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The US stock market’s strong start to the year faces a major test next week in a stretch packed with big tech earnings, the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy meeting and the closely-watched employment report. The S&P 500 is up nearly 3 per cent since the end of December and stands near record highs, driven in part by expectations of a US economic “soft-landing” in which growth remains stable while inflation cools. A thicket of potentially market-moving events may test that optimism. Those include earnings from Alphabet and Microsoft on Tuesday, the conclusion of the Federal Reserve meeting on Wednesday, and…
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has been reinstated as a member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) after a two-month suspension, the ICC said on Sunday. The sport’s governing body suspended the SLC on Nov. 10 for government interference after Sri Lanka’s ministry of sport dismissed the SLC board and replaced it with an interim committee following the country’s poor performance at last year’s 50-over World Cup. “The (ICC) board have been monitoring the situation since the suspension and are now satisfied that SLC are no longer in breach of membership obligations,” the ICC said in a statement. Stay up to…
Sunday marks one of the best football days of the year. Two conference champions will be crowned in the 2024 NFL Playoffs. The NFC Championship features Brock Purdy and the San Francisco 49ers hosting Jared Goff and the Detroit Lions. Kickoff starts at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT on January 28. The game will air on Fox and feature the network’s top broadcast team – Kevin Burkhardt (play-by-play), Greg Olsen (color), Erin Andrews (sideline), and Tom Rinaldi (sideline). The Lions have a chance to make history. If they defeat the 49ers, Detroit will appear in their first Super Bowl in franchise history. The…
Pakistani police detained at least two dozen supporters of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan Sunday as they tried to rally in the country’s biggest city ahead of elections next month. Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party has been severely hamstrung ahead of the February 8 poll, with rallies banned, its party symbol taken away, and dozens of its candidates rejected from eligibility to stand. Rights groups have warned the national and provincial elections lack credibility, with the powerful military accused of trying to influence the vote. On Sunday, PTI officials urged supporters to rally across the country despite police withdrawing…
MI Emirates star batter Muhammad Waseem’s resilient 86 off 61 balls consigned the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders to a crushing eight-wicket defeat at the DP World ILT20 Season 2. The UAE national team skipper entertained the Sunday spectators at the picturesque Zayed Cricket Stadium with an unbeaten innings studded with eight boundaries and three sixes. The innings helped MI Emirates chase down a formidable total of 188/5 in 19 overs. The 27-year-old Waseem along with opening batter Kusal Perera set the momentum for the mega run-chase with Perera scoring the fastest 50 of DP World ILT20 Season 2, taking only…
Although we’re well past the days when it was routine for most folks to plug their iPhones into their computers, there are still reasons why you may prefer to do so, especially if you don’t want to pay for or rely on cloud storage for everything. For example, it’s generally the best way to go if you want to back up your iPhone to your computer or transfer photos directly onto your Mac or PC. It may also be necessary to use your computer to restore your iPhone back to factory settings when it’s acting up. Ordinarily, your iPhone should…
U.N. officials and aid groups called for countries to reconsider their decision to pause funding for the U.N. refugee agency for Palestinians on Sunday, warning that its life-saving aid for some two million people in Gaza was in jeopardy. At least nine countries, including top donors the United States and Germany, have paused funding for the U.N. refugee agency for Palestinians (UNRWA) following allegations by Israel that some of its staff were involved in the deadly Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel that killed 1,200 people. “While I understand their concerns – I was myself horrified by these accusations -…
Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (Vara) expects to build on its efforts on establishing Dubai as the leading, responsible hub for regulated virtual assets. The body issued a record number of regulatory licences within its first year of full operations, fostering a secure, reliable and inclusive ecosystem of TradFi x DeFi operations. The year 2023 was marred by continued volatility in the world of virtual assets, while bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency, marked a strong revival. Yet, it will also go down as being exemplary of the purposefulness of a secure and traceable VA network – making it the DNA of…
When she was just four, Sara, now a working professional aged 25 years, noticed some abscesses on her hair follicles. These subsequently reappeared when she was 12 and 14. “Over the course of 10 years, I consulted with 15 healthcare professionals and underwent various treatments – none of which seemed to provide a lasting solution. The misdiagnoses during this period added to the complexity of managing the condition,” Sara says. Eventually, she found a dermatologist who correctly identified the disease as Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS), a chronic inflammatory skin condition. “Throughout my school years, HS had a significant impact on my…
Jannik Sinner said he was ready for the pressure and expectation that came with being a Grand Slam champion after becoming the first Italian to win the Australian Open by beating Daniil Medvedev in the final on Sunday. Being forced to come from two sets down in a first Grand Slam final would test the nerves of any player but the 22-year-old dealt with the pressure in the ice-cool manner with which he has met all success, and failure, over his young career. “There is always pressure but the pressure is something good. You have to take it in a…