Inflation is one of the most pressing political and economic issues of the moment, but there are many misconceptions about how inflation is measured, where it comes from and how it impacts the average person.In June, inflation in Canada reached a 40-year high of 8.1 per cent. While there are <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/i

An economist explains: What you need to know about inflation

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 18 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday announced that 'Dahi-Handi' will now be recognised as an official sport in the state.
He further stated that "Pro-Dahi-Handi" competitions will be introduced in the state.
On the occasion of Janmashtami, Shinde said, "'Dahi-Handi' will be recognised under the sports category in Maharashtra. 'Pro-Dahi-Handi' will be introduc

'Dahi-Handi' to be recognized as sport in Maharashtra: CM Shinde

A long-running battle between U.S. securities regulators and Chinese companies that sell their shares in the United States is expected to result in five large state-controlled Chinese firms leaving the New York Stock Exchange, with other departures possible in the future.Last week, oil company Sinopec, China Life Insurance Company, Aluminum Corporation of China Limited, PetroChina, and Sinopec Shanghai Petrochem

Chinese Firms Leaving New York Stock Exchange Could Be First of Many

Rookie Brett Baty homered on his first big-league swing and Starling Marte went deep twice to power the visiting New York Mets to a 9-7 win over the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday.

The Mets totaled four homers and withstood a pair of late Atlanta comebacks to end the Braves' eight-game winning streak and restore their lead in the N.L. East to 4 1/2 games.

Baty, New York's No. 2-ranked prospect according to MLB Pipeline and

Mets blast four home runs to down Braves

Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], August 18 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh health department on Wednesday included 754 new Aarogyasri procedures in the insurance scheme under the direction of Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy.
The officials informed the Chief Minister regarding the new procedures at the review meeting held in the camp office at Tadepalli on Wednesday.
"With the new additions, the number of procedures covered u

Andhra adds 754 new procedures under Aarogyasri scheme

Veteran Charlie Morton struck out 12 in 6 2/3 scoreless innings and Matt Olson drove in three runs as the Atlanta Braves beat the visiting New York Mets 5-0 on Tuesday, extending their winning streak to eight games.

By claiming the first two games of a four-game series, the Braves drew within 3 1/2 games of the National League East-leading Mets. Atlanta has not lost since dropping four of five in New York from Aug. 4-7.


Charlie Morton guides Braves past Mets for 8th straight win

WASHINGTON - With inflation raging near its highest level in four decades, President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed into law his landmark Inflation Reduction Act. Its title raises a tantalizing question: Will the measure actually tame the price spikes that have inflicted hardships on American households?Economic analyses of the proposal suggest that the likely answer is no - not anytime soon, anyway.The legi

Inflation Reduction Act May Have Little Impact on Inflation

In our Guide to the Classics series, experts explain key works of literature.Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novella, Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, was published in 1886. The Scottish author was already known for his travel writing and children's literature - including <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/295.Tr

Jekyll and Hyde: a tale of doubles, disguises, and our warring desires

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 16 (ANI): Go Digit General Insurance, which is backed by Canadian billionaire Prem Watsa's Fairfax Group, on Tuesday, filed draft papers with the market regulator Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to raise funds through an Initial Public Offering (IPO).
The proposed IPO is a mix of fresh issue and offer for sale (OFS). Cricketer Virat Kohli is an investor and brand ambassador o

Go Digit General Insurance files draft papers with SEBI for IPO

New Delhi [India], August 16 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said he is ready to work with Centre if they wish to improve the healthcare and education facilities in the country. He also appealed to the BJP-led Union government to not term free education and health care facilities as "freebies.""We are ready to work with the Centre to improve health services and education. I also request Centre to sto

Ready to work with Centre to improve healthcare, education, urge to not term them freebies: Kejriwal

Last year, nearly A$45 million in National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) payments were cancelled as they were thought to be fraudulent. But more recent estimates suggest that may be nowhere near the level of fraud occurring in the scheme.Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission chief Micha

NDIS fraud reports reveal the scheme&#039;s weakest points

New York - Several major Wall Street banks have begun offering to facilitate trades in Russian debt in recent days, according to bank documents seen by Reuters, giving investors another chance to dispose of assets widely seen in the West as toxic.Most U.S. and European banks had pulled back from the market in June after the Treasury Department banned U.S. investors from purchasing any Russian security as part of

Wall Street Revives Russian Bond Trading After US Go-Ahead

&copy; Provided by Xinhua Some people are finding ways to lower out-of-pocket therapy costs by reducing the frequency of their sessions to once a month from three to four, while others are turning to their loved ones for support.NEW YORK, 

Americans cut back on therapy this year: survey

Tampa Bay's Drew Rasmussen pitched a perfect game for eight innings and Randy Arozarena hit a three-run home run as the Rays defeated the Baltimore Orioles 4-1 on Sunday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla.

