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Zaragoza Spain — Jennifer Hermoso, the Spanish soccer star who received an unsolicited kiss on the mouth after her team won the World Cup, gave evidence in Spain's National Court Tuesday morning against Luis Rubiales, the Spanish former soccer boss who is being investigated over allegations of sexual assault and coercion in connection with the episode. Hermoso's testimony concludes the high-profile criminal inquiry of Rubiales, which was opened days after the World Cup, which took place in Sydney in August. A judge, Francisco de Jorge, must now decide whether to charge Rubiales or to close the case. If de Jorge concludes there is evidence of wrongdoing, Rubiales will face trial on a sexual assault charge — punishable with between one and four years in prison.

Oil steadied on Thursday, largely unwinding an earlier rally, as concerns over Middle Eastern supply and disruptions at an oilfield in Libya were countered by concern about economic growth and demand. Local protests forced a production shutdown on Wednesday at Libya's Sharara oilfield, which can produce up to 300,000 barrels per day (bpd). The field, one of Libya's largest, has been a frequent target for political protests. Brent crude fell 30 cents, or 0.4%, to $77.95 a barrel by 1450 GMT, after earlier rising over $1.

The blue-chips NSE Nifty 50 index climbed 0.66% to 21,658 points, while the S&P BSE Sensex added 0.69% to settle at 71,847 points. Here's how analysts read the market pulse: «The fall in Nifty has halted around 21,500 levels where multiple support parameters in the form of the 38.2% fibonacci retracement level and the lower end of the rising channel is placed. We expect Nifty to hold on to this support and resume next leg of upmove.

By Lucia Mutikani

Januhairy', an initiative that challenges women to not use their razors for the month. Despite its name, the message is everlasting and the official Instagram account of the campaign, with more than 40,000 followers, has pictures of women, who are celebrating their body hair throughout the year for normalizing it.

Daredevil centered fight scene of MCU. The charts of Maya Lopez/ Echo played by Alaqua Cox, are exploited by Echo, based on the events of Hawkeye, the Disney+ show of the year 2021. Differentiating from that series, Echo occurs in the hometown of Maya, which is in Oklahoma and not in New York City. It is not the landscape that is being revamped in Echo, consisting of five episodes, but the show will be portraying Maya against a new enemy: Charlie Cox who is playing the role of Matt Murdock/Daredevil. Recently, a clip from the big confrontation of the pair has been making the rounds online and Sydney Freeland has provided added information about the most awaited disagreement.

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Investing.com — U.S. private employers added far more roles than expected in December, pointing to lingering resilience in the labor market that may impact how Federal Reserve policymakers approach potential interest rate reductions this year.

hiring this year is expected to grow 8.3 per cent this year with the job market showing signs of recovery in December, a report said on Thursday. December witnessed a 2 per cent growth in hiring, the foundit Annual Trends Report said. It projected an overall hiring expansion of 8.3 per cent for 2024, with Bengaluru expected to see an 11 per cent surge. Key sectors that will experience increased hiring include manufacturing, BFSI, automotive, retail, and travel and tourism, it said.

Invincible Season 2 Episode 5 release date has remained a much-awaited for the show's viewers. In November last year, a user on X platform, shared the message claiming that Invincible will return on January 4. Back then there was no official confirmation and it was categorised as a rumour. However, in December, Amazon Studios issued a press release for 2024, outlining the upcoming content on its Amazon Prime Video streaming platform for January. Unfortunately, the release did not include Invincible Season 2 Episode 5.

FOX Business correspondent Madison Alworth shares why for many first-time homebuyers, the American dream is delayed as a result of high mortgage rates and home prices on 'Varney and Co.'

HONG KONG (Reuters) — Hong Kong said on Thursday it will not sell any residential or commercial land in the first three months of 2024, citing sluggish market sentiment and high vacancy rates respectively.

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) shares are down 4.3% in the first trading week of 2024 after Barclays cut the tech giant's rating, citing weak demand for iPhone 15.

Investing.com -- U.S. stock futures edged up on Thursday, after a negative start to 2024 for equities on Wall Street carried over into a second straight session. Markets were little surprised by minutes from the Federal Reserve's latest meeting, which dampened already ebbing hopes that the central bank would begin to cut interest early this year. Elsewhere, a U.S. labor agency accuses rocket company SpaceX of unlawfully dismissing workers who raised concerns over social media statements made by founder Elon Musk.

Stocks and bonds steadied after a bruising two-day selloff to start 2024. Oil advanced as conflict in the Middle East added to supply concerns.

India’s crude oil imports from Russia in November were the costliest in a year, government data show, reflecting lowering discounts on the fuel. Refiners in the world’s third-largest oil consumer paid an average of $85.90 a barrel for shipments from its largest supplier, up 1.8% compared with $84.46 in October. Barrels from Iraq and Saudi Arabia, India’s second and third-largest suppliers, were $85.70 and $93.30 respectively in November, as benchmark prices declined.

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LONDON (Reuters) — Britain's services firms grew more strongly in December than initially thought and optimism hit a seven-month high, according to a survey that will be welcome news for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak who is expected to hold an election later this year.

Investing.com — The U.S. dollar retreated from the previous session’s three-week peak in early European trade Thursday as traders digested the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s December meeting ahead of weekly jobless data.

Career enablers such as flexi-timing and remote working play a crucial role in women’s workforce participation, a study by leading diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) solutions company Avtar group has said. However, workplace enablers extended by employees alone cannot ensure women’s sustained employment; it requires significant investment from the city and state, as per the second edition of ‘Top Cities for Women in India (TCWI)’ index. The index ranks Chennai, Bengaluru, Pune, Mumbai, and Hyderabad as the top five cities for women in India. The scores are based on three parameters – social inclusion, industrial/workplace inclusion, and citizen experience (safety, etc).