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Emma Raducanu will return to action in Indian Wells after Dubai incident

27 février 2025 à 17:41
  • Briton expected to be offered extra security at event
  • Zverev loses to Tien as seeds exit at Mexican Open

Emma Raducanu will return to action next week at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.

At the former US Open champion’s most recent tournament in Dubai last week, she was approached by a man displaying what the WTA described as “fixated behaviour” before her second-round defeat to Karolina Muchova. Raducanu was visibly distressed, hiding behind the umpire’s chair early in the contest after spotting the man in the first few rows of seats.

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© Photograph: Christopher Pike/Getty Images

Bodega cat ‘certification’ plan seeks vet care for four-legged deli workers: ‘Most of them are abused’

27 février 2025 à 17:36
The creator of an Instagram account dedicated to profiling the Big Apple’s deli cats is now championing a measure to protect them – as advocates say a concerning lack of regulations lead to many of the city’s feline workers not being properly taken care of. Dan Rimada, founder of @BodegaCatsofNewYork, launched an online petition last...

Palestinian hostages arriving in Gaza after Hamas returned Israeli captives

27 février 2025 à 17:28
Hamas handed over the bodies of four hostages to the Red Cross on Feb. 27 in exchange for Israel’s release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, days before the first phase of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip was to end. An Israeli security official confirmed that Hamas handed the hostages’ bodies to the Red Cross....

‘We get along’: Norris and Verstappen laugh off tensions and prepare to renew battle

27 février 2025 à 17:24
  • Pair were involved in series of incidents last season
  • Carlos Sainz quickest in testing ahead of Lewis Hamilton

Max Verstappen and Lando Norriswere in fine fooling form at the pre-season test in Bahrain with the pair expectant of a closely fought but respectful contest on track when the world championship begins and poking fun at any notion of lingering tension between them.

Last season as they went head to head for the title in the second half of the year, friction rose between the two drivers. A series of on-track incidents, notably in Austria, Austin and Mexico, included the Dutch driver controversially forcing Norris off track. After the race in Mexico City, where Verstappen was penalised, Norris stated: “Today was not fair, clean racing, therefore he got what he had coming to him.”

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© Photograph: Hollandse Hoogte/REX/Shutterstock

Space station’s lack of dirt may damage astronauts’ health, says study

27 février 2025 à 17:00

Scientists find sterile ISS environment could explain rashes and cold sores and suggest adding microbes to stations

Excessive cleanliness is not generally regarded as a downside when it comes to travel accommodation. However, scientists have concluded that the International Space Station is so sterile that it could be having a negative impact on astronauts’ health and have suggested making it “dirtier”.

The study found that the ISS is largely devoid of environmental microbes found in soil and water that are thought to beneficial to the immune system. The lack of microbial diversity could help to explain why astronauts often experience immune-related health problems such as rashes, cold sores, fungal infections and shingles.

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© Photograph: Kayla Barron/AP

Jimmy Kimmel on Trump: ‘Somehow, he’s managed to make everything disgusting’

27 février 2025 à 16:51

Late-night hosts discuss Trump’s proposal for ‘gold card’ visas, allowing rich foreigners to enter the US for $5m each

Late-night hosts talk Donald Trump’s proposed “gold card” visas, Trump’s first cabinet meeting and confusion over who leads the so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge).

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© Photograph: Youtube

Trump administration ends funding for UN program fighting HIV/Aids

27 février 2025 à 16:50

Peter Marocco sends letter to UNAids terminating US involvement in serious blow to live-saving health service

The Trump administration has terminated its funding of the joint United Nations program on HIV/Aids, known as UNAids, delivering another devastating blow to the global fight against the disease.

The notice that US funding of UNAids is being cut off is the latest move by the administration to staunch American involvement in life-saving health and anti-poverty programs around the world. It was issued by Peter Marocco, a Trump loyalist who is spearheading the evisceration of the US overseas aid program through USAid.

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© Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

Deadly blasts hit M23 rebel rally in captured DRC city of Bukavu

27 février 2025 à 16:39

Deaths and injuries reported after explosions at rally attended by thousands in city captured by rebel group

Several people have been killed and dozens more injured after blasts at a mass rally held by the M23 group in Bukavu, the city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo captured by the rebels earlier this month.

Footage posted on social media showed people fleeing the scene. In another video, bloodied bodies lay on the ground and injured people were being carried away.

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© Photograph: Janvier Barhahiga/AP

King asks Moroccans not to kill sheep for Eid al-Adha as drought reduces herds

27 février 2025 à 16:26

First such request in 29 years blames economic hardship and climate crisis for high livestock prices and shortages

King Mohammed VI has urged his fellow Moroccans not to slaughter sheep for upcoming Eid al-Adha festivities as the country grapples with dwindling herds due to a six-year drought.

The request was delivered on Wednesday by the minister of Islamic affairs, Ahmed Toufiq, who read a letter on the monarch’s behalf on the state-run Al Aoula TV channel. He cited economic hardship and the climate crisis as reasons for the rising prices of livestock and sheep shortage in the north African state.

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© Photograph: Mosa’ab Elshamy/AP

Museums defend BP sponsorship after firm abandons climate targets

27 février 2025 à 16:23

British Museum and Science Museum said BP’s decision to grow fossil fuel investment would not alter relationship

Two of Britain’s best-loved museums have been forced to defend their financial ties to BP after the company announced this week that it was abandoning its climate targets to focus on growing fossil fuel production.

The British Museum and the Science Museum, which have sponsorship deals with BP, said the company’s decision to grow its investments in oil and gas by cutting back on green spending would not alter their relationship with it.

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© Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian

Madrid and Marseille lead anti-referee epidemic but no officials means no game | Max Rushden

27 février 2025 à 15:47

Of course this problem isn’t new, but the recent levels of vitriol towards refs in Europe could drive more of them out of football

It was so refreshing to hear one of the world’s best players defend referees last week. Real Madrid’s Federico Valverde reminded us that officials are people too – just like us. If you prick Darren Cann, does he not bleed?

“I’m not one to judge the referee,” Valverde said in the press conference before Madrid’s victory over Manchester City. “We are all human and we can make mistakes. Referees are also criticised a lot and when they do things well, they are not flattered either.”

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© Composite: Getty, Shutterstock, PA

Amy Klobuchar Can’t Stop Talking About Eggs. We Asked Her Why.

27 février 2025 à 17:02
Senator Amy Klobuchar, the Minnesota Democrat, says that “eggs are emblematic” of President Trump’s failures so far to tackle the cost of living.

© Tom Brenner for The New York Times

Some Democrats, like Senator Amy Klobuchar, are racing to turn the soaring costs of basic goods back on the Trump administration.

NASA’S Lunar Trailblazer Hitches Ride to the Moon to Map Water for Astronauts

27 février 2025 à 15:45
Lunar Trailblazer, an orbiter that shared a launch on Wednesday with the commercial Athena lander, will help scientists understand where the moon’s water is, and what form it takes.

© Lockheed Martin for Lunar Trailblazer

NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer sits in a clean room at Lockheed Martin Space in Littleton, Colo., shortly after being integrated with its second and final science instrument, the Lunar Thermal Mapper.
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