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Houthi sites in Yemen on Saturday, according to officials. As reported by Reuters, this marks the latest in a series of military operations against the Iran-backed group, which has been implicated in ongoing attacks on shipping in the region.

David Warner is likely to be fit for the start of next month's IPL after missing the final T20I against New Zealand here due to adductor soreness. The 37-year-old, who retired from Tests and ODIs last month, will take seven to 10 days to regain his full fitness. «Warner will require a brief recovery period which is not expected to affect his availability for the upcoming Indian Premier League leading into to the ICC Men's T20 World Cup,» Cricket Australia said in a statement. Warner had also sat out the second T20I as part of Australia's rotation strategy. He will quit the shortest format after the conclusion of the T20 World Cup in June this year.

The latest fashion in tax grabs is the vacant property tax (VPT). In Vancouver it’s called the “empty home tax.” In Toronto it’s the “vacant home tax.” Whatever the name, taxing residential property that isn’t used for a government-prescribed minimum number of days in a year is pernicious.

yen sagged to fresh lows on the euro, sterling and other crosses this week and headed for a fourth weekly drop on the dollar as investors chased better yields just about everywhere but Japan, wagering rates there would stay near zero for some time. The yen is the worst-performing G10 currency this year, with a 6.4% slide on the dollar. The greenback is the best performing.

There is a large literature on the varieties of capitalism seen around the world. In their Introduction to the much-cited volume on Varieties of Capitalism (Oxford University Press, UK, 2001), Hall and Soskice classified capitalist countries into two broad groups: Liberal market economies (LMEs) such as the US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and coordinated market economies (CMEs) such as Germany, France, Japan, Sweden and Austria. In LMEs, firms coordinate their interaction with each other and other stakeholders through hierarchies and the market.

Mohammed Shami ruled out of IPL due to left ankle injury which would require surgery in the UK according to a BCCI source quoted by news agency PTI. Mohammad Shami was bought by Gujarat Titans for ₹6.25 crore at the IPL 2022 mega auction. "When he went for surgery the last time he was given some injections but that didn't work out for him.

COVID-19 vaccines that emerged as a beacon of hope in the fight against the deadly virus during the pandemic are back in the news again following a new study that has linked the shots to rare brain, heart and blood disorders, Vaccine, a science journal, reported last week. The journal reported that researchers from the Global Vaccine Data Network—a research arm of the World Health Organization—found that the COVID-19 vaccines aggravated 13 medical conditions that were considered “adverse events of special interest." The study conducted on 99 million vaccinated people from eight countries: Argentina, Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, New Zealand and Scotland, reported that people who received certain types of mRNA vaccines were found to have a higher risk of myocarditis, which is inflammation of the heart muscle.

New Zealand vs Australia Live Score Updates, 1st T20: NZ vs Aus, Mitchell Santner-led New Zealand take on 50-over world champions Australia in the first T20I of the 3-match series at the Sky Stadium in Wellington. The T20I series comes just 3 months before the start of the T20 World Cup in the USA and West Indies.New Zealand will be without regular skipper Kane Williamson, who recently helped the Black Caps to a historic first Test series win against South Africa.

(Reuters) — Supermarket chain Woolworths Group reported a 2.5% rise in its first-half underlying profit on Wednesday, helped by strong performance at its Australian food segment, partially offset by challenging conditions at its New Zealand segment.

UK, Australia and Canada to study, enrolment numbers have been growing at schools in countries such as Lithuania, Estonia, Chile, Turkey, Malta, Taiwan and South Korea among others — not education destinations that readily spring to mind. More Indian students are heading to these nations this year, executives at halfa-dozen study abroad platforms and strategy consultant Redseer confirmed to ET. Click & check your eligibility for immigration Find out There are multiple reasons for the lack of interest. Post-Brexit UK is suffering from a poor economy and a worsening attitude to migrants.

climate tax targeting tourists who flock to the Aloha State. If approved, the tax revenue would go towards safeguarding beaches and mitigating the risk of wildfires, providing vital support for environmental conservation efforts across the state, as per a report. Hawaii's proposal to implement a tourist tax aligns with similar measures taken by other popular destinations worldwide. Countries such as Greece, Italy's Venice, the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador, Palau, and New Zealand have all enacted similar fees aimed at tourists, with charges ranging from $1 to $100. This approach reflects a growing trend among tourist hotspots to address the environmental and infrastructural strains caused by large numbers of visitors, according to New York Post report.

