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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.When the Financial Times launched the FT Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign in 2021, the case for financial education was clear. Financial literacy has been shown time and again to improve life outcomes, across ages…

NEW YORK (AP) — In the latest example of how good news for the economy can be bad for Wall Street, most U.S. stocks slumped Thursday after strong economic reports raised the possibility of interest rates staying painfully high. The weakness was widespread and overshadowed another blowout profit report…

Lyon (AFP) – The estimated number of wolves in France last year was 1,003, down nine percent from the year before, environmental associations said Thursday, urging the French government to lower its quota for the number of the animals which can be killed each year. Issued on: 23/05/2024 - 19:41…

Putin decree says U.S. property could compensate for seized assets Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed a decree outlining U.S. property that might be used to compensate for the seizure of frozen Russian assets."The President signed the Decree 'on a special procedure for compensation of damage caused to the Russian Federation and…

Support independent journalism in Ukraine. Join us in this fight. Become a member Support us just once Estonia's Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) said on May 23 that Russian border guards removed the boundary markers from the Narva River that separate Russian and Estonian…

Turkey’s central bank kept interest rates unchanged at 50% on Thursday for the second month in a row, as expected. The Bank said in a statement: "The effects of monetary tightening on credit conditions and domestic demand are closely monitored. Considering the lagged effects of the monetary tightening, the Committee decided to…

CNN  —  Nine people were killed and a presidential candidate was briefly taken to hospital after a stage collapsed under heavy winds at a campaign rally in Mexico on Wednesday. Candidate…

May 22, 2024, 11:17 PM ETMINNEAPOLIS -- Luka Doncic led a strong finish for the Dallas Mavericks, swishing crucial shots down the stretch, drawing a couple of fouls and even playing strong defense.The Mavericks might not be the favorites in yet another series, but they stole home-court advantage from the Minnesota Timberwolves with this…

20 miles off the coast of Manila, Philippines, lies a small, rocky bluff that divides the entrance to the city’s bay into two channels. The island of Caballo, which translates to “Horse Island” in Spanish, was once a…

Article contentA 15-year-old St. Albert boy walking his dog with his mom in north Edmonton Tuesday night was killed when a man they knew from the area stabbed him in the neck, said the heartbroken woman.A man was swiftly arrested after officers called to the area of 137 Avenue and 184 Street around 9:30 p.m. found the teen boy suffering serious,…