Lamine Yamal, the 17-year-old Muslim football prodigy, has made history by becoming the youngest-ever recipient of the prestigious Kopa Trophy, awarded to the best young player, at the 2024 Ballon d’Or ceremony in Paris. The Barcelona and Spain prodigy, who has Moroccan Muslim origins on his father’s side, clinched this honor just a day after…
The number of mortgages approved in September reached a level not seen in the two years since the Liz Truss mini-budget. According to figures from the Bank of England, the month had the greatest number of mortgage approvals since August 2022, the period just before the market turmoil brought about by Ms Truss’s financial statement….
Impersonation scams are everywhere these days, and scammers love to pose as government officials, big corporations or even politicians. But often, they’re also pretending to be your favorite celebrities. You’ve probably seen deepfakes of celebrities promoting cryptocurrency, NFTs or sketchy products (seriously, Tom Hanks isn’t out here pushing bogus medical products). Plenty of famous faces…
How do you kickstart a new brand when you’re up against deep-pocketed competitors? That’s what Jaylen Brown is considering. NBA fans know him as this year’s reigning Finals MVP, who just led the Boston Celtics to their 18th championship. But shoe dogs know him as a rebel — the star player who turned down $50…
TAIPEI: Authorities in southeastern Taiwan suspended some ferries and advised fishers to return to shore Tuesday as the island’s weather forecaster warned approaching Typhoon Kong-rey was “rapidly” intensifying.Packing maximum wind speeds of 155 kilometres (96 miles) per hour, the storm could make landfall late Wednesday or early Thursday, the Central Weather Administration said.“It is now…
Handout The boy fell ill “for a day or two”, an inquiry was told. A boy fell ill after coming into contact with Sergei Skripal the day he and his daughter Yulia were poisoned with Novichock, it has been revealed. The Dawn Sturgess Inquiry was shown CCTV footage on Monday of Mr Skripal interacting with…
NEW DELHI: Gold prices surged by Rs 300, reaching Rs 81,400 per 10 grams in the national capital on Tuesday, driven by strong demand from jewellers and retailers ahead of Dhanteras, as reported by the All India Sarafa Association. Silver also climbed, increasing by Rs 200 to Rs 99,700 per kilogram as industrial units and…
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KUALA LUMPUR: Small Medium Enterprise Development Bank Malaysia Bhd (SME Bank) targets RM10 billion in sustainable financing and RM1 billion in green transition financing through its Sustainability Roadmap 2.0, a seven-year plan to align with the nation’s vision of achieving carbon-neutral operations by 2030. Acting group president and CEO Datuk Dr Mohammad Hardee Ibrahim said…
PA Media Alex Salmond’s coffin has been draped in a saltire A coffin carrying the body of Alex Salmond has arrived at his funeral as the former first minister is laid to rest. A private service is being held in Strichen Parish Church, near the ex-Alba and SNP leader’s Aberdeenshire home. A coffin, draped in…
