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by AFP, Reuters, Associated PressPublished March 27, 2026March 27, 2026The Mexican Navy and U.S. Coast Guard say they are continuing to search for two missing sailboats that were part of a humanitarian aid convoy bound for Cuba this week.The two ships, with nine people on board, left Isla Mujeres, Mexico, on March 20. It was originally scheduled to arrive on Tuesday or Wednesday of this week.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe ships are part of an expedition organized by the Nuesta America Convoy, which accuses the U.S. government of “strangling” Cuba by “cutting off fuel, flights, and critical…
Lionel Messi has not yet decided whether he will play for Argentina at this summer’s World Cup. Messi, 38, has been named in Argentina’s squad for friendlies against Mauritania (March 27) and Zambia (April 1). Lionel Scaloni has confirmed he will play in both games, but questions remain as to whether he will be included in La Albiceleste’s title defense in the United States, Canada and Mexico, starting with Algeria in Kansas City on June 17. “This is a question for him, but as far as I’m concerned, you already know what I’m thinking. I’ll do everything I can to…
Sephora beauty products store in Sherman Oaks, California on May 30, 2025. Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesItalian regulators are trying to crack down on tweens’ skincare obsession. LVMHcosmetics brands Sephora and Benefit are under fire over their “insidious” marketing campaigns aimed at children. The Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) announced on Friday that it had opened an investigation into the two cosmetics brands, focusing on “unfair commercial practices” in encouraging children and young people, including those under the age of 10, to buy serums, masks and anti-aging creams. Regulators said the marketing encouraged a behavior known as “cosmecollectia,” which refers to…
Chongqing, China – January 7: In this photo illustration, the Manus logo with the Chinese flag visible in the background is displayed on a smartphone screen on January 7, 2026 in Chongqing, China. Chen Xin | Getty Images News | Getty Images When the tech world from Silicon Valley to Shenzhen began to stir meta Late last year, it acquired Manas, a Singaporean AI startup with Chinese roots, for $2 billion.For Chinese founders seeking to develop products that rival their U.S. peers, the deal felt like proof that a complex offshore structure known as “Singapore washing,” in which companies move…
The theory that Britain’s church-going is experiencing a remarkable resurgence due to the growing spirituality of Britain’s young people has turned out to be based on a flawed premise. The report that underpinned claims that a “silent resurgence” was underway was retracted this week after polling organization YouGov admitted its data may contain fraudulent responses. YouGov apologized and took “full responsibility” for the error, while the Bible Society, which commissioned the findings, retracted its original “Silent Revival” report. YouGov published its findings based on two online polls conducted in 2018 and 2024 among 19,101 and 13,146 adults respectively. Their report…
It wasn’t supposed to end like that. Wales were certainly confident of reaching the World Cup play-off final on Tuesday, with most expecting a showdown with Italy.Despite Italy’s illustrious World Cup past, this was a team that looked like Craig Bellamy’s side could beat. But that’s not the case. Despite the heartbreak of the penalty shoot-out, and no matter how much they practice, there is still a ‘lottery’ aspect to the spot-kick, but once that dreadful feeling subsides, Wales may look back on that game and think it was a game they could not have won, but should have won.…
MicroStrategy founder Michael Saylor speaks at the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami on June 4, 2021.Photo | Null Photo | Getty Imagesdemand for Bitcoin As the company’s financial assets are once again concentrated in Michael Saylor’s assets, strategy As the company accelerates the pace of its Bitcoin purchases.The frenzy of publicly traded companies trying to imitate the strategy by hoarding Bitcoin as corporate assets was the essence of last summer’s crypto market. But today, with Bitcoin prices depressed for six straight months, corporate treasuries’ Bitcoin purchases have almost completely disappeared, with the exception of Strategy Inc., according to cryptocurrency data…
A portrait of Jeffrey Epstein appears on the tablet screen next to the page “Epstein Library, February 11, 2026” on the U.S. Department of Justice’s website.Véronique Tournier | AFP | Getty ImagesVictims of notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein filed a class-action lawsuit Thursday against the Trump administration on behalf of themselves and other survivors. google Allegations of improperly disclosing and publishing personal information about them.The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, where Google is headquartered, alleges that the Justice Department “busted” approximately 100 Epstein survivors in late 2025 and early 2026, and that…
crude oil price is rapidly increasing. Inflation expectations are rising. In the futures market, it seems increasingly likely that the US Federal Reserve (Fed) will raise interest rates. And then there’s Kevin Warsh and his stated desire to lower rates, and President Donald Trump’s edicts. Even before Mr. Warsh’s nomination as the next Fed chairman is scheduled for a hearing, his ambitious plans for “systemic change” at the Fed are facing challenges. Most obviously, $100 a barrel oil prices and the threat of incipient inflation they pose run counter to Mr. Warsh’s desire to sharply lower interest rates.But the challenges…
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio made wide-ranging remarks as he left the latest Group of Seven (G7) ministerial meeting in France, condemning Iran’s continued stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz and settler violence in the occupied West Bank.Rubio stood on the airport tarmac on Friday, answering questions from journalists about reports that Iran plans to introduce tolls in the strait, a key waterway for global oil supplies.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listMr. Rubio used the topic to double down on pressure on countries to join in securing the Strait of Hormuz, which U.S. President Donald Trump has…