• Sky News

    F1 simulator chain on pole position for £100m financing boost

    An operator of Formula One driving simulators is raising £100m to fund its expansion in a financing round backed by the sport’s owner. Sky News has learnt that F1 Arcade is close to finalising the new debt facility with Liberty Media, the British challenger bank Oaknorth and Cheyne, an investment fund. City sources said on Wednesday that the deal was expected to be completed within the next week, days before the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.

  • The Canadian Press

    NHL draft prospect seeks to shed off-ice concerns through diversity training, volunteer work

    Trevor Connelly says he has done his best through volunteer work and diversity training to address behavioral concerns that could affect his NHL draft standing this weekend.

  • RFI

    WHO urges swift response as DRC hit by mutated mpox strain

    The spread of mpox in Africa needs to be addressed urgently, the World Health Organization has warned, as more deaths were reported from a mutated strain of the virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, from the same family as smallpox, causes flu-like symptoms and pus-filled lesions. Most cases are mild but it can also be deadly. "There is a critical need to address the recent surge in mpox cases in Africa," Rosamund Lewis, the WHO's technical lead for mpox,