Weaknesses in writing and speaking have persisted among Hong Kong students sitting an internationally recognised English test, with the candidates last year performing similar overall to those in 2022. Mainland Chinese students in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) assessment also registered lower results last year, with scores dropping from 6.1 to 5.9 on…
MILAN (Reuters) – Italian prosecutors on Saturday accused seven people and two sub-contractors of crimes including fraud and breaching airplane safety rules following an investigation into suspected flawed parts produced by an Italian company for Boeing. The prosecutors launched their investigation in late 2021 after Boeing said some parts for its 787 Dreamliner plane supplied…
Formula 1 legend Michael Schumacher made his first public appearance after 11 years as he attended his daughter Gina’s wedding at the family’s luxury Mallorca Villa in Spain. Members who were there at the wedding had to leave their mobile phones at the door to ensure that there’s no photo of Schumacher leaked. Schumacher suffered…
Photo: Matthew Brown (AP) The most expensive Senate race in history is currently happening in one of the least populated states. According to Bloomberg, the race between Democratic incumbent Jon Tester and Republican Tim Sheehy has seen an influx of billionaire cash on both sides, putting it on track to reach a total of $250…
Open this photo in gallery: Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York on Sept. 4.Brendan McDermid/Reuters Is your portfolio looking great these days? So it should. Wall Street has just enjoyed its best nine-month performance to start a year since 1997. It’s an achievement that is both exhilarating…
The escalating fighting between Israel and Hezbollah continued Saturday as both sides traded strikes as the war in Gaza nears one year. The Israel Defense Forces said its air force struck Hezbollah fighters inside a mosque in southern Lebanon that they said was used as a command center to “plan and execute terrorist attacks against…
The iPhone 16 is the closest a base-model iPhone has come to the Pro models. In places, this is a genuinely impressive update, with serious performance gains, intuitive new controls, and fabulously vibrant colors. The dimensions, display, and camera system are all unchanged from the iPhone 15, and Apple Intelligence is still yet to arrive,…
Can former World Grand Prix finalist Gary Anderson turn back the clock and win the double-in, double-out tournament in Leicester? It’s prediction time with our very own Emma Paton. Is there life in the old dog yet? Anderson has been in irresistible form of late, so can ‘The Flying Scotsman’ transfer his form on the…
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The upcoming inflation report will help determine the Fed’s next move. Friday’s surprisingly strong jobs data has slashed bets of a half-point rate cut. The Fed is more likely to leave rates unchanged in November if price growth is strong, UBS says. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while…