Noel Le Graet led the French Football Federation between 2011 and 2023. Jean Catuffe/Getty Images French prosecutors on Monday said they had dropped an investigation into sexual and moral harassment allegations against former French Football Federation (FFF) president Noel Le Graet. The preliminary inquiry, opened in January 2023, was closed on Oct. 17 due to insufficient…
Election Day in the US is creeping ever closer. With the race looking so tight, traders are paring the so-called Trump trades. The US dollar, long favored as a prime play for a Donald Trump victory, weakened after weekend polling numbers suggested Kamala Harris gaining an edge in some swing states — with even Judy…
China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, and Takeo Akiba, Japan’s chief national security adviser, held marathon talks in Beijing on Monday and agreed to maintain dialogue at various levels, including between their leaders, Akiba told reporters. Their meeting was intended to lay the groundwork for the first summit between Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who took…
By Gerry Doyle (Reuters) – Israel’s effective use of air-launched ballistic missiles in its airstrikes against Iran is expected to pique interest elsewhere in acquiring the weapons, which most major powers have avoided in favour of cruise missiles and glide bombs. The Israel Defense Forces said its Oct. 26 raid knocked out Iranian missile factories…
The agreement means that six recipes by ZOE co-founder and #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Professor Tim Spector will feature on the Mindful Chef menu from 3 to 16 November 2024. The recipes are all taken from Spector’s new book, The Food for Life Cookbook, and embody ZOE’s core nutritional principles such as incorporating 30…
Lower mortgage rates lifted home sales in Hong Kong to their highest point in five months in October, reversing a two-month decline, according to Land Registry data. A total of 4,697 new and lived-in homes with a cumulative sales value of about HK$37.3 billion (US$4.8 billion) changed hands in October, rising 65 per cent from…
Cancer may seem like an old person’s disease, but studies have shown that certain types have become increasingly prevalent in Americans younger than 50. Recent research found that Gen X and millennial Americans are at higher risk of developing 17 cancers compared to older generations. Rates of colon cancer diagnoses, for example, have increased by 15% in adults…
04 November 2024 Written By FinTech Alliance in FinTech A recent survey by UK mobile specialists Apadmi reveals that a quarter of Brits believe finance apps need improvement, especially around security and trust. Although finance apps are popular—over half of users have at least one app, with 58% engaging daily—many users still express concerns. Nearly…
Slate takes final stock of just how Not Normal this election was. Joe Biden’s exit from the presidential race over the summer was the latest that a major-party candidate has ever quit a presidential campaign—by a lot. Lyndon Johnson had set the previous standard for stunning race shakeups by dropping out in late March 1968;…
Strategists at JPMorgan Chase & co. and Morgan Stanley agree: bond yields will set the direction of travel for US equities in the aftermath of Tuesday’s election. A win for Donald Trump together with a Republican sweep of Congress followed by limited moves in the 10-year Treasury yield on expectations of improving economic growth would…