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This is the end of the men’s 67kg weightlifting competition at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games and Kiribati’s Ruben Katoatau, 25, is one of the most popular contenders among fans and the media. He didn’t win gold or silver or bronze, and even he didn’t understand why there was so much interest in him. It could be the enthusiasm he uses to approach every lift, and the big smile that comes after every success. Or it could be the spirit of “Friendly Games”, where everyone is happy to see competitors from small countries get a chance to shine. And, no matter how good the gold, for many like Katoatau, being a part of the event means a lot. “I’m very happy with the audience. I’m very happy for that,” he said. “I get fire on my platform, and I lift weights. I really give it my all.” Katoatau says weightlifting is not very popular on the Pacific Island. Ruben Katoatau of Kiribati also competed at last year’s Tokyo Olympics. ( Reuters: Edgard Garrido ) He was inspired to start the sport

Germany’s Deutsche Bahn rail system is not what it used to be, wrote a Traveler reader this week. Photo: iStock ICE IS NOT VERY HOT The once mighty Deutsche Bahn (German Rail), a symbol of punctuality, reliability and other German stereotypes, has fallen into a heap of ruin. Weekend trips on the main Berlin-Kologne route on DB’s flagship high-speed ICE had our trains canceled on the way there and again on the way back. For the latter, passengers are advised to board the next highly booked ICE, which is then completely overloaded. The highlight of the glory was the announcement that the train would not depart until people had unconditionally disembarked, and if not, the federal police would be called in to clean the train. Avoid as much as possible. Carsten Roever, Brunswick, Vic THIS WEEK’S LETTER AGE AGE In response to Lee Tulloch’s column ( Traveler July 9 ), in 2021, my wife and I will be attending a family reunion at Airlie Beach. When we tried to rent a car, we fo

Widespread criticism from Instagram users of the latest version of the app raises the question: Why did they change it? One answer is for the image and video sharing app to be more like its main rival, TikTok, which has grown its user base more rapidly. TikTok is purely video, so Instagram is heading there too. “We’ve been trying to make Instagram better through video,” Instagram head Adam Mosseri said in a video last week. But the TikTok competition and the pivot to video still don’t account for all the changes. Why is it so hard to mute videos now? Why is it no longer possible to quickly and smoothly scroll through your feed? The answers to these questions lie in behavioral economics, app design, and the bleak world of “dark patterns”. Instagram says users want to watch more videos, although some say otherwise. What is a dark pattern? Dark patterns are all ways websites, apps, and other user interfaces are designed to intentionally obscure, mislead, coerce, and/or trick website visi

This illustration shows the concept of several robots working together to transport rock and soil samples to Earth collected from the surface of Mars by NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA has completed a system requirements review for the Mars Sample Return Program, which is close to completing the conceptual design phase. During this phase, the program team has evaluated and refined the architecture to return scientifically selected samples, which are currently in the process of being collected by NASA’s Perseverance rover in the Red Planet’s Jezero Crater. The architecture for the campaign, which includes contributions from the European Space Agency (ESA), is expected to reduce the complexity of future missions and increase the likelihood of success. “The conceptual design phase is when every aspect of the mission plan is put under the microscope,” said Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator for science at NASA H

“Relief” was a word that was heard over and over again in the Tonga camp after they beat Hong Kong 44-22 at the Sunshine Coast Stadium in Kawana Waters on Saturday. Key points: Tonga scored six tries to three against Hong Kong Captain Sonatane Takulua stars in three trials for Tonga Tonga enjoys great audience support on the Sunshine Coast The win means Tonga have secured their place at the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France. The Tongas will join Ireland, Scotland, South Africa and Romania in Pool B next year. “I was very emotional inside. I tried not to show my emotions but it’s a relief to win,” Tonga captain Sonatane Takulua said after the match. When the full-time siren sounded, the red sea erupted and tears flowed easily. Load Even for the Tongan supporters — who have a reputation for being the ‘extras’ — it’s on another level because it’s not about World Cup qualification: it’s about feeling like a winner again. A fan hugs captain Sonatane Takulua (right) after Tonga’s emphatic win

