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Feeding only dry food to your cat? Here's what it does to hydration and urinary health

A cat sitting in front of a full water bowl and still not drinking enough is not being difficult. It is doing exactly what its biology expects it to do. The problem is that biology evolved for a diet of wet prey, not a bowl of kibble. Domestic cats descended…

Times Pets · 2h ago

Comeback kid: How did Brazil veteran-leader Lula upset Bolsonaro?

Two days shy of his 81st birthday… Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva emerging as the comeback kid. Coming from behind in the polls after a bitter campaign where he often showed his age, Lula becoming the first candidate since Brazil’s return to democracy in the 1980s to win the…

France 24 · 8h ago

Trump said China was headed for 'big trouble'—instead, its economy is growing faster than the U.S. and its deficits are pulling in the right direction

Goldman Sachs's Hui Shan noted over the weekend that China’s Q3 real GDP grew 4.5% year-on-year, slightly above the consensus expectation of 4.4%.

Fortune · 16h ago

BREAKING: Lula Wins Brazil's Runoff in a Historic Comeback — What His Record Fourth Term Means for the Country

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defeated Flávio Bolsonaro with 51.76% of the vote, reversing a first-round deficit and securing a record fourth presidential term in Brazil.

Latin Times · Oct 26

France, Italy, Belgium Facing Crisis: Why the Three-Country Protest Wave Gripping Europe Is Far From Over

More than 410,000 people joined protests across France as authorities deployed 70,000 security personnel. Unions called a November 5 general strike amid clashes and disputes over austerity measures.

Latin Times · Oct 25

Comeback Crew: Brewers Erase Another Early Deficit to Stun the Rays in Game 2

After an impressive turnaround in Game 2, the Brewers now have seven comeback wins during this postseason.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 25

Frelick and Pratt lift Brewers to 5-4 comeback win over Rays and 2-0 World Series lead

Sal Frelick tied the score with his first home run in three months, Cooper Pratt hit a go-ahead single in the seventh inning and the Milwaukee Brewers stunned the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 for a 2-0 World Series lead by overcoming a four-run deficit for the second time in the…

The Independent UK · Oct 25

France's latest debt warning describes a country where governance is breaking down — and even doing too little, too late is barely possible

"The negative outlook reflects the increased risk that the fragmentation of France's political landscape will continue to impair the functioning of the country's legislative institutions."

Fortune · Oct 24

Debt: Moody's spares France, "a brief respite", not a "vote of confidence"

Despite downgrade consensus, the agency kept France's sovereign rating unchanged, a short-lived relief, say economists, warning of a debt time bomb and worsening political and social tensions.

Euronews · Oct 24

Global Market: French bond selloff raises debt concerns across Europe amid social unrest

French 10-year bond yields surged above 5%, reaching a 24-year high, as fiscal deficits, political deadlock and social unrest unsettled investors. Rising borrowing costs are spreading to Italy and Belgium, intensifying concerns over eurozone debt sustainability, fiscal reforms and the region’s financial stability amid mounting economic pressures and uncertainty.

The Economic Times · Oct 23