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Murat Gassiev won the WBA “regular” heavyweight title with a stunning knockout of Kubrat Pulev in Dubai.Gassiev landed a clean left hook that sent Pulev to the floor, ending the fight in the sixth round as his opponent stumbled to his feet and was unable to beat the count. For British boxing fans, Pulev is no stranger to defeats to Anthony Joshua and Derek Chisora in 2020 and 2022, respectively. The 44-year-old’s matchup with Gassiev was probably the last roll of the dice, but he fell short. image: Gassiev celebrates winning WBA ‘regular’ heavyweight title The eye-catching win could give…
LONDON — European markets fell on Friday after Wall Street’s record rally on Thursday.pan-european Stocks 600 It closed almost 0.5% lower. Investors around the world were keeping an eye on the latest developments between Ukraine and Russia on Friday, as NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte warned that Europe must prepare for war.”Russia has brought war back to Europe, and we must prepare for a war on the scale that our grandparents and great-grandparents endured.” This comes after Russia’s central bank said that Europe’s plan to use frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine was illegal. According to reports, European Union governments aim…
The movement of oil tankers in and out of Venezuelan waters has come to a near halt after the US seized the ship and its fuel cargo.Venezuela’s oil exports have plummeted since the United States seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela this week and imposed new sanctions on shipping companies doing business with the disputed Latin American nation.Oil tanker traffic to and from Venezuelan waters has all but stopped, Reuters reported on Friday, after the United States announced it would seize more vessels as part of its military pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.Recommended stories list of…
Bangkok Reuters — Thailand’s leader vowed to continue fighting on its disputed border with Cambodia as fighter jets hit targets on Saturday, hours after US President Donald Trump announced he had brokered a ceasefire. Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul posted on Facebook that the Southeast Asian country “will continue military action until we feel no further harm or threat to our lands and people.” President Trump, who brokered a ceasefire in the long-running border dispute in October, said on Friday that he had met with Anutin and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and agreed to “cease all shooting.” Neither side mentioned…
West Brom eased the pressure on head coach Ryan Mason with a 2-0 win over Sheffield United at the Hawthorns.The Baggies had fallen to the bottom half of the Championship with six defeats in their last 10 games, but thanks to in-form striker Ohne Hegebo’s seventh goal in seven games and a thunderous strike from Karlan Grant, they have moved up to 14th place, just outside the top half on goal difference. Sheffield United failed to get a shot on target in the second half, ending their six-game unbeaten run. Chris Wilder’s side remain in 17th place after losing their…
Shoppers buy groceries at the upscale Lulu Hypermarket at Lulu International Shopping Mall in Kerala, India, May 25, 2022.Null Photo | Null Photo | Getty ImagesIndia’s consumer inflation rate rose to 0.71% in November, accelerating from the previous month’s record low of 0.25%.The main inflation rate was in line with expectations for a 0.70% rise in the consumer price index, according to a Reuters poll of economists’ median forecasts.The government said in a statement on Friday that the rise in consumer inflation was due to higher prices of vegetables, eggs, meat and fish, spices and fuel, adding that fuel and…
Jan van Veen overcame a scare against Cristo Reyes to claim a 3-1 victory at Alexandra Palace, taking his first win in his third attempt at the World Darts Championship.Van Veen, ranked seventh in the world, entered the second night of Palace in style without a win on the big stage having lost to Man Lok Leung and Ricardo Pietrico in his previous two appearances, but this time he managed to fight for a win. The Dutchman didn’t need to reach any particularly dizzying heights to finish the first set, averaging 92.26 points to keep Reyes at bay. The second…
Yields on 10-year Treasuries soared Friday after Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsby warned the central bank, which has cut interest rates three times since September, against further cuts.The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield rose more than 4 basis points to 4.188%, while the 2-year Treasury yield fell less than 1 basis point to 3.526%. The 30-year Treasury yield rose more than 6 basis points to 4.852%.One basis point equals 0.01%, and yields and prices move in opposite directions.On Friday, Goolsby said in an interview with CNBC that he was “quite optimistic” that interest rates would be “substantially lower” in 2026,…
brisbane, australia — When Australia’s social media ban came into effect on Wednesday, 14-year-old cheerleader Lucy Brooks temporarily lost several friends on Snapchat. But within 24 hours they were back. Many created new accounts, and some borrowed the faces of parents or older friends who were willing to help them circumvent age-detection technology. When Australia imposed a world-class social media ban on under-16s, critics predicted other platforms would quickly replace the 10 banned sites, including teen favorites Snapchat, TikTok and Instagram. But perhaps they didn’t expect it would be so easy for teenagers to reappear on the same platforms, using…
Holiday shopping has always felt like a “chore” for Amrita Bhasin. Between deciding what to buy, comparing prices and checking reviews, the 24-year-old retail tech CEO said she spent more than 15 hours each year buying gifts for her friends and family, a process that took the joy out of giving. But this year, Bhasin said she did all of her shopping in a fraction of the time and even had a little “fun” — all thanks to her new personal assistant: ChatGPT. “I feel like I’ve got that physical store associate that I’m talking to, so I feel like I’m getting better…