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File image of Randhir Singh© X (Twitter) Former international shooter and sports administration veteran Randhir Singh is set to become the first Indian president of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) after emerging as the only candidate vying for the top post in the September 8 elections. Singh, 77, a former member of the International Olympic Council (IOC) and former secretary-general of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), was currently acting president of the continent’s highest sports body. “The OCA Election Committee can confirm that Acting OCA President Randhir Singh is the only eligible candidate to be nominated for…
Down icon An icon in the shape of a downward angle. People’s Bank of China, Beijing, China. AP Image China cut its key interest rate last week after Communist Party officials met at a plenary session.China’s second-quarter economic data fell short of government targets and analysts’ expectations.The cuts come as the country struggles with debt, weak consumer confidence and a real estate crisis. China, the world’s second-largest economy, cut several short- and long-term interest rates on Monday to support its struggling, debt-ridden economy. The People’s Bank of China cut the seven-day reverse repo rate by 10 basis points to 1.7…
The Philippine president made the remarks as Beijing and Manila announced a tentative agreement to de-escalate tensions at Second Thomas Shoal.Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said his country will not compromise or waver on its position on territorial disputes in the South China Sea, insisting tensions in the strategic waterway should be resolved through diplomatic channels. President Marcos made the remarks in his annual nation-building address to Congress on Monday as the Philippines and China seek to ease tensions after a series of violent clashes in disputed waters. Without naming China, Marcos said the Philippines would address challenges to its…
AKRON, Ohio — Goodyear announced Monday that it will sell its off-road tire business to Yokohama Rubber for $905 million.Goodyear announced the sale Monday morning. Goodyear’s off-road division makes tires for large vehicles in the mining and construction industries. These tires are made to travel over rock and gravel and are about 8 to 13 feet in diameter.Yokohama was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Japan, but has US factories in Salem, Virginia and West Point, Mississippi.Goodyear said the sale is expected to close in early 2025. The company said it would use proceeds from the sale to fund…
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The proposed rules can be read here: here. Deputy Chairman Johnson-DingleAs the State Senator for New York State’s 54th District, I am writing this letter in response to the proposed amendments to Section 135.4 of the Commissioner of Education’s Regulations regarding mixed athletics and extracurricular sports activities. I am deeply concerned that this proposed amendment would have a negative impact on female student-athletes in New York State, their potential, development, and opportunities.Title IX has given generations of girls and young women, including me and my daughter, the opportunity to participate in middle school, high school and college sports. For many…
After President Joe Biden announced that he’d end his re-election campaign, attention immediately turned to who will replace him on the ticket.Biden endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to succeed him as the Democratic nominee, but the decision ultimately rests with the party’s delegates at the national convention in Chicago next month. That means an array of scenarios could unfold. Harris could quickly unify the party behind her and would be in need of a running mate. Or any number of Democrats could run for the presidential nomination in what is now an open process. So far, only Harris has said she will…
Rich Burns, who oversaw the FBI’s high-tech crimes unit, on Wednesday, March 27, 1996. (Patrick Tehan/Bay Area News Group Archives) Recently, thieves have raided Apple stores, snatching iPhones and then running off with them. In Silicon Valley’s early days, criminals, sometimes with guns, went after the tiny but valuable computer chips that are the foundation of the tech industry. They robbed offices and cargo trucks, and stole boxes of semiconductor chips from corporate shipping docks. Shady brokers befriended tech workers in bars and bribed them to steal semiconductors and memory chips from their employers. Rich Burns, who supervised the FBI’s…
The author is a former Acting Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan and a former IMF official. The views expressed here are his own.Earlier this month, Pakistan secured a staff-level agreement with the IMF in its record 24th round of talks. The accompanying IMF press release was conspicuous by its complete absence of any mention of debt sustainability, an omission that is both surprising and disappointing.In May this year, the IMF came close to diplomatically declaring Pakistan’s debt unsustainable without inviting creditor flight, warning in its latest staff report that Pakistan’s path to debt sustainability was “narrow” amid “severe,”…
Image source, Getty ImagesArticle informationauthor, Madeline Halpertrole, BBC NewsJuly 21, 2024Updated 1 hour agoPresident Joe Biden has announced that he is withdrawing from the US electoral race and will endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for the Democratic nomination. The decision thrusts the party into uncharted territory with just a month to go until the Democratic National Convention, where the selection of party candidates will be finalized.Is Biden still the President of the United States?That’s right, he just finished campaigning for reelection to the White House on November 5th.He has pledged to remain president until his successor is officially sworn in…