世界桌球大獎賽｜羅淑佩、奧蘇利雲出席開球禮 丁俊暉首圈3比5不敵鶴健士 To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video 【有線新聞】世界桌球大獎賽在啟德體藝館舉行，中國的丁俊暉首圈3比5不敵鶴健士。 文化體育及旅遊局局長羅淑佩...
世界桌球大獎賽｜羅淑佩、奧蘇利雲出席開球禮 丁俊暉首圈3比5不敵鶴健士 To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video 【有線新聞】世界桌球大獎賽在啟德體藝館舉行，中國的丁俊暉首圈3比5不敵鶴健士。 文化體育及旅遊局局長羅淑佩進行開球禮，奧蘇利雲都有出席。丁俊暉今場領先過2比1，但被鶴健士在第6局，打出今屆暫時最高的一桿141度，丁俊暉之後5局就失了4局，就算他都有1次一桿116度，局數都輸3比5。歷來最多的10位中國球手參賽，張安達就成功過關，就算被威廉斯兩度追平，局數都贏5比2。
Environmental campaigners have criticised a “crushingly disappointing” UK government plan to tackle “forever chemicals”, which they warn risks locking in decades of avoidable harm to people and the environment. The government said its Pfas action plan set out a “clear framework” of “coordinated action … to understand where these chemicals are coming from, how they spread and how to reduce public a...
Environmental campaigners have criticised a “crushingly disappointing” UK government plan to tackle “forever chemicals”, which they warn risks locking in decades of avoidable harm to people and the environment. The government said its Pfas action plan set out a “clear framework” of “coordinated action … to understand where these chemicals are coming from, how they spread and how to reduce public and environmental exposure”. But campaigners described the plan as “incredibly weak” and criticised its failure to match tough action taken in Europe, where national governments are already banning chemicals on the grounds of public safety before EU-wide action. Already thought to be in the blood of every person on the planet, man-made per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (Pfas) – a family of thousands of chemicals – are used in a huge range of consumer products, from waterproof clothing to electronics. They are prized for their indestructible and non-stick properties, with chemical bonds so strong they will not break down in the environment for tens of thousands of years, earning them the moniker “forever chemicals”. Evidence is emerging of multiple harms to human and environmental health from Pfas, with two of the previously most widely used forever chemicals now largely banned after research linked them to multiple forms of cancer. Research last year found that almost all English waters had Pfas levels above proposed safety limits. Dolphins, otters, porpoises, fish and birds across the UK have been found to have the chemicals in their tissue and organs. Introducing the plan, Emma Hardy, the environment minister responsible for chemical pollution, said Pfas posed “a long-term challenge for not only our health, but that of the nation’s vital ecosystems”, adding that the government would “act decisively to reduce their harmful effects”. Measures include the launch of a consultation on setting a statutory limit for Pfas in England’s public supply regulations, more testing and...
In a sport which is often changing, the Six Nations is usually left well alone. While the authorities tinker with laws and competitions, they dare not meddle with the famous old Championship. February and March, every year. Since 2000, the same six teams. And any talk of promotion and relegation, or expansion, is just that - talk. The Six Nations is brilliantly enduring and enduringly brilliant. H...
