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The draw for the World Cup Play-off tournament was made in Switzerland today with six teams fighting it out for two spots in the World Cup next summer. The teams come from each of the confederations, bar UEFA, with the two highest-ranked nations in the FIFA world rankings – DR Congo and Iraq – receiving byes to the final. The other four will slug it out in one-legged semi-final ties to determine the final match-ups. The winners of the two finals reach the World Cup. Forty-two teams have already secured their place in the United States, Canada and Mexico next…
As Democrats push to extend expiring health insurance subsidies, President Donald Trump proposed sending money directly to Americans so they can negotiate with insurers. It’s an approach he says would benefit ordinary people over insurance companies. On Nov. 16, a reporter asked Trump whether he was negotiating with Democrats over the expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies. Trump focused his reply on health insurance companies’ profits. “The insurance companies are making a fortune,” Trump said. “Their stock is up over 1,000% over a short period of time. … So when I see this, and when I’ve seen this over the last…
Tomorrow, we get results for September employment. Bloomberg consensus is for +55K, compared to +42K at the originally scheduled release date (and +22K in August). Here are key indicators followed by the NBER Business Cycle Dating Committee. Figure 1: Implied NFP preliminary benchmark revision (bold blue), ADP based author’s estimate (light blue), Bloomberg consensus employment for implied preliminary benchmark, (blue square), civilian employment with smoothed population controls (bold orange), industrial production (red), personal income excluding current transfers in Ch.2017$ (bold light green), manufacturing and trade sales in Ch.2017$ (black), consumption in Ch.2017$ (light blue), and monthly GDP in Ch.2017$ (pink),…
World Cup – Qualification Europe7:45 PMNovember 18, 2025Group Stage – 10Vasil Levski National StadiumReferee: Jakob Kehlet, Denmark Copy and paste this HTML code into your webpage to embed. Bulgaria World Class 0 Solid 0 Bang Average 0 Lucky 0 Shocking 0 Georgia World Class 0 Solid 0 Bang Average 0 Lucky 0 Shocking 0 Turn off spoiler to view match statistics0.00Expected goals (xG)0.00Passing161 (68%)Accurate passes741 (92%) Turn off spoiler to view match events 1 G Dimitar Mitov 84′ Delay of game 6.7 2 D Christian Petrov 6.7 15 D Stefan Velkov 6.7 5 D Christian Dimitrov 6.7 20 D Martin…
NBA three-time champion Danny Green was impressed by Detroit Pistons superstar Cade Cunningham as they have been dominating the early season so far, especially in the East. After the Pistons dethroned the Hawks on Tuesday, their 11th straight win of the season made it somewhat surprising to the entire league. Green has compared Cunningham to […] The post Danny Green on Cade Cunningham: ‘SGA of the East’ appeared first on TalkBasket.net.
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at a U.S.- and Russian-drafted peace deal for Ukraine, China’s diplomatic rift with Japanand alleged Russian sabotage in Poland and the United Kingdom. New Conditions Efforts to revive peace negotiations to end the Russia-Ukraine war appear to be gaining momentumas the Trump administration floats a new deal to permanently halt the fighting. Inspired by the U.S.-drafted Gaza cease-fire agreement, the White House’s 28-point framework reportedly aims to address peace in Ukraine, provide security guarantees, ensure European safety, and improve the future of U.S. relations with both Kyiv and Moscow. Welcome back to…
“What’s Up With the Economy?” is a podcast by the Centre for Economic Strategy in cooperation with Hromadske Radio, supported by PrivatBank. Every week, hosts Anhelina Zavadetska and Maksym Samoiliuk talk with experts, entrepreneurs, analysts, and government officials about what is happening with Ukraine’s economy. While the podcast is held in Ukrainian, we decided to summarise each issue with the most important insights. In the new episode of the “What’s Up with the Economy?” podcast, we discuss the state of Ukraine’s energy sector ahead of winter with Oleksandr Kharchenko, Director of Energy Industry Research Center. Topics covered: How has Russia’s strike strategy changed, and…
Achraf Hakimi has been named the 2025 African Footballer of the Year at the Confederation of African Football (Caf) Awards in Rabat on Wednesday. Paris Saint-Germain and Morocco right-back enjoyed an impressive year for club and country, helping the Ligue 1 side to a domestic treble and first-ever Champions League triumph, as well as helping guide his nation to a third successive World Cup finals. The 27-year-old pipped Egypt captain Mohamed Salah and Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen to the prize and, in doing so, becomes the first Moroccan to win the award since Mustapha Hadji in 1998. It was a…
The first snow of the season covered Hawaii’s Mauna Kea Summit on Monday. Footage captured by Derek Petrowski shows snow falling as crews cleared the roads surrounding the summit.Mauna South Shuuthern, Hawaii – Fresh snow has fallen on Hawaii’s Big Island, making it the first covering of the year for the tropical state.According to the FOX Weather Center, Mauna Kea, the state’s tallest dormant shield volcano which stands at 13,803 feet above sea level, could see snow accumulations up to four inches.The Maunakea Observatories Forecast predicts that the summit of the volcano could see moderate to heavy snow through Thursday…
Prague – According to steelmakers, the Czech Republic should devise a plan to help steelworks with energy prices similar to what Germany is doing. Otherwise, Czech steelworks risk becoming uncompetitive in the market. The Czech Steel Union informed about this in a press release. Germany will introduce a subsidized electricity tariff for industry starting January 2026. After problems at Liberty Ostrava, the only domestic producer of raw steel remaining is Třinec Ironworks. According to the Steel Union, they would pay about three to four billion CZK more annually on energy than German producers with subsidies. “We understand the support from…