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PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AP) — When the referee whistled for the free kick just outside the area, Atletico Madrid forward Julián Álvarez quickly picked up the ball and moved in position to take the shot. “When I saw the free kick, I told Rodri (Rodrigo De Paul) that I felt confident with the shot,” Álvarez said. “And it was a great goal.” Álvarez, Atletico's main signing in the offseason , has not been lacking confidence lately. The Argentina forward curled in the free kick shot in the 15th minute for the first of his two goals in the team’s 6-0 rout of Brest in the Champions League on Tuesday — the team’s biggest ever away win in European competitions. “We'll keep rotating who takes the free kicks,” said Álvarez, who also found the net in the 59th. It was Álvarez’s seventh goal in the last 10 matches, and third in his last three games across all competitions. The 24-year-old had a slow start to his first season with Atletico, scoring twice in 10 matches. “It was a matter of time before we started connecting well with each other,” said Álvarez, who joined Atletico after two seasons at Manchester City. “We have to stay on this path to keep improving.” Ángel Correa also scored two goals for Atletico, with Marcos Llorente and Antoine Griezmann adding one each. “We know that in this format of the competition we need to keep adding the three points and scoring goals," Álvarez said. "It's important to get the points and the goals.” Atletico was sitting in 13th place in the 36-team league standings. AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccerCOP29 Draft Deal Proposes Rich Nations Give $250 Billion In Climate Finance
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A closer look at the mandate of Rwanda's experience-laden elders forumRB Leipzig will aim to prevent the five-point gap to Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich from extending by claiming all three points at Hoffenheim 's PreZero Arena on Saturday. The hosts drew 0-0 with Augsburg on November 10 and are fourth last in 15th place with nine points from 10 games, while their opponents are second with 21 points after 10 matchweeks and drew 0-0 with Borussia Monchengladbach on November 9. © Imago Hoffenheim sacked head coach Pellegrino Matarazzo on November 11 with the club just one point ahead of 16th-placed St Pauli, who occupy the division's relegation playoff spot. Christian Ilzer was appointed in his place during the international break and fans will hope that the Austrian can channel the success he had managing Sturm Graz where he won a domestic double and ended Red Bull Salzburg's 10-year run as league champions. In their last outing against Augsburg, Die Kraichgauer created no big chances despite accumulating 56% possession. Ilzer's side have drawn three, lost two and won one of their six most recent matches, scoring four goals, conceding seven times and failing to find the back of the net on four occasions. The hosts were held to a draw and beaten in their last two games at home, but they did triumph in the previous three fixtures at PreZero Arena. © Imago Meanwhile, Die Roten Bullen struggled for control in the first half against Borussia Monchengladbach and faced two big chances, but while their second-half showing was an improvement it was only enough to earn a point. Marco Rose was upbeat about his players' performances, but still noted that they struggled in the final third, saying: "It was bumpy in the first half, but we did very well in the second half. In the final third, we just weren't clear enough. We had a lot of crosses, but unfortunately they were too inaccurate." Indeed, though RB Leipzig are second in the top flight, they only boast the league's joint eighth-best offensive record having scored 15 goals. To Rose's credit, his team have only conceded five times in 10 Bundesliga games, and this makes them the best defensive club in the division. Die Roten Bullen have drawn one and been defeated in two of their last three games and have not won their last two league matches. Leipzig's away form has been impressive for some time, with the club having lost just one of their 11 most recent Bundesliga outings on the road, achieving victory in seven fixtures during that period. © Imago Both teams have numerous absentees, and Hoffenheim will be without left-back Christopher Lenz and centre-back Stanley N'Soki until early December 2024, as well as centre-back Ozan Kabak until February next year. In their place, Pavel Kaderabek , Arthur Chaves , Kevin Akpoguma and David Jurasek could start in defence in front of goalkeeper Oliver Baumann . Midfielders Grischa Promel and Finn Becker are also likely to miss out, while forward Ihlas Bebou is not scheduled to make a comeback from injury until late December. Anton Stach should be a guaranteed starter, and he may be joined in midfield by Florian Grillitsch and Tom Bischof . As for Leipzig, they will be unable to select defenders David Raum and El Chadaille Bitshiabu , so they are likely to field a defensive line consisting of Lutsharel Geertruida , Lukas Klostermann , Willi Orban and Benjamin Henrichs . Eljif Elmas and Xaver Schlager have been ruled out until January, while Xavi Simons could make a return in December, and in their absence, Christoph Baumgartner , Amadou Haidara , Arthur Vermeeren and Antonio Nusa may be chosen in a midfield four. Striker Yussuf Poulsen is not available for the away team, but Lois Openda and Benjamin Sesko are more often than not part of the first team as a pairing up front. Hoffenheim possible starting lineup: Baumann; Kaderabek, Chaves, Akpoguma, Jurasek; Stach, Grillitsch, Bischof; Kramaric; Berisha, Bulter RB Leipzig possible starting lineup: Gulacsi; Geertruida, Klostermann, Orban, Henrichs; Baumgartner, Haidara, Vermeeren, Nusa; Openda, Sesko Hoffenheim could start well against RB Leipzig on Saturday and catch their opponents off guard given their new managerial appointment may provide Rose with new and unexpected tactical challenges. However, Leipzig have proven to be resilient on the road, and they could leave PreZero Arena with at least a point. For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here .
