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Hurricane Beryl roared through open waters on Tuesday as a monstrous Category 5 storm on a path that would take it near Jamaica and the Cayman Islands after earlier making landfall in the southeast Caribbean, killing at least two people.

Japan's Nikkei 225 share index has closed at another record high, gaining 0.6% to close Wednesday at 41,831,99

cricket.'There were players in my time who challenged, or at least went past the 300 mark - Virender Sehwag, Chris Gayle, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Sanath Jayasuriya. They were pretty much aggressive players," Lara told the Daily Mail.“How many aggressive players do you have playing today? Especially in the England team. Zak Crawley and Harry Brook.

And, by all accounts, Dalal Street sizzled in the Indian Summer in June, too. Equity mutual funds added a record ₹40,608 crore, higher than May's ₹34,697, with more than half coming through thematic funds. Investments through systematic investment plan (SIPs) continued to rise steadily and stood at ₹21,262 crore — higher than the previous month's ₹20,904 crore. Debt funds saw outflows of ₹1.07 lakh crore, largely in liquid and overnight funds, reflecting the typical end-quarter pattern.

U.S. stocks rose to more records after a report on the job market bolstered hopes that interest rates may soon get easier

The Ministry for the Future, by author Kim Stanley Robinson. The book, published in 2020, narrates how ‘The Great Indian Heatwave’ pushed the world to stop dragging its feet and find a way out of the climate crisis. But truth is stranger than fiction.

PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy were on Friday handed easy groups for the Paris Games beginning on July 26. Sindhu, who won the silver medal at the Rio Games and followed that with a bronze in Tokyo Olympics, has been seeded 10th. The World number 13 has been drawn in Group M of the women's singles alongside Kristin Kuuba of Estonia (WR 75) and Maldives' Fathimath Nabaaha Abdul Razzaq. (WR 111). While Sindhu, who is vying for a third Olympic medal, has a relatively easy group, she could face China's sixth seed He Bing Jiao in the round of 16.

concert tour of pop sensation Taylor Swift dubbed the Eras Tour, began in March 2023 and will run through December 2024. Swift reportedly makes about $13.6 million for each performance, according to reports from 'Forbes'. This number demonstrates her prominence as one of the most well-known pop music artists of today.

Housing affordability in Canada is a problem. That’s a fact.

Xiaomi's interest in exploring the burgeoning Indian EV market, potentially laying the groundwork for a future launch.Although Xiaomi has not yet disclosed specific plans for the SU7's release in India, the decision to present the car at this event suggests a strategic effort to gauge consumer interest and market dynamics. Celebrating a decade of operations in India, Xiaomi's venture into the EV sector could mark a new chapter in its expansion strategy.The SU7, also known as the Speed Ultra, represents Xiaomi's inaugural foray into the automotive industry, backed by a substantial $10 billion investment.

UK Parliament will welcome a record 29 MPs of Indian descent following the 2024 general election. Labour emerged as the leading party for People of Indian Origin (PIO) MPs, securing 19 seats, a notable increase from previous terms. Labour's Dominance and New Faces Labour celebrated a substantial victory with 12 new PIO MPs joining their ranks. Among the notable retainers are Lisa Nandy, Nadia Whittome, Navendu Mishra, Preet Gill, Valerie Vaz, and Seema Malhotra, who comfortably held onto their seats. Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi retained Slough with a reduced majority, while Thangam Debbonaire lost Bristol Central to the Green Party, highlighting competitive contests within Labour strongholds.

