The limits of human sporting performance have been stretched because there are profits to be made for those who dare to do it. The marathon world record chase is now a ‘billion-dollar race’ fuelled by extensive sports science and R&D investment, with brands like Nike and Adidas spending an estimated $1.4bn in recent years to shave seconds off elite times.

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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Ride-share drivers for app-based companies such as Uber and Lyft have unionized in Massachusetts, forming what state officials and labor leaders said was the first officially recognized organization in the U.S. to represent such gig workers. The newly formed App Drivers Union received certification from the Massachusetts Department of Labor...

WASHINGTON, May 26 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump, who turns 80 next month, said “everything checked out perfectly” after having his physical on Tuesday at Walter Reed National Military Medical ​Center, following a year of public attention on apparently minor health issues.

The NSPCA is in the Constitutional Court this week to defend the inclusion of animal ‘wellbeing’ in South Africa’s biodiversity law. The case may turn on a single word, but its outcome could decide whether wild animals are recognised in law as sentient beings, or managed as resources.

Councillors in Nelson Mandela Bay have backed a proposal for an independent panel to investigate widespread water outages across the metro, as communities report weeks-long disruptions and growing frustration over failing infrastructure and inconsistent explanations.

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[Nile Post] Ronald Balimwezo Nsubuga has called for increased efforts in promoting clean water, sanitation and hygiene in schools and communities to prevent disease outbreaks and environmental degradation.

Police constable Emilio George’s search and rescue efforts at a Humansdorp milk farm highlight the emotional weight of recovery work, as he aids families in finding closure after tragedy.

“Following months of public debate and protests against American IT giant Kyndryl’s proposed acquisition of Solvinity, a Dutch cloud provider that hosts the Netherlands’ online identity platform, the Dutch government has decided to block the acquisition,” writes longtime Slashdot reader rastakid. “The deal triggered fears that it would mean that ‘DigiD’ data would fall under foreign control,...