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4 hours ago
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Up to 628 Airbus planes need inspection for metal plate quality issue'

Up to 628 Airbus A320 aircraft worldwide may require inspections for a metal plate supplier quality issue; only a limited number are likely affected.
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Up to 628 Airbus planes need inspection for metal plate 'quality issue'

Up to 628 Airbus A320 aircraft worldwide require inspection for a supplier metal-panel quality issue; inspections are narrowing the number needing specific corrective action.
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fromIndependent
2 hours ago

'From pure elation to devastation' - Longford TD speaks of 'immense shock and grief' at losing uncle and cousin inside two days

Micheál Carrigy’s uncle Michael and cousin Shane Carrigy died within 48 hours, plunging the family into immense shock and grief.
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34 minutes ago
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Germany's young lawmakers shake up politics DW 12/02/2025

Conservative youth threatened to sink the coalition's pension reform, forcing party leaders to pressure and persuade members to secure the slim parliamentary majority.
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19 hours ago
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Germany news: Fraught pension package passes CDU test vote DW 12/02/2025

Young CDU/CSU lawmakers oppose a pension bill, risking to block it and strain the coalition ahead of a decisive parliamentary vote Friday.
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fromIrish Independent
6 hours ago
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'We should be reclaiming the city' - calls to 'decolonise' Dublin to remove street names with British empire origins

fromIrish Independent
6 hours ago
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'We should be reclaiming the city' - calls to 'decolonise' Dublin to remove street names with British empire origins

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fromIndependent
6 hours ago

Security worker withdraws injury claim against Supermac's after CCTV shows he put up 'wet-floor' sign himself before he slipped and fell

Security worker withdrew a nine-year personal injuries claim against Supermac's after a CCTV review and solicitor advice that the claim would not succeed at trial.
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2 hours ago

Spanking tradition ends on German island of Borkum DW 12/03/2025

The Klaasohm festival on Borkum involved men in traditional costumes chasing and spanking women, prompting bans and safety measures to ensure a safe, unifying celebration.
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fromThe Local Germany
3 hours ago

German president begins state visit to UK as security ties deepen

A deepening UK-Germany security alliance and a state visit by President Steinmeier underscore renewed cooperation, especially on joint support for Ukraine.
#ukraine-war
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3 hours ago

Germany news: President Steinmeier in UK for royal visit DW 12/03/2025

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier makes a three-day state visit to the UK, meets King Charles and addresses Parliament—the first German state visit in 27 years.
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fromIndependent
6 hours ago
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Mary Regan: Volodymyr Zelensky says Ireland 'understands the price of freedom' as he uses visit to deliver call to end the war

fromIndependent
6 hours ago
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Mary Regan: It was clear this was a hugely tense moment for Zelensky who - between handshakes - was being updated 'hour to hour' on talks with Putin

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6 hours ago
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Mary Regan: Volodymyr Zelensky says Ireland 'understands the price of freedom' as he uses visit to deliver call to end the war

fromIndependent
6 hours ago
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Mary Regan: It was clear this was a hugely tense moment for Zelensky who - between handshakes - was being updated 'hour to hour' on talks with Putin

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fromIT Pro
4 hours ago

HPE Discover Barcelona 2025: All the news, updates, and announcements live from Barcelona

ITPro provides live, on-site coverage from HPE Discover 2025 in Barcelona, delivering rolling updates on Hewlett Packard Enterprise's announcements and keynote.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 hour ago

Triple Murderer Spotted at Protest Working as 'Journalist'

Ricard Nilsson, convicted of three 1999 murders and released after two decades, now works as a journalist and was seen at a Swedish protest.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
10 hours ago

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,378

Widespread Russian strikes across multiple regions caused civilian deaths, injuries, infrastructure damage and contested frontline towns amid conflicting capture claims and a reported Black Sea tanker attack.
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2 hours ago

Russian threats push Finland past EU budget deficit limit DW 12/01/2025

Finland faces an EU Excessive Deficit Procedure after breaching deficit and debt limits, risking sanctions, suspended funds, and stricter fiscal oversight.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
11 hours ago

