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Desjardins Group is preparing a potential debut issuance in the Australian dollar bond market, as North America’s largest financial services co-operative seeks to diversify its funding sources to keep up with its growing lending book.

An internet search of the most common male names in Newfoundland and Labrador dating back through the ages reveals a robust mix of Pauls, Johns, Williams, Richards, Henrys, Patricks, Davids and Michaels. There are plenty of Alberts, too.

₹4.57 crore) investment is required to be eligible for Golden Visa. “Golden Visas are valid for 10 years and can be renewed thereafter. Once the requirements have been fulfilled, pending initial approval of the application, the successful applicant receives a six-month multiple-entry visa and travels to the UAE (United Arab Emirates) to apply for an ID card and undergo a medical check," explained Rohit Bhardwaj, country head – India and director private clients at Henley & Partners.

social media platforms such as Threads or Bluesky, where Portuguese has become the most spoken language in the few days since Elon Musk's X was shut down in the country. «Is anyone there?» asked numerous Brazilian netizens as they made their first tentative forays onto Bluesky, which said it had added more than two million new users since South America's largest nation banned X. Access to the social network formerly known as Twitter was blocked on Saturday amid a standoff between Musk and Brazilian Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes, who has made it his mission to crack down on disinformation.

Ronaldo put his side 2-0 up at the Estadio da Luz in the 34th minute when he got on the end of a Nuno Mendes cross with a tap-in volley from close range, before falling to the ground looking emotional at reaching another milestone. 39-year-old Ronaldo has now netted 131 international goals, 450 for Real Madrid, 145 for Manchester United, 101 for Juventus and 68 for his current club Al Nassr as well as five for his first club Sporting Lisbon.

The Portugal Golden Visa programme is popular among people looking to secure a residency in a European country—by investing a minimum €500,000 ( ₹4.65 crore) in specific funds that back local businesses.

India were assured of a second medal in badminton with Manisha Ramadass setting up a women's singles SU5 semifinals duel with compatriot Thulasimathi Murugesan at the Paris Paralympics here on Sunday. The 19-year-old Manisha, who was born with Erb's palsy which affected her right arm, had no trouble in dispatching Japan's Mamiko Toyoda 21- 13 21-16 in the quarterfinals. Erb's palsy is a nerve disorder in the shoulder and arm that results in weakness or loss of muscle function. The second seeded Indian left-hander needed 30 minutes to down her unseeded rival.

“The time has come for policy to adjust,” Fed Chair Jerome Powell told an annual gathering of global policymakers and economists in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, all but committing the US central bank to lowering rates when officials meet in September.

Europe's allure seems intact for Indian travellers. Visa applications for European destinations have jumped year-on-year after the summer vacations as Indians unleash their wanderlust to explore Europe in autumn and winter as well. Travel and tourism industry executives said this has stretched visa appointment timelines for many European countries, with some offering no slots at all.

Cristiano Ronaldo's Al Nassr FC will play Al-Raed in the Saudi Pro League opening match of the season on Thursday. The new season of the 18-team league is starting on August 22 and will culminate in May, 2025. Portuguese soccer star Ronaldo's Al Nassr FC vs Al-Raed soccer match is scheduled to kick off at 2 pm (ET). The football game between Al Nassr FC vs Al-Raed will be live telecast on Fubo which offers free trial. Cristiano Ronaldo is lining up for another Saudi Pro League season with the main aim of helping Al-Nassr end the dominance of Riyadh rival Al-Hilal. Ronaldo signed for Al-Nassr in December 2022 and has yet to win a domestic trophy with the club. In a social media post this week, he wrote: New season, same goal.

To be visited during the summer of “overtourism” in 2024 means traffic jams, water problems and high housing prices

Is it pasta-de Nadal — a pasta liked by the tennis maestro? I started reading the phrase 'Pastel de Nata' in a couple of British food columns. I still wasn't paying attention, so I continued to think this PdN was a) Spanish, b) a savoury. Then I read some descriptions that identified it as 'a sweedish item', as my school mess manager used to call desserts and puddings. Finally, I understood that this 'Swedish' item was Portuguese. Last year in Oxford, I saw something called a pasteleria — Portuguese for bakery — had opened, and there was a long queue outside. Walking past it one day, I saw the queue wasn't there so I leapt in. 'Hi, can I please have one of those...?'

In the first half of 2024, seasoned buyers and investors drove detached home purchases in Canada’s priciest markets, including the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), Greater Vancouver Area (GVA), and Fraser Valley, while first-time buyers were sidelined by affordability issues, according to a Re/Max Canada report.

More than 40 families of victims of an airliner crash in Brazil have gathered at a morgue and hotels in Sao Paulo as three French government investigators arrived in the country

Brazilian rescue teams have retrieved the remains of all 62 passengers from the wreckage of a plane crash in Sao Paulo state as families began gathering in the metropolis to identify and bury their loved ones

Sao Paulo as forensics experts work to identify the remains of the 62 people killed in the accident. Local authorities said the bodies of the pilot, Danilo Santos Romano, and his co-pilot, Humberto de Campos Alencar e Silva, were the first to be identified by forensics experts. Sao Paulo state government said in a statement Saturday evening that the remains of all the victims had been recovered. There were 34 male and 28 female bodies in the wreckage, it said. The ATR 72 twin-engine turboprop operated by Brazilian airline Voepass was headed for Guarulhos international airport in Sao Paulo with 58 passengers and four crew members when it went down Friday in Vinhedo, 78 kilometres north of the metropolis. Voepass said three passengers who held Brazilian identification also carried Venezuelan documents and one had Portuguese.

Huffman also highlighted Reddit's robust search capabilities, noting that users conduct over 1 billion searches each month. Recent statistics show a substantial rise in user engagement, with the platform boasting 342.3 million weekly active users, marking a 57% increase from the previous year.Alongside the search summaries, Reddit has been enhancing its platform with various AI-driven tools.

BENGALURU : Goa’s appeal is now extending beyond holidaymakers and retirees. Real estate developers from across the country are gearing up to launch projects in the popular holiday destination, led by high demand from wealthy individuals and non-resident Indians. The launches lined up include luxury villas, apartments as well as plotted development projects.

Ana Carolina Vieira, who has been sent home from the Paris Olympics 2024 after they left the athletes' village without clearing it with the team, has talked about her plight.

Bridges along the Seine River are opening up, and police barricades are being taken down in Paris after the Olympics opening ceremony

deadline for filing an income tax return (ITR) for FY 2023-24 (AY 2024-25) is July 31, 2024. This deadline applies to people whose accounts are not required to be audited. Missing the ITR filing deadline carries both monetary and non-monetary implications.