The outlook for the global economy is becoming increasingly bleak this year. That is why the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will have to lower its growth expectations again next week, top woman Kristalina Georgieva said in a speech at Georgetown University. It is not the first time this year that […]
To combat declining revenues, Meta has announced that it will add ‘slots’ for advertisements in various places on Instagram. Things are not going great with Instagram. This should be apparent from a financial quarter in which advertising revenues for the photo platform fell. To counter that and possibly send even […]
Russia has threatened Moldova, between Romania and Ukraine, with the interruption of gas supplies. That’s because the former Soviet state has failed to meet its payment obligations. “Gazprom reserves all rights, including the right to suspend deliveries completely if payment obligations are not met by October 20,” the Russian state […]
The European Union and the British government are resuming talks on the Northern Ireland border issue after more than six months of standstill. Officials from both camps will meet this week, the European Commission says. The Northern Ireland border continues to divide the UK and the EU. London wants to […]
Google is pulling the plug on Stadia, its game streaming service. The company says that nearly three years after its launch, the service hasn’t been able to attract the desired number of gamers. Stadia was an attempt by Google to compete with consoles such as Playstation and Xbox. Via Stadia, […]
Qatar has summoned hundreds of citizens, including diplomats from abroad, to mandatory military service as security guards during the World Cup. This reports Reuters news agency based on a source and documents it has in its possession. The deployment of conscripts, some of whom would generally receive a reprieve, shows […]
Global economic growth, and certainly in Europe, will be considerably lower in the coming period than previously thought. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) forecasts a growth of 2.2 percent for next year instead of the 2.8 percent forecast in June. The outlook for Germany is entirely bleak. […]
Europol gets an exception to the legislation that allows it to keep data of people without criminal links for longer, but that is not to the liking of the watchdog that has to monitor the privacy rules at European institutions. The EDPS, the EU Data Protection Supervisor, is going to […]
On Twitter, viewers are cheering about a “strategically placed candle” that would block the view of Meghan Markle during Queen Elizabeth’s funeral. Prince Harry’s wife will sit next to Harry in the second row during the ceremony, behind Queen Consort Camilla and Anne Mountbatten-Windsor, King Charles’ sister. During the live […]
The European Commission wants to ban products made through forced labour. This concerns not only T-shirts made in China by oppressed Uyghurs but also all goods made forcibly from outside and within the European Union. With this explicitly broad approach, Brussels hopes to avoid arousing the ire of China. The […]
