Americas

New York: The USdollar increased in late trading on Monday. The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, added 0.03 percent to 106.733 at 300 p.m. (2000 GMT). In late New York trading, the euro was down to 1.0482 U.S. dollars from 1.0499 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound added to 1.2628 dollars from 1.2595 dollars in the previous session. The U.S. dollar bought 151.40 Japanese yen, lower than 152.21 Japanese yen of the previous session. The USdollar climbed to 0.9009 Swiss francs from 0.8986 Swiss francs, and it was up to 1.4185 Canadian dollars from 1.4160 Canadian dollars. The USdollar advanced to 10.6945 Swedish Kronor from 10.6879 Swedish Kronor.

Africa

KAMPALA: The President of Uganda Yoweri Museveni has applauded Jacob Kiplimo for breaking the world half marathon record. Kiplimo smashed the world half marathon record with a blistering time of 56 minutes and 42 seconds in eDreams Mitja Marato Barcelona by Brooks on Sunday, shaving 48 seconds off the previous record. "Hearty congratulations to Jacob Kiplimo, who broke the world half marathon record in Barcelona with a time of 56 minutes and 42 seconds," wrote the Uganda president on Sunday in his post on the social media platform X. The 24-year-old, two-time cross-country world champion also used the race to prepare ahead of his debut in the 2025 London Marathon. Image: World Athleticson X Dominic Otuchet, President of the Uganda Athletics Federation (UAF) told Xinhua on Monday that they expected a good performance from Kiplimo. "We are very happy that Kiplimo has broken the World Half Marathon record. He has been working really hard, and it is no surprise that he performed well," added Otuchet. World 10,000m champion and Olympic gold medalist Joshua Cheptegei also congratulated Kiplimo for the achievement. "Bravo Jacob. What a great moment to be alive in this era," said Cheptegei. Speaking to Xinhua, Kiplimo who bagged a 10,000m bronze medal at Tokyo 2020 said that he was determined to perform well. "It was a fine race, and the temperature was ideal and with no wind," he added. Kiplimo said although he is very excited about the win, he will go back to the drawing board as he prepares ahead of the London Marathon.

Americas

New York: Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is seeking access to data system within the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that house personal taxpayer information, reported The Wall Street Journal on Monday. "An agreement with the IRS could give the team access to the Integrated Data Retrieval System," noted the report. "That system, according to the IRS, allows anyone with access the ability to have instantaneous visual access to certain taxpayer accounts." DOGE is operating as a unit within the new administration that USPresident Donald Trump has tasked with cutting spending and regulations. Those with knowledge of DOGE's attempt to access IRS records said that, as of Monday morning, access had yet to be given, but one of the people noted that it was being considered by some in the agency as an urgent goal by the DOGE team. Trump's nominee to lead the IRS, former Republican congressman Billy Long, hasn't been confirmed by the Senate. The agency is currently being led by Douglas O'Donnell, who has spent roughly 40 years at the IRS.