An ‘apolitical’ retired IT manager and a ‘far left’ biologist disagree over tackling global heating – but are they in harmony over truth and reconciliation? • Want to meet someone from across the divide? Click here to find out how Don, 74, Farnham Occupation Retired IT project manager Continue reading...
An ‘apolitical’ retired IT manager and a ‘far left’ biologist disagree over tackling global heating – but are they in harmony over truth and reconciliation? • Want to meet someone from across the divide? Click here to find out how Don, 74, Farnham Occupation Retired IT project manager Continue reading...
Black women are two and a half times more likely to be murdered by men than white women are. This is a public health crisis In April alone, at least half a dozen Black women were allegedly killed by their partners, including the high-profile cases of Cerina Fairfax , estranged wife of the former Virginia lieutenant governor Justin Fairfax, and Nancy Metayer Bowen , vice-mayor of Coral Springs, Flo...
Black women are two and a half times more likely to be murdered by men than white women are. This is a public health crisis In April alone, at least half a dozen Black women were allegedly killed by their partners, including the high-profile cases of Cerina Fairfax , estranged wife of the former Virginia lieutenant governor Justin Fairfax, and Nancy Metayer Bowen , vice-mayor of Coral Springs, Florida. Shaneiqua Elkins survived a shooting by her husband, Shamar Elkins, that wounded her and killed seven of her children and one of their cousins in Shreveport, Louisiana. These tragedies are shining a light on the killings of Black women and the systems that allow that violence to continue. Tayo Bero is a Guardian US columnist Continue reading...
North Korea said on Sunday that its nuclear weapons programme was “irreversible”, challenging the US push for denuclearisation a day before Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit. After Donald Trump’s meeting with Xi last month, the United States said the two leaders shared the goal of denuclearising the Korean peninsula, although the Chinese statement did not mention the issue. But Kim Yo-jong, the...
North Korea said on Sunday that its nuclear weapons programme was “irreversible”, challenging the US push for denuclearisation a day before Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit. After Donald Trump’s meeting with Xi last month, the United States said the two leaders shared the goal of denuclearising the Korean peninsula, although the Chinese statement did not mention the issue. But Kim Yo-jong, the sister of the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, described the comments as “false information”, and...
A handful of Chinese biotechnology companies are expected to bring medications to consumers in Europe and the US under their own brand names within the next 10 to 15 years, according to policy and industry analysts. Amid China’s early-stage drug outlicensing boom, discussions have arisen among investor and analyst circles as to when – and which – Chinese biotechnology companies will start selling ...
A handful of Chinese biotechnology companies are expected to bring medications to consumers in Europe and the US under their own brand names within the next 10 to 15 years, according to policy and industry analysts. Amid China’s early-stage drug outlicensing boom, discussions have arisen among investor and analyst circles as to when – and which – Chinese biotechnology companies will start selling their own drugs internationally. Outlicensing agreements typically refer to a company granting...
In the second of a six-part Health Matters wellness series on cancer in Hong Kong, Elizabeth Cheung examines the rise of lung cancer among women, the risk factors beyond smoking and growing calls for earlier detection. Rates of new lung cancer cases among Hong Kong women have risen by 20 per cent in the past two decades despite their smoking less than men, a South China Morning Post review has fou...
In the second of a six-part Health Matters wellness series on cancer in Hong Kong, Elizabeth Cheung examines the rise of lung cancer among women, the risk factors beyond smoking and growing calls for earlier detection. Rates of new lung cancer cases among Hong Kong women have risen by 20 per cent in the past two decades despite their smoking less than men, a South China Morning Post review has found, prompting calls for citywide screenings to catch the disease earlier. Experts said genetic...
If you put $10,000 into the Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF (NASDAQ:AIQ) on the last trading day of 2025, you are sitting on roughly $13,400 as of Thursday’s close, with the fund up 34% year to date against the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:SPY) at 11%. Stretch the lens to the trailing ... AIQ Turned $10,000 Into $13,400 in Six Months as AI Chips Soared 34% YTD
If you put $10,000 into the Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF (NASDAQ:AIQ) on the last trading day of 2025, you are sitting on roughly $13,400 as of Thursday’s close, with the fund up 34% year to date against the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:SPY) at 11%. Stretch the lens to the trailing ... AIQ Turned $10,000 Into $13,400 in Six Months as AI Chips Soared 34% YTD
AMD reaches almost 45% CPU share in the latest Steam Hardware Survey for Windows gaming PCs — Ryzen is steadily gaining ground against Intel's legacy domination Tom's Hardware
AMD reaches almost 45% CPU share in the latest Steam Hardware Survey for Windows gaming PCs — Ryzen is steadily gaining ground against Intel's legacy domination Tom's Hardware
A Serious Country Does Not Swap Its Greatest Leader On Banknotes For Little Animals Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity , The Bank of England has now admitted the quiet part out loud. Historical figures including Winston Churchill were removed from future banknotes after researchers told officials they were "elitist and divisive." The move replaces British legends with wildlife in a calculated ...
