Thea Frodin once played a young Serena Williams on the big screen. Now, the teenager is ready to follow in the American great’s footsteps at the US Open. Five years ago, Frodin was chosen as a tennis-playing body double for the actress cast as her childhood idol in the Oscar-nominated film ‘King Richard’. That involved…
People sunbath and swim during the African heatwave in Naples on August 4, 2026. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Energy price pressures drove inflation in the euro zone back above 3% in August, with hard-hit businesses now likely facing a second blow from higher interest rates. Headline inflation in the euro area — a…
Maa Van Devi (PC: Instagram) India is home to a number of temples where towering idols, elaborate carvings and grand entrances announce the presence of a deity. And then there is a temple in Bihar which is known as Maa Van Devi Temple. Situated close to Bihta, this temple has the goddess worshipped not through…
In August 2017, the Miami Dolphins — whose owner Stephen Ross previously launched a nonprofit to fight systemic racism — signed quarterback Jay Cutler after an injury to starter Ryan Tannehill, even though Cutler had already retired. NFL team executives, meanwhile, used the media to try to throw water on the idea that Kaepernick was…
Amazon secretly overcharged more than a million advertising customers by manipulating online auctions it uses to set ad prices, according to a lawsuit filed by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and a bipartisan group of 22 states. According to the lawsuit, filed on Monday, the alleged scheme has likely netted the firm $20bn (£14.8bn)…
MediaTek CEO Rick Tsai (R) talks with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang (left) during a keynote speech for Computex 2025 at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center Hall in Taipei on May 20, 2025. I-hwa Cheng | Afp | Getty Images Shares of MediaTek closed 10% higher on Tuesday after the Taiwanese chip firm announced a partnership…
A harmless office joke about who looks better has turned into a funny social media exchange involving Zerodha brothers Nithin and Nikhil Kamath.It all started when Dinesh Pai, VP of Zerodha Online, openly admitted on X that he thought Nikhil Kamath was better looking than his older brother Nithin.“Don’t tell Nithin I said this, but…
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is expected to step down in the coming days after the White House accepted his resignation, according to a person familiar with the matter and a White House official. NBC News reported last week that Driscoll had told close associates that he wanted to leave the administration by Labor Day. Driscoll…
Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema is due to be sworn in for a second five-year term on Tuesday following a disputed election and the arrest of his main opponent on treason charges. Hichilema – credited with stabilising the economy – swept to victory on 13 August with 60% of the vote, according to official results. Runner-up…
The Microduck robot is set to come with a range of pre-installed actions, according to its developers HuggingFace and Pollen Robotics. Pollen Robotics BEIJING — A popular new programmable personal robot from a French-American company is powered by a chip from Shanghai-listed Rockchip which in turn uses British company ARM’s tech, reflecting how intertwined global…
