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fromenglish.elpais.com
26 minutes ago

Israel blocks Spain's judicial investigation into Pegasus spyware scandal

Israeli authorities obstructed Spain's Pegasus spyware investigation, ignoring cooperation requests and forcing judicial closure despite evidence of state security breaches.
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fromThe Local Germany
29 minutes ago
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Germany expels alleged Russian spy handler

Germany summoned Russia's ambassador and expelled a diplomat suspected of handling a woman arrested on espionage charges in Berlin.
fromwww.dw.com
1 day ago
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Germany news: Woman arrested in Berlin over Russian spy case

German-Ukrainian arrested in Berlin for allegedly passing sensitive defense and political information to a Russian embassy official, prompting investigations involving two former defense officials.
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fromIrish Independent
33 minutes ago

Darina Allen warns 'ultra-processed' school meals resemble 'airline food' as scheme comes under fire

School hot meals for children have poor nutritional value, inadequate portion sizes, and lack traceability, likened to airline food by chef Darina Allen.
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fromwww.bbc.com
25 minutes ago

Former Charlton Athletic owner charged with fraud

Former Charlton Athletic owner Thomas Sandgaard was federally indicted on 15 charges alleging a scheme to defraud healthcare payers and patients during his time as Zynex CEO.
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fromIndependent
55 minutes ago

Doctor who battled opioid addiction spared criminal record for stealing and forging prescriptions

A doctor with opioid addiction admitted stealing and forging prescriptions but avoided jail and a criminal record after pleading guilty to multiple charges.
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fromFortune
1 hour ago

From 'Teflon Mark' to 'Trump Whisperer': Meet the NATO Secretary General with the golden touch | Fortune

Mark Rutte persuaded President Trump to drop Greenland threats, securing a framework for Arctic security and enhancing Rutte’s reputation as an effective diplomat.
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fromwww.bbc.com
1 hour ago

'Cold blooded' murder was well planned, court told

Four men are accused of planning the 2020 Telford assassination of rapper Tamba Momodu (Teerose); three deny murder, one pleaded guilty to arson.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 hours ago

Hatton dismisses LIV tension with McIlroy as talk in Dubai focuses on wines not fines

McIlroy used pre-tournament media duties at the Dubai Desert Classic to assert that Hatton and Jon Rahm should settle their seven-figure penalties due to the European Tour Group for their participation in LIV Golf. McIlroy's sentiment felt especially notable because he was to spend the opening two rounds at the Emirates Club in Hatton's company. Yet there appeared no ill feeling whatsoever between the Ryder Cup teammates; as evident on the course and by what Hatton said later.
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fromwww.dw.com
2 hours ago

Davos: Germany's Merz says old world order 'unraveling'

A new era of great power politics is emerging as U.S. dominance is challenged by Russia and China, forcing Europe to unite and rearm.
fromComputerWeekly.com
2 hours ago

Vodafone, Netcompany aim to deliver global travel eSIM at scale | Computer Weekly

Vodafone Group's Travel eSIM platform is supported by 700 partner networks worldwide, and is designed to meet the needs of modern, always-connected travellers, including digital nomads, business professionals and tourists. With their project, Netcompany and Vodafone claim to have eliminated one of the most persistent frustrations of international travelling: staying connected abroad without the hassle, cost or complexity of roaming. The platform allows travellers to activate a data-only eSIM in seconds and connect seamlessly across more than 200 destinations, supported by 700 partner networks.
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fromBuzzFeed
3 hours ago

Amid Loaded Discourse, Meghan Trainor Explained Why She Chose To Have Her Third Child Via Surrogate

Our baby girl Mikey Moon Trainor has finally made it to the world thanks to our incredible, superwoman surrogate,
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fromBusiness Matters
3 hours ago

Mike Lynch superyacht builder sues widow for 400m over Bayesian sinking

The builder of the superyacht Bayesian, on which British technology entrepreneur Mike Lynch died, has launched a £400 million legal claim against his widow, alleging that the tragedy caused a catastrophic collapse in its sales. The Italian Sea Group (TISG) has filed a €456 million (£399 million) lawsuit in a Sicilian court, claiming that the yacht's crew and the vessel's holding company were responsible for the sinking and the resulting damage to the company's reputation and revenues. Lynch, the former chief executive of Autonomy, died alongside his teenage daughter Hannah and five others when the £30 million superyacht capsized during a violent storm off the coast of Sicily in August 2024. His wife, Angela Bacares Lynch, survived the incident and is the legal owner of Revtom, the Isle of Man-registered company that owned the vessel.
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fromwww.dw.com
4 hours ago

