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Top-Ranked Sabalenka and Alcaraz Advance on an Opening Day of Records at the Australian Open

Top-Ranked Sabalenka and Alcaraz Advance on an Opening Day of Records at the Australian Open

Published by Sam Flores

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka and Carlos Alcaraz fulfilled expectations on opening night of the Australian Open, the No. 1 seeds advancing in straight sets in a Sunday session that started with tennis royalty Rod Laver and Roger Federer in the crowd. Rod Laver Arena was heaving for their first-round matches, capping a day when a record total of 100,763 fans packed into Melbourne Park. Out on John Cain Arena, the so-called People’s Court because it’s open to fans with ground passes, Williams was up two service breaks at 4-0 in the third set before Olga Danilovic rallied to win six straight games in a 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4 victory. The seven-time major winner, playing on a wild-card entry in the singles in just her second major since returning to the tour last year, plans to continue in doubles. “I’m really proud of my effort today because I’m playing better with each match, getting to the places that I want to get to,” she said. “Right now I’m just going to have to keep …

FoodTech Challenge 2026 winners to advance agri-tech ecosystem

FoodTech Challenge 2026 winners to advance agri-tech ecosystem

Published by skeptic

The third edition of the UAE FoodTech Challenge, a global competition that identifies and scales the world’s most promising agri-tech innovations, concluded at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week with the announcement of four winning startups. From an initial pool of 1,215 submissions from 113 countries, ten finalists advanced to the final stage of the competition, presenting their agri-tech solutions in live pitches to an international judging panel. The four teams will share a $2m prize and will be invited to scale their solutions in the UAE, where they will receive tailored in-kind support, including pilot opportunities, access to research facilities, market-entry guidance, mentorship, and investor introductions through an extensive network of local and international partners. From this base, the winners will work to deploy and scale their solutions across key markets in the Global South, supporting more resilient and sustainable food systems. Advancing agri-tech innovations across the entire food system This year’s FoodTech Challenge is organised by the International Affairs Office at the UAE Presidential Court and Tamkeen, in partnership with the Gates Foundation, ne’ma (The …

How you turn while walking could signal Parkinson’s risk nearly 9 years in advance

How you turn while walking could signal Parkinson’s risk nearly 9 years in advance

Published by Jenni Sidey

A slow turn in a hallway can feel meaningless. Over a decade, it may tell a deeper story about your brain. A collaborative research team working across five institutions followed 1,051 adults over age 50 for 10 years. The project looked for early movement changes tied to Parkinson’s disease, often called PD. The study took place in Germany, with the ongoing work conducted at the University Hospital Tübingen. Researchers collected data for a full decade and focused on something most people never think about: how you turn while walking. Participants walked down a 20 meter hallway while wearing a single sensor on the lower back. The small device recorded turning angle, turning time and turning speed. Instead of relying on a doctor’s eyes alone, the team used precise motion data captured in the same simple test, repeated over years. Illustrates change in peak angular velocity in n = 23 older adults prior to a diagnosis of PD (grey points and lines) compared to the mean of n = 910 older adults modelled at the average …

Saudi-backed forces advance in Yemen’s Hadramawt, military says

Saudi-backed forces advance in Yemen’s Hadramawt, military says

Published by Sam Flores

Saudi-backed troops on Saturday made advances in Yemen’s resource-rich Hadramawt province, military officials said, as confrontations between forces backed by Riyadh and Abu Dhabi deepened a rift between the two Gulf allies. The Saudis and Emiratis have for years supported rival factions in Yemen’s fractious government. But a recent offensive by the UAE-backed secessionist Southern Transitional Council (STC) to capture Hadramawt angered Riyadh and left the oil-rich regional powers on a collision course. Read moreYemen is back from the brink, but frenemies Saudi Arabia and UAE have much to negotiate In a statement, the military of the Saudi-aligned government announced that “all military and civilian facilities” in Mukalla, the capital of Hadramawt province, had “been secured” by Riyadh-backed forces. Earlier two government military officials told AFP they had taken control of Mukalla’s principal military base. The Saudi-led coalition has launched repeated warnings and air strikes over the past week, including one on an alleged Emirati arms shipment to the STC. On Friday, a strike on the Al-Khasha military camp in Hadramawt left 20 dead, according …