Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Eurozone inflation dropped to 1.8 per cent last month, dipping below the European Central Bank’s target for the first time in three years and bolstering expectations of an interest rate cut at its next meeting.Tuesday’s preliminary figures for annual consumer inflation for September matched economists’ expectations in a Reuters poll and compared with August’s rate of 2.2 per cent.Markets anticipate that the ECB will cut benchmark rates by a quarter point to 3.25 per cent when it meets next on October 17,…
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Screenshot: CBS News Youtube By Kenneth Schrupp (The Center Square) Migrants attempted to board San Diego area school buses with children still inside for two days in a row, in one case requiring parents and the bus driver to keep the migrants away. In response, the school district says buses will no longer stop when migrants are present. Jamul-Dulzura Union School District told Fox 5 that on Tuesday afternoon, a group of three men walked in the middle of the highway tried to stop a school bus, requiring the vehicle to take evasive action. On Wednesday morning, a group of 20 migrants…
The singer has been absent from Kelce’s recent games, leading to speculations that there may be trouble in paradise, but sources close to the couple are putting speculation to rest.Taylor Swift’s absence from her boyfriend’s games comes after a fake “contract” made headlines, claiming that the pair would break up on September 28.Article continues below advertisementTaylor Swift And Travis Kelce’s Romance Is Going StrongMEGADespite the “Blank Space” hitmaker’s noticeable absence from Kelce’s last two NFL games, insiders have disclosed that the pop star remains committed to her beau.Kansas City Chiefs fans have gotten used to seeing Swift supporting her boyfriend…
MANAGING RELATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES He took over from Jens Stoltenberg, who served for 10 years as the NATO chief. Rutte’s long-standing relationships with alliance countries will help score him big political points in his new role, said observers. A key part of his job will be to foster relations on both sides of the Atlantic amid leadership changes, they added. The outcome of the United States presidential election in November, between Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Kamala Harris, could have a significant bearing on Rutte’s NATO tenure. German Marshall Fund’s Lesser said: “I’m sure…
New report says 5.41 million people are experiencing ‘high levels of acute food insecurity’, with gang wars and inflation the chief drivers of the crisis.Almost 48 percent of people in Haiti are experiencing acute food shortages amid ongoing armed gang violence, a new report says. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) said in the report released on Monday that 5.41 million people in the beleaguered Caribbean nation were facing “high levels of acute food insecurity” between August 2024 and February 2025. Of the overall total, 6,000 people are “experiencing catastrophic levels of hunger”, the world-hunger watchdog warned. “Haiti continues…
Pete Rose died on Monday at 83, leaving behind a complicated legacy. What isn’t complicated is the all-time MLB great deserves a spot in Cooperstown, enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame. TMZ reported Rose died at his Las Vegas home and noted that his agent, Ryan Fiterman, said, “The family is asking for privacy at this time.” Rose, the 1973 NL MVP, is baseball’s all-time hits leader (4,256), posting a .303 career average in 24 seasons while playing 3,562 games — also the most in MLB history.He played until he was 45, spending his last two full seasons as…
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Genetically modified maizeNick Gregory/Alamy I have never been a supporter of Brexit, except for one thing: it has allowed the UK to break free from the damaging straitjacket of European Union agricultural policy, including its prohibition on genetically modified crops. I have always believed this was based more on sentiment than science. In post-Brexit Britain, science has won. Last year, the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act came into force, allowing the development of gene-edited crops and animals in England. This isn’t quite GM, which allows for the insertion of genes from other species, rather than gene editing’s approach… Source link
BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping said Monday that no challenges can stop the country from moving forward and reiterated Beijing’s reunification aims with Taiwan.He was speaking at a reception commemorating the 75th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China, which was founded on Oct. 1, 1949.“The path ahead will definitely see challenges,” Xi said, before calling on the country to overcome uncertainties and risks. “No challenges can stop China’s progress.”The comments were translated by CNBC from a Chinese state media broadcast.The brief speech, aired during the state broadcaster’s daily evening news program, noted that Xi and other top Chinese leaders entered…