Wizz Air exits Abu Dhabi to refocus on eastern Europe
Wizz Air (WIZZ.L) said it was exiting its Abu Dhabi operation to focus on its main eastern European market, after almost two years of turmoil in the Middle East ...
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local tourism
Foreign tourists crowd out Spaniards from own beaches amid soaring prices
International holidaymakers are keeping Spaniards off their own sun-kissed beaches due to ever-rising hotel and rental prices during an unprecedented tourism boom.
Spain’s top 25 Mediterranean and Atlantic coast destinations ...
Multiple dead, many injured after fire at a senior living facility in Massachusetts
Multiple people died and many more were injured after a fire broke out at an assisted living center in the city of Fall River, Massachusetts on Sunday, a spokesperson for ...
trade tariffs
Trade war looms as EU prepares €21 billion in tariffs in response to Trump’s 30% import tax
The European Union has already prepared a list of tariffs worth 21 billion euros ($24.52 billion) on U.S. goods if the two countries fail to reach a trade deal, Italy’s ...
Sectarian clashes in Syria on the rise, fears of a bloodbath
More than 30 people were killed and 100 injured in armed clashes in Syria’s predominantly Druze city of Sweida, the Syrian interior ministry said early on Monday, in the latest bout ...
Trump to send Patriot missiles to Ukraine, Kyiv to get new prime minister
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy held talks with a U.S. envoy on Monday on increasing weapons production and arms purchases after President Donald Trump said he would send Patriot air ...
America’s largest power grid is struggling to meet demand from AI
America’s largest power grid is under strain as data centers and AI chatbots consume power faster than new plants can be built.
Electricity bills are projected to surge by ...
Perplexity’s Comet browser challenges Google with AI assistant
Nvidia-backed Perplexity AI has announced the launch of Comet, a new web browser with AI-powered search capabilities, as the startup looks to challenge the dominance of market leader Alphabet’s (...
TikTok prepares US app with its own algorithm and user data
TikTok is preparing to launch a standalone app for US users that is expected to operate on a separate algorithm and data system from its global app, laying the groundwork ...
Arm sees 14-fold jump in data centre chip users since 2021
The number of customers that use Arm-based (O9Ty.F) chips in data centers has grown to 70,000, a 14-fold increase since 2021, the company told Reuters.
Under the guidance of Chief ...
Sinner banishes Roland Garros demons to de-throne Alcaraz at Wimbledon
When Jannik Sinner arrived at three match points in the fourth set of his Wimbledon final against Carlos Alcaraz on Sunday, the memory of what happened five weeks ago in ...
Liverpool boss Slot makes heartfelt tribute to Jota ahead of pre-season match
Liverpool boss Arne Slot said it had been difficult for the team to get back to work after the death of Diogo Jota and so he had suggested to his ...
Syria signs $800 million agreement with DP World to bolster ports infrastructure
Syria’s General Authority for Land and Sea Ports on Sunday signed a $800 million agreement with UAE’s DP World to bolster Syrian ports infrastructure and logistical services, Syrian state ...
Israeli missile hits Gaza children collecting water, IDF blames malfunction
At least eight Palestinians, most of them children, were killed and more than a dozen others were wounded in central Gaza on Sunday, local officials said, in an Israeli missile ...
EU to keep US trade countermeasures on hold until August, says von der Leyen
The EU will extend its suspension of countermeasures to US tariffs until early August as it aims for a negotiated solution on trade with the United States, European Commission President ...
North Korean leader Kim reaffirms support for Russia in Ukraine conflict, KCNA says
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told Russia’s top diplomat his country was ready to “unconditionally support” Moscow’s every effort to resolve the conflict in Ukraine, state media ...
Ukraine says suspected Russian FSB assassins killed in Kyiv region
Ukrainian intelligence agents on Sunday killed members of a Russian secret service cell wanted on suspicion of having shot dead a colonel in Ukraine’s SBU security service last week, ...
Australia will not commit troops in advance to any conflict, minister says
Australia will not commit troops in advance to any conflict, Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy said on Sunday, responding to a report that the Pentagon has pressed its ally to ...
WIMBLEDON
Sinner seeks redemption, Alcaraz a three-peat in final showdown
For Jannik Sinner, Sunday’s Wimbledon final offers a chance of redemption; for Carlos Alcaraz it is an opportunity to join an elite club of men who have won the ...
Samsung bets on AI foldables to revive smartphone leadership
Samsung Electronics has unveiled thinner, lighter foldable phones as it aims to fend off Chinese competition in the higher-margin, premium segment that remains untapped by arch rival Apple (AAPL.O).
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OPEC+ set to approve big September oil output boost
OPEC+ oil producers are set to approve another big output boost for September as they complete both the unwinding of voluntary production cuts by eight members and the United Arab ...
UK overtakes US as top investment pick for British business leaders
The attractiveness of the United States as an investment destination has plunged in the eyes of British business executives who now see opportunities closer to home, a survey showed this ...
Ruthless Swiatek crushes Anisimova to win Wimbledon title
Iga Swiatek thrashed American Amanda Anisimova 6-0 6-0 to become the first Polish player to win a Wimbledon singles title on Saturday, ending a ludicrously lop-sided final in 57 minutes.
The 24...
PSG and Chelsea set for Club World Cup final showdown in US
Paris St Germain (PSG) will face Chelsea in the final of FIFA’s revamped 32-team Club World Cup on Sunday, capping off a month-long tournament in the United States that, ...