Spain: Train collides with crane in wake of 2 deadly crashes

A commuter train struck a construction crane in Cartagena, injuring several people and halting services while investigations determine how the crane obstructed the track.
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fromwww.dw.com
4 hours ago

Spain: Commuter train hits crane in wake of 2 deadly crashes

A commuter train struck a construction crane in Cartagena, injuring several (one seriously), halting service and prompting investigations into how the crane obstructed the track.
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fromwww.dw.com
4 hours ago

Germany news: Berlin mulls sending migrants to third nations

Germany and several EU states are forming a group to create migrant return hubs and negotiate deportations to third countries, increasing returns and deportations.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
8 hours ago

Australian Open 2026: Sinner, Osaka and Wawrinka in round two action live

Maddison Inglis reached the Australian Open third round, defeating Laura Siegemund in a dramatic three-hour, 20-minute, three-set match that included a deciding first-to-10 tiebreak.
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fromBusiness Insider
6 hours ago

15 minutes to launch: Inside the sprint for NATO fighter pilots on scramble alert

Spanish fighter pilots at Šiauliai Air Base stand ready to scramble within 15 minutes to intercept unidentified or Russian aircraft during NATO Baltic policing missions.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
7 hours ago

Europe cannot condemn colonialism a la carte

On Tuesday, French President Emmanuel Macron appeared before the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland the annual Alpine gathering of the global elite to declare that now is not a time for new imperialism or new colonialism. This, of course, was a reference to the current ambitions of Macron's counterpart in the United States, Donald Trump, who, in addition to recently kidnapping the president of Venezuela and repeatedly threatening to seize the Panama Canal,
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
8 hours ago

The Crimean Tatar movement trying to ruin Russia's army from within

Atesh trains thousands, including some Russian soldiers, to sabotage Russian power grids and supply lines, disrupting rear logistics and claiming many partisan attacks.
fromIndependent
10 hours ago

Skeletons, prosthetics and 'a lot of meat' - behind the scenes with the Dublin Airport baggage handlers

Beneath Terminals 1 and 2 is a conveyor belt network the size of seven GAA pitches Most passengers stop thinking about their luggage the moment it disappears behind the rubber flaps at check-in. What happens next - whether it makes the flight, where it goes, how it's checked and tracked - is largely a mystery. Behind the scenes at Dublin Airport, a vast, constantly moving system is working to make sure bags and passengers are reunited at the end of their journeys.
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fromIrish Independent
5 hours ago

Bomb threat at Donald Trump's Doonbeg hotel hours after son Eric's visit

"Gardaí were alerted to a suspicious package at a premises in West Clare earlier this evening, Wednesday, January 21, 2026," a garda spokesperson told the Irish Independent. "A cordon was put in place around the area and the services of the Defence Forces Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team requested. "The package was subsequently deemed safe, and the cordon has been lifted. "Investigations are ongoing."
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fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
4 hours ago

Government warned UK is facing an 'immediate threat' and told to consider conscription - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

General Walker said in a rare speech to defence leaders and senior military ranks that the UK is facing a "convergence of threats." He warned that war could break out between 2027 and 2028 unless the West steps up quickly with putting more money into defence for a strong deterrence. He warned of Russia's war in Ukraine, China eyeing Taiwan, North Korea with their weapons testing in preparation for possible conflict and Iran with their nuclear programme, all of this creates a dangerous prospect.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
10 hours ago

Does the temperature affect the sound of snow underfoot?

Snow underfoot produces different sounds that correlate with temperature: squelch near 0°C, crunch above −10°C, and high-pitched squeaks well below −10°C.
#russian-strikes
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fromThe Walrus
4 hours ago

Yes, You Can Be Fired While on Maternity Leave | The Walrus

A former Google Canada employee alleges she was wrongfully dismissed days after announcing her pregnancy, and is suing for pregnancy discrimination under Ontario law.
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fromTheregister
6 hours ago

SAP scores 275M award from HMRC, without competition

HMRC awarded SAP a £275 million contract to migrate the Enterprise Tax Management Platform from ECC6.0 to S/4HANA, with the contract running until 2035.
fromwww.thelocal.it
5 hours ago

Italy 'open and interested' in joining Trump's Peace Board, Meloni says

"We are open, available, and interested," "I wouldn't consider it a smart choice for Italy and Europe to exclude themselves," "For us, there is a constitutional compatibility issue ... This certainly doesn't allow us to sign tomorrow."
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fromwww.theguardian.com
14 hours ago

