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How to spend £201m EuroMillions jackpot on luxury homes, a yacht and still bank £5m a year
Doncaster Free Press
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August 15, 2025
This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a small commission on items purchased through this article, but that does not affect our editorial judgement. With the EuroMillions jackpot hitting £201m, we’ve mapped out the ultimate spending...
Next Round In The Northvolt Drama: EU Subsidy Trap And A New Californian Rescue
Zero Hedge
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Submitted by Thomas Kolbe After Northvolt’s spectacular collapse, a Californian start-up is now poised to buy the Swedish battery manufacturer. Brussels is already dangling new subsidies. No lessons appear to have been learned. Lyten is the new...
U.S. investigators close in on cause of deadly Limassol wildfires
Knews Kathimerini
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Right after the mid-August holiday, the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) will wrap up its investigation into the devastating wildfires in the Limassol mountains. The ten-member ATF team, which has been assisting...
Why is Britain's industrial base crumbling?
MoneyWeek
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August 15, 2025
It looks set to be another difficult month for what remains of Britain’s industrial base. On Monday, we learned that the Ineos-owned Olefins and Polymers (O&P) plant at Grangemouth, in Scotland, the largest in the UK, is at risk of closure. Its...
Germany tells Israeli government to stop West Bank settlement construction
The Gazette - Colorado
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BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany on Friday called on the Israeli government to stop settlement construction in the West Bank after Israel's far-right finance minister said work would start on a plan for thousands of home that would divide the Palestinian...
The European in the Amazon as COP30 drives global climate decisions
The European Magazine
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August 15, 2025
When the world’s climate leaders gather in Belém this November, The European will be in print at the heart of the Amazon, bringing European business perspectives into the discussions on finance, sustainability and the planet’s future From 10–21...
The Coming Death of the US Dollar: How China’s Africa Strategy Is Redrawing the Global Financial Map
Great Reporter
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August 15, 2025
In a development that could reshape the architecture of the global economy, China has chosen Africa as the launchpad for its most ambitious financial experiment yet — a coordinated push to internationalize the yuan, challenge the dominance of the...
Delhi police detain ex-JU student, pursuing PhD in Spain, alleging 'involvement' in attack on TMC minister 6 months ago
Mint
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August 15, 2025
Delhi police, on Wednesday, detained an ex-JU student, who is currently pursuing PhD in Spain, alleging 'involvement' in attack on TMC minister Bratya Basu six months ago. A former student of Jadavpur University, Hindol Mazumdar was detained...
Europe’s finest could not stop PSG. What chance do Ligue 1 clubs have?
The Guardian
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August 15, 2025
If Europe’s elite could not contain Paris Saint-Germain last season, what chance is there for Ligue 1’s impoverished chasing pack? Before the season has even started, their rivals seem to have already submitted to this logic. Never have PSG felt...
StatLab expands European presence with acquisitions in Germany, France
Medical Economics
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August 14, 2025
StatLab Medical Products has acquired German histology service and distribution company Histoserve GmbH and Diapath France SAS, completing moves that expand the company’s direct commercial presence to the four largest pathology markets in Europe....
Trump has all the cards to play with Putin; Europe has none
Sunday Independent
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August 15, 2025
Abbey Makoe|Published 21 minutes ago 6min EUROPE’s perpetual reliance on the US in global affairs was bound to implode at a certain point. The increasing isolation of Europe from the US-led efforts to broker a peace deal with Russia to end the...
Europe’s 5 billion euro football transfers ignite private-debt boom
The Business Times Singapore
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[LONDON] A battle for talent among Europe’s top football teams is igniting a debt market using the players’ transfer fees as collateral. With spending on players smashing US$5 billion this summer, this business model is becoming so big it’s moving...
HSBC chooses Greek bank as preferred bidder to take over Malta branch
The Malta Independent
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HSBC has chosen a Greek bank as its preferred bidder to take over its Malta branch, which has now been up for sale for a number of months, the bank said in an announcement on the Malta Stock Exchange on Friday. “The Bank has been informed by HSBC...
Europe Will Revive The Iron Rhine To Counter Russian Federation
Charter 97
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This will increase troop mobility. Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany are in talks to revive the Iron Rhine railroad to increase troop mobility in response to the growing threat from Russia. This is reported by Politico. It should be noted that...
Investing in Space: All aboard the SpaceX Mars express
CNBC
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August 15, 2025
CNBC's Investing in Space newsletter offers a view into the business of space exploration and privatization, delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up to receive future editions. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon capsule Endeavour...
Britain’s economy slowed less than expected in second quarter
Irish Independent
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Britain's economy slowed less than expected between April and June after a strong start to the year, despite the shock of US trade tariffs and a weaker jobs market, offering help to finance minister Rachel Reeves in meeting her budget...
How Top Companies Bankrolled a Qatari Influence Op
The Washington Free Beacon - Virginia
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August 15, 2025
In 2021, Pfizer and Amazon earned perfect scores on the Corporate Equality Index, a rating of how well companies treat their LGBT employees. Overseen by the Human Rights Campaign, which seeks to ensure that "LGBTQ+ people" are treated "as full and...
Spain counts third wildfire death as Greece gains ground against Patras blaze
Malay Mail
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August 15, 2025
MADRID, Aug 15 — Spain on Thursday mourned its third wildfire death this week and Greece began beating back a blaze threatening its third-largest city as an unrelenting heatwave stoked tinderbox conditions in southern Europe. The extreme summer...
'China hastily trying to melt the freeze with India': Investor after US official's threat of higher, secondary tariffs
Business Today
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August 15, 2025
Investor and policy analyst Harsh Gupta Madhusudan on Friday took to social media to explain that US Secretary Scott Bessent's ultimatum to India is not a failure of New Delhi's multi-alignment diplomatic strategy. Madhusudan said that India's net...
France suspends Gaza evacuation program after it admits student accused of sharing antisemitic posts
Florida Jewish Journal
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August 14, 2025
France is suspending its effort to evacuate some Gazans after a woman who came to the country through the program was accused of making antisemitic comments online. Nour Attaalah, 25, arrived in France on July 11 after getting a scholarship to...