Rasmussen (7-4), who struck out seven and didn't allow a walk on 87 pitches, was flawless until Jorge Mateo doubled in the ninth inning. Mateo then scored on a wild pitch by Rasmussen.

Prior to Mateo's hit, Rasmussen di

MLB roundup: Rays' Drew Rasmussen loses perfect game in 9th

Adolis Garcia and Nathaniel Lowe each had RBI hits in a two-run seventh inning that pushed the Texas Rangers past the Seattle Mariners 5-3 on Sunday in Arlington, Texas.

In relief, Josh Sborz (1-0) picked up the win, with Jose Leclerc claiming his first save since July 2020. Seattle reliever Matt Brash (3-4) suffered the loss.

The Rangers took two of three in the series after falling in the opener on Friday.

With the s

Rangers use late push to get past Mariners

Shipments jumped 18% in June, rising for the second month in a row after a trough in AprilEU exports to Russia surged by 18% in June from the previous month, reaching &euro;4.45 billion ($4.57 billion), foreign trade data from the statistics agency Eurostat shows.This was the second consecutive month that exports to Russia rose, following the April low of just &euro;2.78 billion. However,

EU ramps up exports to Russia

Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy, William Ruto, ascended to Kenya's presidency in March 2013. This followed a contested poll that they won with a slim majority of 50.3% of the votes cast.They took office shortly after the promulgation of Kenya's progressive constitution

Uhuru Kenyatta&#039;s economic legacy: big on promises, but weak on delivery

Samuel Grandsir scored twice for the first time in his two-season MLS tenure to lead the LA Galaxy to a 5-2 victory over the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night.

Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez converted from the penalty spot for his team-leading 10th goal of the season for the Galaxy, who scored their first four goals before halftime to secure just their second victory in their last seven games.

Victor Vazquez

Galaxy rout Whitecaps behind Samuel Grandsir

AJ Pollock homered and drove in two runs, Andrew Vaughn knocked in the go-ahead run and the host Chicago White Sox defeated the Detroit Tigers 6-4 on Saturday.

Leury Garcia had two hits, scored two runs and drove in another, while Jose Abreu added two hits, a run and an RBI.

White Sox starter Lucas Giolito (9-6) allowed four runs and eight hits while striking out seven in seven innings. Liam Hendriks escaped a ninth-inn

AJ Pollock, White Sox keep scoring, outlast Tigers

Daniel Gazdag, Jack Elliott, Julian Carranza and Cory Burke each scored one goal to lift the Philadelphia Union past Chicago Fire FC 4-1 on Saturday at Chester, Pa.

The Union (13-3-9, 48 points) improved to 10-0-1 this season when scoring at least two goals.

Philadelphia also remained unbeaten at home (8-0-5), the only team in the league to accomplish the feat this late in the season.

Chris Mueller scored the lone goal

Union erupt for 4-1 win over Fire

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia: In a Twitter post published this week, Saudi Arabia's Kingdom Holding said it had invested in Russian energy groups Gazprom, Rosneft and Lukoil. Following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine on 24th February, many Western nations imposed sanctions on Russian energy firms and their executives. The Saudi company said that its investments fall within its $3.4 billion three-year investment prog

Saudi Arabia invests billions to buy into Russian energy companies

Saudi Arabia invests in Russian energy companies

Saudis buy stake in Russian energy companies, spend billions

LONDON, England: Reports from the UK's opposition Labour Party said its leader, KeirStarmer, will call for a freeze on energy prices this autumn. The proposal aims to help the public cope with another expected surge in energy bills amidst the cost-of-living crisis, as well as to increase pressure on the two Conservative Party politiciansvying to become Britain's next prime minister.The two candid

UK Labor Party to seek cap on gasoline, home fuel prices

UK's opposition Labor Party to call for freezing energy prices

UK Labor Party calls for limit on energy prices

Islamabad [Pakistan], August 19 (ANI): Pakistani Finance Minister Miftah Ismail on Thursday announced the lifting of a ban on imports of non-essential and luxury goods.
The ban, which was introduced in May, was meant to protect foreign currency reserves.
Ismail said that when the ban was introduced, the Shehbaz Sharif government was primarily thinking about providing basic necessities to the population as the country had 

