The UK’s benchmark stock index has hit a new record high. The FTSE 100 index of the most valuable companies on the London Stock Exchange closed at 8,505.69, breaking the record set last May. It had already surpassed its intraday high earlier on Friday, meaning it reached a never-before-seen high during trading hours. The weakening … Read more
South Africa’s Aiden Markram (right) celebrates after scoring a half-century (50 runs) during the second day of the first Test cricket match between South Africa and Pakistan at SuperSports Park in Centurion on December 27, 2024. – AFP 19-year-old Aiden Markram was less than a Test century away at lunch on Friday as South Africa … Read more
The US government announced on Tuesday that it had closed its investigation into a Outbreak of E. coli linked to McDonald’s Hamburgers Quarter Pounder after determining there is no longer a safety risk. The hearth, which was first reported on October 22has sickened at least 104 people in 14 states, including 34 hospitalized, according to … Read more