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NBA Eyes Europe, Australians Serve Up Tennis Drama
The NBA is about to turn Europe into its own basketball continent, while the Australian Open has already reshaped the WTA hierarchy in a single fortnight. In a bold move…
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Europe’s AI Unicorn Surge: From Harmattan to LeCun’s Startup
Europe is in the throes of an AI unicorn boom, and the continent’s founders are finally getting the money they deserve. In just twelve months, five home‑grown AI powerhouses –…
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Renault’s Premium Push Amid a Wave of European M&A
Renault’s £2 billion gamble on a premium electric SUV arrives as Europe’s deal‑making engine roars back to life, but the French carmaker is betting on a single product rather than a…
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EU‑Mercosur Deal: Who Wins and Who Loses?
The EU‑Mercosur free‑trade deal, finally ratified this year, will reshape European agriculture faster than most politicians admit. By scrapping roughly 90 % of tariffs on farm goods, the pact hands a…
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Trump’s Greenland Tariff Threat: Europe on Edge
Trump has turned a quixotic bid for Greenland into a full‑blown trade war, slapping an extra 10 % duty on eight NATO allies that will swell to 25 % by June. The…
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Billion‑Euro Bust: France Seizes Russian Oligarch Assets
French magistrates have frozen almost a billion euros of Russian‑linked wealth in just four years – a figure that now reads €973 million, with more than half immobilised beyond French borders. The…
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AI Titans Clash: OpenAI Sues Microsoft Over Funding Dispute
OpenAI’s lawsuit against Microsoft – filed on 10 January 2024 in a U.S. federal court – sent shockwaves through the tech world, not least because it pits the world’s leading foundation‑model developer…
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Europe’s Farmers on the Edge: Three Unions, Three Strategies
The EU signed the Mercosur free‑trade pact on 17 January despite a continent‑wide wave of farmer protests that shut roads, ports and even a French oil terminal. Brussels now faces a…
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Europe Says ‘No More Party Rentals’: New EU Rules Cap Short‑Term Lets
The EU has finally put a lid on the short‑term‑rental boom, capping the number of nights a property can be let and forcing hosts onto a new EU‑wide register. From…
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The Vanishing Dutch Café: Why Neighborhood Bars Are Closing
The Dutch pub is disappearing at a speed that would make any London landlord gasp – from over 14,000 cafés in 2015 to barely 11,000 today, a 22 percent plunge, and…