Jammu and Kashmir administration has formed a seven-member panel to identify foreign nationals who have been illegally overstaying in Jammu and Kashmir for the past 13 years, aiming to facilitate their deportation. The panel has been tasked with gathering biographic and biometric details of illegal migrants and maintaining an updated digital record regularly. «Sanction is hereby accorded to the re-constitution of the committee to identify foreign nationals illegally overstaying in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir since 2011», Principal Secretary to the Government, Home Department, Chandraker Bharti said in an order. The administrative secretary of the home department will chair the panel. Other members include the Foreigners Regional Registration Officer (FRRO) of Punjab, the Criminal Investigation Department (Special Branch) of the Jammu and Srinagar headquarters, and all district SSPs and SPs (Foreigners Registration), along with the state coordinator, NIC.

southwest monsoon has covered the entire country six days ahead of the normal date, the India Meteorological Department said on Tuesday. «The southwest monsoon has further advanced into the remaining parts of Rajasthan, Haryana and Punjab today. Thus, it covered the entire country on 2nd July 2024, against the normal date of July 8 (six days before the normal date of covering the entire India),» the IMD said in a statement. The monsoon arrived in Kerala and the northeastern region on May 30, two and six days earlier than usual. It progressed normally up to Maharashtra but lost momentum, extending the wait for rains in West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh, and worsening the impact of a scorching heat wave in northwest India.

Asian shares are trading mostly higher after Wall Street benchmarks reached more milestones

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla expunged portions of Rahul Gandhi's speech, questions were raised over the efficacy of this move in times of live telecast and digital media. Rule 380 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha vests the Speaker with power to order expunction of words — which in his opinion are «defamatory, or indecent or unparliamentary or undignified» — from the proceedings of the House. Birla ordering expunction of Gandhi's remarks, including on Hinduism, means that parts of the speech will not be included in official record. It also means that expunged parts will be erased from video recordings of Lok Sabha TV. This is done to make it consistent with the official printed version. So while Gandhi may have scored immediate political brownie points with his speech in Lok Sabha, the expunction will mean that official records will not reflect the deleted portions.

summons to former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa to appear before it on July 15 in connection with a POCSO Act case filed against him. The Criminal Investigation Department had filed a charge sheet against the BJP leader at Fast Track Court 1 for POCSO Act cases here on June 27. A day later, the Karnataka High Court extended its interim order restraining the CID from arresting Yediyurappa after allowing the prosecution to file objections to the petition filed by him seeking quashing of the FIR against him, and then adjourned a further hearing by two weeks. The CID, probing charges against Yediyurappa of sexually assaulting a minor girl, has alleged in the charge sheet that he and three other accused paid money to the alleged victim and her mother to buy their silence.

Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Friday: AT&T, Wells Fargo fall; Fastenal, Bank of New York Mellon rise

Nasdaq rose on Wednesday to post record high closes, as data pointing to a softening economy raised hopes the Federal Reserve could cut interest rates in September. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed slightly lower, pressured by selling in healthcare and consumer stocks during a shortened trading session ahead of the Fourth of July. The market will stay closed on Thursday for U.S. Independence Day, keeping trading volumes thin throughout the week.

Japan's Nikkei 225 stock index has ended at a record high close

June-quarter deliveries likely fell 6%, the first time the top EV maker is set to post two straight quarters of decline, as it deals with stiff competition in China and slow demand due to a lack of affordable new models. The company is expected to deliver 438,019 vehicles for the April to June period, according to an average estimate based on forecasts from 12 analysts polled by LSEG, seven of whom slashed their expectations in the past three months. The EV maker is expected to announce the results on Tuesday. Tesla has hit a speed bump after years of rapid growth that helped make it the world's most valuable automaker. It warned in January that deliveries growth in 2024 would be «notably lower» as a boost from months-long price cuts wanes.

Temporary residents and recent immigrants are driving up Canada’s unemployment rate, as record numbers of newcomers welcomed to the country to fill labor shortages are now struggling to find work. The unemployment rate for temporary residents – including foreign workers, international students and asylum seekers – was 11% in June, according to Bloomberg calculations. Using comparable data, the unemployment rate for all workers was just 6.2% last month. Immigrants who’ve landed in the last five years are also having a hard time finding a job, with their unemployment rate reaching 12.6% in June.