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy expected in Davos after all to meet Trump

Zelenskyy is heading to Davos for urgent talks with Trump’s envoys about security guarantees, postwar reconstruction, and potential use of frozen Russian assets.
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from101GREATGOALS.COM
1 day ago

Australian Open: Top seeds Sabalenka and Alcaraz cruise through but Raducanu is out

Top seeds progressed without upsets at the Australian Open; Sabalenka experimented in a routine win while Gauff and Alcaraz advanced comfortably.
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fromwww.thelocal.com
1 day ago

MEPs block move to cut passenger compensation for flight delays in Europe

European Parliament retained current flight-delay compensation rules, sought carry-on inclusion in ticket prices, and barred charging parents for seats next to their children.
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fromIrish Independent
1 day ago

Mercosur deal faces fresh hurdle as EU Parliament backs court challenge

The EU signed its largest-ever trade pact with Mercosur, now facing legal, political and environmental challenges before ratification and possible provisional application.
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fromwww.dw.com
1 day ago

Spain: Driver killed, passengers injured in new train crash

A commuter train near Gelida, Catalonia crashed after a retaining wall fell onto the tracks, killing at least one and injuring 37 amid heavy rainfall.
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from24/7 Wall St.
1 day ago

NATO ETF Surges 65% in 3 Months as Defense Contractors Ride New European Budget Boom

Defense-focused ETF surged as NATO defense budgets expand, but contractor revenue depends on lengthy procurement cycles and execution risks.
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fromTime Out London
1 day ago

London officially has the worst traffic in Europe

London drivers spent six days stuck in traffic last year, making London the slowest city in Europe and the world's second slowest for congestion.
fromwww.theguardian.com
23 hours ago

Germany's plan to axe sick notes given over phone meets outcry from unions and medics

Germans enjoy some of the most generous employee illness policies in Europe, a fact which the conservative chancellor, Friedrich Merz, says is undermining efforts to kickstart the EU's biggest economy whose growth has largely stalled since 2022. At a regional campaign event last weekend, Merz said staff took an average 14.5 sick days per year too high, he said. That's nearly three weeks in which people in Germany don't work due to illness, he said.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
21 hours ago

European Leaders Disgusted By Trump's Davos Comments: CNN

Host Dana Bash asked how Trump's comments were received by European leaders. Negatively, hugely negatively, Robertson told her. He pointed to Trump chiding Macron for wearing Top Gun-style sunglasses to cover up a burst blood vessel in his right eye. Trump joked they were beautiful and asked, What the hell happened? The light ribbing came after Macron poked fun at Trump's claim that he has ended eight wars during his speech on Tuesday.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 day ago

EU parliament refers Mercosur free trade deal to bloc's top court

The European Parliament referred the EU–Mercosur trade agreement to the Court of Justice, creating legal uncertainty over the pact's compatibility with EU policy.
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fromTechCrunch
19 hours ago

Apps for boycotting American products surge to the top of the Danish App Store | TechCrunch

Danish consumers are using apps like NonUSA and Made O'Meter to identify and boycott American-made products, driving rapid download surges in the Danish App Store.
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fromIndependent
20 hours ago

What we know after Grainne Seoige appears before Oireachtas committee urging action on sexualised AI deepfakes

Gráinne Seoige urged TDs and senators to act against AI-generated sexualised deepfakes after enduring ongoing "vile" abuse and circulation of an AI-generated pornographic image.
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fromThe Cipher Brief
20 hours ago

The Kremlin Files: Russia's Way to the Gray Zone

Russian gray-zone warfare centers on non-contact war and expanded intelligence active measures, using cyber and cognitive tools to influence conflicts without direct kinetic attacks.
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fromwww.dw.com
2 days ago

Why is Slovakia the EU's 'central hub' for VAT fraud?

