Israel launched an attack on Iran, the US press reported on Thursday evening (16), citing a US official. According to The New York Times, Israeli authorities confirmed the attack on condition of anonymity. Explosions were heard near a military base. This attack comes in retaliation after...
The 25-year-old French forward, Kylian Mbappé, made Champions League top scorer history by scoring twice in Tuesday's game against Barcelona. With this feat, the Prais Saint German player equaled the total number of goals scored by Andriy Shevchenko and Zlatan Ibrahimovic in...
A report by the World Bank (WB) reveals that the public debt of sub-Saharan African economies increased from 189 billion dollars to 462 billion dollars between 2012 and 2022. This increase, in the order of 273 billion dollars, corresponds to a rise of 144.4% over a decade. In...
World income is expected to fall by 19% by 2026, exacerbated by high temperatures, floods and large-scale forest fires, according to a study including researchers from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. According to the work, the impact will be widespread, affecting even all governments and large corporations. The crisis will be...
Stocks in the United States fell on Wednesday (17) for the fourth day in a row, in the face of weak first quarter economic results for US companies and also the lack of expectations of interest rate cuts by the end of the year. According to international press reports, the S&P 500 stock market index...
The Oxford Committee for Famine Relief (Oxfam) has published a report in which it points to countries that are over-indebted to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB). IMF and WB loans to Mozambique increase income imbalance index The document states that this condition accentuates the socio-economic differences of the countries in that condition, and...
Sporting smiled again on their way to becoming national champions this Tuesday (16), beating Famalicão (0-1) in Minho and celebrating yet another triumph with gusto. The Leonine team won with great pragmatism and a sense of reality; the importance of having the ball, the most precious asset of the...
The Champions League just won't let up! In another game full of drama, twists and turns and goals, PSG qualified for the semi-finals by beating Barcelona 4-1! The first half went well for the home side. Playing in a sold-out Olimpico de Montjuic, with the atmosphere sweltering, PSG tried...
After two years of recovery from the 2020 recession, the world economy has stabilized on a growth plateau of just over 3%, from which it should not be able to emerge in five years, warns the World Economic Outlook, published this Tuesday (16) by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). According to the IMF, quoted by the Portuguese newspaper Expresso,...
Apple saw deliveries of iPhone for sale fall by 9.6% year-on-year in the first quarter of this year, being overtaken by rival Samsung. According to data from the International Data Corporation (IDC), the US company delivered 50.1 million units between January and March, below the 51.7 million expected by analysts quoted by the...