South Korean style shopping platform Musinsa is increase its cooperation with Japanese peer Zozo to develop a worldwide existence ahead of an IPO.
“Through our cooperation with Zozo, we’ll have the ability to reach a vast array of clients in Japan, a significant market,” stated Park Jun-young, Musinsa’s primary worldwide officer.
Through this partnership, Musinsa intends to change itself from simply an exporter of South Korean style and into a worldwide circulation center for brand names from both Japan and South Korea.
Zozo opened its very first South Korean pop-up store at a Musinsa physical shop in Seoul on Oct. 16. The pop-up is offering items from 15 popular Japanese brand names up until completion of the month. Musinsa is likewise offering popular Zozo items online through mid-November.
Musinsa and Zozo concurred in December 2024 to develop a tactical collaboration. In November 2025, a Musinsa store opened inside Zozo’s Japanese e-commerce platform, Zozotown.
Musinsa started in 2001 as an online neighborhood for tennis shoe lovers. The website got in the e-commerce company in 2009 and integrated in 2012.
The business broadened its consumer base by finding up-and-coming K-brands. Since 2025, Musinsa had actually partnered with over 20,000 brand names and had more than 10 million month-to-month active users.
Photo source: Musinsa.
Now, the business’s profits comes from 2 primary streams: sales of its own label, Musinsa Standard, and commissions from finding and offering other brand names.
Musinsa used in September for an initial evaluation to list on the Korea Exchange. The foundation is being laid for a listing in the very first half of 2027. The business worth would be around KRW 8– 10 trillion (USD 6.0– 7.5 billion ), according to South Korean news outlets.
In an October report, South Korea’s IBK Securities stated the predicted worth will depend upon future development capacity beyond existing revenue levels. What will support Musinsa’s business worth is whether the business can accomplish development worldwide, and not simply in South Korea’s retail sector, according to the report.
Park informed Nikkei that Musinsa can show the toughness of its development by using its cultivated knowledge to abroad markets, in combination with broadening organization back home.
“The most crucial thing is the business’s worth and sustainability,” Park stated.
A Musinsa Standard shop (envisioned)opened in Shanghai in March. Picture source: Dreamstime (Gang WangID: 445963518).
Japan is an essential piece of Musinsa’s abroad method. The business developed a Japanese subsidiary in 2021 and started online sales there in 2022. Sales because market more than quintupled in the 3 years approximately 2025. The business prepares to open its very first irreversible shop in Japan in 2027.
Numerous South Korean brand names “are little brand names with just a couple of workers, and they fast to react to patterns,” Park stated.
Musinsa developed a Taiwan subsidiary in July, intending to open 15 shops over the next 5 years. In China, the business will open 2 shops at the same time in Shenzhen on October 31. Musinsa will likewise include more places in Southeast Asia.
Musinsa’s earnings grew in 2025, net revenue fell 41% to KRW 7.7 billion (USD 5.7 million). The business logged a KRW 15.6 billion (USD 11.6 million) bottom line for the very first half of 2026. Weighing down on profits are increasing procurement expenses, financial investments in expert system skill and logistics effectiveness, and marketing costs in Japan and China.
This post initially appeared on Nikkei AsiaIt has actually been republished here as part of 36Kr’s continuous collaboration with Nikkei
Keep in mind: KRW figures are transformed to USD at rates of KRW 1340.33=USD 1 based upon price quotes since October 29, 2026, unless otherwise specified. USD conversions exist for ease of recommendation and might not totally match dominating currency exchange rate.
Precede quarter of next year, Sunday bicyclists at Seletar Aerospace Park can eagerly anticipate a prolonged path for their laps, after a 6.6km-long extension to the existing Sunday biking lane is finished.
Deal with the extension will begin in November.
Presented as a six-month trial at West Camp Road in October 2022, the biking lane is a devoted on-road biking lane that runs on Sundays from 5am to 11am.
It was made long-term in April 2023 following favorable results from the trial, which looked for to evaluate the expediency of offering devoted roadway area for bigger group biking throughout durations of low automobile traffic.
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) stated on Wednesday (Oct 28) that it will be extending the existing Sunday biking lane at West Camp Road to consist of Seletar Aerospace Drive and Punggol Barat Drive.
“The 6.6km extension will increase the total length of the Sunday cycling lane at Seletar Aerospace Park from 4.6km to 11.2km, providing cyclists with a longer and more continuous route,” the authority included.
Discussing its reasoning, LTA stated the devoted lane has actually been well used considering that its execution, which both traffic conditions and bus operations have actually stayed smooth.
Through its engagements with the Singapore Cycling Federation and stakeholders along Seletar Aerospace Drive, the authority kept in mind broad assistance for the effort to supply a longer, constant biking path around the Seletar Aerospace Park.
The location is likewise home to the Hampstead Wetlands Park that supplies a favorable environment for plants, birds and other wildlife that live in freshwater environments, according to the National Parks Board.
Things to keep in mind for bicyclists, drivers
LTA stated that the prolonged biking path will embrace comparable style and running standards to the existing Sunday biking lane at West Camp Road.
This suggests that the lane will be demarcated by strong blue lane markings other than near junctions and advancement gain access to where the lane is demarcated by dotted blue lane markings and red traverse markings.
Drivers might utilize the roadway locations demarcated by dotted blue lanes and red traverse markings to develop into and out of roadways throughout biking lane hours.
They are advised to filter onto these stretches with care as bicyclists and buses might be utilizing the lane.
Bicyclists are likewise advised to remain within the biking lane and follow traffic signals.
Those who select to utilize the Sunday biking lanes throughout non-operational hours are highly advised to adhere to dominating biking policies, consisting of on group size and traffic guidelines.
When the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System Link (RTS Link) ends up being functional next year, each train will bring more than 600 guests and perform at brief periods– with a peak capability of as much as 10,000 guests per hour in each instructions– leaving little space for mistake, stated Second Minister for Home Affairs Sim Ann.
“By executing the response plans correctly and swiftly, we will be better prepared to save lives, minimise damage and restore normalcy quickly,” the 2nd minister stated in her closing address at the Malaysia-Singapore cross-border joint field training workout on Wednesday (Oct 28).
The field training workout (FTX) on Oct 27 included Malaysia’s Royal Malaysia Police, Border Control and Protection Agency, Fire and Rescue Department, Ministry of Health, and Malaysian Armed Forces; and, Singapore’s Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA), Singapore Police Force, and Singapore Civil Defence Force.
Throughout the FTX, individuals were evaluated on their functional preparedness and inter-agency coordination.
This consists of the interoperability of both nations in making sure prompt and efficient joint management of an intricate emergency situation that may happen on the RTS Link train and tracks.
Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and Malaysia’s National Security Council (NSC) stated in a joint declaration on Wednesday that the circumstances consisted of joint firefighting operations, medical emergency situation and casualty evacuation, in addition to collaborated cross-border emergency situation reaction.
Sim likewise exposed in her speech that functional firms from both nations have actually been constructing joint strategies considering that 2023– establishing clear structures, laws and functional procedures that direct how frontline responders manage cross-border occurrences once the RTS Link service starts.