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BRICS+ countries are exploring how they can foster greater use of local currencies in their trade instead of relying on a handful of major currencies, primarily the US dollar and the euro. The forum for cooperation among nine leading emerging economies — Brazil, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Iran, the Russian Federation, South Africa, and the United Arab Emirates — emphasised this determination at its 16th summit in October 2024. Economist Lauren Johnston recently wrote a paper on this development. The Conversation Africa asked her for her insights. Why do Brics+ countries want to trade in local currencies? There are economic and political reasons to use local currencies. Using local units to trade among themselves will lower the transaction costs and reduce these countries’ dependence on foreign currencies. Over the past few centuries, the world’s economy has developed in a way that makes certain currencies more valuable and widely trusted for international trade. These include the US dollar, the euro, the Japanese yen and the British pound. These currencies hold value around the world because they come from countries with strong economies and a long history of trading globally. When people or countries trade using these currencies and end up collecting or holding them, they consider them “safe” because their value remains stable, and they can be easily used or exchanged anywhere in the world. But for countries in the Global South, like Ethiopia, whose currency (the birr) is not widely accepted outside its borders, trading is far more difficult. These countries struggle to earn enough of the major currencies through exports to buy what they need on international markets and to repay their debts (which tend to be in those currencies). In turn, the necessity of trading in major currencies, or the inability to trade in them, can create challenges that slow down economic growth and development. Therefore, even some trade in local currencies among Brics+ members will support growth and development. Oil exporter Russia is a unique case. Though there are fewer foreign currency constraints overall, Russia faces extensive financial sanctions for its war against Ukraine. Using a variety of currencies in its foreign transactions may make it easier to get around these sanctions. Politically, the reasons for using other currencies primarily relate to freedom from sanctions. One tool for implementing sanctions is an international payments system known as Swift (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication). Swift was founded in 1973 and is based in Belgium. It enables secure and standardised communication between financial institutions for international payments and transactions, and it is almost the only way to do this. It was first used to impose financial sanctions on Iran in 2012 and has since been used to impose sanctions on Russia and North Korea. If a country is cut off from Swift, it faces disruptions in international trade and financial transactions as banks struggle to process payments. This can lead to economic isolation and challenges in accessing global markets. The reality and possibility of exclusion from Swift’s payments system are among the factors galvanising momentum towards a new payments system that relies less on the currencies of the countries that govern Swift — like the euro, Japanese yen, British pound and US dollar. What are the likely challenges they will face? The Brics+ plan to use local currencies faces some hurdles. The central problem is the lack of demand for most currencies internationally. And it is hard to supplant the international role of existing major currencies. If, for example, India accumulates Ethiopian birr, it can mainly only use them in trade with Ethiopia and nowhere else. Or, if Russia allows India to buy oil in rupees, what will it do with those rupees? Since most countries seeking alternatives to dollar dependence tend to sell more than they buy from other countries or are lower-income importers, they must consider what currencies to accumulate via trade. When it comes to payment systems, at least, alternatives are emerging. Brics+ is creating its own Brics+ Clear. Some 160 countries have signed up to use the system. China also has its own Cross-border Interbank Payment System, which broadly works the same way as Swift. There is a risk, though, that these payment methods could merely fragment the system and make it even more costly and less efficient. Has trading in local currencies been done elsewhere? Not all trade is done in major Western currencies. For example, in Southern Africa, within the Southern African Customs Union, the South African rand plays a relatively important role in cross-border trade and finance. Just as in Southeast Asia, the currencies of Singapore and Thailand compete to be the dominant currency in the sub-region. China — the world’s biggest exporter and producer of industrialised goods — is also signing bilateral currency swap agreements with other countries. The goal is greater use of the renminbi in the world. India and Russia recently trialled using the rupee to trade as a means of circumventing