A poignant phrase echoes when 9/11 victims’ relatives gather each year to remember the loved ones they lost in the terror attacks. “I never got to meet you.” It is the sound of generational change at ground zero, where relatives read out victims’ names on every anniversary of the attacks. Nearly 3,000 people were killed when al-Qaida hijackers crashed four jetliners into the twin towers, the Pentagon and a field in southwest Pennsylvania on Sept. 11, 2001. NBC 4 New York will present live 9/11 memorial coverage on Wednesday, Sept. 11, from 8:30 a.m. ET to 12:30 p.m. ET. Watch in…
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EU companies grow and innovate less than American counterparts By Diego Cerdeiro, Gee Hee Hong, Alfred Kammer In the European Union, income per person, one of the main gauges of living standards, is on average one-third less than in the United States, mostly because of lower productivity – as emphasized by Mario Draghi’s September 9 competitiveness report for the European Commission. But what is the cause of the problem? As we show in the forthcoming Regional Economic Outlook, Europe’s aggregate productivity problem can be traced back to performance differences at the firm level. Among large, leading companies, productivity and innovation have diverged markedly across both sides…
Today at Al-Ittihadiya Palace, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier. President Steinmeier is on an official visit to Egypt, accompanied by a large delegation of German business executives. An official reception ceremony was held for the German President and the national anthems of the two countries were played. Spokesman for the Presidency, Ambassador Ahmed Fahmy, said the two Presidents held a closed session of talks, following by an expanded meeting attended by the two countries’ delegations. President El-Sisi welcomed President Steinmeier’s first visit to Egypt as President of the Federal Republic of…
Controversial singer Portable has ignited a firestorm on social media with his recent comments on the late Afrobeats legend Fela Kuti. During an interview on the Echoo Room podcast, Portable suggested that Fela Kuti’s untimely passing was a result of his failure to focus on his own life and affairs, rather than getting involved in other issues.Portable stated, “According to what we were told, if Fela had minded his business a little, he would have lived longer. But he was busy fighting for Nigerians who didn’t fight for themselves.”Meanwhile, this bold and provocative statement has generated significant buzz. Basically, any…
It’s somewhat obvious that Joe Burrow isn’t the same quarterback who took the NFL by storm and led the Cincinnati Bengals to the Super Bowl a few seasons ago, and who could blame him? He has suffered multiple injuries over his NFL career. From the season-ending ACL tear in his rookie season to the wrist injury that shut him down and forced him to have surgery last season — he’s battled injury bugs more than most top quarterbacks in this era have.That’s why his performance against the New England Patriots in a 16-10 Week 1 loss was a bit concerning.…
Polarising Latin American leader had been released from prison in December on humanitarian grounds.Alberto Fujimori, the polarising former leader of Peru who was credited with stabilising the Latin American country’s economy before being jailed for human rights abuses, has died at the age of 86, his family has announced. Fujimori’s daughter Keiko Fujimori said the former president had died following a long battle with cancer. “We ask those who loved him to join us in praying for the eternal rest of his soul,” Keiko Fujimori said in a post on X on Wednesday. “Thank you for so much, Dad!”. Fujimori,…
Laura Loomer, a right-wing activist who posted last year that 9/11 was an “inside job,” joined Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in New York and Pennsylvania on Wednesday as he commemorated the anniversary of the attacks. The 31-year-old provocateur and influencer posted photos from ground zero and shared a video of Trump talking with firefighters in Lower Manhattan on Wednesday morning, writing, “They were thrilled to see him.” She also accompanied the former president to Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where one of the planes crashed 23 years ago after crew members and passengers fought back against the hijackers. “HAPPENING NOW: President Trump…
Provincial investment of over $26 million comes from new Skills Development Fund Capital Stream VAUGHAN, Ontario – The Ontario government is investing over $26 million to build a new training centre at LiUNA 183’s skilled trades training campus in Vaughan. This investment comes from the province’s new $224 million Skills Development Fund (SDF) Capital Stream, which was announced by Premier Doug Ford in June 2023 and which will support the training of more than one million workers across Ontario. With this new training centre, LiUNA 183 will be able to train nearly 50,000 additional new workers, doubling their current training…
A joint meeting of the Portfolio Committee on Health, the Standing Committee on Appropriations and the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) says law reforms are necessary to close gaps in legislation that expose government systems to fraudulent medico-legal claims. The pre-audited financial statements for provinces reveal that the nine provincial health departments have paid R1.5 billion in the 2023/24 financial year for medico-legal claims, with contingent liabilities sitting at R63.5 billion. The committees were informed that doctors that are mostly targeted by fraudulent lawyers are obstetricians, gynaecologists, neurosurgeons as well as spinal and orthopedic surgeons. This leads to these…
The Nigerian music scene has seen the emergence of promising talents that made waves across the industry and globally – this is the case of Skinny Skater as he storms in with Close to home EP.Listen to Close to Home EP hereSkinny Skater, an extraordinary young artist, has recently unveiled his highly-anticipated EP, “CLOSE TO HOME”, showcasing a blend of talent, passion, and creativity that sets him apart from the rest.Hailing from Imo state, Markson Promise Ikenna, “Skinny Skater”, brings a fresh perspective to the Nigerian music landscape with his unique sound and compelling lyrics. Signed to Louiversal music, Skinny Skater’s…