Throughout the workout, Malaysia’s operations centre at Bukit Chagar likewise kept real-time interactions with ICA’s incorporated operations centre.
“This enabled both countries to establish a joint situation picture and communicate their action plans to each other. In any crisis, accurate and timely information is the foundation for an effective response to mitigate the safety or security threat,” Sim stated.
Both MHA and NSC mentioned that the workout highlights the strong ties and close cooperation in between companies from the 2 nations in making sure safe, protected and reputable cross-border travel when the RTS Link service begins.
They likewise kept in mind that both nations have actually put in location the essential domestic legislation for the operationalisation of the RTS Link, which covers the management of cross-border occurrences.
Malaysia passed its RTS Link Bill on Feb 12, while Singapore passed its Cross-Border Railways (Border Control Co-Location) Bill on May 5.
The closing event on Wednesday was co-officiated by Malaysia’s Minister of Home Affairs Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.
Lessons gained from severe expert system (AI) events ought to not be restricted to one nation or business, however shared more methodically so that others can gain from failures and emerging threats, stated Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.
Speaking at a virtual leaders’ conference on frontier AI security co-hosted by Norway and Finland on Wednesday (Oct 28), PM Wong proposed a worldwide AI incident-reporting pilot, drawing parallels with worldwide air travel, where events and near misses out on are studied to constantly enhance security requirements.
Together with the European Commission and 21 other nations, Singapore had in September signed a joint statement requiring the control of frontier AI designs at the United Nations General Assembly.
The statement stressed the value of worldwide cooperation to reinforce safeguards versus the threats of significantly effective AI systems, while making sure that AI stays under human control and oversight.
The Wednesday conference went over global cooperation on danger management, developing international rely on the security and security of frontier AI designs, and establishing typical guidelines on AI security and governance.
Speaking throughout his turn, PM Wong recommended drawing lessons from worldwide air travel and establishing a comparable culture of knowing and avoidance for AI.
“We should be able to learn from what went wrong, identify the emerging risks, and take steps to prevent similar incidents happening elsewhere,” he stated.
The prime minister likewise mentioned that present understanding about the security of frontier designs originates from their designers, although companies, federal governments, and other organisations are utilizing such designs.
“And as users, we ourselves encounter serious failures or near misses that reveal significant risks, even if no actual harm has occurred,” PM Wong stated.
He stated that while these cases might not set off existing reporting requirements, they can still provide important lessons for everybody.
As an initial step, PM Wong recommended that interested celebrations and nations come together to release a pilot program around AI event reporting.
This can be done by settling on a typical set of event classifications and details to be shared.
“We can explore how participating countries can collect and exchange this information securely. And this will allow us to test what works, identify the practical difficulties, and build confidence before considering a wider framework.”
At the conference, the prime minister likewise recommended for signatories to embrace a useful and versatile technique, arranging cooperation around particular workstreams, with smaller sized cross-regional groups of interested nations taking the lead in establishing useful tools and structures.
Celebrations must likewise construct on and utilize existing efforts, instead of replicate what is currently being done.
“So by connecting these different efforts, we can strengthen their collective impact and give our cooperation a wider reach,” he described.
About the joint statement
The statement happened in the middle of issues that the fast advancement of frontier AI designs presents major threats to security and security if they are not properly handled and go “rogue”
This, in spite of AI’s possible to enhance lives, advance science and increase economies.
When an AI representative “goes rogue”it suggests the AI has actually done something about it beyond the job it was asked to carry out. Both AI companies Anthropic and OpenAI stated in July that their AI designs had actually prospered in acting upon their own.
On Sept 16, OpenAI stated it was presenting a brand-new structure for tracking, penetrating and divulging AI design misalignment circumstances, such as brand-new methods for the designs to act without authorisation, coordinate with other designs or avert oversight.
This came as it divulged 6 reports of “unexpected or concerning” behaviour in AI designs.
Such cautions from within the AI market itself have actually restored a long-running dispute over whether sophisticated AI might get away human control and eventually threaten mankind’s survival, and whether the business establishing the innovation are doing enough to avoid such a situation.
Individuals participate in the 17th conference of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP17) in Yerevan, Armenia, Oct. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Junfeng)
YEREVAN, Oct. 29 (Xinhua)– Diverse preservation efforts in China are showing how biodiversity can be secured beyond designated safeguarded locations through cooperation, with regional neighborhoods, scientists, organizations and federal government companies playing complementary functions, a Chinese conservationist has actually stated at a United Nations biodiversity occasion.
At a thematic occasion entitled “Multi-Stakeholder Strategies and Actions for Biodiversity Conservation,” held at the China Pavilion throughout the 17th conference of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP17) in the Armenian capital of Yerevan, preservation efforts at China’s Weitou Bay Wetland were highlighted as an effective example of such efforts.
More than 1 percent of the approximated worldwide population of seriously threatened spoon-billed sandpipers has actually been taped wintering at Weitou Bay Wetland in Quanzhou, southeast China’s Fujian Province, in each of the previous 3 winter seasons, stated Yan Baohua, secretary-general of China’s Mangrove Conservation Foundation (MCF). The wetland is not a designated secured location.
The spoon-billed sandpiper types in Russia’s Far East and moves countless kilometers along the East Asian-Australasian Flyway, counting on seaside stopovers and wintering environments. Just about 15 percent of the anticipated appropriate intertidal environments for the types lie within safeguarded locations, according to a research study pointed out by Yan.
The MCF and Beijing Forestry University released a spoon-billed sandpiper preservation task in 2018, Yan stated, keeping in mind that studies performed throughout southern China from 2019 to 2026 recognized extra wintering websites, lots of outdoors secured locations, highlighting the requirement to extend preservation efforts beyond the existing protected-area network.
A spoon-billed sandpiper (L) forages at Weitou Bay in Quanzhou, southeast China’s Fujian Province, April 11, 2024. Found along the bird migration path in between East Asia and Australasia, (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)
At Weitou Bay Wetland, preservation efforts had actually long been driven mainly by regional bird-watching volunteers. In March 2025, the MCF partnered with regional bird-watching groups and federal government departments to develop a preservation station to much better coordinate security efforts. Bird-watching groups now carry out routine tracking and patrols, while regional district attorneys add to environment defense through public-interest lawsuits. Villagers are likewise working to develop their own patrol groups.
Another example of neighborhood participation originates from Sanniang Bay in Qinzhou, south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, where anglers in a neighborhood outside a nature reserve are assisting secure horseshoe crabs unintentionally captured in fishing internet.
Tune Xin of the Farmers’ Seed Network stated that when her group went to the location in 2019, adult horseshoe crabs captured in fishing internet were offered to regional dining establishments, while subadults were disposed of due to the fact that they had no business worth.
With assistance from the network, regional citizens developed a rescue and release group in 2021 to return unintentionally captured horseshoe crabs to the sea.
