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Atlantic Lottery is looking for the lucky winner of the Jan. 31 Lotto Max jackpot. In a release, it said the winning ticket — worth $31 million — was sold in New Waterford, N.S.It asked people to check their tickets.According to the Lotto Max website, the winning numbers are 02, 06, 16, 23, 40, 41, and 48, with the bonus number being 31. Source: Global News

Losses to UK pension schemes and funds with liability-driven investing strategies from forced selling of gilts during last year’s bond market crisis could be up to £4bn, MPs have heard.The figure was presented on Wednesday to the House of Commons work and pensions select committee, which was probing a meltdown in the bond market in September that triggered a £65bn emergency intervention by the Bank of England. The BoE meanwhile will set out resilience measures for the LDI market next month. “We need to fix the problem that materialised in September and ensure that there is a liquidity resilience framework for…

Electric vehicles (EVs) are seeing increased adoption as the push for a green-powered economy ramps up. According to a European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) report, over 12% of all European registered cars were battery-powered. This depicts a 3% increase from the 2021 figure. With EVs bringing convenience with zero health concerns, the demand for platforms that provide value-added services is increasing. One such platform is C+Charge which creates an entire ecosystem of EV-centric solutions for the modern-day vehicle user. EVs Are the FutureOver the past decade, there has been exponential growth in the use of electric vehicles. The market is estimated to…

According to a source, the issue of royal titles for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s children Archie and Lilibet is “still up in the air” despite them being entitled to have themVideo LoadingVideo UnavailableThe video will auto-play soon8CancelPlay now Royal titles for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s children Archie and Lilibet “need to be earned”, according to a source. The late Queen’s death saw the Sussex children move up in the line of succession and as the grandchildren of the new monarch King Charles, they have a right to be known as prince/princess and have HRH status. But since coming…

European stocks and US futures were steady on Wednesday with the Federal Reserve poised to lift borrowing costs by a quarter percentage point in what would be the smallest increase in rates since last March. The regional Stoxx Europe 600 traded 0.2 per cent higher after eurozone inflation fell more than expected to 8.5 per cent in January, down from 9.2 per cent in December. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast a decline to 9 per cent. Core inflation, which omits relatively volatile food and energy prices, remained at 5.2 per cent, with investors having expected a decline to 5.1…

Some tourists out and about in Bangkok on Wednesday were feeling the impact of its polluted air. Chen Hsuan-ting from Taiwan told CNA he has suffered from an allergy since arriving in the city two days ago. “I can’t breathe properly and have itchy eyes,” said the 22-year-old tourist through a face mask.  “Today, I think the pollution is too dirty and I have an allergy. I came to Bangkok this time and my nose has not been so good.” At the Mahanakhon observation deck, a steady stream of visitors lined up for photographs on its glass floor. Some were…

“The Big Short” investor Michael Burry tweeted out a piece of investing advice consisting of just one word, a day before the Federal Reserve’s market-moving interest rate decision. “Sell,” Burry said in a Twitter post to his 1.3 million followers Tuesday evening, which garnered more than 40,000 likes in hours. Burry, who runs a hedge fund at Scion Asset Management, has been negative about the markets throughout the last one year. The famed investor, known for calling the subprime mortgage crisis, has drawn parallels between today’s market environment and that of 2008, saying it’s like “watching a plane crash.” His comment…

New York CNN  —  Southwest Airlines’ customers are furious about the company’s Christmas week service meltdown. But fliers may forgive the company sooner than you think. The airline is paying the price for canceling about half of its schedule between December 20 and December 29 – more than 16,700 flights during the busy holiday season – because of a combination of bad weather and an antiquated crew scheduling system. Southwest said that it lost about $350 million in ticket sales for January and February because people have avoided bookings on the airline. No wonder: the holidays are perhaps the worst…

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A child was taken to a trauma center Tuesday after being attacked by a mountain lion in rural Northern California, authorities said.The attack was reported shortly before 7 p.m. on Tunitas Creek Road in an unincorporated area of San Mateo County, the Sheriff’s Department said.The area is south of Half Moon Bay.WASHINGTON WILDLIFE OFFICIALS KILL BLACK BEAR THAT ATTACKED WOMAN WALKING DOG The victim was conscious while being taken to the hospital but there was no immediate word on the child’s condition.Other details weren’t immediately released.The California Department of Fish and Wildlife was investigating the attack.Mountain lion attacks on humans…