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USD/JPY gathers strength around 148.80 in Thursday’s early Asian session. Fed Powell’s cautious rate outlook boosts the US Dollar.BoJ Meeting Minutes and the final reading of the US Q2 GDP report will be the highlights later on Thursday. The USD/JPY pair rises to near 148.80 during the early Asian session on Thursday. The US Dollar (USD) strengthens to near its highest in three weeks against the Japanese Yen (JPY) due to a fresh round of risk aversion across the financial markets and a cautious tone from the US central bank. Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell struck a cautious tone on further easing on Tuesday,…

With the tenth anniver­sary of David Bowie’s death com­ing up ear­ly next year, more than a few fans will have their minds on a pil­grim­age to mark the occa­sion. Per­haps with that very time frame in mind, the V&A East Store­house in Lon­don has just opened the David Bowie Cen­ter. Run by the Vic­to­ria and Albert Muse­um, to which Bowie left an archive of about 90,000 of his pos­ses­sions, this new insti­tu­tion will show a few hun­dred of those arti­facts at a time, and even make a range of them avail­able on request to vis­i­tors. As for what exact­ly is…

In October 2018, the American Pie star announced he was one year sober in a celebratory and encouraging Instagram post. “I first tried to get sober over 5 years ago, when the weight of my obsession with booze and drugs became too heavy for me to handle,” he wrote at the time. “Turns out this s–t is hard.” He continued, “After some fits and starts, I’ve managed to put together one year of sobriety. I’m as proud of it as anything in my life. If you’re struggling, know there’s help. Don’t be ashamed. We can do this.” Years later, he reflected…

The first image of György Pálfi’s Hen – an extended close-up on a chicken’s cloaca as she lays an egg – might take the prize for the most arresting opening shot of 2025. It’s certainly a sight most cinephiles won’t have seen before, and there’s plenty of them to come in the Greek director’s poultry picture, which take a bird’s eye view from the very chick that hatches forth from that egg as she finds herself thrust into a world beyond the factory farm floor. Differentiated from the fluffy yellow sea of other chicks by her unusual dark brown plumage, one she’s grown, the central chicken’s…

Pesona Jalan Malioboro adalah salah satu ikon paling terkenal di Yogyakarta. Jalan ini tidak hanya menjadi pusat perbelanjaan, melainkan juga simbol kehidupan kota yang penuh energi. Setiap orang yang pernah berkunjung ke Yogyakarta hampir pasti menyempatkan diri berjalan di kawasan ini. Tidak mengherankan jika Malioboro selalu ramai baik siang maupun malam.Selain itu, suasana di sepanjang jalan tersebut menghadirkan kombinasi unik antara budaya tradisional dan gaya hidup modern. Wisatawan wikipedia dapat menyaksikan pertunjukan seni jalanan, menikmati kuliner khas, atau berbelanja oleh-oleh. Semua pengalaman itu berpadu menjadi kenangan yang sulit dilupakan.Sejarah Panjang Pesona Jalan MalioboroSejarah Pesona Jalan Malioboro bermula sejak masa kolonial…

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), under chief selector Ajit Agarkar, has unveiled the squad for the upcoming two-match Test series against the West Indies, beginning October 2 in Ahmedabad. The announcement has sparked discussions, primarily over the exclusion of Karun Nair, who recently staged a comeback but failed to cement his spot in the side.Karun Nair’s short-lived comeback in Team India endsNair, who returned to the Indian Test setup after years on the sidelines, featured in four matches during the England series. He batted across different positions, including No.3 and No.6, but struggled for consistency. His…

Seattle Kraken Could Be an Active Team at the NHL Trade Deadline Rob Simpson of SeattleHockeyInsider.com, during a segment on the Full Press NHL Podcast with Jim Biringer, was asked about the pending UFAs on the Seattle Kraken and who could see being moved out and who could be potentially extended with the club. NHLRumors.com Transcriptions Jim Biringer: “Yeah, I mean the caps going up again significantly next offseason. So, and it feels like those teams, that they see comfort in like, an (Eeli) Tolvanen. They could keep him around for some dollars, instead of testing the free agent market.…

Getty ImagesWorking parents of children aged between nine months and four years old in England now have access to 30 hours a week of childcare during term time.Ministers say 530,000 more children are benefiting from government-funded childcare since the free hours scheme expansion began.But there are continuing concerns about the number of staff and places. How expensive is childcare in the UK?The average cost of full-time nursery (50 hours a week) for a child under two in England is £12,425 in 2025. That’s down 22% from 2024, according to the Coram Family and Childcare charity, reflecting the recent expansion of…

The UK’s newest Bitcoin-focused public company wasted no time putting capital to work. Fresh off its debut on the Aquis Stock Exchange, B HODL (AQUIS: HODL) announced it acquired 100 Bitcoin worth $11.3 million, establishing itself as one of the first British firms to formally adopt a corporate Bitcoin treasury strategy. The purchase, disclosed Wednesday, comes just a day after B HODL raised £15.3 million ($20.7 million) in its IPO to fund a long-term digital asset strategy. With its inaugural buy, B HODL now holds 100 BTC at an average price of £83,872 ($113,227) per coin. That position places the…

The BBC and three international news agencies have released a short film calling on Israel to allow foreign journalists into Gaza.The film, launched by the corporation with Agence France-Presse (AFP), the Associated Press (AP) and Reuters, is narrated by veteran BBC journalist David Dimbleby.He said: “International journalists must now be allowed into Gaza to share the burden with the Palestinian reporters there so we can all bring the facts to the world.”Foreign journalists have been banned from entering Gaza independently since Israel launched its 2023 offensive following the Hamas 7 October attacks. A small number have been taken into the…