Like many of my fellow Americans, I have spent much of this year contemplating the meaning of America’s 250th birthday. I have participated in fantastic events to mark this momentous occasion, and I have read dozens of reflections on America that range from passionately patriotic to sharply critical and everything in between. Yet, out of…
Despite Egypt’s Round of 16 exit from the 2026 World Cup, Al Ahly shot-stopper Mostafa Shobeir has emerged as one of the tournament’s true breakout stars, Youm7 reported. Driven by a masterclass performance against heavyweights Argentina, the Pharaohs’ goalkeeper skyrocketed five places in FIFA’s latest data-driven Power Rankings, comfortably claiming his spot as the fourth-best…
Black living kidney donors who carried high-risk apolipoprotein LI1 (APOL1) genotypes had a substantially increased risk for long-term kidney dysfunction than donors without these variants, according to a new study. Nearly two decades after nephrectomy, donors with these genotypes were more than twice as likely to have an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) < 45…
Good morning, happy Friday and welcome to FirstFT. In today’s newsletter: The largest-ever US listing by a foreign company OpenAI and Google sell AI models to blacklisted China groups Apollo buys European low-cost airline easyJet for nearly $8bn A profile of Trump’s ‘enforcer’ Todd Blanche You can listen to today’s top news stories in the…
Like many of my fellow Americans, I have spent much of this year contemplating the meaning of America’s 250th birthday. I have participated in fantastic events to mark this momentous occasion, and I have read dozens of reflections on America that range from passionately patriotic to sharply critical and everything in between. Yet, out of…
Despite Egypt’s Round of 16 exit from the 2026 World Cup, Al Ahly shot-stopper Mostafa Shobeir has emerged as one of the tournament’s true breakout stars, Youm7 reported. Driven by a masterclass performance against heavyweights Argentina, the Pharaohs’ goalkeeper skyrocketed five places in FIFA’s latest data-driven Power Rankings, comfortably claiming his spot as the fourth-best…
Black living kidney donors who carried high-risk apolipoprotein LI1 (APOL1) genotypes had a substantially increased risk for long-term kidney dysfunction than donors without these variants, according to a new study. Nearly two decades after nephrectomy, donors with these genotypes were more than twice as likely to have an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) < 45…
Good morning, happy Friday and welcome to FirstFT. In today’s newsletter: The largest-ever US listing by a foreign company OpenAI and Google sell AI models to blacklisted China groups Apollo buys European low-cost airline easyJet for nearly $8bn A profile of Trump’s ‘enforcer’ Todd Blanche You can listen to today’s top news stories in the…
By Kath Hudson 10 Jul 2026 Places Leisure is creating a landmark facility in Basingstoke / Roberts Limbrick Architects Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council has exchanged contracts with Places Leisure for the design, construction, and operation of a flagship leisure hub The £60 million energy-efficient destination will house a 25-metre competition pool, water flumes,…
Streaming services are the primary way a lot of people consume their media of choice, whether that be music or TV shows or movies. Not everybody is on board, though, and some of those who are have started to tire of it. Regular price increases and limited streaming libraries have some consumers returning to physical…
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has been forced to make changes to its squads for the remainder of the Zimbabwe tour after premier left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman sustained an injury during the opening One Day International. Bangladesh have already lost the three-match ODI series after suffering defeats in the first two games and will now…
Xabi Alonso arrived at Chelsea’s Cobham training ground on Thursday as the Blues starting their pre-season preparations. The Spaniard was appointed as Chelsea’s new manager earlier this summer, following the sacking of Liam Rosenior after a disastrous spell in SW6. Rosenior himself had replaced Enzo Maresca who departed Stamford Bridge in January, with the Blues…
MADRID — A wildfire killed 12 people in Almeria in southern Spain as soaring temperatures gripped much of the country, Spanish authorities said Friday. Several victims of the Los Gallardos fire were found inside burnt-out vehicles, local media reported. Some 150 firefighters were battling the blaze. Authorities have not confirmed the cause of the fire….
أعلن المخرج مازن الغرباوي قائمة الأبطال الأجانب المشاركين في بطولة مسلسل “حب مستحيل”، الذي يجري تصويره حاليًا في مصر بعد الانتهاء من مشاهد في المجر، وذلك في إطار مشروع للميكرو دراما يستهدف المنصات الرقمية، ويجمع نخبة من الفنانين من مصر وعدد من الدول العربية والأوروبية. وأكد الغرباوي أن المسلسل يضم الفنان…
