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Brazil: Dollar soars, unemployment falls

The economy in South America's largest country is taking a shaky turn as Friday's figures would indicate. The exchange rate between the local real (R$) and the US dollar (US$) went up 15.15% over the past six months, closing at US$ 1 = R$ 5.58 while the Stock market fell 0.32% for a 1.49% monthly gain. On the brighter side, unemployment in the quarter ending in May stood at 7.1%, according to Brazil's Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), a considerable improvement... Читать дальше...

France24.com (en) 

US removes Gaza aid pier due to rough seas, prompts delivery concerns

The pier built by the US military to bring aid to Gaza has been removed due to weather to protect it, and the US is considering not re-installing it unless the aid begins flowing out into the population again, US officials said Friday. While the military has helped deliver desperately needed food through the pier, the vast majority of it is still sitting in the adjacent storage yard and that area is almost full.

Sports - Google News (uk) 

Woman arrested over Wandsworth Prison 'inmate and officer sex video' - The Independent

  1. Woman arrested over Wandsworth Prison 'inmate and officer sex video'  The Independent
  2. Revealed: Sex-in-a-cell prison officer being investigated by police over explicit jail video is Brazilian Only  Daily Mail
  3. Arrest after female prison officer filmed having sex with inmate in Wandsworth jail  Evening Standard

Rugby League Supporters Association Online 

Bradford Bulls • Re: Dewsbury away

Dewsbury do look terrible sadly. Don't think they'll win another game all year. Should be a formality.

Statistics: Posted by Bull Mania — Sat Jun 29, 2024 9:26 am

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Hawkish Fed, other bearish factors hurting gold

The ten-year US yields at 4.38% were up 2.28% on the day and were up around 4% on the week. The two-year yields were up 0.20% on the week as they closed around 4.75%

Business Standard 

Pakistan seeks small, modern arms from US for 'Operation Azm-i-Istehkam'

Pakistan's ambassador to the US has urged the US to provide small arms and modern equipment to his country to ensure the success of Operation Azm-i-Istehkam, Islamabad's newly approved counter-terrorism initiative. The decision to launch the 'Azm-e-Istehkam' operation was taken on June 22 at the apex committee meeting of the National Action Plan, a strategy approved in 2014 to eliminate militancy from the country. The federal government recently approved the reinvigorated national counter-terrorism drive. Читать дальше...