Homes are flooded and water rescues and evacuations are in progress as flash flood emergencies — the highest level of flood warning — impact North Georgia and southern Tennessee. Follow this storm live. Track changing conditions in real time. The flash flood emergencies are in effect for McCaysville, Georgia, and Copperhill, Tennessee, on the Georgia-Tennessee …
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In 2021, a group of employees at OpenAI left to start a new company focused on the safe development of artificial intelligence. They named it Anthropic, a word that means “relating to humanity.” Later this month, that company is expected to make its debut on Wall Street in what could be one of the largest …
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Egypt's remittances recovered after the 2023 slump. CBE and World Bank figures explain the rebound, transfer costs and what recipients can check when money is late

Discover how cheaper satellite platforms change costs and access to Earth observation, and influence its economics.

Egyptian wushu kung fu athlete Sondos Sonbol made history on Tuesday, 3 November, after winning gold in the women’s Changquan combined event at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Senegal, becoming the country’s first athlete to win a Youth Olympic medal in the martial art. Wushu is a Chinese martial art that combines traditional combat techniques with choreographed athletic movements, including kicks, jumps, punches and coordinated routines. It features different disciplines, some involving weapons and others performed without them. Sonbol finished first with a combined score of 18.660 points, ahead of Venezuela’s Valeria Frannerys Dudamel Alvarado, who claimed silver with 18.199 points, and India’s Rajkumari Lanchenbi Chanu, who took bronze with 18.039 points, according to the official competition results⁠. The achievement also marked a milestone for wushu, which made its debut as an official medal sport at the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar. Sonbol Dominates Both Wushu Disciplines Sonbol secured the top position in both disciplines of the women’s Changquan combined competition. She began with Gunshu, a discipline involving choreographed routines performed with a staff, scoring 9.330 points to finish first. She then maintained her lead in Changquan, aContinue reading "Egypt’s Sondos Sonbol Wins Historic Wushu Gold Medal at Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics"
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Egyptian swimmers topped the medal table at the first World University Championship in finswimming ever held in Africa, winning seven gold medals, nine silver medals, and three bronze medals on home water. Finswimming is a sport in which athletes race with fins, often a single monofin, either on the surface with a snorkel or underwater. The championship, held 28 to 29 October in Sharm El-Sheikh, was the first time the event had been staged in Egypt, the Arab world or Africa, according to the Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education. Backed by the International University Sports Federation, known as FISU, and the World Underwater Federation, known as CMAS, organizers expected to draw about 200 athletes from 20 countries, and said hosting it would strengthen Egyptian university sport and promote sports tourism. Tarek Hassan Elsayed set the tone on opening day, winning the 100-meter surface race in 34.50 seconds, a competition record. He had already broken the record in the heats, swimming 35.59 seconds, before lowering it by 1.09 seconds in the final. China’s Guan Hanzhi took silver in 36.31 seconds, and Egypt’s Ammar Ahmed Waseef took bronze in 36.51 seconds. MohabContinue reading "Egypt Tops Medal Table at First Finswimming World University Championship in Africa"
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Egypt’s Cabinet has approved a draft decision requiring government entities to reduce electricity consumption by 20% and fuel use by at least 30% for three months, as the government seeks to rationalise public spending amid ongoing regional developments, according to a statement on November 5. Under the new rules, government entities must cut electricity and […]
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British Petroleum (bp) has sold a $1.06 Bn stake in Norway’s Norwegian oil and gas producer Aker, according to a statement on November 5. The sale will reduce bp’s stake in Aker BP from 15.9% to 10.9%, leaving it with 68.7 million shares in the company. bp has agreed to a 90-day lock-up period on […]
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