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Leading economies’ borrowing costs hit highest since 2008 crisis
Concern over impact of Iran war pushes up government bond yields in US, UK, France, Germany and Japan Government borrowing costs in several advanced economies hit their highest level since the 2008 financial crisis, or even earlier, on Monday, as investors feared the Middle East crisis would keep inflation persistently high. Concerns over rising prices,…
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Apple ordered to change app data consent prompts on iPhones and iPads
Apple’s changing its rules for data collection consent prompts after Germany’s Federal Cartel Office accused Apple of giving the prompts a design that favored its own apps. Apple’s App Tracking Transparency prompts reportedly cost social media apps nearly $10 billion when they launched with iOS 14.5, making cross-app tracking of users largely opt in. But…
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Top Russian banker is fired after warning Putin was leading country into ‘social crisis’ amid ‘war of attrition’ with Ukraine
The Kremlin has fired a top Russian banker for warning Vladimir Putin he was leading the country into ‘social crisis’ and a failure to gain victory in the Ukrainian conflict.
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Toronto First Look: ‘Black Sunflowers’ Images Show Ukrainian Youth Coming of Age in Wartime (Exclusive)
‘No Cameras Allowed’ filmmaker James Marcus Haney, in his latest documentary, captures a generation caught between youth and duty, and life and death, during their country’s unending war with Russia.
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Frances Fisher, Ava Phillippe, Jessica Belkin & Katie Cassidy Cast In Addiction Drama ‘The Call’; Nancy Davis EPs
EXCLUSIVE: Frances Fisher (Titanic), Ava Phillippe (Ransom Canyon), Jessica Belkin (Elle), Kai Caster (Yellowstone), Jasper Polish (Animal Kingdom), and Cara Santana (The Neighborhood) have been cast to star in short film The Call, which is slated to start shooting today in Los Angeles. Supporting cast includes Lisa Vidal, Crayton Carozza, Kevin Kreider, and Arrow star Katie Cassidy (Arrow). Directing is Paris Dylan (Bling Empire) with co-director Skye Peters (Three Deaths). Producing are Wild7Films (The Apprentice) led by Kyle Stefanski and Tony Lugo, in collaboration with philanthropist Nancy…
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‘Sensational’ Hunt’s historic European Championships
Relive Great Britain’s Amy Hunt’s “iconic” European Championships where the sprinter won four gold medals with victories in the women’s 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay and the mixed 4x100m relay.
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Next year’s Eurovision host is Burgas, not Sofia. Some Bulgarians are baffled
Next year’s competition won’t take place in the country’s capital, an announcement that even surprised Bulgarian winner, Dara Ever since Bulgarian singer Dara was crowned winner of the Eurovision song contest this May, it has been clear that the Balkan nation would for the first time in its history have the opportunity to host Europe’s…
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‘I’ll remember it for the rest of my life’: the footballers whose biggest games come before their league begins
Larne’s Dan Bent has played in two European competitions this summer and now faces a former team in a Conference League tie that could earn vital funds for his club By Playing in the Shadows Premier League footballers are gearing up for the start of the season, but some of their fellow professionals in smaller…
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Could Putin really fire long-range drones into Nato territory? Experts warn dictator ‘clearly’ has the means – but alliance response would overwhelm Russian military
As Putin continues to wage his war against Ukraine, the dictator is making it clear that Russia has the capability to attack Europea with its long-range suicide drones.
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Brit, 49, faces attempted murder charge in France after ‘raping then repeatedly stabbing 60-year-old woman in the neck’ in Nice
A British national was facing a charge of ‘attempted murder’ in France today after allegedly raping and then stabbing a woman repeatedly in the neck during a frenzied attack