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Health news

How is it possible to run a marathon in under 2 hours?

With two runners breaking the two-hour barrier in London, the men’s marathon is entering a new era where performance is increasingly shaped by more than just the athlete.

27/04/2026

Sport

Sabastian Sawe becomes first person to run sub-two-hour marathon

Sabastian Sawe smashed the men’s world record by 65 seconds in winning the London Marathon in one hour, 59 minutes and 30 seconds on Sunday.

26/04/2026

Economy

Iran war energy shock drives nuclear power plans in Asia and Africa

The Iran war has exposed the fragility of global fossil fuel supply chains. Now dozens of countries across Asia and Africa are turning to nuclear power as their answer.

17/04/2026

Iran

Iran war disrupts aid supply, threatening operations across Africa

The Iran war is disrupting fuel and shipping, choking life-saving operations and pushing up hunger and poverty across Africa, Aid group IRC has warned.

02/04/2026

Earth News

‘Europe learned the wrong lesson’ on energy from Russia-Ukraine war

Countries that invested in renewable energy in 2022 are better able to withstand the current fuel crisis, experts say.

20/03/2026

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Hungary: Wellness day for endangered tortoises at Nyíregyháza Zoo

Staff at Nyíregyháza Zoo carried out a wellness programme for resident tortoises on Wednesday 18 March, providing cleaning, grooming and veterinary checks.

19/03/2026

Lebanon

Hezbollah says Israeli strikes on Baalbek have killed eight members

Two Hezbollah have confirmed to the Associated Press that eight of their members, including local-level officials, were killed in Friday’s Israeli attacks on the eastern Baalbek region. The IDF says the strikes eliminated members planning operations against Israel.

21/02/2026

Earth News

Meet the coffee farmers struggling to adapt to fossil-fueled warming

Coffee farmers have urged governments to act to protect harvests from increasing periods of extreme heat.

18/02/2026

Italy

Meloni: Italy to attend Trump's Board of Peace session as observer

Italy will attend Donald Trump's new Board of Peace only as an observer due to constitutional limitations, as Premier Giorgia Meloni faces harsh criticism at home.

16/02/2026

Europe News

Italy reviews progress on Mattei Plan at Africa summit in Ethiopia

The summit marks the first time the biennial Italy-Africa meeting has been held on the African continent since the Mattei Plan was launched in Rome in January 2024.

13/02/2026

Health news

Guinea worm disease is one step closer to being eradicated

Guinea worm is on course to become the second human disease eradicated after smallpox, with only 10 human cases reported worldwide in 2025.

04/02/2026

Netherlands

Dutch court jails Eritrean man for 20 years over people smuggling

Presiding Judge René Melaard called the case “exceptionally serious” because of both the nature and scope of the crimes.

27/01/2026

Travel News

All the major new airports opening around the globe

From Poland to Ethiopia, these are all the upcoming transport hubs opening over the next decade.

24/01/2026

The Cube

Greenland, NATO and war: Fact-checking Trump’s Davos speech

Addressing the World Economic Forum, US President Donald Trump attacked Europe’s energy policies and alleged the US “returned” Greenland to Denmark following World War Two. The Cube looks at where facts back his claims.

21/01/2026

Norway

Trump says he is no longer thinking 'purely of peace' after Nobel snub

Trump has boasted about ending eight wars, styling himself as "the president of peace" and therefore deserving of the Nobel honour but those claims have been exaggerated.

19/01/2026

Tech News

DeepSeek's AI gains traction in developing nations, Microsoft says

DeepSeek, China's leading artificial intelligence start-up, is popular in countries such as Belarus, Russia, Syria, Iran and Ethiopia, according to a new Microsoft study.

09/01/2026

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Ethiopians gather for Orthodox Christmas Eve candlelight ceremony

Thousands gathered for Ethiopia's Orthodox Christmas Eve in Addis Ababa, marking the end of a 43-day fast with prayers, hymns, and midnight Mass.

07/01/2026