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Business / Economics

Market Watch – 5 March 2024

Michelle speaks to Salomo Hei about the recently tabled National Budget. https://iono.fm/e/1412538

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Business / Economics

The Alexforbes Lead Story – 5 March 2024

David speaks to Basecamp Business Incubator's Jesaya Hano-Oshike about the upcoming Digital Innovation Summit. https://iono.fm/e/1412537

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Sport

Messi’s promised Barca contract, on a napkin, up for auction

To the untrained eye, it might look like just another used napkin. But the serviette, expected to fetch up to $635,000, was actually soccer legend Lionel Messi's springboard to greatness at FC Barcelona, and records the promise of a contract made to him at the tender age of 13. The napkin has gone on show in New York to drum up interest, ahead of the start of bidding on […]

March 6, 2024 7

Sport

Kane double powers Bayern into Champions League last eight

Harry Kane scored a goal in each half as Bayern Munich beat Lazio 3-0 on Tuesday to reach the Champions League quarter-finals 3-1 on aggregate. Kane headed Bayern level in the tie in the 38th minute, cancelling out Lazio's lead from the first leg with his first Champions League knockout goal in five years. Thomas Mueller doubled the hosts' lead with a clever header before half-time and Kane doubled […]

March 6, 2024 1

Sport

PSG match-winner Mbappe has ‘no problem’ with coach Luis Enrique

Kylian Mbappe insisted he had "no problem" with Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique after scoring a brace in his side's win over Real Sociedad in the last 16 of the Champions League on Tuesday. Wearing the captain's armband, Mbappe opened the scoring quarter of an hour into the second leg in San Sebastian and struck again early in the second half. PSG won the game 2-1 to secure […]

March 6, 2024 3

Sport

‘Elegant’ Bagnaia in third title quest on MotoGP’s 75th anniversary

Francesco Bagnaia embarks on his quest for a third straight MotoGP crown in Qatar this weekend as motorcycling's fast and furious elite category celebrates its 75th anniversary. MotoGP has come a long way since the inaugural six-race season in 1949: in 2024 Bagnaia and the pretenders to his crown will criss-cross the world for 21 races culminating in Valencia in November. The Spanish track has been the scene of […]

March 6, 2024 7

Sport

Pressure on Galthie to refresh for Wales Six Nations trip

The aftermath of France's dour start to the Six Nations, including a humbling to Ireland and a draw with Italy, has continued to overshadow the build-up to Sunday's trip to Wales. Head coach Fabien Galthie is being urged to hand new faces a chance with their title hopes all but over. When the 54-year-old took over in late 2019 he had spent years observing why Les Bleus had underperformed […]

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Business / Economics

Bitcoin Rallies on Hopes of Renewed Interest Among Mainstream Investors

On March 4, the price of Bitcoin broke $65,000, bringing it closer to returning to an all-time high reached in November 2021. NBC reports that the latest rally has been driven by hopes that the launch of bitcoin exchange-traded funds will expand bitcoin's pool of buyers.

March 5, 2024 3

Entertainment

Jack Black asked to cover Britney Spears classic for Kung Fu Panda 4

Last week, the funnyman and his Tenacious D bandmate Kyle Gass posted a video on Instagram showing them hilariously dancing and lip-syncing to their cover of the iconic Britney song ...Baby One More Time in a hotel room. They added a panda emoji in the caption, suggesting that it would appear in Black's new animated film. At the Los Angeles premiere of the film on Sunday, the actor revealed he […]

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