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116 mile World Record Run Set in Central Park for Perinatal Mental Health Awareness
NEW YORK (March 17, 2025) - Hamish Magoffin, who lost his wife and baby son to postpartum depression, set a new world running record completing 19 circuits around Central Park—187 kilometers (116 miles) in 17 hours and 29 minutes on March 8, which would have been his son Arthur’s fourth birthday. Magoffin ran to raise
World gives final farewell to beloved Pope Francis at funeral
Pope Francis on Sunday was laid to rest after a funeral mass with more than 250,000 mourners and more than 130 world leaders less than a week after he died of a stroke and heart failure at 88...
U20 Women’s World Cup qualifiers: Nigeria’s Falconets await winner of Rwanda – Zimbabwe tie
Soccer
Nigeria’s U20 women’s team, the Falconets, will begin their quest for a place at the 2026 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup in the...
World Health Organization says it will send leprosy drugs to Nigeria
The World Health Organization says it will send leprosy drugs to Nigeria this weekend after resolving testing hold-ups that led to a year-long delay in thousands of patients, including children, getting the medicine they need to prevent disability Reuters News Agency reports. Africa’s most populous nation, Nigeria reports over 1,000 cases of leprosy yearly, a
“One of the best in the world”-Real Madrid star hypes up Victor Osimhen
Soccer
Former Real Madrid star Alvaro Morata has praised Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen following his goal for Galatasaray in their 5-1 bashing of...
As the World Turns on Trump, Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum Has Other Plans
When Claudia Sheinbaum took office as Mexico's first female president last October, her historic rise drew global attention—and quiet skepticism. A scientist by training and a reserved technocrat by reputation, Sheinbaum was seen as cautious and untested in the arena of high-stakes diplomacy. She assumed office just one month before the U.S. presidential election, at
Sports world mourns soccer-loving Pope Francis with games in Italy and Argentina postponed
Soccer Top-flight soccer matches in Italy and Argentina were postponed after the death of Pope Francis on Monday. The Buenos Aires...
Five years ago, the world shut down. COVID’s imprint lingers from politics to schools.
Five years ago, the World Health Organization declared that the outbreak of a novel coronavirus, COVID-19, was a pandemic – a designation that in many ways marked the beginning of a new era in politics, public health, media, and our everyday lives. The Monitor’s correspondents have covered all aspects of this transformation, from the pain
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I tested the Ninja AutoBarista Pro, and its smart Grind iQ feature demystifies grind settings so you don’t have to master coffee science for...
(Image credit: Karen Freeman / Future) Before I tested and reviewed the Ninja AutoBarista Pro, I had tried every kind of coffee brewing method over the years. I ground my own beans with a high-end 20-setting electric burr grinder. I researched how to get the ideal grind for each type of bean and brewing method.
Bitcoin
Will Bitcoin Boom in 2026? Keeping Cryptocurrency Players Informed
By NFTevening March 6, 2026 Bitcoin has served to define the cryptocurrency community since its initial launch in 2009. While representing nothing more than an interesting investment opportunity at one time, this stablecoin has since become extremely popular throughout the online gaming community as an alternative payment method. However, even Bitcoin is not immune to
Climate
At climate summit, African leaders call for a bigger role in energy transition
African leaders called for regional cooperation and more climate investments, as the second Africa Climate Summit opened this Monday in Addis Ababa. Heads of state urged the continent to play a bigger role in the transition to a cleaner global economy. Speaking at the opening event, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said it's time to
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USA Cruise, Morocco Take Control, Brazil Advance On World Cup Day 9
```html id="s7wthc" ``` By Newspot Nigeria Sports Desk Day Nine of the 2026 FIFA World Cup brought four more group-stage matches and a clear theme across the schedule: teams that needed control went out and took it. The United States defeated Australia 2-0 to book a place in the next round, Morocco edged Scotland to
cancer
Cancer: Nigeria empowers patients with N50m lifetime
….As 200 beneficiaries get N100.000 each AKOR SYLVESTER, Abuja The federal government has unveiled a N50 million Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) Fund to support cancer patients to enable them to meet the challenges of transportation, accommodation, feeding and other non-medical issues. The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Iziaq Adekunle Salako, who