continental

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“Integrating Europe’s capital markets to better channel high household savings towards productive investments in the EU will be essential,” ex- European Central Bank President Mario Draghi concluded in his landmark 2024 report on continental competitiveness.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

It was a night of jubilation in Morocco, but anger in Senegal after the decision to strip the Senegalese national side of their continental football title and hand it to their North African rivals.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Future models will examine how gravity, sea level, and changes in continental elevation interact.

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026

The Iranian team are preparing to face host nation Australia on the Gold Coast Thursday after losing their opening game of the continental competition 3-0 to South Korea.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

Nevertheless, as long as one understands that the table is a simplification, it is useful for comparing continental histories.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond