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Banks ponder changes to client language provision rules
LSM
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August 1, 2025
The right to receive all financial services in the Latvian language is provided for by changes to the Credit Institutions Law, which came into force in July. Now the Finance Latvia Association (FLA, the main banking industry body), in cooperation...
Douthat: EU trade deal reveals the peerless power of America’s economy
The Mercury News - California
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August 2, 2025
The European Union trade deal with the United States amounts to a capitulation to President Donald Trump. Yes, Trump had already made certain concessions in advance, by preemptively walking back his outrageous opening gambit in the tariff war when...
Germany updates: Wolf numbers on rise in much of country
Deutsche Welle
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August 1, 2025
Skip next section German train operator shuts down Berlin-Hamburg route 08/01/2025August 1, 2025German train operator shuts down Berlin-Hamburg route Starting later today, German train operator Deutsche Bahn is set to close its 280-kilometer...
Conservatism Misunderstood — Why a Co-Founder and Former Chairwoman Left the AfD
Hungarian Conservative
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August 4, 2025
Dr Frauke Petry is a notable figure in recent German politics, known for her unusual path from science and entrepreneurship into the political arena. Born in Dresden in 1975, she experienced firsthand the transformation of East Germany in the wake...
Business news live: UK house prices up, FTSE 100 falls on tariffs news
The Independent (U.S.)
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August 1, 2025
FTSE 100 heads lower - but impact nothing like original tariff fears Investors will remember the days of early April when Trump’s original tariff announcement sent stock markets into freefall - 30 per cent drops were not uncommon and America’s...
Under King’s Leadership, Jordan Continues Political Efforts to Stop War on Gaza
Jordan News
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August 2, 2025
Under the leadership of His Majesty King Abdullah II, Jordan continues its political and humanitarian efforts to end the war on the Gaza Strip and bring an end to the suffering of the Palestinian people amid the ongoing genocide and starvation...
Germany opens the door to recognizing Palestinian statehood
Japan Times
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July 31, 2025
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul signaled his government could speed up the process of recognizing a Palestinian state should Israel annex the West Bank. Ahead of a two-day trip to Israel and the Palestinian territories, Wadephul said his...
Theology students drop by a third in Germany
Christian Today
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August 2, 2025
(Photo: Getty/iStock) Figures from Germany suggest a steep decline in the number of students opting to study theology. Data from the Federal Statistical Office showed that in the 2023/24 winter term there were 7,900 students enrolled on Protestant...
Uncertain economic times? That means it's gold's time to shine
USA Today
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What's it worth: From Costco gold bars to pots of gold That’s enough for more than 1 billion Olympic gold medals, which are actually primarily made of silver, and about 750,000 pots of gold waiting at the end of every rainbow. Or you'd have to...
The GENIUS Act and the National Bank Acts of 1863-64
Dissident Voice
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August 2, 2025
This month Congress passed the GENIUS Act, an acronym for the “Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins of 2025.” Designed to regulate stablecoins, a category of cryptocurrency designed to maintain a stable value, the Act...
Germany Urges Dialogue, Warns Israel Over Annexation Plans
StratNews Global
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August 1, 2025
Home west asia Gaza Germany Urges Dialogue, Warns Israel Over Annexation Plans Germany, together with the United States, has long remained one of Israel's staunchest allies and largest arms suppliers. Germany’s foreign minister on Thursday said...
The euro’s rise makes no economic sense
Unherd
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August 2, 2025
Over the last 10 years, the euro has risen against the US dollar by 5% (it was up 8% before the slide of recent days). Over the same period, each of the two main Asian currencies — the yen and the renminbi — has fallen by around 15%. This implies...
King Of The Hill Revival: Here's What Happened To Each Main Character Since We Last Saw Them
/FILM - Indiana
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August 4, 2025
The following contains spoilers for the first episode of the "King of the Hill" revival, which is now streaming on Hulu. Mike Judge's family sitcom "King of the Hill" was a near-perfect slice of animated Americana that showed audiences a sweet and...
Puma lowers full-year outlook as sales dip 2% in Q2 2025
Yahoo Finance
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German sportswear brand Puma has updated its full-year 2025 financial outlook and is now anticipating a low double-digit percentage decrease in currency-adjusted sales amid subdued sales trend seen in the second quarter (Q2). The brand reported a...
Marx’s critique of political economy: The logic of the commodity
LINKS
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July 30, 2025
For all who read Capital for the first time, comprehending the first chapter is never easy. This is not merely because, as Karl Marx remarked, “Beginnings are always difficult in all sciences.”1 It is far more because the audience, and its assumed...
Economic sentiment picks up in both EU, euro area in Jul 2025
Fibre 2 Fashion
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The economic sentiment indicator (ESI) picked up in both the European Union (EU: plus 1 point to 95.3) and the euro area (plus 1.6 points to 95.8) in July this year, according to surveys conducted by the European Commission.The employment...
ADNOC Ropes in New Indian Buyer of LNG
Rigzone
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August 4, 2025
State-owned Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd. (HPCL) has signed a heads of agreement with ADNOC Gas PLC for the delivery of 500,000 metric tons a year of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for 10 years to India. Abu Dhabi National Oil Co.’s gas processing...
Polish manufacturing downturn eases in July but remains steep
BNE Intellinews
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Business conditions in Poland’s manufacturing sector continued to deteriorate in July, though at a slower pace than the month before, S&P Global said on August 1. The S&P Global Poland Manufacturing PMI rose to 45.9 in July from 44.8 in June....
Unique Fossil of Juvenile Pleurosaurus Unearthed in Germany
Sci-News
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August 1, 2025
Rhynchocephalians — members of a sister group of squamates (lizards, snakes, and worm lizards) that includes the living tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) — from the Late Jurassic Solnhofen Archipelago have been known for almost two centuries. The...
QBE sets course for Dutch marine market
Continuity, Insurance & Risk Magazine
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QBE has recruited marine market expert Paul Peerdeman to lead its launch into the Dutch marine market. He has 35 years of experience and most recently served as head of marine at ERGO Netherlands. He is tasked with rolling out QBE’s marine cargo...