kenya turns to home-grown scientific research that’s rooted in local realities but universally competitive’

‘Kenya turns to home-grown scientific research that’s rooted in local realities but universally competitive’

Prof Shaukat Abdulrazak commended the strategic partnership between the National Research Fund, Egerton University, and the Nakuru County government among other partners as an exceptional demonstration yielding tangible results for our nation.

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Research: Uniquely Kenyan ‘nyama choma’ tradition and ancient butcheries date back 2.9 million years at Nyayanga in Homa Peninsula on Lake Victoria

Research: Uniquely Kenyan ‘nyama choma’ tradition and ancient butcheries date back 2.9 million years at Nyayanga in Homa Peninsula on Lake Victoria

Homo sapiens did not arise until much later, around 300,000 years ago. But the knack for seeking out the best raw materials to make simple technology dates back nearly three million years.

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India in massive reduction of taxes on small cars in line with PM Modi reforms, sending shares higher

India in massive reduction of taxes on small cars in line with PM Modi reforms, sending shares higher

Cars with higher engine capacity that currently attract 28 per cent  GST and an additional levy of up to 22 per cent – resulting in total taxes of about 50 per cent – may come under a new special rate of 40 per cent, the source said.

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Airtel Africa Foundation moots ‘Tech for Her’ programme to raise African women’s digital skills

Airtel Africa Foundation moots ‘Tech for Her’ programme to raise African women’s digital skills

Considering the above, Annika Poutiainen, one of the foundation’s committee members stated: “At Airtel Africa, we are actively working to advance women in technology roles, and we are committed to a future where young women can be at the forefront of innovation.”

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Inside Congo’s killing fields, sickly and exploited artisanal miners slave away for world’s indifferent tech economies

Inside Congo’s killing fields, sickly and exploited artisanal miners slave away for world’s indifferent tech economies

Josaphat Musamba, a Congolese researcher and PhD student at Ghent University in Belgium, said suppressing the militia would be a tall order for the DRC’s military, which is no longer present in large swathes of M23-controlled territory.

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Cry, the beloved country: How Congo’s mines power world’s tech industry that reciprocates with guns and bombs

Cry, the beloved country: How Congo’s mines power world’s tech industry that reciprocates with guns and bombs

According to a December UN report, the scale of the trade reached new heights after the capture of Rubaya by M23. The rebels went on to establish a parallel administration controlling mining activities, trade, transport and the taxation of the minerals produced there, the UN reported.

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Crime and punishment: How journalist’s vivid murder details ultimately exposed him as the criminal he was investigating

Crime and punishment: How journalist’s vivid murder details ultimately exposed him as the criminal he was investigating

Before the killings, Vlado Taneski was a general assignment reporter for more than 20 years, covering small-town topics like education, municipal affairs and community news. But after the first killing in what became a string of them, Taneski covered each case for local papers Nova Makedonija and Utrinski Vesnik.

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Newly developed bean variety pushes up yields in central Kenya KALRO embarks on countrywide promotion

Newly developed bean variety pushes up yields in central Kenya KALRO embarks on countrywide promotion

Rebecca Waruguru, a farmer in Gatuanyaga who is among the few farmers who managed to plant the Waithera variety on her farm, says she was able to harvest over 20 kilogrammes from half a kilo of Waithera bean seed.

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