He was said to sleep until mid-morning, before breakfast at about noon to prepare him for a hefty workout schedule. In his 2013 profile of the president, “Fragile Empire: How Russia Fell in and Out of Love with Vladimir Putin”, author Ben Judah said he normally started the day with […]
Daily Archives: October 25, 2023
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For the first time in more than 20 years, the Arizona Diamondbacks are headed to the World Series. Arizona beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia in Game 7 to win their trip to the premier event in Major League Baseball. The Diamondbacks will face the […]
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter stretched its legs a bit on the Red Planet last week. The 4-pound (1.8 kilograms) Ingenuity conducted its 63rd Mars flight on Thursday (Oct. 19), covering 1,901 feet (579 meters) of ground in the process. That was “its longest distance since Flight 25,” NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory […]
When 14-year-old Dorcas Cherop’s family was told she needed to undergo at least a year’s treatment in Uganda for bladder cancer – her future looked bleak. The challenge lay not just in getting the medical care, which is mostly free at the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI), but the high costs […]
In the end they were made to resist, but Arsenal are back on top. On a night when Mikel Arteta said his side were forced to play many games in one, controlling when it was called for, holding on when they had to and slipping in the knife when the […]
Computerised illustration of solid-state battery production. These devices could be lighter and more powerful than current batteries Phonlamai Photo/Shutterstock Toyota says it has made a breakthrough that will allow “game-changing” solid-state batteries to go into production by 2028. These devices will be lighter and more powerful than current batteries, giving […]
It’s a 10 in honor of Len. The competition show saw some of its most beloved pros return to the ballroom for a touching tribute to late head judge Len Goodman, who died in April 2023 at age 78. Maks Chmerkovskiy, Kym Johnson-Herjavec, Tony Dovolani, Anna Trebunskaya, Karina Smirnoff, Louis van Amstel, Mark Ballas and […]
Strictly Come Dancing favourite Kevin Clifton will be returning to the Strictly studios next week as he fills in for his sister Joanne Clifton on choreography corner. After discussing what she thought of the weekend’s performances and giving her comments, host Fleur East revealed she would be away from the […]