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Cameron Norrie fought back from a set down to beat Jordan Thompson 4-6 6-3 6-2 and progress to the Queen’s quarter-finals. The British No. 1 was overpowered in the opening set but produced a stirring response to complete a comeback in one hour and 57 minutes.Norrie will face Frances Tiafoe or Sebastian Korda next in his bid to reach a second final at the London event, having finished as runner-up in 2021.ATP LondonNorrie starts grass season with Kecmanovic win at Queen’s19/06/2023 AT… Read the full article here

Mark Zuckerberg announced the Meta Quest 3 VR headset at the beginning of this month, which should bring enhanced capabilities for those who want to upgrade their Quest 2. But that more performant Quest 3 won’t be here until September, so in the meantime, Meta promised a future update will boost the Quest 2’s (and Quest Pro’s) performance and keep the hardware supported for much longer.Meta is now rolling out those changes in the v55 update. The Quest 2 will get a 19 percent GPU speed… Read the full article here

UK housebuilder Berkeley warned its sales would fall another 20 per cent over the coming year if stubbornly high inflation and rising mortgage rates kept the housing market on an uncertain footing. The FTSE 100 group, one of London’s largest housebuilders, said on Wednesday that sales of new properties decreased 15 per cent on a like-for-like basis in the year to the end of April, compared with the year before, and flagged a further slowdown if current market conditions… Read the full article here

On June 21, self-custody wallet provider BitKeep announced support for BRC-20 tokens issued on the Bitcoin network. With the feature, users can view, rank and transfer BRC-20 tokens and nonfungible tokens (NFTs). Developers also stated BRC-20 in-wallet swaps are coming “in [the] future.” Last month, cryptocurrency exchange OKX also announced support for BRC-20 assets via the OKX Wallet app. Many centralized and decentralized exchanges have also rolled out BRC-20 support. Although bullish… Read the full article here

While Hilaria Baldwin is a mother of seven every day, she also has to parent her husband Alec Baldwin on occasion. “Sometimes I’m his mommy,” the yoga instructor, 39, said of Alec, 65, in an interview with Romper published on Wednesday, June 21. “At the beginning of our relationship, everyone was like, ‘She must have daddy issues because she’s married to somebody older.’ But it’s actually the opposite.” Hilaria and Alec — who have a 26-year age difference… Read the full article here

Enugu State residents have expressed concern over the proposed 40 per cent hike in electricity tariff beginning July 1. On Wednesday, the residents spoke on the issue in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu. An industrialist, Jude Emordi, said the proposal would push up the cost of production, leading to a hike in the prices of manufactured goods. Mr Emordi also said that the proposed increase might chase many small-scale entrepreneurs out of… Read the full article here

Immediate past Inspector-General of Police (I-G), retired Mr Usman Baba, said in Abuja on Wednesday that he has added value to policing in Nigeria. Baba also said that he left the Nigeria Police Force better than he met it on his appointment in 2021. “As I exit the leadership of the Force today, I believe that I am leaving it better than I met it. “I believe that I have added value to policing in Nigeria,’’ Baba said while handing over the reign of authority to the newly-appointed… Read the full article here

Real Madrid have reportedly identified two players to sign as alternatives to Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe. Real Madrid are currently scouring the transfer market for a first-choice number nine, with Mbappe at the top of their wishlist. The Los Blancos lost Karim Benzema to Saudi Pro League giants Al-Ittihad earlier this summer. Mbapp recently confirmed that he is unwilling to extend his contract with PSG beyond 2024, sparking a number of transfer rumours. According to… Read the full article here

Kenya’s President William Ruto graced the World Rally Championship Safari Rally on Wednesday in Naivasha as this year’s contest shifted to top gears.  Kalle Rovanpera set the pace in Wednesday’s shakedown for the WRC Rally Safari Kenya, where the flying Finn will be looking to extend his championship lead. Thierry Neuville became the fifth winner across this season’s six rallies at the previous round in Italy, trimming defending… Read the full article here

In its final account to the world body, the Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo shared mounting evidence of Rwandan support for the M23 rebel group that has been wreaking havoc across the resource-rich eastern region. The damning report warns of worsening attacks on civilians and a heightened risk of political instability ahead of Congolese elections in December.“The Group of Experts on Democratic Republic of the Congo noted with concern that dynamics… Read the full article here