Euro zone households seek loans again after two years – ECB
Euro zone households are applying for loans in growing numbers for the first time in two years as they grow more optimistic about the economy and interest rates fall, a ...
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Trump running mate J.D. Vance vows to fight for ‘forgotten’ workers
Donald Trump’s vice presidential running mate, U.S. Senator J.D. Vance, presented himself to the nation on Wednesday night as the son of a neglected industrial Ohio town ...
EU Parliament to decide on second term for Commission chief von der Leyen
Ursula von der Leyen’s political fate will be decided on Thursday, when the European Parliament chooses whether to elect or reject her for another five-year term as president of ...
Amazon Prime Day sales hit record $14 billion
Shoppers are likely to spend roughly $14 billion during Amazon’s Prime Day two-day shopping event this week, according to projections from Adobe Analytics, a firm that studies e-commerce transaction data.
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Global smartphone market grew 6.5% in Q2, led by Samsung and Apple, IDC says
Global smartphone shipments rose 6.5 per cent in the second quarter, driven by Samsung Electronics and Apple, preliminary data from IDC showed on Monday, but a full recovery in demand is ...
PayPal fined $27.3 mln by Polish watchdog for ambiguous clauses
Poland’s antitrust and consumer protection watchdog imposed a fine of 106.6 million zlotys ($27.3 million) on PayPal Europe for failing to spell out to consumers in its contractual clauses activities for ...
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Car hits Paris cafe terrace, leaving one dead and six injured
A car drove into the terrace of a cafe in the 20th arrondissement in northern Paris on Wednesday evening, leaving one dead and six injured, including three in a critical ...
McIlroy, Tiger chase major breakthrough at The Open
The 152nd Open Championship at Royal Troon, beginning Thursday in Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland, represents a pivotal point of the summer for the world of golf.
It’s the final ...
Russia, Ukraine exchange 190 prisoners in third swap in weeks
Russia and Ukraine conducted a major exchange of prisoners on Wednesday, 190 in all,in their third such swap over the past seven weeks, following negotiations mediated by the United Arab ...
Netherlands commemorates 10th anniversary of MH17 airline disaster
The Netherlands commemorated the 298 victims of flight MH17 that was shot down over Ukraine 10 years ago with a ceremony attended by the bereaved and representatives from Malaysia, Australia, the UK, ...
British government to scrap Northern Ireland amnesty scheme
Britain’s new government said on Wednesday it would scrap an amnesty scheme for ex-soldiers and militants involved in decades of violence in Northern Ireland that has been opposed by ...
Hezbollah to hit new areas in Israel if civilians targeted
Hezbollah will hit new Israeli targets if Israel keeps targeting civilians in Lebanon, the group’s leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Wednesday, saying there had been a spike in ...
Paris mayor finally swims in Seine to prove water purity
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo finally swam in the River Seine on Wednesday, fulfilling a promise to try to convince doubters that its waters will be clean enough to hold Olympic ...
Russia’s Medvedev says Ukraine joining NATO would mean war
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said the accession of Ukraine to NATO would be a declaration of war against Moscow and only “prudence” on behalf of the alliance could prevent ...
Cyanide killed six foreigners in Bangkok hotel, including perpetrator
Cyanide poisoning caused the deaths of six foreigners whose bodies were found in a room in a plush Bangkok hotel, Thai authorities said on Wednesday, with the suspected killer among ...
King Charles sets out new Labour government’s priorities
Britain’s King Charles set out Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s legislative agenda on Wednesday, promising a government of service focused on reviving the economy and tackling issues from an ...
Arms race gathers pace as Russia and US plan to redeploy once-banned weapons
Four decades ago, the United States deployed cruise and Pershing II nuclear missiles in Europe to counter Soviet SS-20s – a move that stoked Cold War tensions but led within ...
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Israel pounds central Gaza, sends tanks into north of Rafah
Israeli forces pounded areas in the central Gaza Strip on Wednesday, killing at least nine Palestinians, according to health officials, while Israeli tanks carried out a limited advance further into ...
Fofana: video posted by team mate Fernandez ‘uninhibited racism’
Chelsea defender Wesley Fofana has described a video posted on social media by his club team mate Enzo Fernandez as “uninhibited racism”.
The video, posted by Argentina international Fernandez on ...
I’ll play as long as I can play and win, says Tiger
Tiger Woods has no intention of walking away from the sport and said on Tuesday that he will continue playing for as long as he believes he is able to ...
Mbappe says playing for Real Madrid will complete childhood dream
France forward Kylian Mbappe said on Tuesday he was so convinced he would one day play for Real Madrid that he began taking Spanish classes at school.
“Since I was ...
Where J.D. Vance, Trump’s VP pick, stands on key issues
Ohio U.S. Senator J.D. Vance, Donald Trump’s new running mate, has embraced trade barriers, isolationism and social conservatism, issues that have proven popular with much of Trump’...
Bangladesh shuts universities, colleges indefinitely after protests turn deadly
Bangladesh announced it will indefinitely shut down all public and private universities from Wednesday after protests by students against a quota system for government jobs turned deadly this week, leaving ...
Former Trump rivals endorse him in show of unity at Republican convention
Donald Trump’s former leading rivals for the Republican presidential nomination, Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis, offered full-throated endorsements of his candidacy at the party’s convention on Tuesday, a ...