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Economic anxiety or not, Americans are still prioritizing Euro summer travel
Business Insider
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June 14, 2025
Happy Saturday! Apparently, some people are looking up at the stars for help in deciding where to move. It's called astrocartography, a form of astrology. Would you try it? On the agenda: But first: Vive la Europe! If this was forwarded to you,...
Business and Finance news roundup, UK and Spain
Euro Weekly News
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June 14, 2025
Finance news. Credit: Pavel Danilyuk, Pexels Inditex’s slow growth Zara’s parent company, Inditex, reported a 6 per cent revenue rise in early Q2, but warned that currency fluctuations could cut sales by 3 per cent this year, up from the 1 per...
The Invisible Side of Reconstruction: How EU Sanctions on Russia are Impacting Businesses in Ukraine
Kyiv Post
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June 14, 2025
While public opinion across Europe views the reconstruction of Ukraine through a lens of solidarity, the business world faces a far more technical and complex reality: sanctions. On June 10, the Italian Trade Agency in Kyiv organized a webinar...
Pune’s Ronita Roy Ghosh Appointed Chairperson for ‘Inclusive Economy and Employment’ at G20 Y20 Summit in South Africa
Punekar News
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June 14, 2025
Pune, 14 June 2025: Ronita Roy Ghosh, the India President of the World Chamber for Social Business, has been appointed as the Chairperson of the ‘Inclusive Economy and Employment’ section under the Youth Engagement Platform (Y20) for the upcoming...
Europe urges calm, warns travelers as escalating Israel-Iran tensions rattle markets
Macau Business
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June 14, 2025
Israel launched a large-scale strike on Iranian military and nuclear targets early Friday, prompting swift retaliation from Tehran and escalating tensions in the Middle East. The ripple effects are felt across Europe, where governments are...
Mozambique targets 100T coffee output backed by US$4.6M Italian investment
Food Business Africa Magazine
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June 14, 2025
MOZAMBIQUE – Mozambique is expected to produce nearly 100 tonnes of coffee in 2025 under a strategy supported by a €4 million investment from the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), officials announced during the 2025 Coffee...
Generations of Recipes: ‘Our Italian Table” chronicle’s a family’s legacy in food
Record Eagle - Michigan
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TRAVERSE CITY — To Andrea Lipuma Brown of Traverse City, life has always been about family and food — and not necessarily in that order. Her grandparents were Italian immigrants who were born and raised in Sicily, bringing their deep-rooted...
Merchant from Malabar: Unraveling mystery in Kerala’s spice trade
Financial Express
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Francis Itty Cora is longing to visit Kerala, a land entwined in memory as a link in his family legacy. An American military veteran, Cora has set his mind on the journey after stumbling upon a website that claims to rejuvenate the mind and body...
This fashion entrepreneur crocheted her own version of Prada's £1,760 raffia bag for £121. Can you tell which is which?
Daily Mail
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June 14, 2025
As soon as temperatures rise, French Riviera-inspired basket bags and straw totes swing on to shop shelves and the shoulders of fashion editors and celebrities alike. Prada’s seasonal raffia-effect crochet offering has gained cult status: despite...
Banking’s Mediterranean Deal Flurry Widens With Banco Novo Sale
Mint
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June 14, 2025
(Bloomberg) -- The wave of bank acquisitions washing over Southern Europe has reached Portugal. On Friday, Lone Star agreed to sell its 75% stake in the country’s fourth-largest lender, Novo Banco SA, to the French banking group BPCE SA in what...
Albania's women silk makers weave big dreams for ancient trade
The Peninsula
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June 14, 2025
Franceska Pjetraj presents silk cocoons by silkworms in the village of Dajc, in the Zadrima region, on May 27, 2025. (Photo by Adnan Beci / AFP) Gjadër, Dajc, Albania: Albanian women have long been famed for their stylish and colourful traditional...
Ancient Greek City of Finziade in Italy Yields New Fascinating Discoveries
Greek Reporter
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June 14, 2025
The Greek city of Finziade at the excavation site in Licata, Sicily. Credit: Davide Mauro / CC BY-SA 4.0 The latest Finziade discoveries in Italy have revealed remarkably preserved structures and artifacts, offering rare insight into everyday life...
Inside Italy: Why building a bridge to Sicily won’t unite Italians
The Local Italy
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June 14, 2025
In this week's Inside Italy newsletter, we look at why the government is so enthusiastic about the Messina Strait bridge project, and why work may begin soon despite the challenges threatening to blow it off course. Inside Italy is our weekly look...
Italians say no to Jeff Bezos-Lauren Sanchez wedding: Venice protests against billionaires
Financial Express
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Amazon boss Jeff Bezos and his fiancee Lauren Sanchez are all set to tie the knot in a lavish multi-day wedding affair between June 24 and June 26. Contrary to initial reports, the couple will be getting hitched in Venice, Italy. Their...
‘You look hot,’ she told the Italian stranger. For both of them, it was love at first sight
KMIZ ABC 17 - Missouri
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June 14, 2025
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week: the secret rules of British pubs, what it’s like inside one of Asia’s biggest fish markets, plus lasting love connections that began on trips to Italy and France. Instant attraction It was...
Top 10 largest economies in the world in 2025
Gulf News
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In today’s fast-changing global economy, the financial situation of countries continues to fluctuate. Yet, some nations have a maintained a long-standing record of economic stability and prominence. Here’s a look at the top 10 countries with the...
Inside the Vatican Bank’s €5.7bn fund and its push for ethical investing
Irish Examiner
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June 14, 2025
From offices just off St Peter’s Square in the Vatican, Jean-Baptiste Douville de Franssu, a former executive at the money-management firm Invesco, and Gian Franco Mammì watch over €5.7bn at one of the world’s most exclusive banks.It’s a pittance...
Price of Azerbaijani 'Azeri Light' oil rises in international markets
AzerNews
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June 14, 2025
The price of Azerbaijani “Azeri Light” crude oil has seen a notable increase in global markets, according to the latest data, Azernews reports. At the Italian port of Augusta, the CIF (Cost, Insurance and Freight) price of “Azeri Light” rose by...
We tried the new Italian at Hurworth in the former Otter & Fish
Darlington and Stockton Times
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It has even survived the virtual extinction of the animal it was named after, hunted by the nearby Neasham Otterhounds in the polluted River Tees, but which is now rebounding and quite numerous along the banks. The Otter & Fish has been reborn as...
The Sussex Squad’s finances go under the microscope in Meghan & Harry - Where Did the Money Go?
The Guardian
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June 14, 2025
Meghan & Harry: Where Did the Money Go? 8.30pm, Channel 5 The Sussex Squad may have largely disappeared from British public life, but they still seem to arouse tabloid fury. Hence, this unnecessary documentary on the exiled couple’s financial...