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Forget Pilates, yoga and spin – Japanese walking is the latest fitness craze you need to know about

Forget Pilates, yoga and spin – Japanese walking is the latest fitness craze you need to know about

By JADA BAS Published: 16:20, 2 August 2025 | Updated: 16:31, 2 August 2025 Japanese walking is becoming the latest fitness craze – taking over trendy workouts like Pilates, yoga and spin classes.  The exercise consists of bursts of slow and fast walking which increases your heart rate. Also known as the ‘3-3 walking workout’, you walk with intensity for …

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EU and US spin conflicting versions of trade deal, sowing confusion

EU and US spin conflicting versions of trade deal, sowing confusion

ADVERTISEMENT The trade deal between the European Union and the United States is off to a rocky start. The preliminary agreement, announced at the end of a face-to-face meeting of Ursula von der Leyen and Donald Trump in Scotland, has prompted a massive wave of criticism over its heavily lopsided nature in favour of American interests. On Monday, the European …

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Earth’s Unusual Rapid Spin Could Prompt First-Ever ‘Negative Leap Second’

Earth’s Unusual Rapid Spin Could Prompt First-Ever ‘Negative Leap Second’

The Earth has been spinning unusually fast recently. Last year on July 4, our planet set a record by completing a full spin 1.66 milliseconds (0.00166 seconds) faster than usual, according to timeanddate.com. One year later, on July 10, 2025, Earth completed a daily rotation that scientists estimate was 1.36 milliseconds faster than usual, giving us another particularly short day. …

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Earth is starting to spin faster — and scientists are considering doing something unprecedented

Earth is starting to spin faster — and scientists are considering doing something unprecedented

Earth is spinning so fast that global timekeepers are considering something that’s never been done before: adding a negative leap second. So far this year, July 9 and July 22 have been unusually short — by about 1.3 and 1.4 milliseconds, respectively. However, Aug. 5 is expected to be even shorter, losing roughly 1.5 milliseconds, according to timeanddate.com. This follows …

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Earth will spin faster on July 22 to create 2nd-shortest day in history

Earth will spin faster on July 22 to create 2nd-shortest day in history

Earth will complete a full rotation in slightly less time than usual on Tuesday, July 22, making it one of the shortest days ever recorded. The difference will be just 1.34 milliseconds less than the standard 24 hours — not something you’ll notice — but it’s part of a puzzling trend in Earth’s rotational behavior that has been unfolding in …

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What would happen if the Earth continues to spin faster? Stronger hurricanes, disastrous earthquakes and catastrophic flooding, expert says

What would happen if the Earth continues to spin faster? Stronger hurricanes, disastrous earthquakes and catastrophic flooding, expert says

Scientists have warned that this summer could include some of the shortest days of your entire life. On July 22 and August 5, experts predict the day will be 1.38 and 1.51 milliseconds shorter than average, respectively.  This is because the planet’s rotation has entered an unexpected period of acceleration, shaving a millisecond or so off the length of a …

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