RIP, Claude: Beloved albino alligator at Cal Academy of Science in SF dies at 30

The science museum in Golden Gate Park is popular with Bay Area schoolchildren and international tourists, and many kids over the years have ended their visits clutching a mini Claude stuffed animal to take home. As an unofficial mascot of the museum and the city, Claude appeared in a children's book and in ads at bus and light-rail stations. The alligator icon had a quiet charisma that captivated hearts in his 17 years in San Francisco, the museum said in a statement.
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3 hours ago

German Christmas markets face higher security costs DW 12/03/2025

Bonn's Christmas market uses concrete blocks, security bollards, rubber mats, staff training, and coordinated contingency plans to protect visitors from vehicle attacks and emergencies.
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fromIndependent
1 hour ago

How brother of murdered crime boss helped dispose of Keane-Mulready Woods body parts

Stephen Carberry, aged 47, was convicted as the fifth person involved in the brutal murder of teenager Keane Mulready-Woods.
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fromIrish Independent
6 hours ago

'We should be reclaiming the city' - calls to 'decolonise' Dublin to remove street names with British empire origins

Herzog Park controversy has prompted a re-evaluation of Dublin’s identity through scrutiny of imperial-era street names and public commemoration.
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fromIndependent
6 hours ago

Enoch Burke to resist paying school's 600,000 legal bill

Disputed teacher Enoch Burke, jailed fourth time, will resist paying hundreds of thousands in legal costs and plans to appeal to the Supreme Court.
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fromIrish Independent
1 day ago

The Indo Daily: NIMBY or necessary? The South Dublin residents delaying MetroLink mega-project

A last-minute legal challenge from Dartmouth Square residents could delay Metrolink's Charlemont terminus over fears of property damage and passenger dispersal.
fromIndependent
19 hours ago

Young man caught with cocaine during operation targeting major dealer spared jail

A man who was caught with drugs during a large surveillance operation on a suspected dealer has been given a suspended prison sentence of three years.
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fromIrish Independent
1 day ago

Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky arrives at Aras to meet President Catherine Connolly

Mr Zelensky's visit to Dublin comes as the Ukrainian leader is under pressure from the US to sign a peace deal. Representatives of the US, Russia and Ukraine have held talks in the past week in the United Arab Emirates in an attempt to come to an agreement that would end almost four years of Russia's full-scale invasion. It also comes days after the resignation of Ukraine's chief negotiator in those talks, Mr Zelensky's chief of staff Andrii Yermak, whose residence was searched last week by anti-corruption investigators.
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fromwww.thelocal.no
1 day ago

Norway embraces Tesla as rest of Europe shuns Musk

In a country ahead of the pack in the adoption of electric vehicles, Tesla sales have surged by 34.6 percent since the beginning of the year, compared to the same period last year, according to the Norwegian Road Federation (OFV). Tesla's Model Y and Model 3 were the two best-selling vehicles last month across all brands.
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fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
1 day ago

Putin's war machine facing significant funding squeeze as they are in a recession - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

The Russian economy has contracted about 1.5% since February 2022 and likely faces recession, higher real inflation, depleted reserves, and reduced external revenues.
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fromArchDaily
1 day ago

Urban Regeneration in Greece: The Ellinikon Master Plan and Beyond

Greece's urban landscape blends historic layers with modern interventions, prioritizing heritage preservation, environmental strategies, and integrated coastal and urban redevelopment.
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fromIndependent
16 hours ago
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Conal Thomas: Volodymyr Zelensky, master of wartime propaganda, uses his performer's skill to woo Dail chamber

fromIndependent
16 hours ago
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Conal Thomas: Volodymyr Zelensky, master of wartime propaganda, uses his performer's skill to woo Dail chamber

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fromIrish Independent
21 hours ago

Fifth wettest November on record for Ireland, but milder and sunnier than average, says Met Eireann climate report

November was the fifth-wettest in 85 years in Ireland, with heavy rainfall, above-average temperatures and sunshine, plus late-month Arctic cold bringing frosts and wintry showers.
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fromIrish Independent
1 day ago

Gardai in 'search and arrest' operation to tackle money-laundering in Co Limerick

Gardai are conducting search-and-arrest operations in Rathkeale, Co Limerick, executing warrants at multiple premises as part of an ongoing money-laundering investigation.
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fromDigiday
1 day ago

U.K. retailer Tesco wants advertisers to see it as equal to any traditional media partner

