Monday, July 27, 2026
Economy
No fuel, no patience: Russians endure fuel shortages
Vologda (Russia) (AFP) - Russian couple Yelena and Dmitry passed four petrol stations before finally finding one that actually had...
Brazil toughens rules on gambling ads as bets explode
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) (AFP) - Brazil on Friday made it mandatory for gambling advertisements to carry warnings about addiction...
Italian authorities dole out fines for Olympic ambush marketing
Milan (Italy) (AFP) - Italy's Competition Authority (AGCM) said Friday it had fined six companies a total of 2. 5...
France, Germany plan ‘roadmap’ to tackle China trade imbalances
Brühl (Germany) (AFP) - Paris and Berlin want to come up with a joint "roadmap" by September to tackle China's...
EU reforms carbon market under pressure from industry
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - The European Union on Friday proposed easing its carbon trading scheme for companies, as it unveiled...
From coal pits to wind turbines, Polish miners rise to the occasion
Gorzyca (Poland) (AFP) - From the top of a wind turbine nearly 100 metres above the ground, Grzegorz Witek, a...
India’s private space industry shoots for the stars
Bengaluru (India) (AFP) - Private companies are reshaping India's space ambitions, building rockets and satellites as the country pushes to...
US retail sales lose steam in June as consumers spend less on gasoline
Washington (United States) (AFP) - US consumers slowed their spending in June while energy costs fell, government data showed Thursday,...
UK nationalises struggling British Steel
London (AFP) - The British government said Thursday it had taken British Steel into full public ownership to "protect the...
‘No rest’: Indonesians overworked and abused on foreign fishing vessels
Cirebon (Indonesia) (AFP) - Lured by promises of good money working aboard a foreign fishing vessel, Akhmad left Indonesia and...
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