Business Editor of @newstalkFM. I’m still heard on @BBCworldservice. Headline Money & Wincott Prize winner. https://nitter.cf/t.co/J02hkNu8dG
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Russian plague lab reportedly received $800k in research funding from RFK Jr's Health and Human Services trib.al/IGMKSxh
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1\ 🇷🇺🇪🇺 The European Parliament approved, by a large majority (482–41–39), a text slamming the Russian State Duma elections as a “complete sham”.
Let’s have a look at who didn’t support it:
Against: AfD, BSW, Vannacci, SMER
Abstained: Lega, Vlaams Belang
Shipping group Maersk raises UK, Ireland inland emergency fuel surcharge due to Middle East conflict reut.rs/4dtF683 reut.rs/4dtF683
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ECB RELUCTANT TO INTERVENE AS FRENCH BOND RISKS MOUNT
French 10-year bond spreads over Germany have hit their highest since 2011, raising fears of contagion across Europe.
The ECB could deploy its Transmission Protection Instrument (TPI) to stabilize markets, but officials say intervention is not currently justified.
With inflation above target, bond purchases carry risks. The ECB insists France must address its own fiscal problems through a credible budget and deficit reduction.
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++++Breaking++++ Former BND chief charged with treason suspected to have leaked secret information to China, too (in addition to Azerbaijan, too) Exclusive @derspiegel spiegel.de/panorama/justiz/a…
a lot of lazy stereotypes debunked here. So much for the hard working Nederlanders
Who works the longest hours in the EU? ⏰
In 2025, average weekly working hours ranged from 39.6 hours in 🇬🇷 Greece to 31.9 hours in 🇳🇱 the Netherlands.
EU rules set minimum standards to protect workers’ health and safety.
More @EU_Eurostat data ➡️ link.europa.eu/gDhFwB
ALT Map of the EU showing the average number of weekly working hours per country in 2025, with darker blue for more hours. EU average: 35.9 hours. Greece 39.6, Poland 38.7, Bulgaria 38.7, Lithuania 38.4, Slovenia 38.3, Romania 38.2, Latvia 37.9, Croatia 37.7, Cyprus 37.7, Slovakia 37.6, Czechia 37.5, Malta 37.5, Hungary 37.4, Portugal 37.4, Spain 36.3, Estonia 36.2, Italy 36.1, Luxembourg 35.7, France 35.6, Sweden 35.4, Ireland 35.1, Finland 34.7, Belgium 34.3, Austria 34.0, Denmark 33.9, Germany 33.9, Netherlands 31.9.
Outrageous and the clubs/retailers charge young fans a fortune for a piece of polyester
Inside the £1-an-hour official football shirt factories bbc.in/3TsUye1
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What exactly does Skydance own now?
• Dozens of cable networks (MTV, TNT, Discovery, etc.)
• Major news outlets (CBS News, CNN)
• More than two dozen local TV stations
• Global film studios
• Way more than you might think...
Read more: thedesk.net/tag/skydance/
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'Come all the way' back to EU, French finance minister tells UK bbc.in/47Iyi30
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Kimberly Guilfoyle was preparing for her congressional hearing to become U.S. ambassador to Greece when she reached out to a Trump donor with an urgent request: She needed $100,000 that she said she owed American Express—in a way that wouldn’t leave a paper trail.
“It won’t show up anywhere if you wire money to American Express,” she wrote on Signal, according to messages reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. “Please.”
w/@DanaMattioli @drewhinshaw @JoeWSJ
wsj.com/politics/policy/guil…
EU, Canada and Lithuania pull out of disinformation conference after US pressure politi.co/4y8INYo
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China slaps down EU request for voluntary curbs on hybrid car exports ft.trib.al/6BAFWwp
Meta chief executive and co-founder, Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan paid out more than €51 million for Strancally Castle in Co Waterford in August, new figures show
rte.ie/news/munster/2026/100…
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media assets now owned by david ellison:
cbs
cnn
hbo
paramount+
tnt
mtv
tcm
showtime
adult swim
dc studios
nickelodeon
comedy central
cartoon network
(and don’t forget his dad bought tiktok too)
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The Minister for Arts Media and Culture, Patrick O'Donovan, has confirmed RTÉ is to receive less funding that envisaged in Budget 2027 due to his dissatisfaction with the broadcaster's progress in implementing promised reforms. rte.ie/b/1594440
Amid rising bond yields worldwide, Ireland's bond yield 'spread' over German bunds is now the lowest in the Eurozone
markets.ft.com/data/bonds/go…
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New: France and Germany have struck a deal to weaken the EU's planned combustion engine phase-out even further.
In exchange for 🇫🇷 support to scrap the plan for new cars to all be EV by 2035, 🇩🇪 will back the 🇫🇷 'made in Europe' push to exclude 🇬🇧
handelsblatt.com/politik/int…
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Boots sold in £7bn deal to Canadian billionaire family bbc.in/4y2md3r
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UK urged to impose tariffs on Chinese chemical at centre of EU trade dispute ft.trib.al/79tqgA0