Tune stated reports of less horseshoe crabs in regional anglers’s webs triggered her group and researchers to survey the location. They discovered that Sanniang Bay hosts adult and subadult horseshoe crabs, while generating premises and juvenile environments lie further east near the Dafeng River estuary, highlighting the requirement to extend preservation efforts beyond the bay.
Biodiversity preservation efforts are likewise extending into city areas.
A macaque has a good time in snow at Hongshan Forest Zoo in Nanjing, capital city of east China’s Jiangsu Province, Dec. 9, 2018. (Xinhua/Su Yang)
At Nanjing Hongshan Forest Zoo in east China’s Jiangsu Province, almost 700 types of native wildlife, consisting of around 130 bird types, have actually been taped, according to Wei Ye, director of sustainability at the zoo.
A synthetic lake when lined with solidified banks has actually gone through environmental remediation, developing more natural coastlines and enhancing the connection in between the water and coastline greenery. Wei stated Chinese water deer had actually delivered near the brought back lake at the zoo this year.
The examples show China’s efforts to check out other reliable area-based preservation procedures (OECMs), which match secured locations.
Acknowledged under Target 3 of the 2022 Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, the OECMs add to the objective of efficiently saving a minimum of 30 percent of the world’s land, inland waters, seaside and marine locations by 2030.
Madhu Rao, chair of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Commission on Protected Areas, stated the target might not be attained through safeguarded locations alone.
“One of the big advantages of OECMs is that they allow us to recognize the stewardship of nature by non-state actors, as it’s so well established in the example from China,” she stated.
The thematic occasion was arranged by the All-China Environment Federation and the China Environmental Protection Foundation. ■
Two university student who set out for a walking in Colorado were discovered dead after going missing out on for a number of days.
Deputies discovered the bodies of Kaden Matsuda, 19, and Jackson Donlon, 20, in a mountain basin on West Apostle Mountain, the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office
verified.
Matsuda, a Ridgway, Colorado, citizen, and Donlon, who was from Queensbury, New York, were trainees at Colorado Mountain College’s Leadville school.
Authorities stated the set left school Friday, Oct. 23, for a walking near Ice Mountain.
Colorado Mountain College trainees Kaden Matsuda and Jackson Donlon were discovered dead after setting out on
a mountain walking.
( Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office)
Their bodies were found Wednesday, after Colorado Mountain College reported them missing on Monday.
Authorities stated the males treked near Ice Mountain before they were discovered dead.(Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office)
Investigators supplied comprehensive updates on social networks about the search, which included 60 search-and-rescue volunteers from 6 counties. Teams browsed treacherous routes and intensifying weather condition while trying to find the missing out on trainees.
Search-and-rescue teams from 6 counties signed up with the effort to find the missing out on trainees.( Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office)
Deputies later on developed a possible timeline for the trainees ‘unfortunate walking.
Browse teams treked the tracks in an effort to discover the missing out on guys.(Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office)
Sheriff Andy Rohrich stated in a declaration, “Our heart pains for Kaden and Jackson’s friends and family. We are extremely happy with our group’s efforts to discover them before this weekend’s coming storm. This is a gut punch, our prayers were responded to that we would discover Kaden and Jackson, permitting some closure for the household.”
Browse teams from 6 counties took part in the effort to discover the missing out on hikers.(Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office)
The males’s remains were moved to the Chaffee County Coroner’s Office for autopsies.
The examination into the deaths stays continuous.
News Media has actually called Colorado Mountain College for talk about the catastrophe.
Sir Patrick Stewart, who has actually passed away at the age of 86, was a phase and screen terrific who stabilized Hollywood fame with a similarly excellent profession in classical theatre.
While numerous stars are typecast, he moved easily from Shakespeare and Dickens to the command of the USS Enterprise and his well-known wheelchair in X-Men.
In a profession that covered 7 years, Sir Patrick got several awards, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II.
Among the world’s most flexible stars, he mastered both funny and disaster, science-fiction and historic drama-in spite of the show business’s conventional dislike of bald heads.
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Enjoy: The life of famous star Sir Patrick Stewart
Patrick Hewes Stewart was born in Mirfield in the West Riding of Yorkshire on 13 July 1940.
His mom Gladys was a fabric employee. She was active in amateur dramatics and motivated her 3 kids to participate.
His dad was a previous Sergeant Major in the Parachute Regiment whose experience throughout the wartime evacuation of Dunkirk had actually shredded his psychological health.
“My father was a very potent individual,” Stewart later on remembered. “It was said that when he strode on to the parade ground, birds stopped singing.”
Alfred Stewart had actually ended up being a quick-tempered guy, suffering from what would now be called post distressing tension.
He was susceptible to consume and frequently got his disappointments on his household – although Patrick himself was never ever the target of his fists.
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Patrick Stewart in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 1970 production of The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Young Patrick’s love of drama established at school when among his instructors presented him to Shakespeare and motivated him to carry out.
His very first public efficiency remained in a regional church production of Cinderella.
He discovered the predictability of significant efficiencies a welcome modification form the chaos of his home life.
He left school at 15 and ultimately got a task as a reporter and obituary author on the Dewsbury Reporter.
He likewise tossed himself enthusiastically into the thriving regional theatre. “I used to recite Shakespeare from memory,” he stated. “I just learned all these big speeches.”
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He played a conspiratorial Roman soldier in the BBC’s I, Claudius in 1976
He discovered it difficult to focus on both his task and his acting. Ultimately his editor informed him to pick in between journalism and the “foolhardy” acting.
Stewart got his typewriter and went out.
At the age of 18, he had the terrible experience of losing all his hair, a big blow to an ambitious star and uneasy teen -who stressed that women would no longer discover him appealing.
He won a scholarship to the Bristol Old Vic and later on signed up with the Royal Shakespeare Company-playing a range of functions throughout the business’s collection.
And when not looking like Oberon or Enobarbus, he made his television launching as a firefighter in a 1967 episode of daytime drama Coronation Street.
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Patrick Stewart as a Russian spy in 1982 BBC series Smiley’s People
His Broadway launching can be found in 1970 as Snout in Peter Brook’s seriously well-known production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Over the next 20 years, Stewart appeared in a range of tv functions without threatening to end up being a significant star.
In 1974, he played Lenin in the BBC’s 13-part drama series The Fall of Eagles.
He was a conspiratorial Roman soldier in the extremely popular I, Claudius and a Soviet spy in Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and Smiley’s People.
In 1984, Stewart left the RSC and transferred to the National Theatre. Already in his mid-40s, he had actually just ever been out of work for 3 weeks, however was seldom cast as a primary character.
He had actually landed a variety of supporting movie functions: consisting of playing Guinevere’s daddy in Excalibur, a minstrel in Dune, and a riding trainer in Little Lord Fauntleroy.
And he was the voice of a little character in the animated movie of Richard Adams’ unique The Plague Dogs.
Even he explained the very first half of his profession as “sound but never spectacular”
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His profession actually removed aboard the USS Enterprise as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation
Came the function of Captain Jean-Luc Picard.
A manufacturer called Robert L Justman was intent on restoring the Star Trek franchise, and was searching for a follower to William Shatner’s famous James T Kirk.
