• RFI

    Spanish para-athlete makes legal bid to overturn Paris Olympic disqualification

    Disqualified during the Paris Paralympic marathon in September, visually impaired athlete Elena Congost from Spain has taken legal action in France to recover her bronze medal and her pride. On 8 September, Spanish marathon runner Elena Congost was disqualified for having let go the rope which connected her to her guide, just two meters from the finish line.The 37-year-old had been running alongside her guide, Mia Carol, as required by Paralympic rules, which state that visually impaired athlete

  • The Canadian Press

    Red Bull principal Christian Horner says honorary award from King Charles is 'very humbling'

    LONDON (AP) — Christian Horner said it was “very humbling” to receive an honorary award from King Charles III on Wednesday, which came after a Formula 1 season that saw the Red Bull team principal cleared of accusations of inappropriate conduct by an employee.

  • Reuters

    US current account deficit hits record high in the third quarter

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. current account deficit widened to a record high in the third quarter on strong growth in imports and lower income receipts, with some economists warning of a potential threat to a country already saddled with a large government budget deficit. The Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis said on Wednesday the current account deficit, which measures the flow of goods, services and investments into and out of the country, increased $35.9 billion, or 13.1%, to an all-time high of $310.9 billion last quarter. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast the current account deficit would be $284.0 billion.