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Lufthansa Airlines Boeing 747 makes hard, bouncing landing at Los Angeles airport on Tuesday, video shows. Courtesy: Airline Videos Live via YouTube

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Kazakhstan’s crypto crackdown is continuing apace, with a court in the nation sending an illegal trader to jail for five years.

chef Niki Nakayama opened a restaurant in Los Angeles, US, in 2011, she asked herself: “What do I want the staff to feel when we’re doing our work?” Then she wrote down the following words on a piece of paper: “Every day, better in every way. Everything is done with focus, heart, gratitude, love, care, purpose, intention, faith.” Initially the paper was placed by Nakayama’s workstation, but over time, it found its way into the menu, and eventually, it was reprinted as a permanent sign that hangs in two places in the kitchen today. Restaurant kitchens across the world, especially those in the fine dining world, display inspirational quotes and slogans for their staff to see and, hopefully, take to heart. Some read like a meditation; others a rousing locker room chant.

India's holding of US government securities touched a high of USD 241.9 billion in June as the country continued to increase its exposure for the third straight month. Japan was the top holder with securities worth over USD 1.11 trillion followed by China at the second spot with a holding valued at USD 780.2 billion in June, according to the latest data released by the US Treasury Department. At the third place was the United Kingdom with an exposure of USD 741.5 billion ahead of Luxembourg at the fourth position with a holding to the tune of USD 384.2 billion. Among the countries and jurisdictions, India was at the 12th place owning American government securities worth USD 241.9 billion in June, higher than USD 237.8 billion value recorded in May.

Hedge funds, pensions and banks continued to lavish capital into exchange-traded funds that invest directly in Bitcoin, as more traditional investors embrace the asset class that US regulators begrudgingly helped push into the mainstream at the beginning of the year. Among the most well-known buyers that have emerged are hedge funds like Millennium Management, which held shares in at least five Bitcoin ETFs, according to a Bloomberg analysis of second-quarter filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm, which has $68 billion in assets under management, trimmed its stakes in the ETFs significantly from the prior quarter but remained as the top holder for most of the funds, including BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust.

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The developers of a long-delayed copper-nickel mining project in northeastern Minnesota have announced plans for a series of studies over the next year on potential ways to improve environmental safeguards and make the mine more cost- and energy-efficient

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The pan-European STOXX 600 closed 0.5% higher, with all the major regional bourses also ending in positive territory.

ZURICH, Switzerland ꟷ UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti said Wednesday that market volatility could intensify in the second half of the year, but he does not believe the U.S. is heading into a recession.

At present, there are 1,504 air monitoring stations in 543 cities across the country. The government has entrusted the job of updating NAAQS to IIT Kanpur, which has set up a panel comprising experts from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and other institutions. “Work on the new NAAQS is ongoing.

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A federal indictment has charged three current and former executives of Smartmatic in a scheme to pay more than $1 million in bribes to put its voting machines in the Philippines, a setback for a company that has been feuding with allies of Donald Trum...

Neeraj Chopra's silver and his easy and graceful sportsmanship at the Paris Olympics has ignited worldwide praise on social media. This sparked leading sponsors of the javelin star to take advertising and campaigns featuring Chopra global, with plans to amplify the win and step up campaigns through the year. «Neeraj Chopra's remarkable achievement in winning the silver medal at the Paris Olympics and his exceptional code of conduct throughout the event have captured the world's attention, elevating him to a truly global icon,» said a spokesperson for Swiss luxury watchmaker Omega, which signed Chopra in May this year. Beverage maker Coca-Cola India, which signed Chopra to endorse its Limca GlucoCharge hydration drink two years back, is unveiling a film to capture Chopra's spirit on global platforms.

I wrote a lament in this column regarding a number of excellent watch brands not being available in India. Amongst these, I counted such great favourites of watch enthusiasts like Tudor and Hamilton. I’d also mentioned some other such bugbears, like the lack of fantastic quartz Timex timepieces such as the Q chronograph and the Q GMT, as well as the mechanical Timex Marlin.

Court of Arbitration for Sports will start hearing Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat's appeal against her disqualification at the Paris Olympics today. Phogat's appeal includes a request for a joint silver medal after being found overweight following her semi-final victory in Paris. Senior advocate Haris Salve will represent Phogat during her hearing. The hearing is likely to start at 5:00 pm. Also Read: Catch all the live updates on Vinesh Phogat case hearing in CAS The 29-year-old wrestler missed the opportunity to compete for the gold after being disqualified for being overweight during the morning weigh-in on Wednesday. This followed her impressive performance the previous day, where she defeated the unbeaten Yui Susaki of Japan in her opening bout.

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.

Hurun India most valuable family businesses, the top three family business’ interests are valued at $460 billion, equivalent to the GDP of Singapore. The list reveals that the top three Indian business families include the Ambani, Bajaj, KM Birla, with the Bajaj family valued at Rs 7.13 lakh crore and the Birla family at Rs 5.39 lakh crore. The Ambani family tops the list with Rs 2.57 lakh crore. However, the Adani-led energy conglomerate, with a value of Rs 15.45 crore did not feature in the top 10, as it is a first-generation family business. The Adani family leads in the first-generation entrepreneur category with a valuation of Rs15.45 lakh crore. The combined value of the 2024 list stands at Rs130 lakh crore, surpassing the GDPs of countries like Switzerland and the UAE. The top three family businesses alone account for Rs46 lakh crore, equivalent to Singapore's GDP.

The Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) has approved a Solana-based exchange-traded fund (ETF).

Some Olympic triathletes who swam in the River Seine have fallen sick and were forced to pull out of competition this week amid concerns about the river’s water quality – a simmering issue plaguing Paris 2024 organizers.