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If she wins the presidential election in November, Kamala Harris will become the first woman to hold the highest office in the United States.But Germany and the United Kingdom already have female leaders, and Italy, Denmark, Lithuania and Latvia all have female heads of government. Why I wrote this The story is The United States achieved democracy earlier than most European countries, but it still lags behind Europe in terms of women's representation in leadership. Why is this difference? So why are female political leaders so commonplace in Europe but still rare in the United States?Experts say the answer comes…
Aidan O'Brien's fine summer on British turf continued on Thursday with a 3-1 win for Content and Ryan Moore in the Group 1 Yorkshire Oaks. O'Brien's stable star City Of Troy appears to have run his final race of the year in Europe, but he has a host of stablemates who continue to mount a charge.”City looks set to go head-to-head in the (Breeders' Cup) Classic,” O'Brien said, “and that opens up the door for other horses.”In addition to Content, who “may go to the Ark Trial, the Ark or America”, O'Brien has a strong contender to compete in next…
Dacia Sandero remains best-selling car despite SUV boom In July 2024, BMW surpassed Tesla to top the European EV sales charts for the first time. European car sales increased 2% in July, but BEV registrations fell 6% to 139,300 units. The Dacia Sandero was the top seller overall, making VW the top brand. Surprisingly, BMW topped the European electric vehicle sales charts for July 2024. The German automaker narrowly beat Tesla, selling 14,869 BEVs that month. This was a massive 35% increase for BMW over the previous year and the first time it has led Tesla in the European EV…
Since opening its first hotel in Asia Pacific in Sydney in 1989, Marriott Hotels has opened more than 50 hotels in the region, with nearly 40 more in the pipeline. Marriott International has opened its 600th hotel in Asia Pacific excluding China with the opening of the Adelaide Marriott Hotel in South Australia, the company's first hotel in the state and highlighting its commitment to expansion into emerging destinations.The hotel is a 14-storey tower with 285 rooms, including 12 suites, and is located next to the historic Adelaide General Post Office. The opening responds to growing trends in domestic and…
Devotion runs through Fontaines DC's music. The Dublin group first burst onto the post-punk scene with their 2019 debut, Dogrel, a delicate, gripping homage to their hometown; 2022's throaty Skinty Fia unpacked the guilt they felt after moving to London. Now they're examining devotion through an entirely new lens on the opening title track of their fourth album, Romance. Over brooding, cinematic synthesizers, singer Grian Chatten declares, “Maybe romance is a place, for me and for you.” If the band's four pre-Romance singles teach anything, it's that Fontaines shouldn't be pigeonholed into any particular category. From the '90s grunge-infused rap-rock…
With all the responsibilities of adulthood, free time can be at a premium. Many of us find ourselves asking ourselves, “I barely have time to make dinner, how am I going to find time to exercise regularly during the week?” The health benefits of exercise – including reducing the risk of chronic diseases such as heart disease and dementia – may seem out of reach due to work and life pressures. But a new study published in the journal Nature Aging offers good news for people who struggle to fit regular exercise into their weekday schedule. The findings suggest that…
Some workers worry that generative AI will take their jobs, but before that happens, it looks like it could make some software engineering tasks a lot easier.Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said in a LinkedIn post on Thursday that the company has integrated its AI-generated assistant, Amazon Q, into its internal systems and updated the underlying software.Jassy said the results were a “game changer.””The average time to upgrade an application to Java 17 has been dramatically reduced from the typical 50 developer-days to just a few hours,” he wrote. “We estimate this has saved the equivalent of 4,500 developer-years (yes, that's…
Welcome to One Night In, our series exploring the best places to rest.In 2021, while under lockdown in Los Angeles, I dreamed of a trip to Faro, Portugal. Through my work as an editor, I met hoteliers Christophe and Angélique de Oliveira. They emailed me photos of Faro, the city they had moved to, and introduced me to Tropical Modernism, an architectural style that blends the principles of European Modernism with an approach that responds to hot and humid climates. I was entranced by the Wes Anderson-like colors, the cobogos (breeze blocks), and the columns that resemble Le Corbusier’s Villa…
The 2024 U17 World Championships are underway in Amman, Jordan, and the men's freestyle bracket has been announced and can be viewed on FloArena. 2024 U17 World Championship BracketThe U17 World Championships are streaming LIVE on FloArena!August 19-25 – resumed yesterday at 7:30am UTC2024 U-17 World ChampionshipU17 World Championship ScheduleAll times are Eastern Standard TimeMonday, August 193.30am: Greco-Roman Preliminaries 48, 55, 65, 80, 110kg11am: Greco-Roman semi-finals 48, 55, 65, 80, 110kgTuesday, August 203.30am: Greco Prelims 45, 51, 60, 71, 92kg & Greco Repechages 48, 55, 65, 80, 110kg10:15am: Greco-Roman semi-finals 45, 51, 60, 71, 92kg11am: Greco-Roman Medal Matches 48, 55,…
Apple will allow iPhone and iPad users in the European Union to remove the App Store and Safari browser, the company told developers on Thursday.Apple has long fiercely protected its App Store as the sole gateway to digital content for its popular mobile devices, and the changes come as groundbreaking new European digital rules allow the company to loosen its control over devices in the bloc.”EU users can remove App Store, Messages, Camera, Photos and Safari apps,” Apple said on a developer support page.”You can't delete just the settings and phone.”Apple said it will also add a special section that…