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The European economy posted modest growth in the April-June quarter even as the U.S. outperformed expectations, highlighting persistent transatlantic divergences with Germany, Europe’s biggest economy, continuing to struggle as cautious consumers choose to save rather than spend on big-ticket items such as homes and cars. Gross domestic product (GDP), or the total production of goods and services, in the 20 euro zone countries rose 0.3 percent in the second quarter, beating economists’ expectations, official figures released on Tuesday by the European Union’s statistics office, Eurostat, showed. The figure would support the European Central Bank’s view that it is in no…
Welcome to Sports Politika, a media venture founded by investigative journalist and researcher Karim Zidan that aims to help understand how sports and politics shape the world around us. Our mission is to provide an independent platform for accessible journalism that raises awareness and deepens understanding.If you share this vision, we invite you to join our community and support us with a paid membership.Ahead of the 2024 Olympics, Bahrain’s Olympic Committee has announced that it will send its strongest ever team to Paris.”We have an extraordinary group of the greatest athletes of all time representing Bahrain in Paris,” Sheikh Issa…
BTS Group ABSTOCKHOLM, Sweden – BTS GROUP AB (publ.), a leading global strategy execution firm, has agreed to acquire the workforce development and learning business and related assets of Bangkok, Thailand-based Seasia Leadavation Company Ltd (SEAC). SEAC is owned by publicly listed AP (Thailand) PCL.Founded in 1992 as the APM Group, SEAC is Southeast Asia’s leading leadership and talent development company. Over the past 32 years, SEAC’s mission to develop and empower people and organizations has served over 1,500 organizations and 3 million leaders and learners. APM was integrated into the AP Thailand Group in 2017 and operates under the…
Travel insurance startup Fay announced it has raised $31 million in Series B funding, bringing the company’s total funding to $49 million. The round was led by global investment platform Portage, with additional investments from Lumir Ventures, F2 Venture Capital, Viola Ventures and Munich Re Ventures, which also led the company’s $10 million Series A funding in 2023. Since then, Fay has made further improvements to the platform, which now includes pre-travel essentials for travelers to learn about vaccines and health mandates, telemedicine access to doctors around the world, app recommendations, emergency phone numbers and more.Since launching its travel insurance…
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A quarter of Gen Z and 22% of millennials say social media influences their vacation choices, from travel destinations to specific resorts, according to a recent report conducted by Qualtrics for Credit Karma.Social media has become an integral part of everyday life, influencing everything from our fashion choices to our lifestyle habits. Today, these platforms have essentially become our modern-day travel agents.But it’s not just inspiration.Pressure to keep up is also a key factor: A desire to match the glamorous vacations they see online has led 44% of Gen Z and 42% of millennials to say they are more interested…
TEHRAN – Iran’s new President Masoud Pezeshkian has called for strengthening ties with Malaysia in commercial, economic, political and technological fields, leveraging cultural and religious affinities.Pezeshkian made the remarks during a meeting with Malaysia’s Speaker of Parliament Johari bin Abdul, who visited Tehran on Monday to attend the presidential inauguration ceremony on Tuesday afternoon. Pezechkian called relations between Iran and Malaysia “friendly” and “fraternal,” saying, “Through the will of the high officials of our two countries and in line with our common interests, we hope to make our relations stronger, stronger and more effective in a new era.” Among other…
Tom Pidcock competed for the Men’s Olympic Cross Country MTB title yesterday, winning after a stunning performance from Pauline Ferrand-Prévot in the women’s race the previous day. Outside of international competition, both Pidcock and Ferrand Prévot raced for the Ineos Grenadiers professional team and both rode Pinarello mountain bikes, although their equipment choices were slightly different: Prévot opted for a hardtail machine with only a front suspension fork, while Pidcock went for a full suspension model. However, both riders were using the exact same set of wheels, with the unusual and eye-catching white spokes that caught our eye. The wheels…
If all goes according to plan, in 30 years time, construction workers will be putting the finishing touches on the final building in an 86-acre redevelopment project that will transform St. Petersburg.By then, Sunshine City, Florida, surrounded by water on three sides, will exist in a changed world: Sea levels around St. Petersburg could be up to 2 feet higher, and residents could endure five more days of scorching heat each year and eight more days of near-record rainfall.But only in the final stages of negotiations over the Tampa Bay Rays’ new stadium and the redevelopment of the surrounding Historic…
A busy round of big tech earnings calls starting on Tuesday night raises a critical question: Is the massive spending on generative artificial intelligence generating returns that justify the investment? Last week, Club-holding Alphabet’s second-quarter report (which featured heavy capital expenditures and guidance that it will continue) reignited the debate over the near-term impact of AI on profits and the timeline before we see a significant financial upswing. The notion that Google’s parent company is spending too much has sent its shares lower, setting the tone for other mega-cap tech companies announcing earnings this week. Microsoft opens the earnings season…