sanctions. Russia’s oil exports to and through India have risen strongly since the Ukraine war, and some 90 percent of that bilateral trade takes place in the rupee and rouble. This leaves Russia with a challenge — what to do with all the rupees it has accumulated. These deposits are sitting in Indian banks and being invested in local shares and other assets. Another example of efforts to sidestep major international currencies is China’s model of “barter trade”. The model works like this: China exports, for instance, agricultural machinery to an African country and receives payment in that country’s currency. China then uses that currency to buy goods from the same country, which are then imported back to China. After these goods are sold in China, the Chinese trader is paid in renminbi. Ghana is one country involved in this barter model. Challenges facing the model include the digitisation of payments and trade, and trust — high levels are needed to establish and maintain relationships between trading parties as individuals and businesses. It also requires some level of centralisation and coordination but lacks strong laws, regulations and industry standards. This means that different platforms and enterprises may not be compatible, which can add to transaction time and costs. Another example is when Chinese investors in Ethiopia make profits in birr. They use these birr to buy Ethiopian goods, like coffee, and export them to China. In China, when they sell these goods, they receive renminbi. So, they transfer their profits from Ethiopia to China by increasing Ethiopia’s exports to China. Anecdotal reports suggest this is feasible at a small scale but has relatively high coordination costs. There could be other challenges. For example, if Chinese buyers pay Ethiopian coffee farmers in their local currency instead of US dollars, it could lead to fewer dollars being available overall. Some international transactions still rely heavily on dollars. How should Brics+ nations structure their arrangement? There is no simple or easily scalable solution to eliminating the reliance on major international currencies or circumventing Swift. A fast, digital payment system is needed. This system would calculate and balance currency demand efficiently. It must also be reliable, replace parts of the current system and not create extra costs for countries that are not using it yet. Although some Brics+ members, like Russia, may have more interest in fast-tracking change, this may be less in the interest of other Brics+ members. A move away from Swift, for instance, requires buy-in from local financial institutions, and those in African countries may not be under pressure to shift to a new, lesser-known platform. Given these challenges, I argue that Brics+ should progress incrementally. What can happen soon, though, is to conduct some trade in local currency. — The ConversationHow to watch #3 South Carolina vs #8 Duke women’s basketball: Time, TV channel, FREE live streamA brawl between Michigan and Ohio State players broke out Saturday afternoon, moments after the unranked Wolverines stunned No. 2 Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio. Players from the Wolverines planted a Michigan flag at midfield and were accosted by Buckeyes players, who took issue with the gesture following their 13-10 defeat. In a video of the melee, Michigan players can be seen congregating over the “O” at midfield in Ohio Stadium, waving the flag and planting it. Players began shoving, swinging, tackling and restraining one another. Video from alternate angles shows coaches and authorities caught in the chaos, with some trying to intercede and at least one person falling to the ground. Multiple skirmishes broke out nearby. After the melee, Ohio State police said on social media that officers used pepper spray to try to break up the altercation. Some videos showed Michigan players crouching and squinting their eyes. Sports Illustrated reporter Pat Forde, who reported being hit himself, said players from both teams were affected. Later, Michigan players made another effort to plant their flag. Wolverines defensive end Derrick Moore led the way, but Ohio State defensive end Jack Sawyer grabbed the flag, ripped it off its pole and threw it to the ground, instigating another round of chasing and shoving. A reporter asked Ohio State Coach Ryan Day about the incident during the postgame news conference, noting that some Buckeyes staff members appeared to be “bloodied” in the skirmish. “I don’t know all the details of it, but I know these guys are looking to put a flag on our field and our guys weren’t going to let that happen,” Day said. The melee erupted as Fox reporter Jenny Taft interviewed Michigan defensive lineman Mason Graham, before the broadcast cut away to focus on the fight. Later, Taft asked Wolverines running back Kalel Mullings to reflect on the episode. “You hate to see stuff like that after the game. It’s just bad for the sport, bad for college football,” Mullings said. “But at the end of the day, they got to learn how to lose, man. You can’t be fighting and stuff just because you lost the game. We had 60 minutes, we had four quarters to do all that fighting.”
