Chico

_STATISTICIAN _

‘‘Mathematics is the language in which God has written the universe.’’

_PRAGMATIC PERSON_

[The New York Times @nytimes]

From @TheAthleticFC: FIFA is set to wait until after the World Cup to take disciplinary action against outspoken players and coaches. Any sanction will depend on the referees’ reports and other contributing factors. https://t.co/Hbicxw3xUE

[Iain Cameron @theiaincameron]

France v Spain is the World Cup's only match between two European teams who have ancient non-Indo-European languages spoken in their countries.

The Basque language is at least 4,000 years old, and is still spoken in parts of southern France and northern Spain.

Stay tuned for more cutting-edge, geography-based World Cup analysis.

[Bloomberg @business]

Dangote is halting the sale of petroleum products in naira within the Nigerian market, Punch Newspaper reported, citing failings in a landmark 2024 plan for the state-owned energy company to supply crude in local currency https://t.co/fNzH4R6iqm

[The Athletic | Football @TheAthleticFC]

Michael Olise is a very different kind of footballer — playing, thinking and speaking about the game unlike anyone else.

This is what makes him special:

■ Unique pre-match ritual
■ Ballet dancer’s jump
■ IQ of 127 and love of chess
■ Stubborn streak that annoyed Vieira
■ Passes that nobody else can see

📝 @stujames75

🔗 https://t.co/9C88MyILck

[The New York Times @nytimes]

From @TheAthleticFC: Michael Olise, France's balletically brilliant footballer, is truly unique. Quick-witted and smart, the enigmatic player scored 127 on an IQ test in 2024. As for his football intelligence, it’s off the scale. https://t.co/kI5JPZKUpt

[Defence Index @Defence_Index]

🇫🇷 France's Air and Space Force put on a spectacular aerial display over Paris as the nation celebrated Bastille Day, its National Day, on July 14.

[Sam Altman @sama]

Concerning.

[Maya Majueran @MayaMajueran]

Once dismissed as the "world's largest swimming pool" and a "Chinese debt trap," Hambantota International Port (HIP) recorded its highest-ever monthly throughput in June 2026 - handling 90,219 vehicles and 80,325 TEUs.

[Maxarick @Maxarick]

The Soyuz rocket that will launch tomorrow has an energy drink ad on it 😭😭😭

welcome back Pizza Hut Proton

[Civixplorer @Civixplorer]

Aerial view of the Coastal Road in Mumbai, India 🇮🇳

[CGTN Africa @cgtnafrica]

Kenya bags African title as World Rafting Cup debuts in Africa: Kenya became the first African country to host a World Rafting Cup event, with international teams competing on the Grade III and IV rapids of the Tana River in Sagana. The competition gave Kenyan paddlers a rare opportunity to test themselves against some of the world's top crews on home waters.

[Winston @ChurchillWw]

Bangladesh is buying its way into nuclear power on vendor credit: Rosatom is building the roughly $12.65 billion plant, and the price even covers the first few years of fuel.

Repayment runs over 20 to 25 years. That is how Russia sells reactors to economies that cannot pay upfront.

China and Russia are building most of the 80 reactors now under construction worldwide.

[Civixplorer @Civixplorer]

Eling Park Skywalk in Chongqing, China 🇨🇳

[Reuters @Reuters]

Congo's AFC/M23 rebels have used a small Ebola outbreak in territory they control to showcase their ability to govern, mounting a response largely separate from authorities in Kinshasa and supported in part by neighboring Rwanda, according to response teams and official documents https://t.co/w7FQ71Pjp8

[NTD News @NTDNews]

Japan's experimental reusable rocket took off and safely landed in a first test flight Saturday as the country seeks to achieve the technology key to cut launch costs and compete in the global space market dominated by SpaceX.

[Kenyans.co.ke @Kenyans]

RSF Leader Who was Hosted by Ruto Sentenced to Death
https://t.co/s7jjv5AZHP

[Mucus Bag @Bag_of_Mucus]

@moneyacademyKE Environmentalists want us to remain a 3rd world primitive state where "tourists" come to have nostalgic experiences of "early man". You oppose Nuclear power, you oppose coal, you oppose oil refineries- fuck those fish.

[Financial Times @FT]

The huge investment needed to replace Chinese financing in critical industries highlights the scale of the challenge facing the US and Europe as they seek to reduce Beijing’s grip on strategic supply chains. Can they really afford to decouple from China? https://t.co/ry2D1uZyvC

[NASA HQ PHOTO @nasahqphoto]

#ICYMI - The Soyuz rocket rolled out to the launch pad Saturday in Baikonur, Kazakhstan ahead of the planned July 14th launch of @NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina to the @Space_Station. More images: https://t.co/oBlrlcdKd6

[International Space Station @Space_Station]

The Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft that will carry @NASA astronaut Anil Menin and Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina to the International Space Station counts down to a launch at 10:47 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, July 14, from Kazakhstan. The new crew will dock just over three hours later to begin an eight-and-a-half-month research mission. https://t.co/Pht2WhMFlW