He had actually intended to discover a hot, hirsute Frenchman to play the function -however bumped into Stewart providing a lecture to his better half’s Shakespeare class in Los Angeles.
Justman turned to his better half. “I said I think I’ve found our new captain,” he stated.
Stewart was fascinated however sceptical.
He understood absolutely nothing about the initial Star Trek and his terrific good friend, Sir Ian McKellen, informed him not to toss his phase profession away on a wild goose chase into area.
In requirement of an increase to his financial resources, Stewart signed a six-year agreement, securely thinking the program would not last and he ‘d be back on the boards previously long.
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Patrick Stewart and the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation
“Everybody told me it would be a flop,” he remembered. “A friend of mine said, ‘Get a suntan, make some money, go home.'”
He was, nevertheless, happy that the manufacturers didn’t mind his baldness.
He ‘d attempted using a wig in early screen tests, however it looked ratty and-in the end-Star Trek’s creator Gene Roddenberry informed him to ditch it.
“In the 24th Century, they wouldn’t care if Picard was bald,” he stated.
Stewart, who was billed by the New York Times as “an unknown British Shakespearean actor”discovered it tough adjusting to his brand-new task.
After his phase experiences, he discovered the 20 hours a day on set tiring, and he likewise had a hard time to deal with a relatively easygoing and fun-loving United States cast.
His choice to call his fellow stars together and provide a lecture about acting more seriously stopped working to get him appeal.
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Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Patrick Stewart were the very best of buddies in addition to co-stars
“It was really awful, being dressed down by the captain,” stated Brent Spiner, who played Data, the android. “We really thought, ‘Well, please, get over it’.”
Ultimately Stewart softened, firmly insisting that every member of the cast informed a minimum of one joke a day.
Regardless of his preliminary bookings, Star Trek: The Next Generation both made it through and flourished-making its star an extremely rich guy.
Captain Picard was expected to be French, however showed a remarkably English regard for both Shakespeare and Earl Grey tea.
And, after playing all those Shakespearean princes and dukes on the London phase, Stewart ended up being increasingly happy with him, and of the program’s capability to get in touch with more youthful audiences.
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Sir Patrick starred as the telepathic Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men movie franchise
In addition to the tv series, Stewart played Picard in 4 Star Trek movies. While commanding the Enterprise, he handled to not overlook the theatre.
With his new-found celeb, the parts he was provided enhanced considerably.
For many years, he carried out a one-man variation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol on Broadway -playing all 40 characters.
In 1995, he looked like Prospero in a remarkable efficiency of The Tempest and, 2 years later on, he starred as Othello- who he provided as a white mercenary in a black African country.
His Star Trek success restricted the functions that Hollywood was prepared to provide him.
“No director wanted to cast this grand, deep-voiced, bald English guy,” he informed the Times. “Because everybody knew he was Picard and couldn’t possibly be anybody else.”
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Sir Ian and Sir Patrick appeared together in Waiting for Godot
Ultimately, he played Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men movie franchise, basically playing a telepathic Picard in a wheelchair.
His co-star was Sir Ian McKellen-the good friend who had actually alerted him to prevent Hollywood- in the metal-bending function of Magneto.
Together with his operate in America, he won vital recognition opposite Harriet Walter in Antony and Cleopatra in 2007.
And, in the very same year, he played Macbeth for the very first time-regardless of a 30-year age space in between him and Kate Fleetwood, playing Lady Macbeth.
The critics declined to grumble.
Critic Nicholas de Jongh chose it was “the best Macbeth I have ever seen”and hailed him as “one of our finest Shakespearean actors”
In 2010, Stewart was granted a knighthood for his services to drama.
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Sir Patrick Stewart got his knighthood in 2010
In 2009, he once again coordinated with Sir Ian in Waiting For Godot.
It was a minute of individual fulfilment for Sir Patrick who, as a blown away teen, kept in mind viewing Peter O’Toole in the play at the Bristol Old Vic.
His deep and reliable voice made him much in need for commentary functions – consisting of a reprise of his function as Captain Jean-Luc Picard on Star Trek computer game.
One female recruiter as soon as gushed that “just hearing him order breakfast is rather thrilling”
He likewise voiced a host of television commercials both in Britain and the USA.
Far from acting, he was an enthusiastic political activist and a veteran advocate of the Labour Party, along with an advocate for victims of domestic abuse.
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Sir Patrick Stewart and his spouse Sunny Ozell photographed in 2024
In 2013, he wed his 3rd other half -singer-songwriter Sunny Ozell-in Nevada.
Sir Ian McKellen officiated at the event, which needed to be restaged at a Los Angeles dining establishment when somebody found that his legal power to do so did not reach the Silver State.
A year later on, the 2 knights took their skills to Broadway, rotating efficiencies of Waiting for Godot with Harold Pinter’s No Man’s Land.
Sir Patrick made a video for Amnesty International on the topic of domestic violence, referencing his dad’s cruelty towards his mom.
As soon as called the 3rd biggest Yorkshireman after Michael Palin and Sean Bean, he never ever lost touch with his roots – keeping a home in God’s Own Country, and staying a long-lasting advocate of Huddersfield Town football club.
Upcoming tasks had actually consisted of a last efficiency as Professor Charles Xavier in Marvel’s Avengers: Doomsday, which will be launched this Christmas.
And, if millions remember him just as the rather taciturn leader of the USS Enterprise, that possibility was not something that fretted him.
“For huge numbers of people I will always be Jean-Luc Picard, and that’s fine,” he stated. “I really believe we created an admirable individual.”
President Donald Trump has actually stated the imports of foreign-made factory robotics to be a nationwide security risk– buying brand-new United States settlements with trading partners while holding out the possibility of enforcing brand-new tariffs on such robotic imports in the future.
Released on October 28, Trump’s governmental pronouncement represents increased federal government examination of foreign-made commercial robotics that might make complex the production operations of significant United States corporations that depend on such robotics. Those business consist of Detroit car manufacturers General Motors and Ford, electrical car maker Tesla, and aerospace and defense giants like Boeing and Lockheed Martin.
Trump’s pronouncement explains commercial robotics and equipment as being essential for producing United States military weapon systems together with representing a “driving force” behind all crucial facilities sectors within the United States economy. The pronouncement mentions an examination under United States Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick as having actually discovered that United States imports of such robotics “present[] dangers to the United States commercial base and threatens the long-lasting competitiveness of the United States in a sector that is significantly crucial to nationwide security.”
The Department of Commerce examination likewise allegedly discovered “distinct security and security threats” that might present “substantial cybersecurity vulnerabilities that can lead to extreme effects to the United States.”
Such phrasing echoes reasons utilized by Trump’s Federal Communications Commission when it prohibited brand-new designs of foreign-made robotics, such as robotic vacuums, four-legged robotic pets, and humanoid robotics, in July 2026. That FCC action had actually particularly excused commercial robotic arms and other repaired or fixed robotics frequently released in vehicle factories and logistics storage facilities.