Tesco is expanding Tesco Media into a strategic retail media business—leveraging Dunnhumby data and upfront events—to drive brand growth, personalized messaging, and new revenue.
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fromNature
1 day ago

Great science happens in great teams - research assessments must try to capture that

Research assessment must shift from rewarding individuals to evaluating and rewarding teams and collaborative research cultures to foster high-quality, transformative science.
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fromwww.dw.com
1 day ago

Bulgaria sees massive protests against budget, corruption DW 12/02/2025

Tens of thousands in Bulgaria protested proposed 2026 tax and social security hikes and chronic government corruption, demanding the minority coalition government's resignation.
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1 day ago

Ukraine updates: US envoy Witkoff to meet Putin in Moscow DW 12/02/2025

A revised peace proposal heads to Moscow as US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff meet amid disputes over Ukraine security guarantees and territorial demands.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
20 hours ago

Kaja Kallas: We should stop pretending that Russia is negotiating peace and force it to do so'

Kaja Kallas sees current Ukraine peace plans as disadvantageous for Kyiv and unable to deter future Russian aggression.
fromAxios
21 hours ago

Witkoff and Kushner meet Putin to discuss Ukraine peace plan

The intrigue: This is Witkoff's sixth meeting with Putin in Russia but the first in-person meeting between Putin and Trump's team since the Alaska summit in August. It's also the first time Kushner has joined the talks with Putin. Witkoff and Kushner are expected to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday in Europe and brief him on the talks with Putin, according to two sources with knowledge. The U.S. envoys were expected to present Putin with the revised U.S. peace plan, which was whittled from 28 points down to 19 during talks with the Ukrainians.
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fromwww.dw.com
1 day ago

Canada to sign up to flagship EU defense credit fund DW 12/02/2025

EU and Canada agreed to let Canada join the EU's €150 billion SAFE defense financing instrument to support joint weapons purchases and resilient defense supply chains.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Usman Khawaja ruled out of second Ashes Test due to back injury

Usman Khawaja will miss the second Ashes Test with a back injury; Travis Head likely to open and Beau Webster favoured for the middle-order vacancy.
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fromIndependent
1 day ago

Meet the Leitrim woman who swapped living on Dublin's O'Connell Street for a 100-year-old farmhouse and a six hour daily commute

Martha Gilheaney left city life to return to County Leitrim and renovate a 100-year-old farmhouse after 22 years away.
fromBusiness Insider
1 day ago

Airship firm on Russian border says Kremlin's jamming is a huge advantage for its aircraft to NATO

Kelluu, a Finnish company located about 50 miles from the Russian border, is launching small, propeller-driven airships filled with hydrogen, which it believes can fill a gap in battlefield and border surveillance. The startup is already finding success with NATO, being the first to secure a deal with a Western nation through a new innovators' program run by the alliance.
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fromThe Local Germany
1 day ago

Asterix in Germany: France's irrepressible Gaul to conquer neighbour

An Astérix-themed park will open near Leipzig by 2030-2031, converting Belantis into a twin of Parc Asterix and debuting an Idefix area from March 2026.
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fromIndependent
15 hours ago

Man who raped and murdered Connemara schoolgirl wants forensic evidence re-tested as he seeks new appeal

Clothing fibres central to a 24-year-old rape and murder conviction are being sought for re-examination using recent forensic technology.
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fromIndependent
19 hours ago

Abuse survivors say former Willow Park teacher was 'one cog in a machine of abuse' as he faces sentencing

Peter Kelly, a former Spiritan-run private primary school maths teacher, will be sentenced next week for indecently assaulting eight boys in the 1970s and 1980s.
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fromwww.thelocal.es
22 hours ago

Which airports in Spain are having problems with the EES launch?

The EU Entry/Exit System rollout is causing long queues and technical problems at several Spanish airports, with uneven implementation and delays for non-resident, non-EU travellers.
fromIrish Independent
19 hours ago

Man who fled Wicklow court during sexual assault trial given nine year prison sentence in his absence

The 45-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, fled the jurisdiction shortly before the jury was due to resume deliberations prompting a bench warrant to be issued and a multi-county search that has so far failed to locate him. After he fled the jury returned a majority guilty verdict on the two counts of sexual assault that he was facing during the trial which took place in June 2025.
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21 hours ago

European fraud probe targets former EU official Mogherini DW 12/02/2025

The EPPO said that its investigation was focused on a "nine-month training program for junior diplomats" and its tender process in 2021 and 2022, which the EU's diplomatic service the EEAS had awarded to the College of Europe.
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fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
1 day ago

Ukrainian intelligence names Brit accused of espionage in Ukraine - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

British instructor Ross David Cutmore was allegedly recruited by Russian intelligence to carry out reconnaissance, sabotage, and assassinations in Ukraine and is now detained.
#nato
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 day ago

How will the latest sacking of a top aide affect Ukraine amid Russia war?