Pakistan lifts ban on imports of luxury items

Washington [US], August 18 (ANI): During a recent study, researchers showed that incorporating banana peel flour into sugar cookie batter makes the treats more healthful.
In taste tests, cookies enriched with some banana peel flour were more satisfying than those baked with wheat flour alone. The findings of the study were reported in ACS Food Science and Technology.
Banana peels aren't always destined for the trash or co

Study finds banana peels make sugar cookies more healthful

Prime Minister Viktor Orban says he doesn?t believe the West can win militarily in Ukraine and argues that sanctions are failingThe deadly conflict in Ukraine has the potential to "demonstratively" put an end to Western hegemony globally, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has claimed.In an interview with German online magazine Tichys Einblick, published on Thursday, Orban said he expe

Ukraine conflict could end Western hegemony Hungary

LONDON, England: The cap on flight departures from London's Heathrow Airport will beextended until October 29, airport officials announced.Heathrow capped the number of departures in July to cope with ongoing flight disruptions and enormous lines for security clearance.Only 100,000 passengers per day are allowed on and off flights at Heathrow during the period of restrictions. "Since the cap 

Heathrow to continue limit of 100,000 passengers per day into October

Heathrow cap on passengers ended "chaos," to continue till October

Heathrow Airport to extend limit on passengers till October

DUBLIN, Ireland: In a sign that Ireland's airports are returning to normal, Dublin Airport authorities have returned to advising that passengers arrive two hours before short-haul flights and three hours before international trips.This follows months of post-Covid "chaos" at the nation's airports, resulting in long lines and even missed flights. The return to more normal departure times comes as the airp

Airport chaos ending, Ireland airport waiting times reduced

Recommended arrival times at Ireland airports reduced

Ireland airports return waiting times to pre-Covid

TALLINN, Estonia: The leaders of Estonia and Finland have said that Russian citizens should not be able to go on holiday in Europe while the Russian government is attacking Ukraine, stressing that fellow European countries should stop issuing tourist visas to Russians.This week, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas wrote on Twitter that "visiting Europe is a privilege, not a human right" and that it is "time to 

Zelenskyy wants all Russians banned from international travel

Estonia and Finland call for a ban on tourists from Russia

Europe should stop issuing Russian tourist visas, says Estonia, Finland

KATHMANDU, Nepal - While the Ministry of Finance has begun repaying interest on the loans for the planes, a batch of Chinese aircraft that Nepal had imported in the hopes of flying in underserved sectors and generating revenue for the struggling Nepal Airlines Corporation have been sitting on the ground for more than two years and rusting. The jinxed planes have been, in the words of the local slang, "something 

Expensive Chinese airplanes Nepal Airlines can't use sit rusting at airport

Two years on, planes Nepal bought from China sit idle at Kathmandu Airport

Chinese aeroplanes remain grounded at Kathmandu airport

California [US], August 19 (ANI): A mid-air collision took place between two small aircraft in the US state of California on Thursday which resulted in multiple casualties, officials said.
The incident took place in the city of Watsonville after two planes attempted to land at the local airport.
"Multiple agencies responded to Watsonville Municipal Airport after 2 planes attempting to land collided. We have reports of mul

US: Multiple fatalities reported after two planes crash in California

New Delhi [India], August 18 (ANI): National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) approved 13 projects pertaining to geo-mapping in Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and NCT of Delhi, sewerage management in Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal, riverfront development works in Uttarakhand, wetland conservation, Arth Ganga and refurbishment of gates of Belia Circular Canal in Kolkata, said a press release by the Ministry of

Clean Ganga mission approves 13 projects related to geo-mapping, sewerage management, wetland conservation

New Delhi [India], August 18 (ANI): Private airliner SpiceJet Limited and Swiss company Credit Suisse on Thursday told the Supreme Court that they have reached a settlement of their financial dispute.
A bench of Chief Justice NV Ramana and Justices Hima Kohli and CT Ravikumar allowed SpiceJet to withdraw its appeal challenging the winding order passed by the Madras High Court.
"There is a settlement which has taken place 

SpiceJet-Credit Suisse financial dispute settled, SC told

New Delhi [India], August 18 (ANI): Domestic airlines carried 669.54 lakh passengers during the January-July period and registered an annual air traffic growth of over 70 per cent, Directorate General of Civil Aviation data showed on Thursday.
In July alone, air passengers rose by 93 per cent to 97.05 lakh. During the month, the overall cancellation rate of scheduled domestic airlines was just 0.98 per cent.
As the aviati