Now Trump’s instruction for the United States and trading partners “to change imports of robotics, commercial equipment, and their elements” intends to strike brand-new arrangements on the problem within 180 days of the pronouncement’s date. If no arrangements have actually been reached already, the pronouncement alerts that the president might take extra actions, like enforcing “tariffs, tasks, quotas, and charges” on such imports.
Functions are underway on the $5 million Wodonga Creek Activation Project, with the Albanese Government partnering with Wodonga Council to each contribute $2.5 million to change the location into a dynamic leisure and visitor location.
The task will enhance access to Wodonga Creek, develop brand-new chances for entertainment and enhance connections in between Wodonga’s main company location, Belvoir Park, Gateway Island and Albury.
Improvements will consist of boosted strolling and cycling courses, interactive water-play and picnic locations, seating, lighting and landscaping, together with enhanced parking, signs and public art.
The works follows a number of rounds of neighborhood assessment, with feedback notifying principles and comprehensive styles.
The task is enabled thanks to the State and Federal Governments and Wodonga Council’s partnership through Albury Wodonga Regional Projects.
Building and construction is anticipated to be finished by mid- to late-2027.
Quotes attributable to Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories, Kristy McBain MP:
“This investment will enhance Wodonga, helping people connect as well as supporting the town’s growing visitor economy.
“We’re supporting tasks like this throughout local Australia to provide neighborhoods the facilities and leisure centers they are worthy of.”
Quotes attributable to Senator for Victoria, Dr Michelle Ananda-Rajah:
“Enhancing liveability, neighborhood wellness and regional tourist are a few of the social and financial advantages of this job.
“The Albanese Government is backing in the success of the Wodonga community, ensuring it has the spaces and infrastructure to support its continued growth.”
Quotes attributable to Victorian Minister for Rural and Regional Development, Michaela Settle:
“I welcome the start of works on this project, which will deliver a real boost to the local economy.
“It will draw in more visitors to Wodonga, enhance neighborhood connections and assistance regional tasks and companies – making the city an even much better location to live, work and operate.”
Quotes attributable to Cr Michael Gobel, Mayor of Wodonga:
“Wodonga Creek is among our city’s terrific natural properties and this job has to do with making it more available and satisfying for both our neighborhood and visitors to the area.
“We’re creating more opportunities for people to get outdoors, connect with nature and enjoy time with family and friends, while strengthening the links between some of our city’s key destinations.
“It’s a financial investment that will not just boost the method our neighborhood engages with the location however likewise support Wodonga’s growing visitor economy.”
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Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, an APC member from Kano North, has actually taken a swipe at previous Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo over the bleak image he painted of Nigeria’s economy and democratic governance.
Senator Jibrin, who kept in mind that Osinbajo got it incorrect, stated the administration of President Bola Tinubu was taking actions to resolve what he referred to as longstanding difficulties challenging the nation.
According to Jibrin, while Osinbajo’s issues, especially those drawn from Afrobarometer studies on Nigeria and other African nations stood, the federal government required to enhance interaction with individuals to highlight continuous efforts to attend to the difficulties.
Remember that Osinbajo, who acted as Vice-President under previous President Muhammadu Buhari from 2015 to 2023, had actually revealed issue in his lecture about the failure of democratic governance amongst residents throughout Africa after nearly 3 years of undisturbed democratic guideline in a number of nations.
Pointing out Afrobarometer studies, Osinbajo, who was beat by President Bola Tinubu throughout APC governmental main, ahead of the 2023 elections, highlighted extensive discontentment with democratic organizations, financial challenge, decreasing public self-confidence in federal government and lessening youth involvement in electoral politics.
He kept in mind that although 64 percent of Africans chosen democracy to other types of federal government, just 38 percent were pleased with the method democracy was operating in their particular nations.
Osinbajo likewise pointed out findings showing that 59 percent of Africans considered their nationwide economies to be in bad shape, while 51 percent stated their economies had actually weakened.
He even more revealed issue over the increasing expense of living, joblessness, insufficient access to health care and decreasing citizen turnout, alerting that relentless difficulty might damage public self-confidence in democracy, especially amongst youths.
Responding the previous vice president at a public lecture, entitled “Democracy and Development: Rethinking the Leadership Question,”in Yola, Adamawa State, to celebrate the 59th birthday of Governor Ahmadu Fintiri on Thursday, Barau explained Osinbajo’s lecture as thought-provoking and intellectually promoting.
He, nevertheless, stated the dismal image painted by the studies was being dealt with which the spaces were partially attributable to insufficient interaction in between federal governments and people.
He stated: “I understand he is a great orator, a great speaker and an intellectual to the core. Having stated that, I am forced to make some discuss the paper. It is an extremely lovely and thought-provoking paper.
“What I wish to state is this: one crucial factor for the dismal image represented by the studies, especially those performed by Afrobarometer, is what the teacher spoke about and particularly observed: the concern of interaction in between the leaders and the led. There is no appropriate interaction.”
The Deputy President of the Senate preserved that federal governments at both the federal and state levels were taking actions to resolve the difficulties recognized by the previous vice-president, especially in the locations of education, facilities and financial advancement.
On education, Barau kept in mind that the federal government was broadening access to education to attend to the difficulties postured by Nigeria’s growing population and its big youth market.
He included that supplying instructional chances for kids, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds, stayed crucial to dealing with the nation’s long-lasting advancement obstacles.
“Before now, it was extremely tough for a kid who did not have the ways to go to school. Now, everybody, other than a kid who does not wish to go to school, can go to school in Nigeria with the NELFUND presented by this administration,” he stated.
He mentioned continuous roadway jobs throughout the nation, consisting of the Lagos-Calabar seaside highway, the Badagry-Sokoto highway and numerous tasks in the North-East and North-West as proof of the federal government’s efforts to resolve facilities deficits.
“When we speak about financial success, you can not attain it without a specific level of facilities, consisting of roadway networks, supply of water and other important facilities.
“This is what is taking place presently in this nation under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Roadways are being built all over to move the procedure of bringing financial success. That is being done. It is a long journey, however it is being done. There is no correct interaction,” he stated.
The Deputy President of the Senate required continual public engagement to make sure that Nigerians were properly notified about federal government policies, jobs and interventions.
On the financial obstacles dealing with the nation, he argued that Nigeria’s increasing expense of living must likewise be comprehended within the context of worldwide financial pressures.
He associated the boost in the expense of energy, items and services to worldwide disputes and disturbances in international supply chains, especially those impacting significant food-producing areas and energy markets.
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The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) will provide expert honours on 755 lenders, executives and other prominent people at its 2026 Fellowship Investiture set up for October 31, in Lagos.
The recipients cover the banking and financing market, federal government, the economic sector, academic community, and other vital sectors of the economy, showing their contributions to the development of the banking occupation and the broader economy.
According to the institute, 18 people will get honorary fellowships, while 460 partners will be chosen fellows. Another 277 senior management personnel of banks and members of the scholastic neighborhood will be consulted honorary senior subscription.
The event will acknowledge people for their meritorious service, dedication to principles and professionalism, and contributions to the banking market in Nigeria and worldwide.
