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Puma's largest Thai flagship store opens in CentralWorld

Apr 25, 2023 23:35 pm UTC| Life Economy Business Sports

Puma has opened its largest flagship store in Thailand, located at CentralWorld, which features the brands latest campaign, Puma Court. The new store offers athletic performance footwear including the ForeverRun Nitro,...

PUMA introduces 7-3 Filipino hoops standout Kai Sotto as brand ambassador

Apr 21, 2023 23:35 pm UTC| Sports Economy Business

Global sports brand PUMA has officially introduced 7-foot-3 Kai Sotto, currently playing for the Hiroshima Dragonflies in the Japan B. League, as its first-ever Filipino brand ambassador. The 20-year-old Sotto joins NBA...

Taiwanese manufacturer of Nike, Adidas, New Balance to invest $281 million in Indian facility

Apr 18, 2023 23:04 pm UTC| Economy Business Sports

Pou Chen, the Taiwanese footwear maker for brands like Nike, Adidas, New Balance, and Timberland will invest $280.86 million in a manufacturing facility in Tamil Nadu, India. Pou Chen is the worlds largest maker of...

Phoenix Suns extend PayPal jersey patch deal through 2026 season

Apr 17, 2023 23:06 pm UTC| Economy Business Sports

The NBAs Phoenix Suns have extended their jersey patch agreement with online payments firm PayPal through the 2026 NBA season under an enhanced multi-year deal. The current agreement, due to expire at the end of the...

New MLB rules are consistent with baseball's past — not an assault on tradition

Apr 14, 2023 14:03 pm UTC| Sports

The final line of the beloved baseball anthem Take Me Out to the Ball Game proclaims For its one, two, three strikes youre out at the old ball game. While its still three strikes and youre out, the old ball game has some...

NCAA basketball championship: Criticism of Angel Reese reveals the unfair standards imposed on Black women in sport

Apr 13, 2023 15:13 pm UTC| Sports

Louisiana State Universitys womens basketball team has been crowned 2023 NCAA champions. The championship game was the most watched in womens NCAA basketball history with 9.9 million viewers tuning in. Toward the end of...

Does exercise help you lose weight?

Apr 10, 2023 16:17 pm UTC| Sports

Its no surprise exercise is one of the first things we turn to when we decide its time to lose weight. We readily sign up for that gym membership and commit to extra walks with the dog, believing if we exercise enough,...

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Economy

Why China’s economy has hit a wall

Chinas annual parliamentary meetings in Beijing came to a close on March 11. They were conducted under great pressure: a weak economy and high expectations from both the domestic public and international observers as to...

Vladimir Putin’s gold strategy explains why sanctions against Russia have failed

There are more than 16,000 sanctions imposed against Russia. Yet the Russian economy and war machine grew by 3.6 per cent in 2023 and is projected to grow another 2.6 in 2024. Nearly six per cent of Russias gross...

Mentorship is key to improving social and economic outcomes for Black youth

Black youth in Canada experience poorer educational achievement than other children and youth, which leads to subsequent poor economic outcomes. A series of problems and barriers contribute to poor educational outcomes....

There’s an extra $1 billion on the table for NT schools. This could change lives if spent well

The federal and Northern Territory governments have just made a historic funding announcement of about A$1 billion for schools in the territory. This includes an extra $737.7 million from the federal government and an...

Undersea cables for Africa’s internet retrace history and leave digital gaps as they connect continents

Large parts of west and central Africa, as well as some countries in the south of the continent, were left without internet services on 14 March because of failures on four of the fibre optic cables that run below the...

Politics

China's Commerce Minister to Advocate EV Sector in Europe Amid Subsidy, Tariff Probe

Chinas Commerce Minister Wang Wentao is set to visit Europe in April to address concerns and advocate for the Chinese electric vehicle (EV) industry amid a European Commission investigation into alleged unfair...

Chinese Hackers Target US Officials and Dissidents in Cyber Espionage Scheme

Seven nationals of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) face charges for a long-term cyber espionage campaign targeting political dissidents and officials in the US, marking a significant escalation in international cyber...

SpaceX Builds Spy Satellites for US; Russia Warns of Military Response

Russia has issued a stark warning to the United States, stating that the use of SpaceXs satellites for espionage could render them targets for military action. This follows revelations that SpaceX is constructing a spy...

Deepfakes are still new, but 2024 could be the year they have an impact on elections

Disinformation caught many people off guard during the 2016 Brexit referendum and US presidential election. Since then, a mini-industry has developed to analyse and counter it. Yet despite that, we have entered 2024 a...

Science

How do airplanes fly? An aerospace engineer explains the physics of flight

Airplane flight is one of the most significant technological achievements of the 20th century. The invention of the airplane allows people to travel from one side of the planet to the other in less than a day, compared...

The mystery of consciousness shows there may be a limit to what science alone can achieve

The progress of science in the last 400 years is mind-blowing. Who would have thought wed be able to trace the history of our universe to its origins 14 billion years ago? Science has increased the length and the quality...

What is minoxidil, the anti-balding hair growth treatment? Here’s what the science says

Hair loss (also known as alopecia) often affects the scalp but can occur anywhere on the body. Its very common and usually nothing to worry about; about half of Australian men show signs of visible baldness at age 50 and...

Our survey of the sky is uncovering the secrets of how planets are born

When we look out to the stars, it is typically not a yearning for the distant depths of outer space that drives us. When we are looking out there, we are truly looking back at ourselves. We try to understand our place in...

Archeoastronomy uses the rare times and places of previous total solar eclipses to help us measure history

Total solar eclipses have fascinated and terrified people for centuries. Today, we know that total solar eclipses like the upcoming eclipse on April 8 are caused by a cosmic coincidence when the moon comes between the...

Technology

Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin Critiques Memecoins Amid Crypto Frenzy, Advocates for Charitable Alternatives

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin voices his concern over the direction of memecoins, advocating for the use of cryptocurrency in supporting public endeavors and charitable causes, diverging from the recent market...

Traders Stake $2.4M on SEC's Verdict for Ether ETFs by May Deadline

Amid intense speculation, crypto enthusiasts have wagered over $2.4 million on Polymarket, betting on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissions decision regarding the approval of spot Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs)...

Binance Entity HKVAEX Withdraws License Application, to Exit Hong Kong Amid Regulatory Clampdown

In a significant move, HKVAEX, the Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange known for its alleged ties with Binance, withdrew its operational license application on March 28, signaling its impending exit from the Hong Kong...

Porsche Recalls 1,000 Taycan EVs Over Battery Issue

Porsche Cars North America Inc. released a recall notice for its Taycan electric car units. Based on the reports, the company issued the recall due to the risk of a short circuit caused by the battery. Porsche recalls...
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