Air traffic in India jumps 70 per cent during January-July

New Delhi [India], August 18 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday extended his wishes to his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry, the government and the people of Egypt on the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations.
Taking to Twitter, Jaishankar said, "On the 75th anniversary of our diplomatic relations, extend my warm wishes to FM Sameh Shoukry and the Government and people of Egypt. Cherish the lon

Jaishankar extends wishes to Egypt on 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations

New Delhi [India], August 18 (ANI): Kolhapur airport is all set to be transformed into a world-class airport, to get a new terminal building with enhanced capacity and top-notch facilities to accommodate increased passenger traffic growth at the airport.
Owing to the surge in traffic at the Kolhapur airport, the Airports Authority of India has undertaken the work of developing the airport for improved capacity. The develo

Expansion of Kolhapur airport, to be equipped with world class facilities

The Arctic is warming four times faster than the rest of the world, and in some areas as much as seven times. That's according to new research by a group of Norwegian scientists. This effect, dubbed "Arctic amplification", is well documented, though the new study finds t

What could we do to cool the Arctic, specifically?

Field Level Media's Golf Glance provides weekly news and storylines from each of the major North American golf tours.

PGA TOUR
LAST TOURNAMENT: FedEx St. Jude Championship (Will Zalatoris)
THIS WEEK: BMW Championship, Wilmington, Del., Aug. 18-21
Course: Wilmington Country Club (Par 71, 7,534 yards)
Purse: $15M (Winner: $2.7M)
Defending Champion: Patrick Cantlay
FedExCup Leader: Will Zalatoris
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-

Golf Glance: Top 70 enter second leg of FedEx Cup Playoffs

New Delhi [India], August 17 (ANI): More than one crore passengers have flown in the last five years while benefitting from the Ministry of Civil Aviation's flagship programme Regional Connectivity Scheme UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik), as per an official statement released on Wednesday.
The scheme was initiated on October 21, 2016 with the objective to fulfil the aspirations of the common citizen by following the vision o

Over 1 crore passengers flew in 5 years under UDAN scheme: Govt

New Delhi [India], August 17 (ANI): In view of the rise in the number of COVID-19 cases, airlines have been advised again to strictly comply with COVID-19 Protocols inside the Aircraft, said DGCA.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Tuesday has instructed all airlines to ensure that passengers are wearing masks properly throughout the journey and ensure proper sensitization of the passengers through various p

DGCA orders airlines to strictly comply with COVID-19 protocols inside aircraft

The Israeli prime minister's office says the two nations will restore full diplomatic relations, which were downgraded in 2018Israel and Turkey will soon reappoint ambassadors to each other's countries and restore full diplomatic ties, the office of Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid said on Wednesday.Relations between the two nations were downgraded back in 2018 after Israeli forces kille

Israel and Turkey announce normalization of ties

Michael Andrew will be free to compete in the 'Duel in the Pool' event ? half a year after Novak Djokovic's ugly deportation sagaAmerican swimmer Michael Andrew is set to compete for his country in the 'Duel in the Pool' clash against Australia in Sydney this week, after the unvaccinated star was able to take advantage of recently relaxed entry requirements. The situation has brought Serbian ten

Unvaxxed US swimmer welcomed to Australia months after Djokovic row



                                                    
                                                    
ABU DHABI, 16th August, 2022 (WAM) -- Abu Dhabi Airports, the operator and manager of the emirate's five airports, has signed an agreement with the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security (ICP), to boost service quality and enhance the passenger experience.

The agreement ste

Abu Dhabi Airports inks agreement with Federal Authority for Identity Citizenship and Customs to enhance service quality

Dozens of aircraft were taken to neighboring countries after the fall of Kabul last yearMilitary aircraft flown out of Afghanistan by fleeing US-backed troops after the Taliban retook the country last year could now slip into Ukraine, Zamir Kabulov, Russia's presidential envoy to Afghanistan, has warned.Russian news agency RIA Novosti asked Kabulov on Tuesday to comment on the fate of the

Moscow warns about abandoned US military aircraft

Defense officials have denied a claim that Chinese aircraft flew near the Penghu islands, saying Beijing uses ?cognitive warfare?Taiwanese defense officials have characterized China's latest saber-rattling over visits to the self-governing island by US politicians as "cognitive warfare," saying Beijing exaggerated t

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