Politics in sport: The games people play
Since time immemorial, politics and sport have had a cliched relationship, perpetuated by politicians using sports to propagandise their power, influence, and ambitions, for as Bar…
Prepare students for ASI
ASI is a theoretical system that will function on an entirely different scale from current AI, operating with a capacity so advanced that it is as far beyond humans as humans are b…
Can a hobby becomes an obsession?
A colleague recently told me about his son, a young man in his early 20s who had taken up fishing as a hobby. Initially, his parents were delighted as fishing seemed to offer a hea…
Israeli strikes kill five in Gaza, including children
GAZA: Gaza health officials said Israeli strikes on Saturday killed five people, including four members of the same family, in the latest violence to rock the Palestinian territor…
AI ethics a key pillar in preparing national talent
MUSCAT, JUNE 20The University of Technology and Applied Sciences recently participated in the Employers Summit 2026, organised by Muscat University under the theme “Workforce Trans…
Around 15 migrant bodies wash ashore in eastern Libya
BENGHAZI: The bodies of at least 15 migrants including a girl have washed ashore along Libya’s eastern Mediterranean coast over the past week after their boat was believed to ha…
Red heat alert issued for third of France
PARIS: France issued a red heatwave alert across more than a third of the country for Sunday as a ferocious heatwave dug in. The prolonged heatwave, which began earlier this week,…
Congo discplaced camp shows 30 deaths of Ebola
BUNIA: At least 30 people have died since the start of May in one camp for displaced civilians in northeastern Congo, a death rate that camp officials said was unprecedented, with…
USA down Australia to reach knockout rounds
Los Angeles: Rob Woollard The United States marched into the last 32 of the World Cup on Friday with a 2-0 victory over Australia as Brazil rediscovered their scoring touch to eli…
Paraguay hold on for 1-0 win over Turkey despite Almiron red card
SANTA CLARA: Ten-man Paraguay scored the fastest goal of the World Cup so far to beat Turkey 1-0 in a dramatic Group D match on Friday, breathing life into their campaign and cond…