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Gold was concealed as air compressor parts Source: Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department In Hong Kong’s largest gold smuggling bust, the city authorities seized an estimated $10.7 million worth of the precious metal that had been concealed as machine parts being shipped to Japan. According to a government statement on Monday, 146 kg of gold had been “molded and camouflaged” as …

Real Madrid and Manchester City meet again on Tuesday in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League quarterfinal with the 14-time winners facing the current titleholders. Pep Guardiola’s side blitzed Carlo Ancelotti’s men 5-1 over two legs last year with the Premier League outfit handing out a thrashing at Etihad Stadium after a tight affair in the Spanish capital. …

A Japanese 10,000-yen banknote arranged in Kyoto, Japan, on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023.  Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Real wages in Japan fell for a 23rd straight month, suggesting that high inflation is still biting into consumer spending power in the country. Labor ministry data released Monday showed that real wages fell 1.3% in February from a year ago, …

The UEFA Champions League quarterfinals begin this week with a batch of hotly anticipated matchups that could live up to the entertaining billing. The headlining act of the quarterfinals is arguably Manchester City’s trip to Real Madrid. Defending champions City have breezed through all of their tests so far this season but a faceoff with the Spanish giants, who have …

The U.S. women’s national team’s era of experimentation is nearing its conclusion, and it was arguably clear as day during their 2-1 win over Japan on Saturday, when the U.S. put together one of their most promising post-Women’s World Cup performances. Tuesday’s SheBelieves Cup final against Canada, though, presents one of the USWNT’s final opportunities to tinker with the lineup …

The WHO estimates that people aged 60+ will be approximately 22% of the global population by 2050. Momo Productions | Digitalvision | Getty Images People are living longer now than ever before. As medical technology advances and medicines become more effective, mortality rates have also fallen. While this is a major success for humanity, signaling that our work to improve …

Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona meet on Wednesday for the first leg of their UEFA Champions League quarterfinals tie (catch coverage of the tournament across CBS, Paramount+, CBS Sports Network and CBS Sports Golazo Network) which will bring these two sides together for the first time since 2020-21 when Les Parisiens last reached the semifinals. Neymar and Lionel Messi have come …

Newly launched BYD Seal is displayed during the launch of the Chinese-made BYD brand in Jakarta, on January 18, 2024, and at the same time introduced 2 other types of battery-powered vehicles (EV, electric vehicle) that will be sold in Indonesia, with an investment of 1.3 billion US dollars. (Photo by BAY ISMOYO / AFP) (Photo by BAY ISMOYO/AFP via …

Getty Images Paris Saint-Germain host Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals first leg this coming Wednesday at Parc des Princes in the pair’s first continental meeting since early 2021 when the French giants ran out 4-1 winners in leg one. Much has changed since then and not least the fact that Barca’s scorer that night, none other than Lionel …

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Monday said she would not rule out any measures, including potential tariffs, on China’s green energy exports. “I wouldn’t rule out anything out at this point. We need to keep everything on the table. We want to work with the Chinese to see if we can find a solution,” she said in an interview …