Cristiano Ronaldo says this Saudi Pro League season is likely to be the last of his professional career. The 41-year-old superstar’s contract with Riyadh club Al-Nassr, signed in December 2022, expires next June, and he has told Vogue magazine that another is unlikely. “This is probably my last year of football, and I want to…
Last week Politico’s Nahal Toosi correctly observed that “no one seems to have a solid strategy to win the war in Iran.” The thing is, though, that Toosi’s assertion is actually an understatement: not only does the Trump administration lack a solid strategy to win the war in Iran, they have no capacity to handle…
By Aleena Ashraf, neuroscientist, published author and part of Véa’s Clinical Advisory Board Menstrual data is missing a critical layer: the mind. The menstrual cycle won’t be fully understood until we track the mind alongside the body. We measure the body exceptionally well. Just three period-tracking apps, Clue, Flo and Period Tracker, have been downloaded…
Combining physical activity with time in nature and social connection can promote mental well-being. [Courtesy] Mental health has become one of the defining public health challenges of our time. While counselling and medication remain important components of treatment, healthy lifestyle choices can promote mental wellbeing and complement professional care. Mental health experts refer to these…
A Taiwan-based streaming platform has removed the Japanese anime series Chainsmoker Cat for Hong Kong audiences because the programme is in breach of the city’s ban on online smoking advertisements. Animation Crazy, a streaming platform launched by Bahamut, a Taiwanese internet forum and news website, said on Monday that it recently received a letter from…
Morgan Rogers is convinced Chelsea can once again compete for the top trophies and says he and Cole Palmer know exactly how to play together. Rogers became the most expensive British player of all time when he joined Chelsea from Aston Villa straight after his World Cup exploits where he helped England reach the semi-finals…
Kevin Warsh stepped into a tough situation when he was sworn in as the new Federal Reserve chair in May. President Donald Trump appointed him in hopes that Warsh would cut interest rates — or, at a minimum, leave them unchanged. However, the macroeconomic dynamics were converging in a way that heightened expectations that the…
Hong Kong recorded about 4.5 million visitor arrivals in July, up 3 per cent from a year earlier, as major international conventions boosted business travel while bad weather weighed on growth from mainland China, according to the Tourism Board. The board said on Monday that a series of major international meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions…
The new Premier League season kicks off on August 21. Twenty clubs will compete over 38 matchdays for the English championship, European spots, and to avoid relegation. Three teams have been promoted from the Championship—and there are nine English teams playing in European competitions this season. Preparations are in full swing: training camps, friendlies, and…
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and The Salt Lake Tribune, a nonprofit newsroom in Utah. Congressional Democrats have opened an investigation into the mining company Energy Fuels after its CEO and chairman bought thousands of shares of the company’s stock just days before President Donald Trump downsized the neighboring Bears…