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Kelvin Kiptum of Kenya celebrates winning the 2023 Chicago Marathon Pro Men's Division and setting a marathon world record of 2:00:35 at Grant Park in Chicago on October 8, 2023. Michael Reeves/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Michael Reeves/Getty Images Kelvin Kiptum of Kenya celebrates winning the 2023 Chicago Marathon Pro Men's Division and setting a marathon world record of 2:00:35 at Grant Park in Chicago on October 8, 2023. Michael Reeves/Getty Images Sports governing body World Athletics announced on Sunday that Kelvin Kiptum, the fastest marathoner in history, died in a car accident in his native Kenya. He was…
The Pentagon said the defense secretary was being treated for “symptoms suggestive of an emergency bladder problem.”The Pentagon announced that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been hospitalized for the second time in the past month, following an earlier hospitalization that drew criticism for a lack of transparency. Austin, who was treated for prostate cancer last year, was taken to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for “symptoms suggestive of an urgent bladder problem,” the Pentagon said in a statement Sunday. Austin, 70, has “transferred the functions and duties of his office to Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks,” the statement…
The prosecution team said the conduct of Tigon defendants Gary Pollitt and Sue Bennett was so aggravated that they should be immediately convicted of contempt of court and given custodial sentences. The state has been presiding over the trial since 2016 against Mr Pollitt, the former chief executive of financial services group Tigon, which was then listed on the JSE, and Mr Bennett, a former director of the group. They accuse him of acting with a common goal of targeting Judge Brian Spirgue, who has been involved in the crime, and thereby inciting the case. To disrupt the proceedings. advertisement…
Written by Celestine KaroneyBBC Sport Nairobi, AfricaFebruary 11, 2024Updated 17 minutes agoimage source, Getty Imagesimage caption, Kelvin Kiptum broke Eliud Kipchoge's world record at the Chicago Games last October.Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum, 24, the world record holder for the men's marathon, has died in a traffic accident in his home country.He died in a car with Rwanda coach Gervais Hakizimana on a road in western Kenya.Police said a third person was taken to hospital after the accident at around 23:00 local time (20:00 Japan time), AFP news agency reported.Kiptum made an incredible breakthrough in 2023 as a rival to compatriot Eliud…
The Road Traffic Offenses Agency (RTIA) says the introduction of the controversial Road Traffic Offenses Administrative Tribunal (Aalto) legislation will increase, rather than reduce, local authorities' income from traffic offenses. . This follows a report from the Municipality of Swellendam which claimed that the introduction of Aalto would have significant financial implications and could lead to the suspension of the municipality's transport services. advertisement Continue reading below Regarding the Aalto Law, once the law comes into force, 50% of traffic fine revenue will be transferred from local governments to the RTIA. Read: Introduction of Aarto could bring municipal transportation services…
It comes less than an hour after Power Minister Kgosiensho “Suputra” Ramogopa told journalists and an audience on Sunday (February 11) that Stage 6 load reductions are expected to last until Wednesday (February 14). Before long, Eskom announced that it would switch to Stage 5 from the 12th. :00 “Until further notice.” While even a small reprieve from load shedding would be welcome, it highlights the unpredictability of Eskom's power reduction rollercoaster, as South Africans seek to reduce the impact of Eskom's generation deficit. They are struggling to keep up with the ever-changing messages from their power companies. about their…
At least 32 million liters of untreated sewage is pumped into Cape Town's marine reserve every day through the Greenpoint, Sea Point and Hout Bay outfalls. A new feasibility study suggests it would cost up to R8 billion to either build a wastewater treatment plant to treat the wastewater in the first place or pump it into an existing sewage plant. advertisement Continue reading below Cape Town has been pumping sewage into the sea from its Atlantic coast for decades, but the practice has faced increased scrutiny and public opposition since photos of sewage floating along the ocean surface were…
The 14-time Grammy Award winner completed the Japan leg of her Elas tour on Saturday before returning to the United States on a private jet.Global pop sensation Taylor Swift cheers on boyfriend Travis Kelsey after days of breathless speculation about whether she'll be attending the biggest event on the US sports calendar arrived at the Super Bowl. Swift arrived at Las Vegas' Allegiant Stadium more than an hour before kickoff to watch Kelce's uniform play between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers. After the game started, Swift, wearing a gold necklace emblazoned with Travis Kelce's number 87,…
At a press conference last week, California lawmakers, along with the state's superintendent of education, announced a bill that, if passed, would require all public high schools to teach computer science. (And establish CS as a high school graduation requirement by the 2030-31 school year.)Theodp, a longtime Slashdot reader, said he noticed posters with CS education advocacy graphs and statistics “copied verbatim” from Code.org, a nonprofit backed by big tech companies. (And a “California Department of Education news release also echoes the facts of his K-12 CS advocacy on Code.org.”) The announcement comes as Code.org CEO Hadi Partovi, whose goal…
Kenyan runner Kelvin Kiptum, who held the marathon world record set last year in Chicago, died in a car accident in Kenya on Sunday night. He was 24 years old.World Athletics issued a release Sunday night confirming his death.”A great athlete achieved a great feat and we will miss him dearly,” World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said in a statement.Nation Africa reported that Rwandan coach Gervais Hakizimana was also killed in the accident in which Kiptamu was driving a Toyota Premio, according to Elgeyo Marakwet police chief Peter Murinzi. The accident occurred at 11pm (local time) on Sunday.Mlinge told media…