Amongst those to get honorary fellowships are Sam Egube, deputy chief of personnel to the Lagos State guv; Thompson Oludare Sunday, handling director and ceo of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation; and Ibrahim Stevens, guv of the Bank of Sierra Leone.
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Others consist of Afolabi Olorode, handling director and president of Quest Merchant Bank; Emmanuel Ikazoboh, chairman of Dangote Cement and previous group chairman of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated; Folorunsho Alakija, vice chairman of Famfa Oil; Tokunbo Talabi, secretary to the Ogun State Government; and Olubunmi Kuku, handling director and ceo of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria.
The list likewise includes Siraju Salisu, handling director and president of Summit Bank; Ada Chukwudozie, chairman of Keystone Bank; Mohammed Mustapha Bintube, chairman of Jaiz Bank; Akin Ogunranti, executive director of Zenith Bank; and Segun Ogunsanya, chairman of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority.
Other honorary fellows consist of Tosin Runsewe, creator and ceo of AfyA Care; Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, establishing partner of Future Africa; and Faith Tuedor-Matthews, ceo of TEKLA Factoring & & Finance and previous handling director of Mainstreet Bank.
Amongst those to be chosen fellows are Nixon Iwedi, handling director and ceo of Signature Bank; Oluwaseun Osiyemi, Lagos State commissioner for transport; Hakeem Oyeneyin, creator of FelDams and chairman of Visiblevalue Chain; and Olatunbosun Ajala and Ben-Obi Onyewuchi, deputy directors at the Central Bank of Nigeria.
The institute will likewise give honorary senior subscription on Oluwayemisi Olorunshola, chairman of Wema Bank; Samson Oyetunde, executive director of the African Development Bank; Ishaku Polycarp, director at the CBN; and Rear Admiral Usman Garba of the Nigerian Navy and Nigerian Navy Microfinance Bank.
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The investiture will include a keynote address by Tayo Aduloju, ceo of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group, on the style, “Bank Recapitalisation: Leveraging New Bank Capital for Nigeria’s Industrial Transformation.”
The style puts the function of more powerful bank capital in funding commercial advancement at the centre of conversations, as Nigeria’s banking market adapts to greater minimum capital requirements and thinks about how more powerful balance sheets can support financial development.
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, guv of Lagos State, and Doris Uzoka-Anite, the minister of state for spending plan and financial preparation, will go to as unique visitors of honour.
Bello Maccido, ceo of Crosse Pointe Capital & & Advisory and Wakilin Sokoto, will chair the occasion, while Dele Alabi, president and chairman of the CIBN Council, will function as primary host.
The hybrid event is anticipated to draw in federal government authorities, members of the diplomatic neighborhood, magnate, senior bank executives, academics, expert bodies and other stakeholders from Nigeria and abroad.
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Hope Moses-Ashike is an Associate Editor, Banking and Finance, with more than a years of experience reporting on Nigeria’s monetary system and wider economy. She carefully tracks market motions, financial policy choices, business disclosures, regulative actions, financial indications, and worldwide advancements, and analyzes what they indicate for organizations, financiers, policymakers, and families. Her reporting assists readers comprehend intricate problems such as inflation patterns, forex market characteristics, rates of interest choices, bank efficiency, and financial investment threats. She likewise covers significant worldwide occasions and occasionally takes a trip to Washington, D.C., to report on the World Bank/IMF Spring and Annual Meetings. Her devotion to monetary journalism has actually made her numerous acknowledgments and invites to top-level expert advancement programs. She is an alumna of the International Visitors Leadership Programme (IVLP) in the United States and holds an Advanced Financial Journalism Certificate from journalism Association Training in London, UK. Her other significant accomplishments consist of finishing the Lagos Business School CMC Programme, the Bloomberg Media Africa Initiative Programme, and a Master Class in Journalism at Rhodes University in South Africa.
Atiku Abubakar, previous Vice President, has actually raised issues about President Bola Tinubu’s revealed Umrah trip to Saudi Arabia, requiring day-to-day images and videos revealing the President in Makkah.
In a declaration released on Wednesday by Phrank Shaibu, Director of Strategic Communication for the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Presidential Campaign Council, Atiku declared that the main statement of the trip may be a cover. He declared that details offered to him recommends France might be the President’s real location.
According to Atiku, the President may make a quick look in Makkah before continuing to France. He even more questioned whether the journey was connected to President Tinubu’s health or a reported $20 billion loan demand including a French organization partner, advising the Presidency to attend to these issues and launch the President’s complete travel plan.
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To make sure openness, the previous Vice President gotten in touch with the Presidency to release clear, existing, and date-stamped photos and videos every day revealing Tinubu at the Kaaba taking part in Umrah rites. He stressed that Nigerians are worthy of proven evidence of the President’s location and a transparent accounting of his day-to-day engagements.
While keeping in mind that he and other residents would sign up with the President in wishing the country’s peace and development, Atiku warned versus utilizing spiritual workouts as a cover. He worried that a spiritual journey carried out on behalf of the country need to be treated with utmost severity and stability.
Repeating that a main journey refers public interest, Atiku kept that residents have a right to understand the President’s day-to-day schedule and how public funds are being utilized. He advised the Presidency to resolve these concerns straight and supply the openness Nigerians should have.
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Athekame Kenneth is a politics, economy, and financing press reporter whose work is anchored in sharp investigative storytelling. He brings analytical depth to every piece, making use of a strong scholastic structure that consists of a degree in Economics, an MBA in International Trade, and a small in Petroleum Economics from Lagos State University, Ojo. His reporting mixes extensive research study with an eager eye for covert realities, providing stories that brighten power, policy, and the forces forming daily lives.
Microsoft is starting the rollout of a Windows 11 sneak peek upgrade that lastly deals with a relentless power user grievance with the os: the right-click menu that eliminated years of muscle memory on command places and concealed others behind an extra click. The timing is noteworthy, as the statement comes along with Microsoft’s quarterly monetary report, which revealed an ongoing decrease in business of offering Windows licenses for brand-new PCs.
The sneak peek upgrade, KB5127936is cumulative for Windows 11 variations 26H2 and 25H2. The upgrade will be a progressive rollout before ultimately carrying on to a typical rollout for all Windows 11 gadgets once it reaches basic schedule. The emphasize of the brand-new upgrade must soothe irritated users who have actually invested years with custom-made scripts and services in an effort to form Windows the method they would choose it. Users will get a “personalize menu” button that manages what commands appear when they right-click their mouse. Users can toggle integrated commands such as Send To or Create Shortcut on or off, reorganize what appears on the primary menu, and control which third-party extensions appear in either the primary or submenus. The gripe with the right-click menu had actually been that Microsoft concealed familiar command areas behind a leading row of icons while moving other familiar commands under the “Show more choices” submenu. Now, Windows users can personalize the entire thing around their practices.
The initial Windows 11 right-click menu is a mess.
The initial Windows 11 right-click menu is a mess.
