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Morrisville, NC, 2026 – Lenovo, the global technology powerhouse, today announced that its annual global innovation event will return to  CES® 2027 in Las Vegas. Hosted at Sphere and part of the CES Keynote lineup, Tech World will bring together a visionary lineup of speakers and breakthrough innovations with a first-of-its-kind immersive technology and music experience. As well as unveiling the latest in Lenovo’s innovations, Tech World will unite global technology leaders and leading voices on stage to discuss the future of AI. Together, they will explore how hybrid AI can empower people and unlock new possibilities for business and society. As demand grows for responsible AI leadership, the event will provide a defining moment at the start of 2027 to consider AI’s role in unlocking human potential, sustaining the planet, and driving global progress.

Canada is knocking on the door of its highest-ever spot in the FIFA men’s world rankings. The Canadian men’s national team climbed three places to No. 27 in the latest rankings released Wednesday, putting them just one spot behind the program’s all-time high of No. 26.

Danish firm aims to bolster pipeline of weight-loss and metabolic disease therapies Novo Nordisk has struck several deals collectively worth over £4 billion to secure rights to several weight-loss and cardiometabolic disease treatments. Novo’s deal spree is likely an attempt to curb anticipated revenue loss as the patent on semaglutide – the active ingredient in Novo’s Wegovy and Ozempic, marketed for weight loss and diabetes respectively – has expired in several countries and is set to expire in Europe and the US over the next few years.

The World Bank Group’s  Crisis Preparedness and Response Toolkit enables countries to respond faster to crisis, protect development gains, and build resilience in a world where crises have become the new normal. Approved in February 2024, the CPRT includes a range of innovative tools to help countries strengthen preparedness, respond to crises and build lasting resilience and ultimately contributing to achieving a world free of poverty on a livable planet. Through the Crisis toolkit, the Bank provides more flexibility to help countries put in place more contingent resources and be better prepared for future crises. It also scales up access with speed to new financing for budget support when disasters hit, giving countries immediate access to money to manage the impact of a disaster and assist their citizens.

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October 7, 2026, 2:25pm Amid ongoing talk about another potential sale of the FIM World Supercross Championship (WSX), SX Global (promoters) announced the 2026 season is over, effective immediately. The first round of the announced six-round championship took place in August and will be the only WSX event for this year as the future of the series beyond that is not known. The following press release is from SX Global (promoters of the FIM World Supercross Championship):FIM WORLD SUPERCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP CONCLUDES 2026 SEASON WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECTWorld Supercross has today announced, with regret, that the 2026 FIM World Supercross Championship season will conclude with immediate effect. World Supercross remains in advanced discussions with potential investors regarding the future of the series. While those discussions continue, the decision has been taken to conclude the current season. The decision has not been taken lightly. We continue to believe strongly in the series, its global potential and the opportunity to build on the foundations established to date.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Golden State Valkyries owner Joe Lacob walked through the tunnels of Chase Center following the Valkyries’ 71-60 win over the Las Vegas Aces in Game 1 of the WNBA semifinals with a message he wanted to get off of his chest. “Print this: Gabby Williams is the best player in the world,” Lacob told ESPN. Williams scored a team-high 25 points Sunday afternoon and scored or assisted on 36 of the Valkyries’ points. On the other end, she held the Aces to just 29% on 4-of-14 shooting as the primary defender. Williams, who also had 11 rebounds and five assists, became the second player with 25 points, 10 rebounds and five assists in a playoff game against the Aces. She is also the first Valkyries player to have a 25-10-5 playoff game. After arriving in Golden State during the offseason, Williams has taken her play to another level with the Valkyries -- finishing second in Defensive Player of the Year voting and also adding to her offensive game. So far, she’s averaging 25 points during the playoffs, which is the third-highest scoring average of the postseason. Only Wilson and Arike Ogunbowale have scored more.

The indoor season is ready to burst back into life as the Western European League gets under way in Oslo (NOR) this week, launching a campaign that will take Athletes across Europe in pursuit of valuable points and, ultimately, qualification for the Final in Gothenburg (SWE) next year. The League will visit 13 venues across 10 countries, with only an Athlete’s best seven results counting towards the overall standings.

