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By Alex Lawler and Fabio Teixeira LONDON/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -OPEC raised its forecasts for world oil demand for the medium and long term in an annual outlook, citing growth led by India, Africa and the Middle East and a slower shift to electric vehicles and cleaner fuels. The Organization…
Nike’s incoming CEO is an old face in the company, having worked his way up the ranks from intern to C-Suite exec.The sneaker maker has pulled Elliott Hill, one of its company veterans, out of retirement. He’s set to take over Nike’s outgoing CEO, John Donahoe, who has led the company…
How nice would it be to leave everything behind, unplug from the world, and relax abroad?This thought lingered in Adrian Chia’s mind after a two-week family vacation exploring the Great Ocean Road in Melbourne in 2016.Shortly after returning home to Singapore, he floated the concept of living an unplugged life…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kim Budlong, a 40-year-old resident of Lancaster, South Carolina, who went on a world cruise while 10 weeks pregnant. She was on the cruise with her family for about six weeks.Last year, around the end of March, my husband and I…
Rachael “Raygun” Gunn, the Australian breakdancer who earned notoriety at the Paris Olympics, has been named the world’s No.1 female performer in the sport.To those who know Gunn through her much-mocked Olympics performance, the ranking will likely come as a surprise. As such, the World DanceSport Federation — the governing…
Dating app fatigue is real. And people are taking a break from swiping and finding other ways to meet their soulmates. While some might join running clubs or do speed dating, others are getting more creative and outrageous.For one Philadelphia man, that meant putting up a billboard overlooking a freeway.David…
Just two months out from the 2024 US presidential election, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are working to appeal to American voters on issues like the economy, culture, women’s healthcare, and education, among other domestic matters.But there’s a lot going on abroad right now, and many…
By Yoruk Bahceli and Tom Westbrook (Reuters) – World stocks steadied on Tuesday and the dollar remained near a two-week high as investors turned cautious awaiting a raft of economic data that may determine how deeply the U.S. will cut interest rates. Focus was on the U.S. ISM manufacturing activity…
Germany’s anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) party celebrated a historic election victory over the weekend, giving the far right a boost in Europe’s biggest economy.The AfD secured 32.8% of the vote in the German state of Thuringia, taking a nine-point lead ahead of the conservative CDU, according to preliminary results.That…
My 6-year-old son played Mario Kart once with an older friend, and he’s been talking about all things Mario ever since.I thought it’d be a good idea to take him to Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Hollywood, but I was overwhelmed by the many reviews that said the section…