Slovakia is a major transit point for criminal money flows and a central EU hub for VAT fraud linked to organized crime and cross-border trafficking.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Why are British people so obsessed with bins? | Polly Hudson

Britons display intense fixation on bin etiquette, ownership and schedules, treating refuse practices as markers of identity, community standards and everyday social conflicts.
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fromTheregister
23 hours ago

ESA drop-tests ExoMars lander with view to 2028 launch

ESA unveiled a full-scale mock-up of the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin landing platform; drop tests verify legs, shock absorbers, and sensors to ensure safe Mars touchdown.
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fromwww.dw.com
1 day ago

European Parliament votes to delay Mercosur deal in court

European Parliament ordered a Court of Justice legal review of the EU-Mercosur trade deal, potentially delaying or derailing ratification amid widespread farmers' protests.
fromTechzine Global
1 day ago

Atos expects revenue decline of 13.8 percent

Atos announced on Wednesday that it expects revenue of €8 billion in 2025, in line with previous forecasts. The organic revenue decline will be 13.8 percent. The French IT company continues to struggle with contract losses, but CEO Philippe Salle sees customer confidence gradually returning. The company, once considered a crown jewel of the European tech sector, emerged from a major debt restructuring at the end of 2024. That restructuring reduced its debt burden by €2.1 billion.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
1 day ago

Investigation into rail tragedy in Spain finds marks of broken track on the derailed train

The Iryo train that crashed on Sunday in Adamuz in the Spanish province of Cordoba displays marks on the wheels of the first five carriages that passed over the track before its derailment, as evidenced by the work carried out by Spain's Railway Accident Investigation Commission (CIAF). These marks, up to the size of a coin, could coincide with the break in the track at kilometer 318 of the Madrid-Seville line, which is where the tragic accident occurred, leaving 42 people dead.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

All these souls deserve a dignified rest': Ukraine's body seekers' bring home the fallen

Alexei clears his throat without showing the slightest expression on his face. Squatting and wearing gloves, he shakes the military uniform that once belonged to a man. The jacket and trousers still hold their shape, but inside there is nothing. Just air. Alexei pulls out a worn, stained piece of paper from one of the pockets. Andrei. Moscow, he reads aloud. There's a phone number written here. Good. It helps us trace his origin. Whoever he was, he was a Russian soldier.
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fromIrish Independent
1 day ago

O'Leary offers Musk a free Ryanair ticket to thank him for the upsurge in sales following the spat on X

Ryanair's spat with Elon Musk generated significant publicity and modest booking increases while Ryanair rejects installing Starlink due to high costs and low passenger uptake.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 day ago

Europol busts Europe-wide drug ring in largest-ever' operation

Police seized over 9.3 tonnes of narcotics, dismantled 24 labs, and arrested more than 100 suspects across the EU in the largest-known synthetic drug operation.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

What is Nato explained in 30 seconds

NATO is a collective-defense alliance formed to deter the Soviet Union, guarantee member security under Article 5, and expand membership after the Cold War.
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fromTheregister
1 day ago

Learning computer theory with wood, cardboard, and hot glue

PS Academy Arizona students built a full-scale, visually accurate, non-functional 500-square-foot replica of ENIAC to mark its 80th anniversary.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
21 hours ago

Leonardo da Vinci's legacy lights up the Milan Cortina Olympics with two cauldrons

The design has been revealed and it is a sun-like structure that is inspired by Leonardo's intricate knot patterns. Leonardo spent almost 25 years of his life in Milan and many of his most famous works are from his time in the city. The cauldrons have been designed to open and close with a diameter that expands from 3.1 meters to 4.5 meters and will contain the Olympic flame at their core, encased in a glass and metal container.
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fromDigiday
1 day ago

As U.S. courts near a remedy, Europe puts Google's ad tech concessions under the microscope

The crunch moment in Google's antitrust battles with the Justice Department over its ad tech stack looms ever closer, with Justice Leonie Brinkema expected to issue her remedies ruling by the close of Q1. While these deliberations take place in the chambers of a courtroom in the Eastern District of Virginia, developments elsewhere underscore the political undercurrents at play, namely the push to limit Big Tech's power.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Donald Trump is not forgetting America's old alliances his goal is to destroy them | Rafael Behr

In January 2018, when Donald Trump was in the second year of his first term as US president, Angela Merkel, in her 13th year as German chancellor, gave a gloomy speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos. She opened her remarks with a warning from Europe's past. Politicians had sleep-walked into the first world war. As the number of surviving eyewitnesses to the second world war dwindled, she added, subsequent generations would have to prove they understood the fragility of peace.
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fromwww.thelocal.at
3 days ago

Major hotel group files for bankruptcy affecting 5,500 jobs in Germany and Austria

A major hotel operator with properties in Austria has filed for bankruptcy proceedings covering around 140 of its companies, with more than 100 establishments affected. The Revo Hospitality Group said all hotels would continue operating, but it has not yet specified which Austrian sites are included, according to Kleine Zeitung. The filing was made at the Charlottenburg district court in Germany and covers roughly 140 group companies, including 125 hotels employing around 5,500 people in Germany and Austria.
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fromTheregister
1 day ago

