Veronique deRugy, syndicated columnist America has a spending problem. It also has a health care problem. These are not two separate crises but rather the same crisis wearing different clothes. The Cato Institute’s new “Handbook on Affordability” is a great resource to understand the root problem and how to fix it. Start with a recap of the fiscal picture. The federal government runs large deficits so persistently that they’ve become a structural threat to price stability. As Romina Boccia and Dominik Lett argue in the handbook’s second chapter, when debt expands faster than the economy, investors begin pricing in one…
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The city skyline in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Image: Getty Images)Typically, when a footballer mentions dodging missiles, they’re talking about a stray coin, a half-empty plastic pint or a volley of colourful abuse, while deliberately dawdling towards the corner flag as a match ticks into added time. In this case, Jonjo Shelvey is referring to the literal, frightening variety of missiles, which have prompted Britons and other foreign nationals to evacuate Dubai in their thousands, following retaliatory strikes launched from Iran amid the conflict with the USA and Israel.As Express Sport’s interview with the former Liverpool and Newcastle United midfielder…
Renault has outlined plans to turn India into a major technology, R&D, and export hub. The company unveiled the Bridger Concept compact SUV for India, with multi energy powertrains aimed at local and global markets. Renault wants India to rank among its top three markets as part of a wider expansion plan. Renault (ENXTPA:RNO) is reshaping its approach to India at a time when its share price sits at €29.76. Over the past year, the stock has recorded a 33.3% decline, with returns over three and five years also negative. This backdrop may lead some investors to focus closely on…
Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at [email protected] or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words.I refer to “Number of Hong Kong secondary students with mental illness doubles in 5 years” (April 15). The doubling of diagnosed cases, and the bureau’s own admission that figures are likely under-reported, should alarm us all. I welcome the government’s decision to extend the three-tier mechanism to Primary Four to Six pupils on a trial basis. Early identification is a step in the…
Certain A Shares of Chongqing Millison Technologies INC. are subject to a Lock-Up Agreement Ending on 25-APR-2026. These A Shares will be under lockup for 1107 days starting from 14-APR-2023 to 25-APR-2026.Details: The company?s holding shareholder Millison Holding Co., Ltd. actual controller Yu Kefei, Liu Saichun, Yu Yajun promised: Within 36 months after the listing date, will not transfer nor entrust to others for management direct or indirect shares in the company held prior to this issuance, nor allow the company to repurchase the said shares. If the closing price of the company?s share is lower than the issue price…
BEIJING, April 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As the world grapples with achieving sustainable economic growth, China is successfully using technology to boost people’s livelihoods while also preserving the environment.In this episode of the Art of Governance, CGTN’s Liu Xin is joined by Shanghai Daily’s Andy Boreham on a visit to the world’s largest solar plant in China’s Qinghai Province. Here, they discover how this unique project is not only putting money in local people’s pockets but also contributing to the area’s sustainable development.Located in the windswept plains of the Talatan Gobi Desert, columns of solar panels stretch as far…
Mohammed Al Obaidli, Executive Director of the Case Management Sector, said customer satisfaction for the department reached 98 per cent in 2025 – well above the overall Dubai Courts average of 92 per cent – reflecting improved service delivery and efficiency.Faster settlements, higher success rateThe department recorded a major leap in operational performance, cutting the average time for amicable settlement of inheritance cases to 13.8 working days, significantly below the 40-day target and an improvement from 24 days in 2024.Amicable settlements accounted for 92.5 per cent of resolved cases, exceeding the strategic benchmark of 80 per cent. The total value…
X The US military has announced that it struck a vessel in the Eastern Pacific on Friday, killing two people, in the latest such attack, condemned by rights groups as “extrajudicial killings” and described by Washington as targeting “narco-terrorists.” The US Southern Command alleged that the vessel struck on Friday was operated by “designated terrorist organisations” that it did not identify.It said that no US military forces were harmed. It described those killed as “male narco-terrorists,” without offering details. “Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations,” the…
Drawing on his own rise during the golden era of Chinese TV, director Zheng Xiaolong crafts a love letter to the capital city of yesteryear, Xu Fan reports.In a scene from the TV series Live Up to Your Youth, Xu Shengli (center), a young man dreaming of becoming a scriptwriter, has a moment of joy with his roommates and the owner (left) of the small hotel that becomes his home in Beijing. (PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY)At 72, Zheng Xiaolong, one of the most celebrated directors in Chinese television, still finds himself longing for the 1990s — a golden era when…
New Delhi: After two-thirds of its Rajya Sabha MPs left the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party, the party has begun working on a new strategy, with deliberations underway among its leaders.Late last night, after returning from Gujarat, senior leader Manish Sisodia met Kejriwal at his residence. Sisodia had been in Rajkot campaigning for municipal elections.Party sources said Sisodia went directly from the airport to Kejriwal’s residence, where the two leaders held a meeting for over half an hour. They discussed the possible impact of the split and the party’s future course of action.The development…