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The King of Clay: Nadal wins 14th French Open title

Rafael Nadal was simply too good in the French Open final, winning in straight sets over young Norwegian Casper Ruud. Source: Roland Garros He’s done it (again). Rafael Nadal has extended his record in French Open finals to an incredible 14-0 after a commanding 6-3, 6-3, 6-0 win over young Norwegian Casper Ruud last night,…

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Turkey now to be referred to as Türkiye

Türkiye is pronounced as Tur-key-YAY according to the UN. Source: Freepik The Republic of Turkey sent an official letter to the United Nations, requesting that they now be referred to as Türkiye moving forward. It comes as Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan started the process back in December as a way to “increase the brand…

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Fast fashion giant Missguided on brink of collapse

Missguided will continue to deliver on remaining orders. Source: Missguided, Facebook. The company has appointed several administrators after it failed to secure a rescue buyer, with suppliers calling for the business to pay up. It’s been reported that the fashion corporation owes suppliers millions of dollars with Teneo Financial Advisory brought in to sell the…

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Developers have found a new way to launch satellites into space

The “sub-orbital” accelerator in New Mexico stands at 50.4 metres tall. Source: Spinlaunch. The revolutionary approach is called SpinLaunch and is hailed as “the world’s first kinetic space launch system”. Known as the suborbital accelerator, the mechanism stands taller than the statue of liberty at 50.4 metres to be the “largest span vacuum chamber ever…

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South Australia declares climate emergency

The motion was voted for in favour by the South Australian parliament. Source: Wikimedia Commons. The state parliament has voted in favour of a motion that has now declared SA in a state of climate emergency with calls for action to be taken. The motion comes after a community initiative, led by climate change activists…