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Noah Lyles runs a world-best 14. 67 seconds to win the 150 meters at Golden Spike meet
10+ hour, 32+ min ago (131+ words) The 28-year-old American sprinter clocked 14. 67 seconds to beat a field of runners including Australia's sprint sensation Gout Gout. Lyles, who won the 100 at the Paris Games and is four-time world champion in the 200, capitalized on a fast start before using…...
Mexico kicks off World Cup with 2-0 win over South Africa
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (274+ words) MEXICO CITY " Juli'n Qui'ones and Ra'l Jim'nez helped Mexico make an exuberant start to the World Cup on Thursday, scoring a goal each in a 2-0 win over South Africa in the opening match of the tournament. With a capacity crowd…...
Pope's visit to Equatorial Guinea is a diplomatic challenge as he closes his Africa trip
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (816+ words) The former Spanish colony on Africa's western coast is run by Africa's longest-serving president, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, 83. He has been in power since 1979 and is accused of widespread corruption and authoritarianism. The discovery of offshore oil in the mid-1990s transformed…...
Allocating resources to help prevent child drownings
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (128+ words) The numbers are heartbreaking: in 2025, there were 112 child drownings in the state of Florida, an increase from 106 in 2024 and 94 in 2022." Drowning is the leading cause of unintentional death for children ages 14 in Florida, and the majority of child drownings occur…...
More than 100 dead in torrential rains and floods across southern Africa
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (592+ words) The death toll across South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe is an accumulation after weeks of heavy rains. Weather services issued warnings that more rain was on the way, possibly bringing more destructive flooding. More than 200, 000 people have been affected in…...