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Al JazeeraOct 11Preview

Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge wins his first marathon in three years in Melbourne

Kipchoge is attempting ⁠⁠to run a marathon on all seven ​continents over two years as part of his 'World Tour' campaign.

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GuardianOct 11Preview

‘A life-or-death race’: the volunteers protecting Kyiv’s skies from new jet-powered drones

Russia’s latest weapons have left Ukraine’s civilian air defence teams frantically trying to adapt as winter approachesSeveral hours into Kyiv’s nightly curfew, much of the capital lay dark and quiet. High above, on the roof of a grey tower block on the city’s outskirts, a small group of men in uniform stood beside two heavy machine guns, scanning the horizon. Soon, a drone appeared.Once, its unmistakable buzz would have sent the men scrambling towards their weapons. Now, the air defence unit will check speed and altitude on a monitor before taking a decision.The Mriya air defence crew on a rooftop in Kyiv. Continue reading...

Pjotr Sauer in Kyiv. Photography by Julia KochetovaKyivUkraine

BBCOct 11Preview

Kipchoge, 41, breaks course record at Melbourne Marathon

Double Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge says "his body is still peaking" after winning the Melbourne Marathon in a course record time at the age of 41.

GuardianOct 11Preview

‘My body is still peaking’: Eliud Kipchoge wins first marathon in three years

Kenyan breaks Melbourne Marathon record by two seconds‘I’m happy to run with the gen Zs,’ 41-year-old saysMarathon’s greatest competitor, Eliud Kipchoge, has sent a message to the next generation declaring that he’s not done yet.The 41-year-old Kenyan revelled in his Melbourne Marathon debut on Sunday, breaking the race record and delighting thousands of fans at the MCG finish. Continue reading...

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BBCOct 11Preview

UK launches flood taskforce to prepare for extreme winter weather

The Environment Agency has warned approximately 6.3 million homes and businesses in England remain at risk of flooding.

GuardianOct 10Preview

Why we’re stuck with a Premier League in the clutches of the global mega-rich | Jonathan Wilson

There’s little prospect of the model changing in a country that welcomes wealthy international owners with open armsFootball, the world’s most popular sport, played by laws drawn up in London in 1863. The Premier League is the UK’s greatest soft power export. Premier League clubs are owned by a deputy prime minister of Abu Dhabi, the public investment fund of Saudi Arabia, a billionaire based in Monaco for tax reasons and a disappointing assortment of investors and private equity funds. And what, really, could be more British than that? Football truly is the national game.What the Manchester City case has exposed is just how difficult it is to regulate some of the richest and most powerful bodies in the world. While the wait for the verdict was frustrating, it’s perhaps unavoidable given the possibility of legal objection at every turn when a leaked email from City’s in-house lawyer duri

Jonathan WilsonPremier LeagueBusiness

NYTOct 10Preview

A Week Later, Russia Hasn’t Said What Pathogen Killed Plague Researcher

Experts said they believed that with modern testing technology, the Russian authorities should know the answer by now.

Paul Sonne and Julian E. BarnesDeaths (Fatalities)Medicine and Health

GuardianOct 10Preview

Thousands gather in London to express support for Palestinians after three years of ‘genocide’

Twenty arrested in first march since Ed Miliband declared UK’s position was that Israel’s occupation of West Bank was unlawfulThousands of people have gathered in central London to express their support for Palestinians after three years of “genocide” carried out against them by Israel.The demonstrators, many wearing keffiyehs and holding Palestine flags, gathered on the Embankment at midday on Saturday. Some carried placards reading “End the genocide” and “Free Palestine” as they marched towards parliament. A bride and groom appeared to be among those in attendance and a two-minute silence was held to reflect on the lives lost in Gaza. Continue reading...

Sammy GecsoylerIsrael-Gaza warUK news