Cristiano Ronaldo again topped the list of the world’s highest paid athletes with a total income of $260m in 2024, according to sports industry news site Sportico, but there were no women in the top 100. The leading 100, dominated by players from football, the NBA, NFL, golf and boxing, earned an estimated $6.2bn in…
The United States Senate has approved former environmental lawyer Robert F Kennedy Jr to lead the federal government’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in the latest controversial vote over a cabinet nominee picked by President Donald Trump. But Thursday’s vote was narrow, given Kennedy’s history of embracing anti-vaccine views and health-related conspiracy theories….
Trump directs advisers to plan for reciprocal tariffs ahead of Modi talks
President Donald Trump’s outcries against government overreach and abusive tactics are numerous. But will he instruct his administration not to repeat these power abuses? Trump’s spokesman, Alex Pfeiffer, has asserted that FBI Director nominee Kash Patel will “end the weaponisation of law enforcement” and “target crime”. I find this unlikely. Patel’s statements suggest that, rather…
United States President Donald Trump held back-to-back phone conversations Wednesday with the Russian and Ukrainian leaders, as his administration zeroes in on what it argues is a roadmap to end the war in Ukraine. Negotiations to end the conflict – one of Trump’s key campaign pledges – are set to begin “immediately”, the US president…
Rory McIlroy spoke with President Donald Trump last month about stalled PGA Tour-LIV Golf talks and says top men’s golfers must set aside hurt feelings to make a new start. The 35-year-old four-time major winner from Northern Ireland, coming off his 27th PGA Tour triumph two weeks ago at Pebble Beach, said he played golf…
Digital Dilemma DeepSeek disrupts Big Tech Read more A Chinese start-up called DeepSeek said it created its AI chatbot with less than $6 million. A tiny sum compared to the massive spending by Silicon Valley. So, is it changing the AI race? And what does this mean for Big Tech?
By Ann Charlotte Vengsgaard Published On 13 Feb 202513 Feb 2025
Russia-Ukraine war updates: US official defends Trump’s peace push
When United States President Donald Trump announced his latest tariffs on steel and aluminium this week, he insisted there would be “no exemptions, no exceptions”. Washington’s closest allies in the Asia Pacific are hoping they will be able to change the mercurial US president’s mind. Recommended Stories list of 4 items list 1 of 4…
