2034 World Cup: Saudi Arabia set to host after Australia does not bid
Lionel Messi’s Argentina are the current world champions Saudi Arabia is set to host the 2034 World Cup after Australia decided against bidding to stage the tournament. Football Australia confirmed its decision only hours before Fifa’s deadline for declarations of interest on Tuesday. Saudi Arabia is the only other nation to bid. “We have reached […]
America’s Offshore Wind Ambitions Are Coming With Bigger Price Tags
Soaring costs are pushing up the price of big wind-power projects, challenging the country’s shift to renewable energy and potentially leading to larger-than-expected bills for residents. New York state officials in recent days unveiled a slate of wind-farm proposals that would result in higher electricity rates for residents than previously approved plans. That has firms […]
How This Year’s Hottest Investment Could End Up Costing You
Cash has rarely been this hot on Wall Street. Financial advisers warn holding too much can burn a hole in your portfolio. With markets rocky and cash earning 5% or more, investors have boosted their holdings of money-market funds to a near-record $5.6 trillion, according to the Investment Company Institute. Both individuals and institutional investors […]
Biden’s ‘Junk Fee’ Crackdown Comes for Retirement Advice
Americans rolling over their money into an individual retirement account from a 401(k) will have more protections on the advice they get as part of a Labor Department proposal released Tuesday. Under a 1974 federal law that governs retirement accounts, employers have a duty to manage 401(k) plans in the best interest of employees, including […]
Chelsea: Samuel Eto’o and Willian transfers under Premier League investigation
Samuel Eto’o and Willian joined Chelsea in the same week in August 2013 Transfers involving Samuel Eto’o and Willian in 2013 are part of a Premier League investigation into potential financial rule breaches by Chelsea. Chelsea’s owners say the allegations “pre-date the current ownership” and “do not relate to any individual who is presently at […]
Matthew Perry’s Cause of Death Is Still Under Investigation
As the authorities continued to investigate the death of the “Friends” actor Matthew Perry, experts cautioned Monday that it could take weeks or months for the cause to be determined. Perry was found unresponsive in a hot tub at his home in Los Angeles at around 4 p.m. on Saturday, the Los Angeles Police Department […]
WTA Finals: Coco Gauff sweeps past Ons Jabeur while Iga Swiatek makes winning start
Gauff is the first teenager to win 50 or more matches in a single season since Caroline Wozniacki in 2009 US Open champion Coco Gauff needed just 57 minutes to beat Ons Jabeur in her opening match at the WTA Finals. Gauff, 19, who is seeded third, won the first seven games before an hour-long […]
Scots NHS doctors: Rise in patients waiting 24 hours in A&E 'shocking'
The number waiting 24 hours or more was over 250 times higher than it was in 2019, figures have shown. Source link
Bonmati wins Women's Ballon d'Or after World Cup success
Watch the moment Spain and Barcelona star Aitana Bonmati wins her first Women’s Ballon d’Or. Source link
Man given months to live becomes liver transplant pioneer
Prof Joerg-Matthias Pollok, clinical lead of the HPB and liver transplant service at the Royal Free Hospital, said: “We are all exposing our livers to damage like alcohol consumption [and] unhealthy fatty foods, and in some of us that fat is deposited in every single liver cell as little droplets and that makes organs less […]