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From a £100 Starter Course to £500,000: Poland's Online Course Boom Rewards Grit, Not Youth
A Polish construction boss who lost everything and ended up in a UK excavator cab built £500,000 in course revenue. He i...
The Rise of the 'Disposable Worker'—and How AI Could Make More of Them
An expert's data-driven warning: contract, freelance and 'marginal' staff now do essential work without real security, a...
Total Solar Eclipse Turns Day to Twilight Across Iceland and Spain
Millions gathered in Iceland and northern Spain for the first total solar eclipse in Western Europe in 27 years, as auth...
Montenegro Is Europe's Fourth-Best Digital Nomad Destination, But Healthcare Lags
Low visa fees, long stays and cheap rents push Montenegro to No. 4 in a 40-country ranking, while a weak health system r...
Oil and Gold Rise as Red Sea Attacks and US CPI Loom
Brent extended its rally to a sixth day and gold climbed, while markets braced for a US inflation report that may decide...
Total Solar Eclipse Crosses Europe Today: ESA Streams Live From Spain
A total solar eclipse sweeps over Greenland, Iceland, Portugal and Spain today, with partial phases visible across much ...
Oracle Rally Lifts Larry Ellison Past Nvidia's Jensen Huang to Seventh-Richest
A 2.6% Oracle gain added $2.9 billion to Ellison's fortune, while a 2.6% Nvidia drop erased almost $4 billion from Huang...
Zaječar's 18-Year Bus PPP Stalled by 12th Legal Challenge in Year-Long Tender
Zaječar's year-old tender for an 18-year bus transport PPP has been halted again by a 12th rights-protection complaint, ...
Slovenia Extends Energy-Supply Measure as Krško Nuclear Plant Runs at 80%
The government extended its reduced energy-supply risk declaration for another week, citing heat, low river flows and re...
Slovenian Gear Maker KLS Ljubno Rebuilds After Floods While Fighting Chinese Price Squeeze
Three years after floods halted a supplier that once held 80% of Europe's gear-ring market, KLS Ljubno is recovering vol...
Banco Millennium Atlântico Debuts In-Line Service Model at Reopened Mutamba Branch
Luanda's Rua Amílcar Cabral branch shifts from transactions to triage, advice and digital integration, with the country'...
Mozambique's State Drug Company SMM Reports 98.5% Profit Drop, Group Swings to Loss
Sociedade Moçambicana de Medicamentos earned only €137,000 in 2025 as exceptional Infarma gains faded and sales nearly h...
Angola’s Agriculture Minister Accuses Banks of a ‘List of Refusals’ on Farm Credit
Isaac dos Anjos says unresolved land titles and missing working capital are pushing Angolan farmers into default and det...
Streaming Ad Impressions Surge While Prices Slide in Q2 2026 TV Earnings
Disney's entertainment ad business is now majority streaming, but Q2 results from Disney, Paramount, WBD and Roku show a...
Publishers Plot a Post-Google Playbook as Earnings Reveal Diverging Bets
Earnings calls from the NYT, News Corp, People Inc, USA Today Co., Ziff Davis and BuzzFeed show publishers building vide...
Why September Triggers a Reckoning With Work Engagement—and What Can Prevent It
Gallup puts global engagement at just 20% in 2025. Research on the psychological contract explains the post-vacation dec...
Unitree’s Shanghai IPO Is 5,500 Times Oversubscribed as China’s Retail Investors Chase Humanoid Robots
Retail demand for Unitree’s $900 million listing underlines how Chinese households are piling into AI and robotics stock...
How to Watch a Solar Eclipse Without Risking Irreversible Eye Damage
Experts warn that looking at an eclipse without an ISO 12312-2 filter can burn the retina without immediate pain. Here's...
August 13, 2026 Horoscope: Career, Money and Savings Themes Across the Zodiac
The daily zodiac feature for 13 August 2026 offers sign-by-sign predictions on career, money, love and health. It is a r...
UPI's Rs 20,700 Crore Cost Burden Pushes India Toward Merchant-Only MDR
A parliamentary panel says government incentives cover only 11% of UPI industry costs; amended law now permits threshold...
US Critical-Minerals Push: 28-Day Permits, $40bn in Deals and a Stalled Senate Bill
A White House roundtable, emergency permitting and a stalled Senate bill frame America's race to shorten mine approvals,...
McLaren 750S: The Supercar So Good It Undercuts McLaren's Own Range
A charity track outing shows the 750S can humble GT3 machinery, but its all-round ability blurs the case for McLaren's p...
Why the Dodge Nitro Flopped in Britain
Dodge launched the Nitro in Britain in 2006 as a European-tuned SUV, but a noisy, underpowered V6, cheap cabin and wallo...
How a Slovak AI Interior Design Startup Hit 213,000 Users Without an Investor
MeltFlex AI pivoted from hardware to 2D room redesigns, with AI model recommendations replacing paid ads. Most subscribe...
All Three Slovak Health Insurers Report Half-Year Profit, Led by Dôvera
Dôvera earned €9.6m in the first half of 2026, VšZP €2.5m and Union ZP €1.3m, while all three met solvency and capital r...
CSG and Dezamet Sign €100m Contract for 155mm Ammunition Components
Czechoslovak Group will supply Polish manufacturer Dezamet with pyrotechnic components and fuze subassemblies under a st...
US Tariffs Would Cut American GDP More Than the Eurozone's, Slovakia's Central Bank Finds
A 10% US tariff could reduce American GDP by 0.6 to 0.8 percent, while the eurozone mainly faces weaker demand rather th...
TUI Third-Quarter Net Profit Falls 55% as Middle East Conflict Hits Demand
Europe's largest travel group reported an 82-million-euro third-quarter net profit and missed adjusted EBIT forecasts, b...
Bratislava Airport Sets Monthly Passenger Record as Wizz Air Base Fuels Growth
Bratislava's M. R. Štefánika Airport handled 619,902 passengers in July, its all-time monthly high, and now targets more...
When a Dog Lick or Cat Scratch Needs More Than Soap and Water
Infectious-disease specialists weigh in on pet kisses, litter boxes, ticks, backyard chickens and bites—and where the re...