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Alexander Spatari | Moment | Getty Images LONDON — The U.K. economy grew 0.2% in August on a month-on-month basis, flash figures published by the Office for National Statistics showed Friday. Gross domestic product came in line with the expectations of economists polled by Reuters, who had forecast growth of 0.2%. Over the three months to August, Britain’s economic growth …

Getty Images After Luciano Spalletti’s Italy won two games in a row in the UEFA Nations League against France and Israel in September, the Azzurri are back on the pitch and will face Belgium Thursday and Israel next Monday. After a disappointing summer, Italy seem to be back on track while Belgium are facing a transitional moment under Italian manager …

After a decade of unfulfilled promises about driverless vehicles, Tesla CEO Elon Musk hyped the company’s Cybercab concept on Thursday night, showing off a low, silver two-seater with no steering wheels or pedals. Rolling up to the stage in a Cybercab almost an hour after the company’s “We, Robot” event was supposed to begin, Musk said the company had 21 …

Getty Images CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifying gets back underway in what has been a topsy turvy run so far for South American teams through eight rounds of play. Lionel Messi will return for Argentina with the team still in first place during qualifying but Colombia and Uruguay are hot on their heels. Further down the table, Brazil’s form needs to …

Pedestrians crossing a road in front of the Bank of Korea headquarters in Seoul on July 13, 2022. South Korean economic growth unexpectedly picked up in the second quarter as strong consumption on eased Covid-19 restrictions offset poor exports, supporting the case for further central bank interest rate hikes. Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty Images South Korea’s central bank …

Getty Images In UEFA Nations League play on Thursday, England were stunned by Greece in a 2-1 loss at Wembley but it was a game that could have much larger implications with Bukayo Saka being withdrawn from the match in the 52nd minute due to injury. It seemed like a potential hamstring injury for the Arsenal star who has been …

A worker arranges peaches at a fruit stand in the Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington, US, on Thursday, July 4, 2024.  SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. …

Landscape photographers are known for chasing some of nature’s grandest scenes. Towering mountains, panoramic seascapes, grand views of the Milky Way – all photos with a massive scale. But there’s another side of landscape photography, just as full of potential but often overlooked. It’s called the intimate landscape. I decided to write about intimate landscape photography following the fall colors …

U.S. men’s national team goalkeeper Zack Steffen became the latest player to note the difference in training sessions under Mauricio Pochettino, who is leading his first camp after officially being named the new head coach last month. Steffen is back with the national team for the first time since March 2022 under Gregg Berhalter, and the introduction of a new …

Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X looks on during the Milken Conference 2024 Global Conference Sessions at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 6, 2024.  David Swanson | Reuters With Tesla’s hotly anticipated robotaxi event hours away, investors will soon get a glance at what CEO Elon Musk has called …