With his bear-like look and immense clout, Andriy Yermak towered over Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for years literally and figuratively. A former copyright lawyer who collaborated with District 95, a comic troupe that propelled Zelenskyy to stardom, the 54-year-old Yermak became Ukraine's grey cardinal after the former comedian won the 2019 presidential vote. list of 4 itemsend of list While chief of Zelenskyy's staff, Yermak played an outsized role he was widely considered as vice president and vice prime minister.
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fromThe Washington Post
17 hours ago

Former E.U. foreign policy chief detained in fraud inquiry

Federica Mogherini detained in Belgium over alleged corruption and conflict of interest in awarding the EU Diplomatic Academy contract to the College of Europe.
fromIrish Independent
1 day ago

The Irish Independent's View: Workplace envy infiltrates Drew Harris house debate, but it should have been disclosed sooner

Thus, those of us at work, hear whisperings of undeserved successes, based on dumb luck, cavalier shortcuts, or less generally shared advantages. Yet, envy is not always purely negative because it is about the will to achieve and succeed. Hold those sentiments as we look back at news that former garda commissioner, Drew Harris, got his Phoenix Park home, a spit from his workplace, free of charge during his term of office.
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fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
1 day ago

Explosions rock another Russian tanker in the Black Sea - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

A Russian oil tanker was hit again in the Back Sea on Tuesday which is the fourth incident in a week as Ukrainian forces are stepping up their attack on Vladimir Putin's shadow fleet. The Turkish directorate of maritime affairs said the tanker, Midvolga 2 was hit 80 miles of their coastline by a Ukrainian drone as it sailed from Georgia carrying a cargo of sunflower oil. The ship did not request any help and no injuries were reported among their thirteen crew members.
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fromTechzine Global
22 hours ago

Visma acquires online administration platform WeFact

WeFact's solution serves 45,000 entrepreneurs and works with around 1,000 accounting firms. The Norwegian software group Visma has acquired WeFact. The Dutch invoicing platform is used by entrepreneurs and accounting firms to streamline invoicing processes. WeFact runs alongside existing accounting packages and facilitates collaboration between entrepreneurs and their accountants, among other things. WeFact focuses on invoicing for small and medium-sized businesses. The platform offers features for quotes, recurring invoicing, subscription invoicing, and e-invoicing via Peppol.
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fromIndependent
19 hours ago

Dental nurse who broke red light and knocked down schoolgirl avoids prison sentence

A dental nurse who broke a red light and knocked down a Leaving Cert student who was walking to school has been given a suspended sentence.
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fromIndependent
1 day ago

Colm Keys: New image rights deal has opened financial doors of opportunity for GPA and players

The issue of the image rights of inter-county GAA players has washed up on the GAA's shores consistently in the two-and-a-half decades since the Gaelic Players Association (GPA) was born.
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fromIndependent
22 hours ago

Man who took part in 'reckless' feud-related drive-by shooting on house with children outside is jailed

Shane O'Donoghue, 26, jailed 10 years (two suspended) for a feud-related drive-by shooting at a home with children; also guilty of threats and damage.
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fromRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
1 day ago

Russia Claims Capture Of Key Donbas City Ahead Of Kremlin Meeting With US Envoy

Russia claimed capture of Pokrovsk; Ukraine denied it, saying forces hold the northern city while clashes continue, as Putin met a US peace envoy.
fromIndependent
1 day ago

Nephew wins out in High Court battle over Carlow bachelor farmer's will

Dispute hinged on whether outfarms were included in bequeathal The High Court has resolved a bitter family dispute over the will of a Carlow bachelor farmer, ruling that the deceased intended to leave his entire 69ac landholding to his nephew, who had worked the farm for decades. The case, officially cited as Murphy v Butler and Others, hinged on the interpretation of the 2019 will of William Doyle from Bealalaw, Myshall,
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fromArs Technica
1 day ago

