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Banque de France Data Shows €6,617 Average Current Account Is a Mirage for Most Households
The average hides extreme inequality: 61% of French current accounts hold less than €1,500, while the top 11% account fo...
European Flight Cancellations Loom as Jet Fuel Stocks Hit Critical Lows
Iran's renewed closure of the Strait of Hormuz has slashed Europe's kerosene imports, leaving airlines with less than a ...
Zidane Finally Set to Take the Helm of Les Bleus
Zinédine Zidane is expected to be named France's next head coach within days, succeeding Didier Deschamps with a reporte...
Olivier Guérin: Lifestyle choices, not genes, are the real key to living past 100
Geriatrics professor Olivier Guérin explains that while genetics play a role, around half of our longevity is shaped by ...
Why TikTok Trends Are Putting Teenagers' Eyes at Risk, According to an Eye Surgeon
An ophthalmologist warns that viral fads—shaving eyelashes and buying counterfeit sunglasses—are replacing professional ...
France’s Loi Duplomb 2 reopens battle over banned insecticides as organic sector sounds alarm
A parliamentary commission meets to finalize a bill that could reintroduce two neurotoxic insecticides, threatening the ...
Puigdemont Demands Sánchez Fulfil Catalonia Investment Promise or Lose Budget Support
Former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont cites official data showing the region received only 8.6% of state investment...
Spain's Private Equity Awards Crown Deal-Makers in a Record Year
The 19th SpainCap-Deloitte-IESE Private Equity Awards honored eight transactions that delivered financial returns, job g...
Spanish Private Equity Investment Hits €7 Billion in 2025 as Venture Capital Rebounds
The sector logged its third-strongest year, with venture capital surging 73% and middle-market deals driving transformat...
Global data centre investment surges $235bn, outpacing oil, renewables and property — UNCTAD
New UNCTAD data shows foreign investment announcements for data centres jumped by $235 billion between 2024 and 2025, dw...
Hitler's Birthplace Converted Into Police Station to Deter Neo-Nazi Pilgrimages
Austria has completed the €20 million transformation of Adolf Hitler's birthplace into a police station, aiming to end d...
U.S.-Iran Strikes Expand to Energy Hubs After U.S. Soldiers Killed in Jordan
Reciprocal attacks hit desalination plants, ports, and oil facilities, sending shockwaves through oil markets and shatte...
Pension Funds Confront the 'Most Terrifying' Climate Tipping Points as They Enter Portfolio Math
Institutional investors managing trillions are beginning to run simulations on climate tipping points, with the UK’s PRA...
Colombia's Villar: Interest Rates to Stay High Until Inflation Returns to Target Range
Colombia's central bank raised its benchmark rate to 12%, the highest in two years, as governor Villar warns rates will ...
Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Sails to Record $264M Domestic Opening
Universal Pictures’ epic adaptation debuts as Christopher Nolan’s biggest launch, with $264 million in US and Canada and...
Hydration Breaks Didn't Sway World Cup Results, Says FIFA
FIFA's review finds mandatory three-minute breaks did not alter match outcomes, but the sport's global body remains unde...
US Strikes Iran Again, Hitting Nuclear Site as Conflict Engulfs the Middle East
The U.S. launched fresh air strikes on Iran following the death of two American soldiers, targeting a nuclear facility a...
Peru Declares State of Emergency in Junín After 5.1 Quake Kills 6
Prime Minister Luis Arroyo announced the measure after the Saturday night earthquake destroyed hundreds of homes, leavin...
Bus Overturns After Tire Blowout in Accident-Prone Guatemala Corridor, 15+ Injured
A local bus overturned on the CA-2 highway after a rear tyre exploded and the driver lost control at speed, leaving over...
Honduras Deploys Traffic Control Brigades as Road Deaths Top 1,000 in 2026
Security Ministry launches nationwide traffic enforcement and prevention effort following soaring fatalities, with motor...
Former Guatemalan Vice Minister Jorge Calvo Drago Killed at Home; Son Confesses
Jorge David Calvo Drago, a former vice minister of energy and mines, was found fatally stabbed in his Guatemala City res...
Nicaragua Arrests Man Wanted by Interpol for Fatal 2022 DWI Crash in Arkansas
Police in Estelí detained Cristhiam Rodríguez Izcano, accused of driving drunk and causing a nurse’s death in Arkansas. ...
Panama Proposes Harmonized Food Label Rules, Wins Latin American Industry Backing
Panama’s plan to allow imported foods to offer Spanish labelling info via digital tools gains strong support from the re...
Alianza Lima Hosts Sport Huancayo as Liga 1 Clausura Kicks Off
The 2026 Torneo Clausura begins tonight with Alianza Lima, fresh off the Apertura title, hosting Sport Huancayo at Matut...
Mexico City Traffic Update: Road Closures and Protests Cause Delays on July 19
Multiple protests, pilgrimages, and a marathon converge on Mexico City's streets today, causing heavy congestion on Fray...
The Hidden Logistics Behind the Houseplant Boom
A growing demand for indoor plants has created a surprisingly complex supply chain—one that treats each plant as a livin...
Carlos Miguens Bemberg, Who Led Quilmes Then Bet on Energy and Gold, Dies at 77
The heir to Argentina’s most famous beer dynasty died on Sunday. He opposed the sale of the family brewery, then used th...
Random Lottery, No Studio, and a 'Bath of the Gods': The Story Behind Messi and Baby Yamal
Photographer Joan Monfort reveals how a charity calendar shoot 19 years ago, with babies chosen by chance, captured youn...
Trade Tension and Migrant Deaths Top the Agenda as Sheinbaum Meets Trump at World Cup Final
Mexico's president used a World Cup invitation to signal cooperation, but the non-extension of USMCA, legal action over ...
Messi’s Simple Pre‑Final Message: ‘Just Think About Playing’ and Stay Calm
Before Argentina’s 2026 World Cup final against Spain, captain Lionel Messi urged his teammates to forget everything and...