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MLS All-Stars take on Arsenal, all eyes will be searching for new MLS recruit Argentina’s midfielder Lionel Messi, but they will be disappointed. Inter Miami will have to play their first Leagues Cup match against LIGA MX on July 21 and Messi will not be available for MLS All-Stars. Former Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has been appointed new head coach of DC United and he will lead the MLS Al-Stars squad against Arsenal. MLS Al-Stars team consists of 28 of the leading league footballers. Former Premier League striker Christian Benteke will fill the gap created by the absence of Messi. On the other hand, the Gunners will have players like new recruits Declan Rice and Kai Havertz.

Crypto exchange Binance’s Argentina arm has decided to abruptly call-off its partnership with the Argentine Football Association (AFA), accusing the latter over lack of compliance.

Argentina’s crypto “awareness” levels have risen to 75%, a new study has found, although many citizens say they are still wary of token “volatility.”

Given the current push for crypto regulation, the industry breathed a sigh of relief on July 13 as Ripple Labs scored a partial victory in its legal battle with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) dating back to 2020.

Defence Minister Jorge Enrique Taiana on Monday arrived here on a four-day visit to India during which he will hold talks with his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh to further consolidate the defence cooperation between the two countries, officials said. The visiting dignitary will also lay a wreath at the National War Memorial here and pay homage to the fallen heroes, the Ministry of Defence said in a statement here.

Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi as he was introduced to the audience at Inter Miami's DRV PNK Stadium. Captain of the FIFA World Cup-winning team Argentina has joined the Major League Soccer club for which he will play till the end of 2025. Messi quit French club Parsi St. Germain after appearing in 75 matches in two years and scoring 32 goals. His contract with the club came to an end in 2023. He is most likely to play for Inter Miami in their League Cup inaugural match against LIGA MX side Cruz Azul on 21 July. Responding to the cheering crowd, Messi thanked them and said that he shared their desires. He said that he wanted to start training, to play, to compete. He also said that he had the same desire as earlier to want to play and help the club continue to grow. World’s number one forward will join the defensive midfielder Sergio Busquets. Both the players have played together for Barcelona. Messi will also join former Barca and Argentina manager Gerardo Martino. He was introduced to the supporters of the club as was introduced as “America's number 10, the world's best number 10”. Those who welcomed Messi included Inter Miami co-owner English footballer David Beckham, who said that signing the Argentine superstar was a dream come true. Inter Miami's owner, American billionaire Jorge Mas was also present and called Messi «the best player ever to don boots». Messi’s joining the U.S. club is considered a great deal as it has been reported that Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal offered Messi USD 1.5 billion fo three years.

New Delhi: Prices of retail milk are expected to go up 4-5% year-on-year in FY24 because of dairy processors fail to recover the cost, which has been hit throughout pandemic, especially during the second wave amid higher commodities prices pushing up fodder prices and weighing on milk productivity, Crisil director Pushan Sharma told Mint in an interview. This comes at a time when retail milk prices have shot up by 10% in a year and nearly 22% in three years.

India for negotiating bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) to boost economic ties, the commerce ministry is looking at ways to increase its bandwidth for undertaking these time and human resource consuming talks, a senior official said. The commerce ministry officials at present are negotiating several FTAs with countries including the UK, Canada and European Union. «Negotiations are really time consuming and energy consuming and human resource consuming.

Ballon d'Or joined the David Beckham owned football club after coming off two years with Paris Saint-Germain. Messi will be unveiled as the Inter Miami player on 16 July, Sunday.  In a recent viral video Messi reportedly averted an accident narrowly. The FIFA world cup winner was recently captured shopping for groceries with his family in the city of Miami, according to a report by TOI.  The report further stated that Messi's Audi Q8 narrowly escaped a crash! The video then shows Messi's Q8 jump a traffic signal and take a left at an intersection, with oncoming traffic from the behind.

India’s palm oil imports jumped 56% to a three-month high in June, as buyers took advantage of a dip in prices to increase purchases, a leading trade body said on Friday. Imports rose to 683,133 metric tons in June, up from 439,173 metric tons in May as prices fell to their lowest in 28 months, the Mumbai-based Solvent Extractors’ Association of India (SEA) said in a statement.

Argentina welcomed its first Bitcoin futures contract on July 13, just three months after the country’s securities watchdog approved the underlying index as part of a strategic innovation agenda.

By Horacio Soria and Lucinda Elliott

Manchester City has topped the list of FIFA payments to clubs whose players were selected for the 32 national teams in Qatar

Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) have had a negative impact on the environment of all the countries where they have been implemented. They have increased the environmental crisis in already vulnerable regions by increasing air and water pollution and have led to water shortage and soil erosion.

A prominent Argentine lawyer has told a leading presidential candidate to bin his dollarization plans in favor of a Bitcoin (BTC) adoption drive.

Inter Miami has become the topic of curiosity for football fans across the world ever since the Major League Soccer (MLS) club has initiated the process of signing the Argentine legend and FIFA World Cup 2022 winner. The seven-time Ballon d'Or winner landed in Florida on Tuesday. Messi, who left French club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), will be completing his move to Inter Miami in coming days.

The world’s largest automakers are moving deeper into the supply chain for metals to power their electric cars. A $1 billion deal set to close in the coming weeks highlights the urgency of their effort and the risks they are taking to get there. Volkswagen and Jeep maker Stellantis are each committing $100 million in a complicated transaction that will create a publicly traded mining company producing nickel and copper from two Brazilian mines that run on hydropower.

The succession plans were first introduced in 2019, which included the phased rotation of the entire membership of the board.

Rio Tinto will redouble efforts to find hard rock lithium in the Western Australian outback, after confirming it would extend an exploration partnership near the town of Sandstone for the third time in two years.

By Philip Pullella

Saudi Arabia's decision to extend its oil production cuts part of a so far largely unsuccessful bid to raise prices may trigger an economic contraction in what was the Group of 20's fastest-growing country last year. It would be a stark turnaround for the $1 trillion economy, which surged almost 9% in 2022, helping Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman invest tens of billions of dollars in everything from sports to tourism and new cities. The boom was propelled by record crude output of around 10.5 million barrels a day and prices averaging $100 a barrel as Russia's invasion of Ukraine roiled energy markets.