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Gaborone gold rush: how Botswana rose to the top of men’s sprinting

Country with a population of just 2.5m credits investment in young athletes for its rise but this progress is under threat It was a fairytale ending to the World Athletics Relays in Gaborone. In the final strait, Collen Kebinatshipi surged past South Africa’s Zakithi Nene to win the men’s 4x400m relay for Botswana. The home crowd, a sea of light blue, went wild. “It means so many things to us,” Letsile Tebogo, 22, the reigning 200m Olympic champion, who ran the second leg, told reporters afterwards. “Not just the team … but for the people that always cheer for us behind the TV. Now they had that experience to see first-hand how much effort, how much pressure, how much we give for them.” Continue reading...

The Guardian•5/12/2026

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‘Potential security risk’: Unpacking the UK’s trust issues with Palantir

Analysts say it is challenging to track whether Palantir is sticking to the terms of its NHS contract.

Dandre Raekwon Whitfield’s Rise Inspires Survival, Success

The music industry is littered with the stories of "the one that got away"—artists who signed major deals only to be shelved or dropped when corporate priorities shifted.

EQT Raises Bid Again for UK Testing Firm Intertek

EQT AB raised its takeover offer for Intertek Group Plc to roughly £9.2 billion ($12.5 billion) as the private equity firm seeks to overcome repeated rejections from the UK product testing business.

Reeves’ allies say chancellor should stay in post if Starmer ousted

Fears growing that leadership contest could unleash chaos on already jittery bond markets

Financial Times•5/12/2026

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Odemwingie urges Osimhen to choose Arsenal, Barcelona, Real Madrid over Man United

Former Super Eagles and West Bromwich Albion forward Peter Odemwingie has identified Arsenal, Barcelona and Real Madrid as the ideal read more Odemwingie urges Osimhen to choose Arsenal, Barcelona, Real Madrid over Man United

Business Day Nigeria•5/12/2026

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Shoppoint’s billion receipts initiative to digitise Nigeria’s offline retail economy

Shoppoint has unveiled the Billion Receipts Initiative, a nationwide campaign aimed at digitising one billion offline consumer receipts and building read more Shoppoint’s billion receipts initiative to digitise Nigeria’s offline retail economy

Business Day Nigeria•5/12/2026

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Bain, LY Said to Offer to Buy Kakaku, Rivaling EQT Takeover Bid

Bain Capital and LY Corp. have submitted a joint offer to acquire Tokyo-listed Kakaku.com Inc., the $3.7 billion price comparison site operator fielding a takeover by EQT AB.

Bristol-Myers Inks Up to $15 Billion Licensing Deal With Hengrui

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. inked a collaboration and licensing deal with Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co. that could be valued at as much as $15.2 billion, as the US drugmaker seeks to leverage China’s efficiency in early development.

1,326 journalists attacked, 28 dead in nine years – Nigerian report

The report noted that journalists also faced equipment seizures, abductions and online harassment while carrying out their duties.

Hitachi Said to Mull $640 Million Stake Sale in Machine Firm

Japanese industrial electronics maker Hitachi Ltd. is looking to offload about 8% of Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. shares in block trades, according to people familiar with the matter.

Bloomberg•5/12/2026

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‘We won’t tolerate violence during primaries’ — APC national chairman

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, has warned aspirants contesting on the party’s platform against acts capable of disrupting the forthcoming primaries, saying violators risk suspension. In a statement issued on Monday by his Special Adviser on Media and Information Strategy, Abimbola Tooki, Yilwatda said the party would not […] ‘We won’t tolerate violence during primaries’ — APC national chairman

Daily Post Nigeria•5/12/2026

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