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The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has appointed former New Zealand pacer Tim Southee as Specialist Skills Consultant for England’s men’s team across all formats until the conclusion of the Test series against India. The 36-year-old Southee, who is New Zealand’s highest wicket-taker in international cricket, will begin his role with the Test squad before their one-off match against Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge.Southee’s appointment is a short-term arrangement that will see him work closely with the England side throughout their home summer. This comes as England prepares to enter a new cycle of the World Test Championship.The experienced New…

The Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education (HPBOSE) has announced the Class 10th result 2025, today, May 15, 2025. Over 95,000 students had appeared in the exam conducted in March. Students can navigate to the official website, hpbose.org, from where students can access marksheets by entering their roll numbers.This year’s performance has shown a notable improvement in the pass rate, climbing to 79.8%—a notable 5.19% rise compared to the 74.61% recorded in 2024. Out of 95,495 examinees, 75,862 have successfully passed, while 5,563 students will need to appear for supplementary exams. Girls have demonstrated excellence by securing a pass rate…

In a move that feels both futuristic and kinda inevitable, Ukraine is working on a law that would let it officially hold Bitcoin as part of its national reserves. If they pull this off, they’ll be one of the first countries in Europe to go beyond crypto-friendly buzzwords and actually put digital assets to work at the government level. Ukraine’s Drafting a Big Crypto Play According to Yaroslav Zhelezniak, a Ukrainian lawmaker who helps oversee the country’s finance and tax policy, the draft law is almost done and will be submitted to parliament soon. The goal is pretty straightforward: give…

Authorities in Europe have arrested 17 people involved in an illegal money-moving network that helped other criminal groups transfer over €21 million (about $23.5 million) using cryptocurrency. The group operated mainly in Spain, with links to Austria and Belgium, and supported clients involved in drug smuggling and human trafficking, according to a May 14 report from Europol.Instead of going through traditional banks, the network used a system similar to hawala—an informal way to send money that relies on personal trust rather than official records. In this case, crypto was used to carry out the transfers. Did you know? Want to…

USD is likely to trade in a sideways range of 145.70/147.50. In the longer run, upward momentum has dissipated; USD is expected to consolidate in a range of 144.50/148.50 for now, UOB Group’s FX analysts Quek Ser Leang and Peter Chia note.Upward momentum has dissipated24-HOUR VIEW: “When USD was at 147.60 in early Asian trade yesterday, we noted that ‘The price movements still appear to be part of a range trading phase.’ We expected USD to ‘trade between 146.70 and 148.20.’ The sudden surge in volatility was surprising, as USD plunged to 145.58. However, the decline was not sustained, as…

When Australia-based learner Ishpinder Kailey reflects on her journey—from teaching physical chemistry in India, to leading global R&D teams in Canada, and now co-founding her own advisory firm in Australia—her path tells a story of unwavering resilience, shaped by bold decisions, reinvention, and a deep commitment to education and personal growth. With a foundation in science, Ishpinder has amassed a substantial academic record. Most professionals might think that her PhD in physical chemistry and two master’s degrees (one in organic synthesis and the other in civil/environmental engineering) would be more than enough education; however, Ishpinder took on the University of…

NEED TO KNOW Preston Ordone, the 2-year-old son of Katelynn and Jaelen Ordone, known as “Okay Baby” online, died in a fatal car accident in Louisiana on April 24Katelynn shared an “update” on Instagram regarding the tragedy on Wednesday, May 14, writing that the family had “hired an independent accident reconstruction expert to thoroughly review the incident”She mentioned they’d discovered there might have been “an issue” with the car seat Preston had been travelling in, calling the accident an “unbearable tragedy” The mother of Preston Ordone is sharing further details about the fatal car crash that killed the 2-year-old in…

Cannes takes a day to settle in, using the opening night to hear from the jury (led this year by one of our best actresses in Juliette Binoche), present a restored classic (the timeless “The Gold Rush”) and launch only one out-of-competition film (this year’s mediocre “Leave One Day”). Day 2 is when the train really leaves the station, premiering films all over the city, including competition titles vying for the Palme. The first such title this year was Mascha Schilinski’s ambitious “Sound of Falling,” a film that unfold across a century on one German farm, a setting haunted by…

As we now know as we have review five studio albums, W.E.T. is a culmination of some great artist including Robert Sall of the band Work of Art (The “W”); Erik Martensson of the band Eclipses (The “E”) and Jeff Scott Soto of the band Talisman (The “T”). All three bands are Swedish bands and all on Frontiers so it made it easy to bring these three guys together. Rounding out the current band are Magnus Henriksson (Eclipse); Jamie Borger (Talisman) and Andreas Passmark (Work of Art & Royal Hunt). All in some shape, form or fashion have been a…

The main principle of trade policy is make or buy.   “Economics” comes from the Greek word oikonomia, deriving from oikos, meaning “house” or “household,” and nomos, meaning “law” or “rule”. Thus, oikonomia originally meant “prudent household management,” including labor, finances, and property, to ensure stability and self-sufficiency for the family. Over time, the term expanded in scope and came to describe broader systems of resource management, eventually evolving into the modern concept of “economy.” Philosophers like Xenophon and Aristotle explored oikonomia in contrast to chrematistics, or wealth acquisition for its own sake. The farmer/poet Hesiod tells of how his father…