• Young firefighters take part in the Arctic basic training course supervised by the Danish Army in Sisimiut, Greenland. AP
    Young firefighters take part in the Arctic basic training course supervised by the Danish Army in Sisimiut, Greenland. AP
  • An aerobatic display at the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force and Changchun Air Show in Changchun, north-east China's Jilin Province. EPA
    An aerobatic display at the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force and Changchun Air Show in Changchun, north-east China's Jilin Province. EPA
  • Shunsuke Izumiya of Team Japan falls over a hurdle as, left to right, Junxi Liu of Team People's Republic of China, Dylan Beard of Team United States and Thiago Resende Ornelas Dos Santos of Team Brazil compete during the Men's 110 Metre Hurdles semi-finals at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. Getty Images
    Shunsuke Izumiya of Team Japan falls over a hurdle as, left to right, Junxi Liu of Team People's Republic of China, Dylan Beard of Team United States and Thiago Resende Ornelas Dos Santos of Team Brazil compete during the Men's 110 Metre Hurdles semi-finals at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. Getty Images
  • Students in Mumbai celebrate India Prime Minister's Narendra Modi's 75th birthday by donning Modi masks. AFP
    Students in Mumbai celebrate India Prime Minister's Narendra Modi's 75th birthday by donning Modi masks. AFP
  • Richarlison of Tottenham Hotspur misses a headed chance during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase MD1 match against Villarreal CF at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. Getty
    Richarlison of Tottenham Hotspur misses a headed chance during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase MD1 match against Villarreal CF at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. Getty
  • A residential building is pounded by rocks after a cloudburst following heavy rain in the Sahastradhara region of Dehradun in India's Uttarakhand state. AFP
    A residential building is pounded by rocks after a cloudburst following heavy rain in the Sahastradhara region of Dehradun in India's Uttarakhand state. AFP
  • A man in a Union Jack suit takes a selfie outside Windsor Castle ahead of US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump's arrival in Windsor, Britain. Reuters
    A man in a Union Jack suit takes a selfie outside Windsor Castle ahead of US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump's arrival in Windsor, Britain. Reuters
  • Youngsters dive into the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey. AP
    Youngsters dive into the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey. AP

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Who was Alfred Nobel?

The Nobel Prize was created by wealthy Swedish chemist and entrepreneur Alfred Nobel.

  • In his will he dictated that the bulk of his estate should be used to fund "prizes to those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind".
  • Nobel is best known as the inventor of dynamite, but also wrote poetry and drama and could speak Russian, French, English and German by the age of 17. The five original prize categories reflect the interests closest to his heart.
  • Nobel died in 1896 but it took until 1901, following a legal battle over his will, before the first prizes were awarded.
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Three ways to boost your credit score

Marwan Lutfi says the core fundamentals that drive better payment behaviour and can improve your credit score are:

1. Make sure you make your payments on time;

2. Limit the number of products you borrow on: the more loans and credit cards you have, the more it will affect your credit score;

3. Don't max out all your debts: how much you maximise those credit facilities will have an impact. If you have five credit cards and utilise 90 per cent of that credit, it will negatively affect your score.

Islamophobia definition

A widely accepted definition was made by the All Party Parliamentary Group on British Muslims in 2019: “Islamophobia is rooted in racism and is a type of racism that targets expressions of Muslimness or perceived Muslimness.” It further defines it as “inciting hatred or violence against Muslims”.

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