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The Afghan women’s refugee team played their first match in a four-team FIFA friendly in Morocco.Published October 27, 2025October 27, 2025Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareAfghanistan’s women’s refugee team lost 6-1 to Chad in a FIFA-sponsored tournament in Morocco on Sunday, but for the players, the game itself was a victory as they were denied the opportunity to play the sport they love in their homeland.Women’s sports have been banned in Afghanistan since the Taliban took power in 2021, and athletes have fled the country fearing persecution.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of listBefore the Taliban takeover, Afghanistan…
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessette said Sunday he was “pained” by China’s refusal to buy U.S. soybeans because “I’m actually a soybean farmer” during a trade dispute with President Donald Trump.Bessent’s comments came in an interview with ABC News’ “This Week,” where he said he believes the past two days of trade negotiations with China have led to a “substantive framework” that will alleviate U.S. soybean farmers’ concerns about boycotts.President Trump is scheduled to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea later this week.Bessent, a former hedge fund executive whose net worth is estimated by Forbes at about $600…
A Novartis AG sign on a building on the company’s headquarters campus in Basel, Switzerland, Monday, January 8, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSwiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis agreed to acquire a biotechnology company avidity bioscience The company announced Sunday that it had won about $12 billion.Novartis will pay Avidity shareholders $72 in cash per share, a 46% premium to Friday’s closing price.The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2026, after Avidity spins out portions of its business, including its early-stage precision cardiology program, the company said in a statement. “The Avidity team has built a…
Groq CEO Jonathan Ross says Saudi Arabia has the potential to become a hotspot for artificial intelligence infrastructure thanks to its surplus energy.The Middle Eastern country is known for its vast energy resources, and major technology companies have announced infrastructure deals in the region. It is also part of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 strategy, which plans to diversify the Saudi economy beyond oil.Jonathan Ross, CEO of AI chip company Groq, told CNBC’s “Squawk Box Europe” in an exclusive interview at the Future Investment Initiative (FII) conference in Riyadh that Saudi Arabia could become a net exporter of data thanks to…
Reuters — Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have announced that they have captured the military headquarters in the city of El Fasher, the last stronghold of the Sudanese military in the country’s western Darfur region. Two videos shared by RSF on Sunday showed soldiers cheering in front of a sign at the military’s 6th Infantry Base. Reuters was able to confirm the location but not the date. The military did not immediately issue a statement on its current position. The capture of El Fasher would be a significant victory for the RSF, allowing it to tighten its control over the…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. new york stock exchangeStock futures rose Sunday evening as investors looked ahead to a widely anticipated rate cut by the Federal Reserve and a slew of earnings releases from Big Tech companies.S&P500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures They rose about 0.7% and 0.9%, respectively. futures tied to Dow Jones Industrial Average Added 290 points (0.6%).Investors expect the Fed to cut interest rates at its Oct. 29 meeting, especially after the Bureau of Labor Statistics released lower-than-expected inflation data last week. More than 96% of investors expect a sharp cut…
Starring Aaron Rodgers’ former quarterback replacement Jordan Love, the Green Bay Packers defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers.Published October 27, 2025October 27, 2025Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareJordan Love passed for 360 yards and three touchdowns, outscoring former teammate Aaron Rodgers, leading the Green Bay Packers to a 35-25 victory over the host Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday night.Love, who replaced Rodgers in Green Bay for three seasons, tied Brett Favre’s franchise record of 20 consecutive complete games set in 2007. He had a near-perfect performance for the Packers (5-1-1), scoring 29 of his 37 points overall.Recommended stories list of 3…
Japanese Nikkei Stock Average The index breached the 50,000 mark for the first time on Monday as investors cheered progress in U.S.-China trade talks and strong momentum on Wall Street. The benchmark index rose 2.46% to close at 50,512.32, while TOPIX rose 1.7% to close at 3,325.05.Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is scheduled to meet with US President Donald Trump, who is visiting Japan this week.”Her message is expected to be to significantly expand domestic demand through a high-pressure economy,” Credit Agricole CIB said in a note on Monday.The strategists said strong growth in Japan’s domestic demand would “bring Japan out…
london AP — British police said Saturday they were searching through hours of undisclosed television recordings in a bid to uncover an asylum seeker who was wrongly released from prison after being convicted of sexual assault. Essex Police said on Saturday that Ethiopian national Hadush Gerberslassie Kebatu, 38, was “last seen in the London area”, adding that officers from three separate forces were cooperating in the investigation. Kebatu gained national attention after his case sparked a wave of anti-immigration protests in London and other cities in recent months. He was sentenced to 12 months in prison in September for five…
People shop for food at a supermarket in Monterey Park, California, on September 9, 2025. Frederick J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images A milder-than-expected US inflation report in September sparked optimism in the market. Traders now expect the U.S. Federal Reserve to almost certainly cut interest rates at its October and December meetings scheduled for later this week.Major U.S. indexes rose on Friday, marking their second consecutive week of positive results. S&P500, Nasdaq Composite and Dow Jones Industrial Average Overall, prices rose about 2% for the week.The inflation report provides further support to a market already buoyed by a…