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Ballon d’Or: Mourinho names five players that deserve award

Real Madrid manager, Jose Mourinho, has said the Ballon d’Or should be awarded to players who will be missed when they retire. Mourinho was speaking to the media ahead of their LaLiga clash with Malaga. He listed the likes of Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Zinedine Zidane, Diego Maradona and Ronaldo de Lima.

Health & Medicine

I moved abroad when flights home were cheap. Now caring for my aging dad is much harder and more expensive.

My dad joked he was indestructible. Now we're learning that's not true and I'm an expensive flight away from him.

  • Victoria Peel Yates moved to Italy to be near her partner's aging parents.
  • Her father now requires assistance due to a serious progressive lung condition.
  • Flights to the UK have become too expensive for Yates to visit her father.

Business

Ecuador Presses Chinese Mining Companies to Generate Their Own Power

Ecuador is pressing Chinese mining companies to build their own power plants before a December 2026 deadline. The mercury demand that came with it restates a ban written into law in 2013.

  • Ecuador President Daniel Noboa urges Chinese mining companies to generate their own power.
  • Companies must install power generation plants or face loss of grid access.
  • Mercury use banned, no traces allowed in extracted material.

Science

The World's Busiest Spaceport Is About To Get a Lot Quieter, At Least For Now

SpaceX is significantly reducing Falcon 9 launches from Florida this year, ending the Space Coast's decade-long run as the world's busiest spaceport as more missions shift to Vandenberg Space Force…

  • SpaceX reducing Falcon 9 launches from Cape Canaveral this year.
  • More missions to shift to Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
  • Starship expected to begin regular flights from Florida soon.

AI

Gulf firms face widening AI returns gap

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Gulf companies are pouring money into artificial intelligence, but many are finding that rapid adoption is not translating into measurable financial returns as weak data…

  • 84% of Gulf organizations use AI, but only 11% achieve measurable value.
  • 85% expect AI budgets to rise in 2026, with 40% anticipating significant increases.
  • Only 16% of Gulf CEOs report AI tools can access all relevant corporate information.
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