Marks & Spencer (M&S) will demolish its flagship Oxford Street store after three years of planning delays over the art deco building. Plans to rejuvenate the building as a nine-storey retail space, cafe, gym and office will now go ahead after housing secretary Angela Rayner gave the go-ahead. M&S says its new store will rank among the top 1 per cent of buildings in London on sustainable performance, will have a design life of 120 years and carbon payback within 11 years of construction. After opposition from sustainability and heritage experts led to years of legal wrangling, former housing secretary Michael Gove stepped in to refuse the application in July 2023. . M&S CEO Stuart Machin said: “I am delighted that, after three unnecessary years of delays, obfuscation and political posturing at its worst under the previous Government, our plans for Marble Arch – the only retail-led regeneration proposal on Oxford Street – have finally been approved. “We can now get on with the job of helping to rejuvenate the UK’s premier shopping street through a flagship M&S store and office space which will support 2,000 jobs and act as a global standard-bearer for sustainability. “At M&S, we share the Government’s ambition to breathe life back into our cities and towns and are pleased to see they are serious about getting Britain building and growing. We will now move as fast as we can.” Orchard House, the building M&S will demolish, was constructed in the late 1920s on the Marble Arch end of Oxford Street. M&S opened their flagship store in the building in 1930, before applying to Westminster City council for permission to demolish it in 2021. After Mr Gove rejected the plans in July 2021, a high court judge ruled that the government had made a series of flawed decisions in blocking the plans. On Thursday, Ms Rayner granted permission for the demolition and reconstruction of the building.Yes, it's illegal to take pictures of a movie at the theatersManchester City's struggles continued as Pep Guardiola's side remarkably blew a three-goal lead to draw 3-3 with Feyenoord in the Champions League on Tuesday, while Bayern Munich beat Paris Saint-Germain to leave the French club in danger of elimination. There were also big wins for Arsenal, Atletico Madrid, Atalanta and Bayer Leverkusen, while Inter Milan went top of the standings after five games and Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski reached a century of Champions League goals. However, the biggest drama came at the Etihad Stadium, where City were cruising early in the second half with a three-goal advantage as they sought to end a run of five successive defeats in all competitions. Erling Haaland opened the scoring from a penalty just before half-time, and Ilkay Gundogan's deflected shot made it 2-0 in the 50th minute. Haaland struck again to make it 3-0, but Feyenoord's comeback began on 75 minutes when Anis Hadj Moussa took advantage of hapless defending to round goalkeeper Ederson and pull one back. Substitute Santiago Gimenez bundled in to make it 3-2 on 82 minutes and the equaliser arrived a minute from the end. Ederson was again caught out with Igor Paixao going around the goalkeeper and crossing for Slovak international David Hancko to head in. "We concede a lot of goals because we are not stable," complained Guardiola. "We lost a lot of games lately. We are fragile and of course we need a victory." It is the first time that a team has gone into the last 20 minutes of a Champions League game trailing by three goals and still avoided defeat, as the point boosts the Dutch side's hopes of progressing. City are two points outside the top eight places which offer direct qualification for the last 16, while Bayern moved above them by beating PSG 1-0 in Munich. South Korean defender Kim Min-jae scored the only goal seven minutes before half-time, heading in after goalkeeper Matvei Safonov failed to clear a corner. PSG had Ousmane Dembele sent off in the second half and the French champions have just four points, and three goals, from five games. They are a lowly 26th in the 36-team league, a point adrift of the positions which offer a place in the play-off round in February. "We need to win our last three matches, otherwise we risk being eliminated," admitted PSG coach Luis Enrique. Lewandowski notched his 100th goal in the competition with an early penalty in Barcelona's 3-0 home win over French side Brest. Dani Olmo netted midway through the second half before Lewandowski sealed Barca's win at the death, his 101st goal in the Champions League -- only Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have scored more. Inter lead the standings with 13 points, a point ahead of Barcelona and Liverpool, after a 1-0 win at home to RB Leipzig which means they are also still yet to concede a goal. Castello Lukeba's own goal made the difference at San Siro, and Leipzig are one of only three teams to have lost five games out of five. Arsenal romped to a 5-1 victory away to Sporting in Lisbon, as the Portuguese side adapt to life without coach Ruben Amorim, who has departed for Manchester United. Gabriel Martinelli, Kai Havertz and Gabriel Magalhaes all scored in the first half for Arsenal, before Goncalo Inacio pulled one back shortly after the restart. Bukayo Saka converted a penalty on 65 minutes after Martin Odegaard had been brought down, and Leandro Trossard headed in to seal Arsenal's win late on. Atalanta romped to a 6-1 win over rock-bottom Young Boys in Switzerland, with Mateo Retegui and Charles De Ketelaere both scoring braces. Sead Kolasinac and Lazar Samardzic also netted for the Italians, with Silvere Ganvoula getting the hosts' reply. Florian Wirtz struck twice, including a penalty, as Leverkusen crushed Red Bull Salzburg 5-0, with Alejandro Grimaldo scoring a superb free-kick and Patrik Schick and Aleix Garcia also netting. Julian Alvarez and substitute Angel Correa each scored twice and Marcos Llorente and Antoine Griezmann once as Atletico romped to a 6-0 win away to Sparta Prague. Christian Pulisic, Rafael Leao and Tammy Abraham were the scorers in AC Milan's 3-2 win at Slovan Bratislava, whose goals came from Tigran Barseghyan and Nino Marcelli. 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