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Three bidders make the cut in Estonia's field hospitals tender

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Three bidders have made it to the final round of a joint procurement organized by Estonia and Lithuania for mobile field hospitals, a project valued at €150 million over seven years. The second round of the procurement process is scheduled for the fall.

Europe's STOXX 600 clocks best week in 3 months on rate optimism

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

European stocks ended the week on a positive note, buoyed by strong U.S. economic data. The pan-European STOXX 600 index saw a 2.4% rise for the week ahead of Jerome Powell's anticipated speech at Jackson Hole. The automobile sector led the gains, with Ferrari and Stellantis performing well, while Bayer's shares surged after a legal victory.

Quarterfinal field set at Esports World Cup's CoD MWIII event

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(Photo credit: Nick Oza/The Republic via Imagn Content Services, LLC) The Carolina Royal Ravens, Cloud9, Boston Breach and 100 Thieves all lost one match before winning the next on Friday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Call of Duty Modern Warfare III event at the Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. All four fell in winners-bracket matches in their groups, then bounced back to prevail in decider matches and

MLB roundup: Red Sox top O's in 12-10 slugfest

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(Photo credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports) Masataka Yoshida smashed a three-run home run in Boston's four-run fourth inning and the visiting Red Sox went on to beat the Baltimore Orioles 12-10 on Friday night. Rafael Devers, Jarren Duran and David Hamilton also homered for the Red Sox, who snapped a two-game skid. Yoshida and Duran each had three of Boston's 14 hits. Yoshida had four RBIs, and Duran scored three run

Sport last Week, Part 12/14

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Women's Freestyle 50kg wrestling gold medalist Sarah Hildebrandt of Team United States carries Men's Greco-Roman 77kg wrestling gold medalist Nao Kusaka of Team Japan on stage on day thirteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Champions Park on August 08, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images)

NHRA Results: 2024 Brainerd Friday Video Highlights

Drag Racing List 

  Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals Race 13 of the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series This feed contains video of the provisional No. 1 qualifiers at Brainerd International Raceway Friday August 16, 2024 CLIP 1 Steve Torrence Top Fuel Provisional No. 1 Qualifier Capco Contractors Toyota Top Fuel Dragster 3.688 seconds, 335.32 mph NOTE: […]

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Wall Street Week Ahead: 'Soft landing' hopes are back to lift US stocks after recession scare

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

The S&P 500 saw a rebound of over 6% as positive economic data allayed fears of a recession. Retail sales, inflation, and producer prices reports contributed to this recovery. Investors are now less apprehensive about substantial Federal Reserve rate cuts in September. Attention shifts to Powell's next week speech for further outlook.

NHRA Results: 2024 Brainerd Friday Qualifying

Drag Racing List 

  S. TORRENCE, ALEXANDER & ANDERSON ROLL TO PROVISIONAL NO. 1 SPOTS AT LUCAS OIL NHRA NATIONALS BRAINERD, Minn. (Aug. 16, 2024) – Four-time Top Fuel world champion Steve Torrence powered to the provisional No. 1 position on speed at Brainerd International Raceway, taking the top spot over Tony Stewart on Friday at the 42nd […]

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Dollar softens, yen set for weekly fall as US recession worries fade

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

The dollar dipped against the yen and other currencies as traders took profits and reviewed economic data for insights into the Federal Reserve's rate-cut plans. Weak U.S. housing data contributed to the pressure. Market attention is now on Fed Chairman Powell's upcoming speech. British retail sales pushed the pound higher.

Oil falls 2% to end volatile week, focus on China demand concerns

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Oil prices fell nearly 2%, with Brent crude below $80 a barrel, as investors adjusted expectations of demand growth from China. China's economic slowdown and reduced refinery crude processing contributed to lower demand forecasts. Market movements were further influenced by tensions in the Middle East and positive economic data from the U.S., awaiting Federal Reserve's next steps.

DeWanna Bonner scores 29 as Sun down Wings

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(Photo credit: Mary Holt-USA TODAY Sports) DeWanna Bonner poured in 29 points and Marina Mabrey added 17 in her first game with Connecticut after a trade as the Sun rolled to a 109-91 win over the Dallas Wings on Friday in Arlington, Texas, in the teams' return to league play after the month-long break for the All-Star Game and the Paris Olympics. The Sun (19-6) took charge with an 11-0 run midway through the first quart

Gold hits record high as global markets rise

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Gold hit a record high on Friday as global stock markets gained on reassuring data about the health of the world's biggest economy and likely US interest rate cuts. The gold spot price rose to a record high of $2,509.41 an ounce as investors snapped up the haven investment in the face of an increasingly likely US interest rate cut in September and heightened geopolitical risks.