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On the eve of the Women’s World Cup, U.S. Soccer has extended its partnership with Visa for the next five years

The rise in consumer prices cooled to 2.8 per cent in June, Statistics Canada reported on July 18, slightly below consensus expectations and the slowest pace since March 2021. While within the Bank of Canada’s target range, some costs are still putting a strain on Canadians’ wallets. Here are five things in the inflation data that you should know about:

Headline inflation slowed to 2.8 per cent in June, beating analyst estimates of a year-over-year increase of three per cent, but some economists warn it could again rise above three per cent in the months to come.

The rise in consumer prices decelerated again in June, but costs for shelter and food are still putting a strain on Canadians’ wallets, evidence that bringing inflation down to target remains a tricky balancing act for the Bank of Canada.

poverty line and still lack other basics — or make some progress on the latter, yet stay below the poverty line. The UN sustainable development goals aim to halve the share of people living in poverty “in all its dimensions" by 2030. Indicators of health, education and living standards are measured by the multidimensional poverty index (MPI).

Countries of the G20 grouping could not agree on a joint statement at the end of a meeting of their finance ministers and central bank governors, as the grinding war in Ukraine continued to polarize the bloc, which counts Russia, China, and the US as members. “China stated that the G20 FMCBG (Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors) meeting is not the right forum to discuss geopolitical issues," said the third G20 FMCBG Outcome Document and Chair’s Summary, which was released late on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Russia dissociated itself from the status of the document.

The Federal Reserve is gearing ready for another meeting next week, and it's highly likely that they will raise interest rates by 25 basis points. Lately, the inflation data has been quite positive, showing faster-than-expected declines.

India and the US have informed the World Trade Organization (WTO) on the mutual resolution all the six trade disputes, in line with the commitment they made last month. In five separate notifications to the WTO on Tuesday, they asked the multilateral trade watchdog to terminate these disputes.

Slamball, the thrilling fusion of basketball, football, gymnastics, and hockey, is set to make a long-awaited return after nearly 15 years. In Las Vegas, eight teams will compete over four weeks for the Series 6 title, with ESPN broadcasting every exhilarating game.

Donald Trump shared on social media that he has been informed by special counsel Jack Smith that he is under investigation regarding the attempts to overturn the 2020 election. This indicates a possibility that he may face charges from the special counsel. In a post on Truth Social, Trump stated, «Deranged Jack Smith, the prosecutor with Joe Biden's DOJ, sent a letter (again, it was Sunday night!) stating that I am a TARGET of the January 6th Grand Jury investigation, and giving me a very short 4 days to report to the Grand Jury, which almost always means an Arrest and Indictment.» This comes as the ex-US President has already faced two impeachments, two arrests and one indictment. Meanwhile, Donald Trump is facing legal trouble in both New York and Florida for his involvement in a hush-money scheme during the 2016 election and the mishandling of classified documents. Additionally, he is also dealing with a recent verdict that held him accountable for sexual abuse and defamation against writer E Jean Carroll. The jury awarded Carroll $5 million in damages. Additionally, there may be further criminal charges against Trump in Georgia and Washington DC. Here’s a rundown on all the cases against him along with their present status;

₹10.65 crore per hotel and ₹1.8 crore every year as annual licensing fees. Approximately 153,000 sq.ft. of development can be done on each parcel of 2.13 acres.

They wanted a person of colour," or its cousin: “No one wants to hire a White guy right now." Such rejoinders are casually asserted as fact these days: Being a Caucasian man, they claim, makes it harder to get hired in the US, especially in elite positions. Since the Supreme Court ruling curtailing the use of race in university admissions, corporate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives are being targeted as discriminatory. Labour market data, however, supports the opposite conclusion: Caucasian men have every advantage.

Military Cooperation of the Indian-Russian Intergovernmental Commission on Military and Military Technical Cooperation (IRIGC-M&MTC) is being held at Manekshaw Centre in Delhi on Tuesday and Wednesday to discuss the issue of spare parts and maintenance issue of Russian origin defence equipment used by India. The meeting is being chaired by Lt Gen Johnson P Mathew, CISC HQ IDS from the Indian side and Lt Gen Dylevskii Igor Nikolaevich, Deputy Chief of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation from the Russian side.

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The Niti Aayog released a report on Monday saying that ‘multidimensional poverty’ in India had dropped to about 15% in 2019-21 from almost a quarter in 2015-16, with data drawn from two successive National Family Health Surveys. The think-tank’s second such study, its time-span does not capture pandemic scars. Nor should it be confused with poverty estimates that go by what people consume or the money they need to get by.

BJP women MPs from New Delhi visited violence affected districts of West Bengal on Tuesday to gauge poll-violence and atrocities against women during Panchayat polls. The team, appointed by BJP National President J P Nadda, visited North 24 Parganas district's Deganga and is scheduled to visit South 24 Parganas' Baruipur today and spoke to the women victims of violence. The team will submit a report to J P Nadda, following the visit.

Powerball drawing did not produce any jackpot winners, leading to a further increase in the prize amount. The jackpot has now reached an estimated $1 billion, with a cash option of $516.8 million. The next drawing is scheduled for Wednesday. The estimated jackpot for Monday's Powerball drawing was $922 million, making it the third-largest Powerball jackpot and the seventh-largest in the history of U.S. lotteries. Now, after no winners bagged the Powerball jackpot prize on Monday, the jackpot for Wednesday night's Powerball drawing is set to become the third-largest in Powerball history and the seventh-highest in the history of U.S. lotteries. This remarkable jackpot prize of $1 billion follows the world record $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot won last year and the $1.586 billion Powerball jackpot won in 2016. The Powerball jackpot has remained unclaimed since April, spanning across 38 drawings. Although the odds of winning are as low as 1 in 292,201,338, Monday night's drawing did produce over 2.8 million winning tickets. These ticket holders collectively received smaller cash prizes totaling $41.7 million, as reported by Powerball officials. Had someone won the jackpot on Monday night, they would have had the choice between receiving the $922 million prize in annual installments or opting for a significantly lower lump sum cash payment, both figures being pre-tax amounts, according to Powerball regulations.

The updated 2023 Henley Passport Index Tuesday placed Singapore as the world's most powerful passport with visa-free access to 192 travel destinations out of 227 around the world.  Three European countries Germany, Italy, and Spain move up one slot with 190 visa-free destinations and shared the second place. Japan has been knocked off the top spot for the first time in five years and slipped to third place as the number of destinations its passport can access without a visa fell to 189.

iPhone market in the second quarter. Apple's increased focus on distribution and marketing in India, seen as a critical future market by CEO Tim Cook, has resulted in India surpassing Germany and France in iPhone sales.

GI-tagged products (Geographical Indication) will be exhibited at the second edition of the GI Fair India which would be held in Greater Noida this week. GI tag is given to products having distinct qualities and tradition linked to their place of origin.

Taj Mahal in Agra.  According to reports, this is the first time in forty five years that the Yamuna waters have breached embankments to reach the walls of Taj Mahal.  “The water level has been rising continuously for the past 3 days. The situation is under control currently. Wherever the flow of water has increased, all precautionary measures have been taken," said Ankit Khandelwal, Municipal Commissioner, Agra to news agency ANI.