MELBOURNE :Backstroke queen Kaylee McKeown marked herself a major threat for the 200 metres individual medley gold at the Paris Olympics as she shattered a national record at the Australian Open Championships on Wednesday.McKeown will defend her 100m and 200m backstroke titles at Paris but a separate showdown with Canadian sensation Summer McIntosh beckons for the medley title after the Australian’s sizzling time of 2:06.99 at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre.McKeown’s swim, the best this…

Some analysts said the Biden administration was unlikely to seek to sharpen sanctions on Iran’s oil exports due to worries about a big spike in oil prices and angering top buyer China.In a call between the Chinese and Iranian foreign ministers, China said it believed Iran could “handle the situation…

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WASHINGTON: The US Federal Reserve’s ongoing fight against inflation could take “longer than expected,” the head of the US central bank said on Tuesday (Apr 17), further paring back the chances of early rate cuts. The Fed has been battling rising prices with interest rate hikes since 2022, lifting its…

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Yuxin Sun, a psychologist in Seattle, sees a lot of clients at her group practice who insist they aren’t perfectionists. “‘Oh, I’m not perfect. I’m far from perfect,’” they tell her. But perfectionism isn’t about being the best at any given pursuit, Dr Sun said, “it’s the feeling of never…