A Serious Country Does Not Swap Its Greatest Leader On Banknotes For Little Animals Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity , The Bank of England has now admitted the quiet part out loud. Historical figures including Winston Churchill were removed from future banknotes after researchers told officials they were "elitist and divisive." The move replaces British legends with wildlife in a calculated step to sideline national heroes and accelerate cultural replacement. This is not a neutral design update. It is institutional capture in action, where the man who rallied Britain against Nazi tyranny gets sidelined because focus groups and consultants found him too problematic for modern sensitivities and would prefer to look at a Fox or a hedgehog instead. The Bank of England axed historical figures such as Winston Churchill from banknotes after being told they were "elitist and divisive", The Telegraph can reveal. Read the full story here https://t.co/4et9ekywsg pic.twitter.com/V0WSXoKOfK - The Telegraph (@Telegraph) June 5, 2026 The revelation aligns precisely with plans first laid out months earlier. Back in March, the Bank announced it would phase out portraits of Churchill on the £5 note, Jane Austen on the £10, JMW Turner on the £20, and Alan Turing on the £50. In their place would come native British wildlife, plants, and landscapes. King Charles III would remain on the front of the notes . Officials claimed the shift followed a public consultation with over 44,000 responses, where around 60 percent supposedly favored nature themes for security reasons and to celebrate the environment. Critics at the time called the idea absurd and bonkers. They warned it represented a war on history and showed the Bank had been captured by progressive ideology. One former business minister said notes should honor the historical giants who shaped the nation rather than fuzzy animals. Another asked what came next - squirrels running the economy. Observers noted it fit a wider patter...
Big-name investors are staking out a contrarian stance before Thursday’s European Central Bank meeting. JPMorgan Asset Management argues that lackluster economic growth on the continent will make the ECB’s expected hike in interest rates a case of “one and done.” Pictet Asset Management and Carmignac say policymakers would be justified staying on hold altogether. It’s a sharp divergence from what ...
Big-name investors are staking out a contrarian stance before Thursday’s European Central Bank meeting. JPMorgan Asset Management argues that lackluster economic growth on the continent will make the ECB’s expected hike in interest rates a case of “one and done.” Pictet Asset Management and Carmignac say policymakers would be justified staying on hold altogether. It’s a sharp divergence from what the market and economists are signaling: the threat of inflation spurred by the war in Iran has traders favoring 75 basis points of increases by year-end. The messaging from central bankers will be crucial — if the investors are right, bonds could rally, potentially lowering yields from near their highest levels in years. “The market expects three — they’ll probably do one, just to show ‘we’re looking at inflation data,’” said Luca Paolini , chief strategist at Pictet. “The European economy is not picking up.” Policymakers want to avoid past mistakes: the central bank raised interest rates in 2008 and again in 2011, only for price pressures to prove temporary amid the global financial crisis and euro-zone crisis, respectively. According to Zara Nokes , global market analyst at JPMorgan AM, the central bank is unlikely to pursue further cuts after Thursday if economic activity remains sluggish — even as the ECB underscores its commitment to returning inflation to target. Market gauges of inflation expectations rose sharply after the start of the war, but have since retreated from a peak in April. The one-year, one-year inflation swap jumped from 1.75% at the end of February to 2.40%, but has since fallen back to 2.12%, only narrowly above the ECB’s official target of 2%. ‘Deteriorating Sentiment’ Data Friday showed that the euro area’s gross domestic product fell in the first quarter of this year, instead of climbing as economists forecast, due to a sharp downward restatement for Ireland. Earlier last week, the OECD said the euro area will grow just 0.8% this year and warned...
If you're in or approaching retirement, you may well be wondering how much others are collecting in Social Security benefits by age -- perhaps you're wondering about 65-year-olds, for example. Here's a look at the answer: Average Monthly Benefit Annual Equivalent Continue reading
If you're in or approaching retirement, you may well be wondering how much others are collecting in Social Security benefits by age -- perhaps you're wondering about 65-year-olds, for example. Here's a look at the answer: Average Monthly Benefit Annual Equivalent Continue reading
Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF (NYSEMKT:HAUZ) provides low-cost exposure to property markets outside the United States, whereas State Street SPDR Dow Jones Global Real Estate ETF (NYSEMKT:RWO) includes domestic and international holdings for a higher fee. Real estate investment trusts (REITs) can provide diversification and income, but the geographic scope of that exposure varies signific...
Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF (NYSEMKT:HAUZ) provides low-cost exposure to property markets outside the United States, whereas State Street SPDR Dow Jones Global Real Estate ETF (NYSEMKT:RWO) includes domestic and international holdings for a higher fee. Real estate investment trusts (REITs) can provide diversification and income, but the geographic scope of that exposure varies significantly between funds. While one strategy looks specifically at international opportunities, the other takes a global approach that includes the massive United States real estate market. Beta measures price volatility relative to the S&P 500; beta is calculated from five-year monthly returns. The 1-yr return represents total return over the trailing 12 months. Dividend yield is the trailing-12-month distribution yield. Continue reading