The secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Devajit Saikia says there is no assurance that India and Pakistan players will shake hands when they play at the Women’s World Cup on Sunday. During the recently-concluded men’s Asia Cup, the teams played each other three times, including in the final which…
Some policymakers at the central bank are in a rush to lower interest rates after the Federal Reserve’s first cut this year, while others are urging caution.
Amid a plan to lend $165 billion to Ukraine using Russian state assets, European officials are mindful of the possibility of Russian blowback as they gather Wednesday to discuss the idea.
Of all the long-term celebrity marriages, I never really got a sense that Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban were in any trouble. Now, I never believed that they were lovey-dovey 24-7, which is how they like to portray themselves. I think they both love to work and Keith has been on the road a lot…
Getty Images WNBA leadership was put on blast when Minnesota Lynx guard Napheesa Collier made a strong statement during her exit interview on Tuesday. She received a lot of support, and one of the strongest responses came from four-time WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson shortly after the Aces punched their ticket to the WNBA Finals. Wilson…
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The vast Global Digital Trade Expo in Hangzhou stood as a rebuke to U.S. efforts to hem in China’s technology. But the real competition is internal, and profits are hard to find.
September 29, 2025 3 min read ‘Ghost Fire’ in Marshes Sparked by Strange Chemistry A phenomenon called microlightning may explain ghostly blue marsh lights By Rachel Nuwer edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier An illustration of an ignis fatuus, or will-o’-the-wisp, by Josiah Wood Whymper from the book Phenomena of Nature (1849). Science & Society Picture…
A leadership advisor lays out a playbook for what makes a great leader and how to cultivate these traits. A decade ago, I spearheaded my organization’s strategic expansion into a new Eurasian market. Almost immediately, it became evident that our conventional playbook was inadequate. Success in this complex landscape required not just an understanding of…
Athletes train for years to read pitches, anticipate opponent moves, and make split-second decisions. You’d think that would make them good at predicting outcomes. But in many cases, they are not. Predicting what will happen is different from knowing how to act in the moment. Forecasting requires handling uncertainty, bias, and lots of data. When…
