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Amid Weak Eurozone And Political Turmoil, ECB To Cut Rates Again

Faced with a stuttering economy, political turbulence in the eurozone and the prospect of renewed trade tensions with the United States, the European Central Bank is Thursday set to cut interest rates again.

International Business Times · Dec 12, 2024

Kimberly Guilfoyle, Trump’s ambassador to Greece, once called Greeks ‘freeloaders’ who should be punished

Co-hosting the Fox News panel show ‘The Five’ in July 2015, Kimberly Guilfoyle suggested that Greek citizens were too dependent on the government, calling on them to work harder and ‘suck it up’

The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2024

Elon Musk and Giorgia Meloni: a burgeoning friendship the world should keep an eye on

The friendship between Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni and Elon Musk is the talk of Italy, and increasingly so since the latter secured a key role in the incoming administration of US president-elect Donald Trump.

The Conversation · Dec 11, 2024

EU Envoys Approve New Sanctions Targeting Russia's Shadow Fleet

EU envoys agree on new sanctions targeting Russian ships evading restrictions in Ukraine conflict. Sanctions extend to officials, entities, and banks aidin...

Top News · Dec 11, 2024

‘Everybody loses out’: Scottish businesses face challenges with new Brexit rule

SCOTTISH consumers and businesses will face challenges as a new EU rule comes into force this week ...

The National (Scotland) · Dec 11, 2024

“If we want our data to remain confidential, we have to act now”: Quantum computing can crack all our encryption, and that is everyone’s problem

Despite regulations such as CRA and DORA being put in to place, organizations are failing to recognize the risk of failing to migrate to quantum-safe encryption standards, and that is putting everyone's data at risk.

TechRadar · Dec 11, 2024

Riders Everywhere Hate the Idea Of Mandatory Motorcycle Inspections, Duh

No one likes red tape. Period.We want a reasonable degree of safety, sure enough. Riders, no matter what we ride, operate with a reasonable expectation that the bikes we ride were manufactured to a reasonable standard, and aren't going to randomly and unexpectedly have, say, a catastrophic engine failure while…

RideApart · Dec 11, 2024

Key statistics in Government report on UK food security

Some 93% of all cereals consumed in the UK last year were produced in the country, compared with 53% of fresh vegetables.

Evening Standard · Dec 11, 2024

EU says asylum rights can be suspended for migrants 'weaponized' by Russia and Belarus

The European Union says Poland and other eastern flank countries can suspend asylum rights if they believe that Belarus and Russia are “weaponizing” migrants to destabilize the bloc

The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2024

Can-Am's Parent Company Isn't Sweating Trump's Proposed Tariffs, At Least Not Yet

President-elect Trump has proposed sweeping tariffs across goods coming in from Mexico, Canada, and China. And they range between 25% and 100%, with the former aimed squarely at Mexico and Canada. Obviously, this is cause for alarm. As I've explained in other posts, tariffs only hurt the consumer, not the company,…

RideApart · Dec 11, 2024