Credit: Microsoft
The brand-new sneak peek likewise highlights a brand-new Windows function called Cloud Rebuild, a healing choice that can re-install Windows 11 straight from the cloud, even when an existing Windows 11 stops working to boot. Cloud Rebuild will pull the Windows 11 image and required system chauffeurs straight from Windows Update. Users will not require a custom-made healing image or external media to re-install Windows. There is a crucial difference to keep in mind. Microsoft categorizes Cloud Rebuild as a healing choice, however it acts more like a fresh Windows set up than a repair work, as existing applications and files will not be consisted of. Those concerned about information security can sterilize whole system drives prior to re-installing. For a complete list of enhancements concerning Windows 11, consisting of modifications to Xbox mode and settings, you can see the main Microsoft release statement
Musk has stated that all limitations on Starshield speed and use “are chosen by the United States military and eventually POTUS.” Trump rejected purchasing the constraints, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated the administration had “no foreknowledge” of the downturn.
Shaheen the other day stated, “It is worrying that the inspector general has actually obviously chosen not to examine satellite interaction interruptions that Ukraine counts on to secure its civilians,” according to CNN.
Shaheen stated the Trump administration and SpaceX offered “clashing accounts of what resulted in those interruptions, which deteriorated Ukraine’s defenses and put American workers in Ukraine at threat needlessly. There should be an independent accounting and evaluation to identify obligation and avoid this from occurring in the future. I advise the inspector general to carry out a complete examination.”
news Putin applauds Musk as Russia prepares Starlink alternative
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday supposedly called Elon Musk a “genius” while going over Russia’s strategy to develop a satellite constellation. Putin made the remark at the Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow.
“The admission was even more striking due to the fact that a variation of Starlink, established by Musk’s SpaceX, has actually been utilized by Ukraine’s military throughout the war with Russia as an essential element of drone operations and battleground interactions,” Reuters composed in a short article explaining Putin’s remarks.
Putin apparently made his remarks throughout a discussion by a Russian federal government minister who was explaining Russia’s preliminary launches of 30 satellites. “Just a 2nd, I wish to explain this is simply our initial step. Elon Musk is a genius, he’s simply a genuine genius,” Putin stated, according to Reuters.
Putin kept in mind that Starlink currently runs countless satellites, “while we are just taking our primary steps,” and stated he has actually remained in “close contact” with Musk.
“We remain in close contact with our American partners– consisting of Mr. Musk– due to the fact that it is extremely essential, in orbit, not to get in each other’s method and to preserve a specific level of discipline and order,” Putin was priced estimate as stating.
Bournemouth and Brentford are apparently thinking about Fiorentina protector Eddy Kouadio, who is presently on loan at Monza.
After completing his youth profession with Fiorentina, Kouadio made his expert launching in August 2025, before going on to make 7 additional looks for La Viola last term.
Instead of keep him in Florence, Fiorentina permitted the 20-year-old to sign up with Monza on a season-long loan relocation in the summer season window.
The centre-back has actually rapidly developed himself as a crucial part of Ivan Juric’s side, having actually begun 9 of his 10 competitive looks this term.
As an outcome of his motivating display screens, Kouadio was phoned by Italy employer Roberto Mancini last month, although he did not function in his nation’s very first 4 UEFA Nations League matches.
Mancini is not the only one that Kouadio has actually impressed, with 2 Premier League clubs thought to be revealing an interest in the Fiorentina loanee.
According to TuttomercatowebBournemouth and Brentford are stated to be considering a possible relocation for the young protector.
The report keeps in mind that both Premier League sides have actually formerly delighted in success in the Italian market.
Bournemouth signed Dean Huijsen from Juventus for a preliminary ₤ 12.6 m in 2024 before offering him a year later on to Real Madrid for ₤ 50m.
Michael Kayode has actually been an essential part of Brentford’s team given that signing up with from Kouadio’s moms and dad club, Fiorentina, in the summer season of 2025.
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Bournemouth manager Marco Rose can presently hire James Hill, Antonio Silva and Bafode Diakite as his primary central protective choices.
Veljko Milosavljevic is likewise part of the team, however he is yet to include this term after sustaining a knee injury in pre-season.
The 19-year-old has actually made simply 7 looks considering that signing up with Bournemouth in 2025, and any possible pursuit of a brand-new centre-back might depend on whether they feel the Serbian protector would benefit from time out on loan.
Brentford head coach Keith Andrews has Nathan Collins, Kristoffer Ajer, Jannik Schuster and Sepp van den Berg as his primary centre-back alternatives.
As it stands, there is no apparent requirement for a brand-new main protector unless there is a protective departure in the upcoming transfer window.
To begin matchday 9 in Ligue 1 on Friday, initially will fulfill worst as Le Havre welcome Paris Saint-Germain to Stade Oceane in Normandy.
At this phase of the project, Les Ciel et Marine sit bottom of the table on 2 points, after losing 4-3 at Marseille last weekend, while PSG reached the top of Ligue 1 thanks to a 2-0 home win over Lyon on Monday.
news We state: Le Havre 0-2 Paris Saint-Germain
PSG might not have their greatest assaulting alternatives readily available, however they most likely will not require them versus a side as passive as Le Havre, who have actually been rather prone at the back this season.
> Click here to read our complete sneak peek for Le Havre vs. Paris Saint-Germain, consisting of group news and forecasted lineups
Looking for successive success at Allianz Riviera for the very first time this century, Rennes will deal with Nice in a Ligue 1 conference on Friday.
Both groups enter this contest in strong type, with Nice going up to 10th after a 2-1 win at Brest, while Stade Rennais sit 2nd after 8 matchdays, blanking Strasbourg 3-0 recently.
news We state: Nice 1-2 Rennes
In spite of Rennes’ battles far from home, they have actually been resistant under Haise, and we believe Nice will have a hard time to consist of a side with lots of depth and balance like Stade Rennais.
> Click here to read our complete sneak peek for Nice vs. Rennes, consisting of group news and anticipated lineups
Lille might briefly move into top place in Ligue 1 on Friday with a win over Lens and some aid, as they go back to Stade Pierre-Mauroy on matchday 9.
After a 1-1 draw at Monaco last weekend, Les Nordistes sit 3rd in the table, 2 points above Lens, who are 8th thanks to a 2-1 resurgence win over Paris FC.
news We state: Lille 1-0 Lens
While Lens remain in great type locally, they will deal with a side with a lot more assaulting effectiveness than they have actually handled over the previous couple of video games, therefore our company believe the home side will go back to winning methods.
> Click here to read our complete sneak peek for Lille vs. Lens, consisting of group news and forecasted lineups
Elias Antonio Saca admitted to diverting over $300m in public funds throughout his presidency and took a plea deal.
Elias Antonio Saca, the previous president of El Salvador, has actually been launched after serving a 10-year jail term for corruption.
Saca, 61, got to court to officially report his release on Thursday after satisfying the regards to a plea handle which he admitted to diverting and washing more than $300m from public funds throughout his 2004 to 2009 administration.
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His legal representative, Mario Machado, stated the previous president had actually served his sentence completely without getting early-release advantages.
