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European heavyweights belatedly begin World Cup qualifying
AFP, Published on 03/09/2025
» PARIS - With the next World Cup kicking off in just over nine months, European champions Spain and some of the continent's other heavyweights finally begin their qualifying campaigns this week.
The incalculable costs of corrupt statistics
Oped, Published on 29/08/2025
» With GDP and employment figures dominating political debates, it is easy to forget that they are hardly timeless truths. In fact, how we measure progress has shifted dramatically over time. The Physiocrats -- eighteenth-century French economists who saw agriculture as the source of all wealth -- regarded farms' output as the most important economic indicator. The Soviet Union, for its part, focused exclusively on goods production and ignored services altogether.
Kingdom players heartbroken in five-set Dutch epic
Sports, Published on 28/08/2025
» Thailand went down to the Netherlands in a five-set thriller as Pool A action of the 2025 FIVB Women's World Championship concluded on Tuesday night.
Thai and mighty! Hosts rout Sweden
Sports, Published on 26/08/2025
» Thailand progressed to the Round of 16 of the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship after registering their second successive win in Pool A on Sunday night.
Easy for Serbians, China made to toil
Sports, Published on 25/08/2025
» Two-time defending champions Serbia started their campaign with a strong performance win after sweeping past Ukraine on Saturday in their first match in the 2025 edition of the tournament.
Thailand off to winning start at worlds
Sports, Published on 24/08/2025
» Thailand secured their first victory at the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship after beating Egypt 3-1 at Bangkok's Indoor Stadium on Friday night.
Thai stars ready to rock Bangkok
Sports, Published on 22/08/2025
» Thailand is set to make history as the 20th FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship kicks off on Friday, marking a pivotal moment in the nation's journey to elevate the sport in the Kingdom.
Spain on heat alert and 'very high to extreme' fire risk
AFP, Published on 15/08/2025
» MADRID - All of Spain was on heatwave alert on Friday, while the weather agency warned that much of the country was at "very high to extreme risk" from wildfires.
Spain suffers third wildfire death, Greece beats back flames
AFP, Published on 15/08/2025
» MADRID - Spain on Thursday mourned its third wildfire death this week and Greece began beating back a blaze threatening its third-largest city as an unrelenting heatwave stoked tinderbox conditions in southern Europe.
Thousands battle Greek fires as heatwave bakes Europe
AFP, Published on 13/08/2025
» PATRAS, Greece - Greece on Wednesday battled to contain more than 20 wildfires including one menacing its third-largest city Patras as a heatwave stoked blazes and forced the evacuation of thousands in southern Europe.