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A pedestrian walks past an Indian rupee symbol installation outside the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) building in Mumbai on May 17, 2026. Punit Paranjpe | Afp | Getty ImagesIndia’s central bank on Friday held interest rates at 5.25% at a time when surging global energy costs have hammered its currency, while the Iran war risks accelerating inflation.The Reserve Bank of India was widely expected to keep rates steady, as per economists polled by both Reuters and CNBC. RBI raised its inflation projection for the financial year ending March 2027 by 50 basis points to 5.1%, while tempering the economy’s…

Employers are wary of hiring recent college graduates for remote work.Credit: Megan Jelinger for The Washington Post via Getty Images KEY TAKEAWAYS Remote work has accounted for 64% of the increase in unemployment among recent college graduates since 2017. Employers are less likely to hire recent graduates for remote jobs, citing challenges in training them online. Entry-level remote jobs are still available in healthcare, tech, and customer service industries. While AI may be getting the brunt of the blame for the recent hiring slowdown for college graduates, another influential technology force is also at play, economists said this week. Recent…

Dozens of Celtic supporters clubs have put their names to a statement opposing the potential appointment of Robbie Keane as manager over his previous role with Maccabi Tel Aviv.Keane is among the favourites to take charge amid reports he is involved in ongoing talks with principal shareholder Dermot Desmond.The Republic of Ireland record goalscorer enjoyed a prolific loan spell at Celtic Park in 2010 and has won league titles in Israel and Hungary as a manager.However, his decision to stay in Israel after the conflict in Gaza began sparked criticism in Ireland and has turned a section of the Celtic…

This stunt was a total air ball.  One man’s gamble had a major consequence at the Game 1 of the NBA finals between the New York Knicks and the San Antonion Spurs on June 2, with the NBA officially doling out its punishment to the fan who ran onto the court to try and take a selfie with Victor “Wemby” Wembanyama. “The individual who entered the court area during Game 1 of The Finals was arrested and will be banned for life from all NBA arenas,” an NBA spokesman said in a news release obtained by NBC News. “A second…

Sixty years ago, my father had a budgerigar that my brother and I named “Bobby the wanking budgie” (Masturbation among birds is ‘natural’ and should not be punished, say experts, 1 June). Its favourite toy in the cage was a hanging mirror with a bell on it, and Bobby often became so excited by his own image that he would cling on to the mirror and give it a good hammering, accompanied by frantic bellringing, appropriate comments from his listeners and giggling from my mum: “Dirty little devil!” Very amusing, except when the vicar came around one afternoon. Mum was mortified.…

Open for: Breakfast, lunch, and dinnerPrice range: $$Every Parisian has their local go-to, a beloved café-bistro they reflexively visit for a coffee, a glass of wine, some chat at the bar, or maybe lunch or dinner from a chalkboard menu. It’s actually these workaday places that give the French capital its gastronomic chops more than the guidebook highlights, because these spots show how people eat in the city of Lights when they’re in a hurry and don’t want to spend a lot of money. Overlooking the Seine at the corner of the rue des Deux Ponts on the Ile Saint…

Meta’s Oversight Board, the independent governing body that makes policy recommendations to the tech company, said Thursday that Meta’s account deactivations lack due process, violations are doled out without clarity, and there’s little customer support for appeals. The board, which recently received increased funding to continue its work through 2028, launched the investigation into Meta’s account violations policy earlier this year to review a case involving threats of violence against a journalist. The board agreed that Meta was right to permanently disable the account due to the severity of the threats. However, in looking into the matter, the board found…

While it might be true that the cases are progressing, families of the missing argue they are moving at a snail’s pace.Since early December, Fault Lines has spent time with families who are pushing for accountability and pleading with the government to learn what happened to their loved ones.In some cases, they have spent years without receiving any direct response.“It gets harder every time my nephew asks when his father will come home and I don’t have any answers,” said Rosario Villon, whose brother, Jonathan Villon, has been missing for almost a year and a half.The 31-year-old father of three…

Over recent weeks, Parker Taylor reached a grim milestone in his work history.The 29-year-old had been employed consistently since he was a teen, first on a factory floor and most recently in medical sales. But the St. Petersburg, Florida, resident hasn’t been able to start a new gig after losing his job shortly before the 2025 Thanksgiving holiday.Taylor has become part of a group of more than 1.8 million Americans classified as long-term unemployed — which the government defines as jobless for at least 27 weeks — in a given month this year. That figure is up about 45% from…

New research finds remote work has sidelined younger college graduates since the pandemic. Maksym Belchenko/iStock / Getty Images Plus hide caption toggle caption Maksym Belchenko/iStock / Getty Images Plus Stay up to date with our Up First newsletter sent every weekday morning. The buzz on college campuses is that AI is disrupting the job market for young college graduates. But new research from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York finds that the culprit may be something else: remote work. An analysis of federal employment data, paired with a deep dive into the flexible work arrangements at one unnamed Fortune…