In todays' thought of the day, we bring to you words by the Indian American economist Gita Gopinath who has been the Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund since 2019. She says, “the biggest losers from international trade are always those whose skills have a cheaper competitor in a different market.”
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The European Union’s top diplomat urged Group of Seven foreign ministers on Thursday to take quick, concrete steps to provide more air defense systems to Ukraine, warning that continued delays could tilt the war in Moscow’s favor. Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani opened the first working session of the meeting by calling for new sanctions against Iran for its weekend attack and concrete help for Ukraine to defend itself from Moscow’s invasion.
The Disney+ four-part documentary series, Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story, charts the band’s past four decades.
The women are nurses, school teachers, students and housewives. Nearly two-dozen women are at the centre of a battle to have their village in eastern Serbia relocated away from a copper mine that they say has polluted their land and water and ruined the surrounding countryside. Since January, when the men of the village go to work, the women have taken turns guarding a barricade on a bridge in Krivelj to stop trucks from entering the mine, which is operated by China's Zijin Mining.
The bones of what is believed to be the largest marine reptile ever discovered were found on a beach by an amateur fossil-hunting father and daughter duo.
Duchess Sophie of Edinburgh is so chic in a structured cinched coat and killer boots on a visit to Yeo Valley Farm in Blagdon
HELSINKI (AP) — Wireless and fixed-network equipment maker Nokia on Thursday reported a smaller-than-expected profit and a double-digit fall in sales in the first quarter due to a market weakened by a lack of clients investing in 5G technology. The Espoo, Finland-based company reported a net profit of 501 million euros ($535 million) for the January-March period, up 46% from 342 million euros a year earlier. The figure was still lower than analysts had expected. One-off gains from Nokia’s licens
"Without him there would be NO Metallica," Hetfield wrote as he shared an image of his new ace of spades inking
Campaigning is gathering pace in India's general elections, the world's largest with nearly a billion eligible voters, as the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party races ahead of its opponents in cornering resources, from helicopters to online advertisements. Voting starts on Friday, with ballots to be counted on June 4 in the weeks-long elections, at which the BJP seeks its most decisive victory yet, riding India's best-funded campaign led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is seen winning a third term. In the months to the run-up, the BJP has snared the largest share of reservations for domestic private helicopters to fly its leaders to all corners of the far-flung nation, an industry official said.
Princess Beatrice, who shares daughter Sienna and stepson Wolfie with her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, has shared exciting baby news with her friend Alice Naylor-Leyland.
Una Crown, 86, was found dead at her home in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, in January 2013.
Russia accused Ukrainian forces of repeatedly shelling medical facilities in Russian-controlled areas of Ukraine with Western weapons on Thursday and said the West and the World Health Organization (WHO) had turned a blind eye to the attacks. There was no immediate comment from Ukraine. Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of war crimes.
STORY: Duda, whose term in office expires in 2025, was one of Trump's preferred international partners during his 2017-2021 presidency and they have described themselves as friends.In contrast, many other European leaders have long been nervous that a second Trump presidency would mean decreased U.S. support for Poland's eastern neighbor Ukraine and for the NATO military alliance.The Trump campaign said in a readout of the meeting that they had discussed a proposal from Duda that NATO members spend at least 3% of their gross domestic product (GDP) on defence. The current minimum target is 2%.
A persistent shortage of on-campus housing at the University of South Carolina forces many college students to live off-campus, where they’re susceptible to thefts and sometimes more violent crimes.
Lana Del Rey has claimed that her tour manager quit "for no reason" before her headlining set at Coachella over the weekend. Days after taking the stage as headliner at Coachella on Friday evening, the singer-songwriter took to Instagram to thank her team for their support and reveal that she recently recovered from laryngitis. The Summertime Sadness hitmaker went on to thank individual members of her team and slam her tour manager for allegedly quitting just 37 days before the set.
A VinFast spokesperson called the allegation of securities fraud “baseless.” Such class action lawsuits are not uncommon, especially after a company’s share price tumbles.
The Hurricanes, who face the New York Islanders in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, have qualified for the postseason in each of Rod Brind’Amour’s six years as head coach.
‘If your son takes a BB gun or a real gun out on me, I’m gonna kill your son. So if you have a problem with that, don’t call us.’
She said the issue of "bills, demands, threatens of bailiffs" had been going on for years.
For the first time, extreme levels of bleaching have been seen along all regions of Australia's iconic reef.
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