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting believes Tim David is the type of player who could win the Australia T20 World Cup, comparing his game-winning abilities to 2003 50-over World Cup star Andrew Symonds. Ponting, who recently took on the role of chief strategist at Hobart Hurricanes where David played in the BBL, suggested that if he were an Australian voter, he would find a place for a strong right-hand man on the Australian side despite the reality of the 2022 T20 World Host. The cup defended the title they won without David in the squad last year. He compared David’s power stroke to that of his late friend Symonds, who came on last-minute in Australia’s 2003 World Cup squad and dominated by scoring a brilliant 143 not-comes in the opening game against Pakistan and another 91 wins not coming off the game. semifinal against Sri Lanka. “If I were a picky eater, I would love to have someone like that on my team,” Ponting said. “If he plays or not, just to have that kind of attackin

There have been several footballers throughout history who have not only played in the World Cup at home, but won it there. Carla Overbeck is one of them. The FIFA legend was part of the famous US team of the 1990s that won the first official Women’s World Cup in 1991 before captaining the team that lifted the trophy as hosts in 1999. Carla Overbeck captained the United States when they made women’s soccer history at the Rose Bowl in 1999. ( Getty Images: Elsa ) It was the tournament — and the team — that changed everything for women’s football in the United States. Despite having an operating budget of only $30 million, the event attracted nearly 1.2 million people throughout the month, with an average of 37,000 fans per game. Television ratings soared, as did media coverage once the tournament took place. The final — held in Overbeck’s hometown of Pasadena, California — still holds the record for highest ever attendance at a Women’s World Cup final as 90,185 people watched the US b

‘Anyone know what this is?’ A dangerous moment a man plays with one of the most venomous fish in the world – and this is not his first risky stunt with marine animals A man finds rock fish while walking on Stradbroke Island, Queensland The Queensland Museum says rockfish are the most venomous of all fish Juliano Bayd, 21, posted his interactions with fish on his TikTok on Tuesday The video where he touches the fish’s mouth has been viewed 647,000 times He said: ‘I was moving him when I accidentally stepped on his head with a reef shoe’ By Tom Heaton For The Australian Daily Surat Published: 01:12 AM EDT, 21 July 2022 | Updated: 01:14 PM EDT, 21 July 2022 An unsuspecting young man has stumbled upon one of the world’s most venomous fish while on a walk in Queensland. Juliano Bayd, 21, who says he has a ‘strong passion’ for marine wildlife and previously described himself as a marine life expert, posted a video of the

Extremely long lines at airports and at immigration and customer desks, frequent flight delays or cancellations, often at the last minute, lost baggage and now-surging fares are not limited to Qantas, or Virgin, but are commonplace globally. The airport responded by limiting the number of passengers and asking airlines to limit their ticket sales. London’s Heathrow sparked controversy this month when it capped the number of passengers to 100,000 per day and ordered airlines to halt ticket sales until mid-August. London’s second international airport, Gatwick and Amsterdam’s Schiphol, has taken similar action. The pandemic brought the global travel industry to a virtual standstill, adding to pressure on airlines around the world. Credit: AP Airlines, which are pouring capacity back into the market as demand returns at surprising speed, are now picking up capacity to bring their operations within their current capabilities. British Airways has announced plans to cut 10,000 flights bet

A team of data scientists led by the University of Minnesota’s Twin Cities has published the first comprehensive global dataset of lakes and reservoirs on Earth showing how they have changed over the past 30 years. The data will provide environmental researchers with new information about land and freshwater use and how lakes and reservoirs are affected by humans and climate change. This research is also a major advance in machine learning techniques. A paper highlighting the Reservoir and Lake Surface Area Timeseries (ReaLSAT) data set was recently published in Scientific Data, a peer-reviewed open access journal published by Nature. Study highlights include: The RealLSAT dataset contains location and surface area variations of 681,137 lakes and reservoirs greater than 0.1 square kilometers south of 50 degrees north latitude. The previous most comprehensive database, called HydroLAKES, has identified only 245,420 lakes and reservoirs for this part of the world and the minimum size c