ALSO READ: IND vs ENG 3rd Test Highlights: Ravindra Jadeja, Yashasvi Jaiswal shine; India thrash England by 434 runs On the contrary, New Zealand have played 4 Test matches won 3, and lost one. Therefore its PCT percentage is 75. While, Australia played 10 Tests this season, where it registered 6 victories, 3 losses, and 1 resulted in a draw.

India on Sunday crushed the visiting England team in the third test. In the process, several records were broken, from most number of sixes to India's biggest win in terms of runs. 1) First of all, India broke its own record for most sixes in a Test series by any team, touching a total of 48 big hits in the ongoing three-match series. The team went past its own tally of 47 sixes in three Tests against South Africa at home back in 2019, a series which had three Test matches. With two matches left, India could score a lot more sixes and outdo its previous record by a huge margin. 2) Debutant Sarfaraz Khan also created a record. He had a memorable debut in the international arena during the third Test against England, becoming the only fourth Indian to score twin half-centuries on Test debut. In the match, Sarfaraz played a highly-attacking game, taking the spinners to attack. In the first innings, he scored 62 in 66 balls, with nine fours and a six. In the second innings, he scored 68* in 72 balls, with six fours and three sixes.

ALSO READ: India vs England 3rd Test: Bazball flops spectacularly as IND beat ENG with highest-ever victory margin of 434 runs Meanwhile, Yashasvi Jaiswal completed his 200 off 231 balls. Looking at some stats, with his double ton, Yashasvi has now become the only third Indian after Vinod Kambli and Virat Kohli to hit 200s in successive Tests. Apart from this, he also registered his name in the list of Indian legends who scored double hundreds in the second innings for India.

India vs England 3rd Test: Indian cricket has been a game of stars. Whether it was Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli- all these stars underwent a strenuous journey to the top of the cricket world and ruled it at different points of time and space.

World Table Tennis Team Championships campaign on a winning note here on Saturday. Star Indian paddler Sharath Kamal, ranked 95, started off the proceedings in dominant fashion, racing to a 11-5 11-8 11-6 win over world number 53 Nicholas Burgos. India's top-ranked paddler and reigning national champion Harmeet Desai continued the momentum, beating the lowly-ranked Gustavo Gomez for a facile 11-8 11-7 11-6 win. G Sathiyan was stretched in the first game by Olivares Felipe but the Indian paddler battled it out to seal the tie with a 12-10 11-8 11-8 victory.

rare earth minerals, electronics and pharmaceuticals as critical sectors to secure them against any future supply chain disruption. The move comes ahead of the Supply Chain Resilience Agreement of the 14-member Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) entering into force next week. As per the agreement, the member countries have to identify critical sectors and key goods for cooperation upto 120 days after the date of the entry into force. The agreement will enter into force on February 24, 2024.

The trust's investment management fee was last reviewed and reduced in 2019 and, since then, its net assets under management grew by 48% to just over £2bn.

Fighter, Hanu-Man and Malaikottai Vaaliban are doing far better than expected in international markets despite focused release only in countries with sizeable Indian diaspora. Trade experts say films featuring mainstream stars and the song-and-dance trope are lapped by overseas audiences in territories such as the US, UK, Australia and New Zealand who aren’t as discerning as those within the country. Higher ticket prices overseas further boost earnings.

Canada, Australia and New Zealand on Thursday called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, according to a joint statement released in response to reports about Israel's planned military operation in Rafah. «We are gravely concerned by indications that Israel is planning a ground offensive into Rafah. A military operation into Rafah would be catastrophic,» the statement by the Prime Ministers of the three countries said.

The GBP/USD edged higher in reaction to the firmer wages and jobs data from the UK earlier this morning, ahead of the release of even more top-tier data from both sides of the pond.