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Topic: Record-breaking

IShowSpeed crowns Kenya as top destination after record-breaking tour: "Crazy!"

By Molly Chebet   2026-02-12 13:47:38

During his Nairobi broadcast, the 21-year-old creator toured city landmarks and streets, earning over 9 million views and surpassing projections of 6.2 million.

American climber Alex Honnold scales 101-floor Taiwan tower in record-breaking 1 hr 31 min

By Molly Chebet   2026-01-27 12:28:51

Alex Honnold stunned the world by free-soloing Taiwan’s 508-meter Taipei 101 skyscraper in just 1 hour 31 minutes, breaking the previous record and streaming the historic climb live on Netflix.

Record-breaking year as Kenyan athletes dominate 2025

By Stephen Rutto   2025-12-24 16:37:21

Faith Kipyegon and Beatrice Chebet showed their class by shattering records.

Trump signs bill to end record-breaking US shutdown

By AFP   2025-11-13 10:03:20

President Donald Trump signs bill to end the longest government shutdown in US history, accuses rival Democrats of 'extortion' over the 43-day standoff.