Saca stands beside his legal representative Mario Machado after being launched in San Salvador, El Salvador, on October 29, 2026 Jailed at kid’s wedding event
Saca was very first jailed throughout his kid’s wedding event in 2016 and was sentenced to 5 years for embezzlement and another 5 years for cash laundering in September 2018.
A plea deal enabled Saca to prevent a prospective 30-year jail sentence.
In 2019, the previous president was condemned of using $10,000 to a court staff member to get details about a case versus him, though a judge identified the 2nd sentence to be part of his existing 10-year term.
Saca, a business person and radio broadcaster, acted as president as part of the conservative Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA).
Throughout the preliminary trial, district attorneys stated Saca appropriated funds from the state spending plan for himself and others, consisting of taking more than $7m for his previous celebration.
Saca was likewise purchased to pay back $260m to the state. He is among 4 Salvadoran presidents who have actually dealt with corruption charges, including his follower Mauricio Funes, who left to Nicaragua in September 2016 and passed away there in 2025.
Cryptocurrency huge Binance stated on Thursday that it has actually frozen digital properties worth around$3bn (₤ 2.24 bn) to avoid them from being taken while it examines a security concern.
The business stated as part of a series of notifies online that all deposits and withdrawals are briefly suspended while its groups carry out security checks which the company will “cover all losses”
2 other significant crypto platforms, Tether and Circle, stated they have actually likewise frozen an overall of about $2.4 bn of properties in action to the possible Binance hack.
Binance has actually not stated just how much was possibly taken however some crypto specialists have actually put the figure at over $5bn.
The security occurrence issues Binance.com, while much smaller sized crypto platform Binance.US which offers trading services particularly for American citizens, stated its platform is not impacted by the concern.
“It does look like a hack,” Binance’s previous employer Changpeng Zhao stated on X.
Zhao, who is likewise called CZ, no longer handles the company however stays a crucial investor.
Glassnode, a digital possession advisory company, approximated the hack worries an overall of $5.3 bn in crypto.
New York-based blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis approximated that more than $5.9 bn has actually been taken.
That quantity is almost 4 times the worth of crypto taken from Dubai-based crypto exchange Bybit in 2025 – a record-breaking occurrence that has actually been credited to hackers connected to North Korea.
Binance stated the quantity of funds frozen might continue to increase as its groups work carefully with police and other partners to trace and take extra possessions.
“We are working around the clock and will share a full post-mortem once the investigation is complete. Please rely only on official Binance channels for updates,” the company stated, including that users’ funds are safe.
Binance is the world’s biggest crypto exchange by everyday trading volumes.
Bitcoin visited around 5% following the notifies. The cost of other significant cryptocurrencies consisting of Ethereum and Solana likewise fell dramatically.
Circle president Jeremy Allaire stated his company is “closely tracking reports of a potential exploit involving Binance” which his business has actually frozen more than$ 800m in properties connected to the event.
Circle is the provider and co-creator of the USDC, among the world’s biggest United States dollar-backed cryptocurrencies.
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino stated his company has actually frozen around $1.6 bn “related to a potential Binance exchange hack.”
“Protecting the industry and our partners is our main priority,” stated Ardoino, whose business concerns a cryptocurrency referred to as USDT.
A number of crypto market observers had actually flagged issues about a prospective hack on Binance hours before the exchange verified the security concern.
Binance, which was established in China by Zhao in 2017, enables users to trade digital properties and is approximated to have more than 300 million signed up users worldwide.
The exchange has actually been subject of regulative examination around the globe.
The business stated in 2024 that it has more than $160bn in properties under custody.
This is to inform all candidates who are interested in studying at the University of Medical Sciences Ondo State, that the management of the institution has released the official cut-off mark for the 2026/2027 academic session.
The UNIMED cut-off mark is one of the key requirements used to determine candidates who are eligible for admission into the university. All applicants are expected to meet the approved score for their chosen course, as it plays an important role in the Post-UTME screening and final admission process.
Candidates are also advised to note that meeting the cut-off mark alone does not guarantee admission, as other requirements, such as O’Level results, subject combination, and departmental criteria, will also be considered. Below, you will find the official UNIMED cut-off mark for the 2026/2027 academic session.
The general minimum JAMB UTME cut-off mark for the University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED), Ondo is 150. However, meeting this baseline only allows you to apply for the Post-UTME screening; highly competitive courses require significantly higher JAMB scores and aggregate scores.
You are advised to carefully go through the list below and confirm the cut-off mark for your desired course.
This will help you know the exact score required for admission into the programme you are applying for. Make sure you check properly so you can understand your chances before proceeding with your application.
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Course
Cut-Off Mark
1
Medicine and Surgery
250
2
Dentistry
200
3
Dental Therapy
150
4
Dental Technology
150
5
Doctor of Pharmacy
200
6
Doctor of Physiotherapy
200
7
Prosthetics and Orthotics
150
8
Audiology
150
9
Occupational Therapy
150
10
Speech Language Therapy
150
11
Nursing Science
200
12
Medical Laboratory Science
200
13
Radiography and Radiation Science
200
14
Human Nutrition and Dietetics
180
15
Health Information Management
150
16
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
150
17
Health Care Administration and Hospital Management
150
18
Pharmacology
180
19
Anatomy
180
20
Biochemistry
150
21
Physiology
180
22
Animal and Environmental Biology
150
23
Information Technology
150
24
Medical Physics
180
25
Medicinal Chemistry
150
26
Microbiology
180
27
Plant Biology and Biotechnology
150
28
Science Laboratory Technology
180
29
Community Health Science
150
30
Environmental Health Science
150
UNIMED Admission Requirements 2026/2027
To gain admission into the University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED), Ondo State, candidates must meet the general admission requirements set by the institution. These requirements are used to determine whether an applicant is qualified for consideration into any of the undergraduate programmes offered by the university.
Below are the official UNIMED admission requirements:
Candidates must have chosen UNIMED as their first choice institution during UTME registration.
Applicants must score at least the approved UNIMED cut-off mark for their chosen course, as published by the university.
Candidates must possess a minimum of five (5) credit passes in relevant O’Level subjects, including English Language and Mathematics, obtained in not more than two sittings (WAEC, NECO, or NABTEB).
Candidates must have the correct UTME subject combination for their intended course of study.
All applicants are required to participate in the UNIMED Post-UTME screening exercise and meet the required performance standard.
Candidates must ensure their O’Level results are uploaded on JAMB CAPS before admission consideration.
Some competitive medical courses may require higher scores and additional screening performance due to limited admission slots.
If you have confirmed that you meet the UNIMED admission requirements and your score matches the approved cut-off mark for your chosen course, the next step is to proceed and check for the University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED) Post-UTME form 2026/2027 and apply as soon as it is available.
Make sure you carefully follow all application instructions and provide correct details during registration to avoid any issues that may affect your admission process.
Also, don’t forget to share this post with other candidates who are interested in studying at UNIMED so they can also stay informed and properly guided. If you have any questions or need further clarification, feel free to ask in the comments section.
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