EU mulls axing Chinese kit from networks within 3 years

Europe faces increasingly sophisticated hybrid attacks on every area of its infrastructure, the EC claims. The revised Cybersecurity Act looks to address this with union-level risk assessments, combined with targeted mitigation measures that will include bans on IT components from "high-risk suppliers." The suggested timeframe for this could leave member states with as little as three years to remove non-compliant kit.
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fromThe Atlantic
21 hours ago

America's Crimea

Sergey Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, can rarely be described as looking happy. His brick wall of a face and somber voice, worn down by many years of smoking Marlboros, have earned him the nickname "Minister No." But when the question of Greenland came up yesterday at his press conference in Moscow, Lavrov seemed to come alive, even permitting himself a smile and a chuckle as he talked about President Trump's imperial designs on the Danish territory and the response from NATO allies.
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fromwww.dw.com
1 day ago

WEF in Davos: Is Greenland the wake-up call Europe needed?

Europe must reduce reliance on the United States as Trump’s tariff threats and coercive tactics accelerate transatlantic fragmentation and prompt EU defensive economic measures.
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fromwww.dw.com
1 day ago

New EU anti-racism strategy misses the point, say NGOs

The EU's 2026–2030 Anti-Racism Strategy faces criticism for being watered down amid concerns about growing far-right influence in Europe and recent US DEI rollbacks.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Pay up': Rory McIlroy delivers Ryder Cup warning to LIV pair Hatton and Rahm

Rory McIlroy has challenged Tyrrell Hatton and Jon Rahm to demonstrate their commitment to the Ryder Cup cause by settling fines for their LIV Golf participation. McIlroy pointed towards motivation used by Europe during victory at Bethpage last September after it emerged the United States players were paid to play the Ryder Cup. The switches of Rahm and Hatton to LIV has drawn fines totalling several million pounds due to tournament conflict with the DP World Tour, where both remain members.
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fromTheregister
1 day ago

50 years since Concorde's first scheduled flight

Concorde began scheduled passenger service in January 1976 but was retired in 2003 due to poor economics, safety concerns, and parts shortages.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 day ago

Barcelona rail crash kills 1 days after deadly train wreck in Spain's south

A commuter train hit collapsed wall rubble near Gelida, killing one and injuring 37 amid heavy rains and national mourning for a separate Andalusia crash.
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fromIndependent
1 day ago

Martin Breheny: Fresh thinking badly needed for leagues as competitions mark their 100th year

Top teams accepting absence from finals signals structural flaws in competition scheduling and supporter accessibility.
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fromTODAY.com
22 hours ago

A Toddler's Gravesite Visit Led to an Unexpected Connection Between 2 Moms

A 2-year-old repeatedly visited a newborn's gravesite next to a playground, bonding with a recently deceased infant who shared her name, sparking viral attention.
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fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
1 day ago

Putin's winter war: Freezing Ukraine into submission while reality is normalised away - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Russia is deliberately targeting Ukrainian civilian energy infrastructure this winter as a campaign of attrition aimed at civilians, causing widespread humanitarian suffering and displacement.
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fromBusiness Insider
1 day ago

I visited Scotland with friends. Our trip would've been better if we had done these 5 things differently.

Coordinate planning, communicate packing, and track expenses in real time to reduce chaos and strengthen bonds during group travel.
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fromFortune
1 day ago

Macron urges EU to wield 'trade bazooka' against Trump's tariffs | Fortune

The EU can deploy its Anti-Coercion Instrument and tariffs to economically retaliate against U.S. pressure, though broad member-state support is limited.
fromThe Washington Post
1 day ago

Column | At Davos, Trump's Greenland gambit prompts European backlash

"Calm down the hysteria," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday. "Take a deep breath." He was urging European counterparts and journalists not to read too much into the current kerfuffle over President Donald Trump's desire to annex Greenland, which was followed by the threat of new U.S. tariffs on a group of European countries standing in solidarity with Denmark.
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fromIrish Independent
1 day ago

Ireland will urge EU to deploy trade 'big bazooka' only if diplomacy fails, as Taoiseach warns of major job losses

Ireland remains cautious about deploying the so-called "big bazooka" economic mechanism against the US, despite Europe moving closer to using the trade weapon in response to threats to take Greenland. Amid reports that Germany is moving towards supporting France in its call for EU member states to ask the European Commission to unleash the Anti-Coercion Instrument, Ireland has remained coy on its position and is instead calling for dialogue to avert an all-out trade war.
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