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Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, translated by Eric Ozawa. An international bestseller and winner of the Chiyoda Literature Prize (named after the district that is home to Tokyo’s beloved Jimbocho neighbourhood of bookshops), Yagisawa’s book is the story of 25-year-old Takako, who, after having broken up with her boyfriend and quit her publishing job, comes to live with her maternal Uncle Saturo, the owner of the Morisaki bookshop.

Howl’s Moving Castle (2004), wizard Howl cooks a breakfast of fried eggs and fatty bacon and serves it with a sourdough slice to Sophie and Markl. The meal was simple but hearty and had an instant visual connection with the audience. To bring this connection to life, Bento Bento will be serving Studio Ghibli classics such as Satsuki’s Bento Box from My Neighbor Totoro (1988), ramen from Ponyo (2008), onigiri from Spirited Away (2001) and of course, Howl’s breakfast.

Paris Olympics 2024: The world is eagerly awaiting the much-anticipated closing ceremony. Scheduled to take place at the iconic Stade de France, this event will not only mark the culmination of weeks of thrilling competition but also signal the countdown to the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles. In an exciting development, Team India has announced that veteran hockey goalkeeper PR Sreejesh and acclaimed shooter Manu Bhaker will have the honour of carrying the Indian flag during the Paris Olympics 2024 Closing Ceremony. Sreejesh played a pivotal role in India's campaign, making crucial saves against Australia during the group stage and in the penalty shootout against Great Britain in the quarterfinals. His outstanding performance continued in the bronze medal match, where his sensational saves secured India's victory. Alongside him, Manu Bhaker, who earned two bronze medals in Paris, will share the flag-bearing duties.

The organizers have mostly succeeded in highlighting Paris' beauty during the Games. Beach volleyball was played near the famed Eiffel Tower. However, holding events on the filthy Seine River proved more difficult. The closing ceremony is scheduled to begin at 0030 IST (Monday) and continue slightly more than two hours. It will feature typical features such as the athlete parade and the presentation of the Olympic flag to the 2028 Los Angeles Games organizers.

U.S. inflation numbers, the latest Japanese economic data and a slew of UK data could give investors a fresh steer.

2024 Paris Olympics, a stage where athletic prowess meets global attention, saw the German track star Alica Schmidt, often hailed as the “world’s sexiest athlete,” fall short of her Olympic dreams. Despite high expectations, Schmidt and her team were unable to secure a spot in the women’s 4×400-meter relay final, marking a disappointing end to her campaign.

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Haryana schools will change from «Good Morning» to «Jai Hind» as part of an initiative to foster patriotism among students, ToI reported on August 9. The Haryana Directorate of School Education has mandated this change, instructing school principals, headmasters, and education officers at district and block levels to implement it from August 15. The state government aims to «inculcate a deep sense of patriotism and national pride» in the students by making this shift. The department emphasised that the new greeting should be used before the national flag is hoisted on Independence Day. The idea is that using «Jai Hind» as a daily greeting will inspire students with a sense of national unity and respect for India's rich history.

apparatchiks in Beijing had seemingly not realised that the ensuing prosperity would turn their society into a liberal democracy, given time. Newly democratic Russia was also headed beyond history: it was planning an underwater gas pipeline to Germany, the home of Wandel durch Handel (change through trade). Even the head of its security service at the time of Kosovo, one Vladimir Putin, would denounce communism as “a blind alley".

The master fund, which at £768.8m in assets under management is the second largest open-ended UK property fund in the sector, currently invests in direct UK real estate.  At an extraordinary general meeting on 18 September, shareholders will vote on a proposal to transition the fund to a hybrid strategy. This change would reduce the fund's direct exposure to UK real estate while increasing its allocation to indirect real estate investments. The FTSE 250 asset manager also has plans to broaden the fund's geographical mandate towards a more global focus, which would include removing ‘UK...

European Commission investigation into social media platform X could take its handling of harmful content related to the recent UK riots into account, a spokesperson said. Last month, European Union officials issued charges against X, owned by tech billionaire Elon Musk, under the Digital Services Act (DSA), which requires very large online platforms to do more to tackle illegal content and risks to public security. While Britain has not been a member of the EU since 2020, harmful content in breach of DSA rules shared in Britain may have been seen by users in Europe, constituting a potential breach of the law.

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merchant payment companies are scouting for business opportunities outside the country as margins turn wafer-thin amid rising domestic competition. Pine Labs, Juspay, CC Avenue and FSS have set up operations outside India and are also hiring senior talent for these markets, which they hope will be their new growth drivers. Aiding the push is the growing acceptance of Indian payments technology worldwide. In India, these merchant payment companies have been losing out on major revenue generation opportunities due to competition from popular payment modes like Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and RuPay debit cards which do not attract a fee. The government has also reduced the budgetary allocation for payment subsidies.

The stock and crypto markets have been experiencing turbulence for several weeks, causing uncertainty among many investors. Despite this volatility, a new study released on August 8 by Bitpanda , Europe’s leading crypto broker, in collaboration with YouGov, a UK-based market research company, shows that young investors still believe in the potential of cryptocurrencies.

As of 12:30 pm, the retail investor category booked strong demand, with subscriptions reaching 72.72 times. The non-institutional investor (NII) category was subscribed nearly 88 times, while the qualified institutional buyers had booked the issue by 1.7 times

A week is a long time in politics," said former British prime minister Harold Wilson, briefing journalists at the time of a sterling crisis. It was in the mid-1960s and Wilson was referring to the far-reaching fallout of the crisis. Close to 60 years later, I could perhaps be pardoned for tweaking Wilson’s quote to suit the world of macroeconomics.

Trading platform Robinhood reported positive earnings for the second quarter, with revenues reaching $682 million, marking a 40% increase year-over-year due to a resurgence in Meme stocks.

The UK’s FCA has unveiled fresh guidance for crypto companies after assessing their adherence to financial promotion regulations.

Elon Musk has been accused of exacerbating tensions after a week of far-right rioting in Britain, sparking calls for the government to speed up the rollout of laws policing harmful online content. Misinformation and calls to violence have spread on social media over the past week after far-right and anti-Muslim groups seized on the fatal stabbing of three young girls in the English town of Southport. As rioters clashed with police in some towns and cities, Musk joined the debate on his X platform, posting that civil war was «inevitable» in Britain. Prime Minister Keir Starmer's spokesperson said there was «no justification» for such comments.

One of the warning signs that an investment banking franchise is in trouble is that memos start going round the office telling everyone that business class travel is being curtailed . It tends to be followed by strict limits on client entertainment, or even the banning of particularly popular and expensive restaurants.

Working in private equity is notoriouslylucrative, but as governments globally look for ways of raising additional tax, it stands to become less so in the future.