The missile meant to strike fear in Russia's enemies fails once again

Therefore, it's no wonder Russian officials like to talk up Sarmat's capabilities. Russian President Vladimir Putin has called Sarmat a "truly unique weapon" that will "provide food for thought for those who, in the heat of frenzied aggressive rhetoric, try to threaten our country." Dmitry Rogozin, then the head of Russia's space agency, called the Sarmat missile a "superweapon" after its first test flight in 2022.
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fromIndependent
1 day ago

Regulator wants RTE and TG4 to get more money from taxpayers

It warns that broadcasters will become an increasing drain on public purse
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fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
1 day ago

Special Operations Forces launch a brilliant strike at a drone storage facility in Crimea - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

On the night of November 28, the deep strike units of the Special Operations Forces successfully struck the Shahed attack UAV storage and launch area near Cape Chaudy, which is on the temporarily occupied territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.
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fromThe Walrus
1 day ago

Many Indigenous Mothers Must Travel Hundreds of Kilometres to Give Birth. Meet the Women Changing That | The Walrus

She had this wealth of knowledge for me to draw on in my pregnancy,
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fromFortune
18 hours ago

CEO of $5.6 billion Swiss bank says country is still the 'No. 1 location' for wealth after voters reject a tax on the ultra-rich | Fortune

"In our business wealth management and private banking Switzerland will remain the No. 1 location worldwide,"
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

The Breakdown | Thirty years of Champions Cup has given us the beastly, beautiful and bizarre

On the eve of a new Champions Cup season it is worth remembering when and where it all began. The answer is 30 years ago on the shores of the Black Sea where Farul Constanta of Romania hosted France's mighty Toulouse in the opening pool game of the old Heineken Cup on 31 October 1995. Let's just say they were different times.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
22 hours ago

An unprecedented void': Brussels goes record-breaking 542 days without a government

The city has now surpassed the record of the country as a whole, which made headlines around the world in 2010-11 when it took 541 days to form a government, the longest period to form an administration in peacetime. Brussels, however, like Northern Ireland, which went 729 days without a government, will escape the ignominy of entering the Guinness World Records, which counts only sovereign states.
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fromTime Out London
23 hours ago

This popular west London shopping street has had a leafy makeover

Streets look better with trees. Sure, some might drop sap on your motor, but there's no denying that a road framed by leafy greens is much nicer on the eyes (not to mention better for the lungs). One of London's poshest retail destinations is the latest part of the capital to benefit from a green makeover. Sloane Street, a one-kilometre stretch which runs between Knightsbridge and Sloane Square, has been transformed with new trees, plant beds and wider pavements.
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fromThe Local Germany
1 day ago

The travel destinations Germans flew to the most this year

Travel patterns from Germany's main airports during the summer flight schedule (April to October 2025) reveal a number of trends among holidaymakers. While the total number of air travellers has not completely rebounded since the Covid pandemic, data released by the Germany's statistics office (Destatis) highlights shifts across domestic, short-haul and long-haul journeys. In total, 68.5 million passengers departed Germany for destinations abroad during the summer, marking a rise of 4.6 percent compared to the previous year.
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fromBusiness Insider
1 day ago

Unjammable drones are leaving wires everywhere, forcing Ukrainian troops to move with caution

Fiber-optic FPV drones leave cables across battlefields, forcing soldiers to move cautiously due to entanglement, detection uncertainty, and booby-trap risks.
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fromIrish Independent
21 hours ago

Boyfriend of Louth crash victim Chloe Hipson was set to propose on Christmas Eve, mourners told

Five young people, including 21-year-old Chloe Hipson, died in a Dundalk road collision; her partner survived and had planned to propose on Christmas Eve.
fromTheregister
1 day ago

UK sinks to fifth in ESA funding league behind Spain

At the latest ESA Ministerial meeting, where contributions and projects are discussed, ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher said it had secured €22.1 billion (£19.41 billion/ $25.69 billion) in commitments, close to the €22.25 billion target. The slight shortfall was due to substantial oversubscriptions in some areas and undersubscriptions in others. However, the UK's contribution fell from €1.876 billion (11.24 percent) in 2022 to €1.706 billion (7.78 percent).
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