In a sport which is often changing, the Six Nations is usually left well alone. While the authorities tinker with laws and competitions, they dare not meddle with the famous old Championship. February and March, every year. Since 2000, the same six teams. And any talk of promotion and relegation, or expansion, is just that - talk. The Six Nations is brilliantly enduring and enduringly brilliant. However, this year it will look a little different. Not just because of a Thursday night start for the first time, but in an unprecedented move the tournament will be played over just six weeks rather than seven, with only one rest weekend between rounds three and four. There will be three back-to-back games at the start. It may seem a minor tweak, but it could be significant. Since 2003 the tournament has been played over seven weeks, with a rest week either side of round three; before that the Championship was played over as many as 10 weeks. Compressing the tournament has been mooted for a while. However, when raised in 2017, it was met by opposition from the players and quietly shelved - until now. From a commercial viewpoint it makes sense. Build a narrative. Own the early spring sporting landscape. Keep up the momentum. That middle weekend - with fallow weeks either side - always felt a little imperfect. However, back in 2017, England's George Ford said the tournament was "tough enough" on players and his concerns remain valid. Three high-intensity games on consecutive weekends will take a physical and mental toll, especially on the countries with fewer resources. "It could have an impact, absolutely," former Scotland captain John Barclay told the Rugby Union Weekly podcast. "And it will impact Scotland, Wales and Italy more because they are the countries which don't quite have that level of depth." Barclay, who won 76 caps in a twelve-year international career, remembers a particularly brutal meeting with the French in Paris nine years ago, which resulted in head inju...
No one mentioned Micron in Apple's latest earnings call. They didn't have to. When Apple (AAPL +4.12%) provides quarterly updates, it only makes sense that everyone focuses on how the latest news impacts Apple itself. Sometimes, though, the information provided by Apple's management team has ramifications for other companies. That was the case with the iPhone maker's fiscal year 2026 first-quarter...
No one mentioned Micron in Apple's latest earnings call. They didn't have to. When Apple (AAPL +4.12%) provides quarterly updates, it only makes sense that everyone focuses on how the latest news impacts Apple itself. Sometimes, though, the information provided by Apple's management team has ramifications for other companies. That was the case with the iPhone maker's fiscal year 2026 first-quarter earnings call last week. Apple CEO Tim Cook just gave great news for Micron Technology (MU +5.52%) investors. Apple's memorable earnings call If I counted correctly, the word "memory" was mentioned 16 times during Apple's Q1 earnings call. And the references weren't about fond recollections of Apple's history. Both analysts and Apple's management discussed the ongoing supply demand imbalance in memory chips extensively. Cook said on the call that the robust demand for iPhones put Apple in "a supply chase mode" for memory. He added, "We are currently constrained, and at this point, it is difficult to predict when supply and demand will balance." How have the supply constraints impacted Apple financially? Not very much, at least so far. Cook said that "memory had a minimal impact" on gross margins in Q1. However, he expects a greater impact in the second quarter. Anyone familiar with the law of supply and demand knows that prices rise when supply is limited and demand is strong. Unsurprisingly, Cook acknowledged that Apple expects memory prices to increase "significantly" beyond Q2. Why Cook's cautionary words are great news for Micron To be clear, Cook never mentioned Micron during Apple's Q1 earnings call. Neither did anyone else. However, Cook's cautionary words about supply constraints for memory translate into great news for Micron. Samsung remains Apple's primary supplier of memory chips. SK Hynix is another top source for memory. But Citigroup (C +1.01%) estimates that Micron is supplying roughly 30% of DRAM and NAND chips for Apple's iPhone 17. This share isn't far b...
Jacques LOIC Consumer prices in France are projected to rise by 0.3% in January 2026, after a 0.8% increase in December 2025, missing estimates of a 0.6% rise This slowdown in inflation is mainly attributed to a more pronounced decrease in the prices of manufactured goods, driven by a decline in clothing and footwear prices. M/M consumer prices are expected to fall by 0.3% in January, following a ...
Jacques LOIC Consumer prices in France are projected to rise by 0.3% in January 2026, after a 0.8% increase in December 2025, missing estimates of a 0.6% rise This slowdown in inflation is mainly attributed to a more pronounced decrease in the prices of manufactured goods, driven by a decline in clothing and footwear prices. M/M consumer prices are expected to fall by 0.3% in January, following a 0.1% increase in December, and decline more than the estimated 0.1% fall. More on France EWQ: Falling Real Rates Delayed The Bear Case, But 2026 May Not EWQ: French Stocks Remain Attractively Valued Heading Into 2026 Trump’s Tariffs: Key announcements from January European indexes sink amid broad sell-off in commodities Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on iShares MSCI France ETF