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As far as season-opening races go, beating the reigning world 100m champion is not a bad place to start. Such a statement performance is only amplified in an Olympic year but, with less than three months until Paris 2024, Daryll Neita remains focused on enjoying her journey. That was evident at the Suzhou Diamond League, the 27-year-old beaming as she cruised to an impressive 200m victory in 22.62 seconds, with American Sha’Carri Richardson – also a world medallist over that distance – among those trailing behind. She will aim to build further momentum when she competes over 100m at the…

Amid polarisation, some employers seek to prohibit or rein in political discourse on the clock. Others let it fly. In mid-April, dozens of employees at Google were sacked after staging a sit-in-style protest in the company’s California offices, demanding an end to Google’s contracts with the Israeli government. Earlier that month, National Public Radio (NPR) suspended senior editor Uri Berliner after he published an essay accusing the news outlet of political bias. (Berliner later resigned.) The New York Times has launched an investigation into its own staff after information leaked pertaining to their coverage of the conflict in Gaza. Similar tensions are simmering in workplaces…

A major US health care system said Thursday that it is diverting ambulances from “several” of its hospitals following a cyberattack this week. The cyberattack on Ascension, a St. Louis-based nonprofit network that includes 140 hospitals in 19 states, is also disrupting access to electronic health records, some phone systems and “various systems utilized to order certain tests, procedures and medications,” Ascension said in a statement distributed Thursday evening. The sprawling health care network, which also owns 40 senior living facilities, said that it would be using “downtime procedure for some time,” because of the cyberattack. Downtime procedures are typically when health providers…

Apple has apologised after a backlash over an advert that showed objects, including musical instruments and books, being crushed by a hydraulic press. Apple said the advert fell short of its goal of empowering and celebrating creatives, in a statement released to marketing publication Ad Age. The video was meant to demonstrate how creativity has been compressed into the latest iPad. But celebrities including Hugh Grant and Justine Bateman reacted with horror to the destruction shown in the advert. “Our goal is to always celebrate the myriad of ways users express themselves and bring their ideas to life through iPad.…

One of the most common types of mosquito has been identified for the first time in locations across Scotland, according to researchers at the University of Glasgow. They found 16 types of mosquito in Scotland, including the Culex pipiens, which is prevalent in North and South America, parts of Europe and some areas of Asia and Northern Africa. Prof Heather Ferguson, who has been leading the study, said they were surprised to find the insects in all corners of the country. She warned that warmer temperatures could lead to larger numbers of mosquitoes, including ones from areas where they can…

A general strike against public spending cuts has affected most of Argentina, where schools, banks and many shops remained closed. Train and metro services were suspended on Thursday, with a limited bus service running. One of the main union leaders, Hector Daher, said the 24-hour strike was a wake-up call to President Javier Milei. Mr Daher urged him to review some of the cuts to subsidies and social programmes. Mr Milei, a right-wing economist, has begun implementing comprehensive austerity measures since coming into power in December. He says his measures are necessary to reduce Argentina’s public deficit and control the…

Florida police have publicly released body camera footage from a deputy sheriff who fatally shot a US Air Force member at his home. Senior Airman Roger Fortson, who was 23 years old, was taken to a hospital where he died, officials said. A lawyer for the victim’s family, citing a witness, alleged the police burst into the wrong home. Police have disputed the claim and said the deputy reacted in self-defence after he saw Fortson armed with a gun. The airman was shot on 3 May at his home, located 5 miles (8km) from the Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt…

Fiji’s long-serving former prime minister Frank Bainimarama has been sentenced to a year in prison for obstructing a police investigation into corruption. Bainimarama, 70, is one of the most high-profile politicians in the Pacific Islands, having led Fiji for more than15 years until he was voted out in 2022. On the international stage he was also a leading representative lobbying for climate change action for vulnerable Pacific countries. He was taken away in handcuffs after the High Court’s ruling on Thursday. Last month he was convicted of perverting the course of justice during a police investigation into university fraud. Prosecutors alleged he…

In Asia, discussing food is like discussing the weather – it can get people talking for hours. But when the BBC recently visited one of the region’s leading food and drink events, it became clear that there are some cuisines that leave even the foodies speechless. “British food?” asks one Thai woman with a perplexed pause. “Um… I’m not really sure what that is. Is that, like, sausage?” A Malaysian man nearby was less hesitant to offer his opinion: “It’s boring! Definitely nothing special,” he laughs. These are sobering words for British exporters, who were promised easy access to lucrative…

In the lead-up to India’s general election, Narendra Modi was expected to frame it as a referendum on his decade as prime minister. He was expected to boast about achievements like generous welfare programmes and spaceflights. He was to reaffirm that the new Ram temple in Ayodhya represented a cultural assertion for India’s majority Hindus. Even foreign policy was anticipated to influence the ballot, with the publicity boost afforded by Mr Modi’s hosting of the G20 summit last September. Opinion polls have predicted a third, record-equalling landslide win for his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). But early in the gruelling six-week election, Mr…