Chinese sportswear and equipment maker Li Ning posted a drop in interim profit, as weak consumer sentiment weighed on spending and intensifying industry competition squeezed profitability, with management warning of “stronger-than-expected” challenges in the second half. Net profit for the six months to June fell 11 per cent to 1.74 billion yuan US$241.9 million from…
1 It’s here. The 2025/26 Bundesliga season is upon us. With an exciting season ahead of us, Get German Football News’ journalists make their predictions ahead of the season, picking the Meisterschale winning team, UEFA Champions League, Europa League, and Europa Conference League qualifiers, as well as selecting our relegation candidates, Player of the Season…
HD Hyundai Bill Gates, in his role as founder of TerraPower, met with HD Hyundai’s executive vice-chairman Chung Kisun in Seoul today to further a strategic partnership aiming to commercialise small modular reactor (SMR) propulsion. The meeting—after their March rendezvous in the US—centred on scaling up supply chains and advancing Natrium sodium-cooled fast reactor tech…
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Asian shares were mixed on Friday after Wall Street fell to a fifth straight loss, hurt by losses for Walmart and worries over coming cuts to interest rates. Traders remain cautious, looking for cues about U.S. monetary policy from a meeting of central bankers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where Federal Reserve…
Medical expenses were the largest source of claims, accounting for 34% of all cases in 2024, up from 29% in 2023. In value terms, medical claims cost insurers £262 million, more than half the overall total. The average payout for medical treatment overseas was £1,528, though costs can escalate sharply in some cases. One insurer…
Vox Media has formed a strategic partnership with fashion designer Bella Freud and will now feature her podcast, Fashion Neurosis, on the Vox Media Podcast Network. Freud is planning a Substack expansion that will offer bonus content to paying subscribers. In addition, there will be tapings in new cities such as New York and Paris. Vox…
Chinese ambassador to India Xu Feihong has said that Beijing “firmly opposes” Washington’s steep tariffs on Delhi and called for greater co-operation between India and China. Xu likened the US to a “bully”, saying that it had long benefitted from free trade but was now using tariffs as a “bargaining chip” to demand “exorbitant prices”…
Tankers in Spain Photographer: DeAgostini/Getty Images (Bloomberg) — The US sanctioned a Greek shipper and two Chinese port-terminal operators that it said facilitated the transport of Iranian oil, broadening a so-called maximum pressure campaign against Tehran. Antonios Margaritis was designated, along with a web of companies overseen by him in Greece and the Marshall Islands,…
It’s that time of the year again, folks, when we welcome a new generation of Pixel devices. Preorders for the brand new Google Pixel 9, Google Pixel 9 Pro, and Google Pixel 9 Pro XL are now officially open and we’ve got all the best deals for early adopters rounded up on this page. Prices…
High blood pressure (hypertension) is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke, often developing silently without noticeable symptoms until serious complications occur. It affects millions worldwide and is linked to damage in blood vessels and vital organs over time. Understanding how diet influences blood pressure is crucial for prevention and management, as early…