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OPEC stressed that the Narendra Modi government is likely to continue supporting the manufacturing sector to curb inflation and unemployment, two factors that have influenced the recently concluded 18th Lok Sabha elections. The world’s largest crude exporting bloc expects continuity in India’s economic policies but said a coalition government would bring “uncertainty” for June 2024, it said in its latest monthly oil market report. “We expect a continuity in economic policy, but a coalition government inherently brings further uncertainty. The government is likely to continue supporting manufacturing and industrial production, but may focus more on tackling unemployment and inflation, factors…
Beijing’s absence from the two-day conference, attended by more than 90 countries and focused on rallying support for Ukraine’s peace proposals, has raised doubts about China’s self-proclaimed neutrality in the Ukraine war.Ukraine invited China to the January summit but China, which last month reaffirmed its commitment to an “unrestricted” partnership with Moscow, has insisted that any peace process must include Russia.Geng’s appeal is broadly consistent with a peace plan that China unveiled a year ago, which Russia praised as an alternative to one by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy but was largely rejected by the United States and its allies. 02:29During…
Investors aren’t very good at predicting fashion trends. Sandal maker Birkenstock’s initial public offering was panned, with the company’s preferred price of $46 a share deemed “reckless” given that it’s unclear when consumers will tire of strappy shoes. Since then, the company’s shares have risen 45%, and sales rose 20% last year. Meanwhile, Dr. Martens shares soared during its 2021 debut, valuing the brand at about $5 billion, but its market capitalization is now one-fifth of that.Golden Goose, which is set to start trading on the Milan Stock Exchange on Friday, has the advantage of having learned from the mistakes…
Editor’s note: This story has been updated with additional video footage.President Joe Biden was seen waving to skydivers at a G7 event in Italy in a video posted to social media, but critics jumped on another video that didn’t clearly show the additional details and that showed Biden appearing to distance himself from the group of world leaders.In footage broadcast by MSNBC and shared on X by White House Senior Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates, Biden can be seen giving a thumbs up and gesturing to a group of skydivers before Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni gets Biden’s attention and…
GuwahatiThe balance of power for the Indian National Congress in Nagaland, a state that was virtually wiped out before the April 19 Lok Sabha elections, appears to be shifting.Three Congress candidates were elected unopposed in the Urban Local Body (ULB) polls for Tuli town council in Mokokchung district on June 15. The candidates are Imlyonen Lonkmer in ward 5, Temsmenba Imson in ward 6 and K. Imritemjen Jamil in ward 8.Their unopposed victory follows the victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Visheli Jimo (Ward 1) and Kaheka Jimomi (Ward 9) in the Niuland Town Council on June 11.The ruling National…
We conclude our Virginia Tech football recruiting analysis series with the defensive safeties on the football side of things. You can find the rest of our position-by-position analysis at the links below. Virginia Tech has had some big recruiting successes at safeties, including former four-star safety Quentin Reddish. The Hokies kept Reddish on the team despite a late push from Ohio State last season. This year’s class could be their strongest yet, and there are some intriguing names in 2026. With that said, let’s take a look at the Hokies’ safety situation. 2025: Sheldon Robinson starts a big class Virginia…
Who won the 2020 presidential election? Alexa can’t necessarily tell you, and the chatbots built by Microsoft and Google can’t tell you at all.Despite being a pivotal year for global democracies, some artificial intelligence chatbots and voice assistants are still struggling to answer basic questions about elections in the U.S. and abroad, raising concerns that the tools could confuse voters.In multiple tests conducted by The Washington Post this month, Amazon’s Alexa didn’t reliably give the right answer when asked who won the 2020 election.”Donald Trump is the front-runner for the Republican nomination with 89.3% of votes,” Alexa repeatedly replied, quoting…
Raducanu is ranked 209th in the world. [Getty Images]Emma Raducanu turned down the chance to play for Great Britain at this summer’s Olympics but two-time gold medal winner Andy Murray will compete in Paris.The 21-year-old Raducanu is still recovering from wrist and ankle surgery last year and is ranked too low to qualify.The 2021 US Open champion has been offered one of two spots reserved for former Grand Slam champions by the International Tennis Federation (ITF).Raducane missed the French Open, which is played on the same clay courts as the Olympic tennis venue at Roland Garros, in order to be…
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Usachi The final round of the 2024 U.S. Open will be one to remember. Bryson DeChambeau leads by three strokes on the final day and will begin his quest for his second U.S. Open title at 2:21 p.m. ET alongside Frenchman Mathieu Pavon, who is looking to stop him.The penultimate pairing features two players with plenty of experience against each other: Rory McIlroy and Patrick Cantlay, who played in the same group at the last Ryder Cup in Italy, will tee off before DeChambeau at 2:10 p.m. and hope to ride each other’s momentum to catch DeChambeau.Other favourites to win…