Category: 3. Business
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Florence and Pisa on alert as flooding hits northern Italy
John Hutchinson BBC Weather EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock Red alerts for flooding and landslides were issued for parts of Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna There has been flooding and landslides in parts of northern Italy as red alerts cover cities including Florence and Pisa. Torrential rain prompted the alerts… Continue Reading
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NATO chief opens door to restoring Russia relations after Ukraine war – POLITICO
“We are absolutely not there yet,” he said, referring to any normalization of relations. “That’s why we have the sanctions. Let’s not be naive about the Russians. But in the longer term, Russia is there, and Russia will not go away.” Rutte’s statement comes a day after he met with U.S…. Continue Reading
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EU’s ETIAS travel authorisation delayed until 2026. Here’s when you’ll have to pay
The ETIAS will require visa-free travellers from non-EU countries, including the UK, to obtain authorisation before short stays in the Schengen Area. ADVERTISEMENT This year, the new Entry/Exit System (EES) for the EU and Schengen Zone will finally be launched. This will be a… Continue Reading
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Gold tops $3,000 for first time on Trump tariff threats
Bars of 250 gram fine gold are stored at a plant of gold refiner and bar manufacturer Argor-Heraeus SA in the southern Swiss town of Mendrisio. Picture taken on November 13, 2008. — Reuters US shares rose in early deals after slumping in recent sessions. European… Continue Reading
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Vote recount changes political landscape in Bulgaria
After the Bulgarian Constitutional Court ordered a partial recount of October’s election results, the nationalist, pro-Russian Velichie party now has 10 seats in parliament. ADVERTISEMENT The make-up of Bulgaria’s parliament has changed, after the country’s Constitutional Country… Continue Reading
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Governments agree to ease regulation of new-generation GMOs
The EU is to set to release a new class of genetically modified crops from strict regulation that dates back over 20 years, but MEPs and governments are divided over whether biotech firms should be allowed to patent them. Continue Reading
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European stocks, euro rally as Germany strikes historic debt deal
Germany’s next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, struck a deal to loosen borrowing limits, unleashing €500 billion for defence and infrastructure. Markets surged, while analysts debated its impact on inflation and ECB rate policy. Continue Reading
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Russian music great Sofia Gubaidulina dies in Germany at 93
Legendary avant-garde composer Sofia Gubaidulina has died in Germany, where she spent more than 30 years of her life after the break-up of the Soviet Union. Gubaidulina, who was 93, was one of a group of composers blacklisted in the Soviet Union in 1979. But her work eventually reached the West,… Continue Reading
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Russian mercenary sentenced to life by Finnish court for war crimes in Ukraine
A Russian national has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a Finnish court for committing war crimes in eastern Ukraine in 2014. Voislav Torden, 38, a senior member of the Russian far-right mercenary group Rusich, was found guilty of four charges by a court in the Finnish capital, Helsinki, on… Continue Reading
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Huawei banned from European Parliament over bribery probe – POLITICO
The firm is at the heart of a new corruption scandal that involves “preliminary charges of active corruption, forgery of documents, money laundering” at the European Parliament, Belgian federal prosecutors said Thursday. Huawei had nine people registered to enter Parliament’s premises when… Continue Reading