Just over 31,000 children arrived in Greece, Italy, Spain, Bulgaria and Malta last year – 25 per cent less than in 2024. Of more than 4,600 teenagers and young adults aged 15 to 24 surveyed, nearly half reported suffering physical violence. One of the main routes migrants take today is the through the central Mediterranean from Libya and Tunisia in northern Africa to Italy, according to the UN migration agency, IOM. IOM spokesperson Kennedy Omondi said there has to be stronger cooperation between European countries and those along migration routes to protect children travelling alone. “The latest data in our report shows how vulnerable children are subjected to violence and exploitation when safe pathways are limited and they are forced to rely on smugglers,” the spokesperson said. Confined and coercedAmong the adolescents and young adults who made the journey, 28 per cent said they had been held against their will and 17 per cent said they had been forced into work. Almost eight in 10 are male.

All times EasternWednesday, October 14
6:30-8:37 AMWomen's Scratch Women's Team Sprint FinalsMen's Team Sprint FinalsThursday, October 15
5:00-8:35 AMMen's Team Pursuit FinalsWomen's EliminationMen's Keirin FinalsMen's ScratchWomen's Team Pursuit FinalsFriday, October 16
5:00-9:04 AMMen's Points RaceMen's KiloMen's Individual PursuitWomen's Sprint FinalsWomen's OmniumSaturday, October 17
5:30-9:15 AMWomen's KiloWomen's MadisonWomen's Individual PursuitMen's OmniumSunday, October 18
1:30-5:23 AMMen's Sprint FinalsWomen's Points RaceMen's EliminationWomen's Keirin FinalsMen's MadisonFull Schedule Elite Women’s Endurance Kristen Faulkner (Homer, Alaska; EF-Oatly-Cannondale) - Team Pursuit, Individual PursuitAnna Hicks (Boulder, Colo.; Virginia's Blue Ridge TWENTY28) - Team Pursuit, Points, Individual PursuitBethany Ingram (Warrington, Pa.; TWENTY28 Pro Cycling)  - Team Pursuit, Madison    Megan Jastrab (Apple Valley, Calif.; Team Picnic PostNL) - Omnium, Madison, EliminationEmma Jimenez Palos (Miami, Fla.; City Bikes Miami Racing)  - Team Pursuit Stephanie Lawrence (Colorado Springs, Colo.)

Kristalina Georgieva warns that the technology lifting growth hopes is also pushing up inflation and yields, just as public debt levels rose.

Vancouver International Airport (YVR) has added another international accolade to its sterling resume. The honour comes from Condé Nast Traveller’s latest look at the best airports in the world, part of the 39th annual Readers’ Choice Awards.

Greta Van Fleet’s detractors are loud as ever – but on new album Palace for the People, Jake Kiszka and his Gibson “Excalibur” come out swinging

Temperatures in Paris were nudging 41C when Erwan Leo opened Le Butter Shop this summer. Wildfires had already been tearing through France and the city was quiet, particularly in the less touristy 15th arrondissement, a flex-your-wealth area near the Eiffel Tower. The last thing it needed, you would think, was a shop that sold loads of butter. “We were just so worried about the fridges,” says Leo, the 34-year-old owner. “We didn’t think anyone would even turn up.”I visit Le Butter, the first shop in Paris dedicated to selling the stuff, two months later in September. It’s a quaint, photogenic spot between a wine shop that was opened by Leo eight years ago and a cafe famous for being blown up in Christopher Nolan’s Inception. Inside there are candy-striped walls, little shopping baskets, a shelf of Instagrammable buttery merch (knives, hats, totes) and two double fridges containing 50 different types of butter. It’s a lot cooler today; the fridges purr away at an exacting 3C. And the past few months have been busy – so much so that Leo has had to erect a bench for those waiting outside, and a retractable barrier to manage the queues.

In a video message for the 100th World Mission Sunday, Pope Leo XIV thanks the faithful for their prayers and support, recalling how they helped nurture his vocation and sustain his missionary work in Peru. Pope Leo has sent a videomessage marking the 100th World Missionary Sunday, marked on the 18th of October 2026. In his video, the reflects on the theme “One in Christ, United in Mission” and expresses his gratitude to all those who have supported the annual celebration over the past century