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International business briefs: Italy UniCredit conditions could breach EU law
BusinessLIVE
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Bengaluru — Tylenol maker Kenvue’s CEO and board member Thibaut Mongon had stepped down, it said on Monday and named company director Kirk Perry as interim CEO. The company, which was spun off from Johnson & Johnson in 2023, has been under...
Trump the soccer fan? US president uses Club World Cup final to flex soft power ahead of 2026 World Cup
Malay Mail
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July 13, 2025
BEDMINSTER (New Jersey), July 13 — Donald Trump will on Sunday showcase his unexpected attachment to a sport in which “America First” remains a dream, for now. The US president is attending the final of the newly expanded FIFA Club World Cup in...
Roundup: Italy urges dialogue with U.S. as tariff hikes threaten blns in loss
Xinhua News Agency
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ROME, July 14 (Xinhua) -- Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Monday the European Union (EU) is prepared to impose billions of euros in retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods should ongoing trade negotiations between the two sides fail to...
Bourbon and Boeing to be targeted in EU retaliatory tariffs despite Government lobbying
The Irish Times
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The Government has come up short in its efforts to convince the European Commission not to target US bourbon whiskey, Boeing aircraft and agriculture produce in potential retaliatory tariffs. The views of other governments in the European Union...
Yerevan International Film Festival kicks off with Amir Naderi as president of regional section
Tehran Times
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July 13, 2025
TEHRAN – Iranian filmmaker Amir Naderi serves as the President of the Regional Competition Jury of the 22nd Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival that kicked off on Sunday in Armenia. The festival will also show three movies by...
Not even the beautiful game is safe from this ugly president
Daily Kos
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July 14, 2025
President Donald Trump showed up at the FIFA Club World Cup Finals in New Jersey on Sunday, and it was just embarrassing all around. From the stadium booing him to his comically try-hard attempt to insert himself into the victory celebration, the...
Egypt, EU, and Italy launch €24m integrated rural development project
Daily News Egypt
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July 14, 2025
Egypt’s Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Alaa Farouk, inaugurated the first technical committee meeting of the Integrated Rural Development Project, joined by European Union Ambassador to Cairo Angelina Eichhorst, Italian Ambassador...
Locarno Jury: ‘Nickel Boys’ Producer Joslyn Barnes, ‘Our Time’ Filmmaker Carlos Reygadas and More to Join President Rithy Panh
Variety
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July 15, 2025
New York-based indie producer Joslyn Barnes (“Nickel Boys”), Mexican multi-hyphenate Carlos Reygadas (“Our Time”) and Swiss stage-and-screen actor Ursina Lardi (“The White Ribbon”) have been set as members of the upcoming Locarno Film Festival‘s...
Natural Gas Gets A Political Jolt—But Pipeline Gaps Risk The Payoff
Forbes
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WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 04: President Donald Trump holds up the "One, Big Beautiful Bill" Act that was ... More signed into law as during an Independence Day military family picnic on the South Lawn of the White House on July 04, 2025 in Washington,...
EU ministers united against Trump tariffs
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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July 15, 2025
BRUSSELS -- EU trade ministers agreed Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement of 30% tariffs on the European Union was "absolutely unacceptable," and they are studying a new set of countermeasures to respond to the move. The...
Il cortocircuito identitario della politica italiana
Strategic Culture
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July 14, 2025
Tuttavia quanto sta accadendo in Italia ha tutt’altra connotazione, è davvero incredibile, perché le dette forze politiche operano con decisione perché i media, i saggi storici, i romanzi, concorrano con forza allo stravolgimento del passato ad...
Explora Journeys floats out EXPLORA III in Genoa, Italy
Travel Press
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July 14, 2025
Today, Explora Journeys, the luxury lifestyle brand of the MSC Group, completed the float out ceremony of EXPLORA III in Genoa, Italy. Travel Press’ Ann Ruppenstein is currently reporting on scene. Check out our Instagram stories for more coverage...
EU Eyes Sanctions And Visa Moves Over Georgia's Political Crackdown
Radio Free Europe - Radio Liberty
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July 14, 2025
As EU foreign ministers gather in Brussels on July 15 for their last official meeting before the summer break, Georgia is once again high up on the agenda due to the deteriorating political situation in the South Caucasus republic after the recent...
Syrian forces withdraw from Druze city of Sweida after Israeli strikes and US demand to pull out
The National News
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Government forces and allied militias began withdrawing from the mostly Druze city of Sweida in southern Syria on Thursday, following Israeli strikes to defend the sect and US demands on Damascus to pull out. “Withdrawal of the Syrian Arab Army...
LVMH luxury brand Loro Piana faces sweatshop accusations
The Dallas Morning News - Texas
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July 17, 2025
Cashmere king Loro Piana, part of LVMH’s luxury empire, became on Monday the fifth high-end brand to be put under judicial administration in Italy over worker abuses in supply chains, after an investigation that has tainted the image of Italian...
Milan mayor placed under investigation in property planning probe
Yahoo News
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By Emilio Parodi MILAN (Reuters) -The mayor of Milan has been placed under investigation, three sources said on Thursday, caught up in a probe into the dealings that have helped to underpin a real estate boom in Italy's financial capital over the...
A masterpiece of cooperation at Vini d’Abbazia
Vineyard Magazine
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July 17, 2025
Vineyard magazine ventured beyond the UK to sample some of the wines, attractions and stunning countryside of Lazio, Italy at the splendid Vini d’Abbazia event. Malcolm Triggs outlines the highlights of an enjoyable three day trip. Henry VIII has...
Milan Mayor Sala probed in urban-planning investigation
ANSA
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July 17, 2025
Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala expressed chagrin on Thursday following press reports that he is under investigation in the latest in a series of corruption probes regarding urban-planning projects in Italy's financial capital that have rocked his...
Several injured after Gaza church struck, patriarchate says
BBC
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July 17, 2025
Several people have been injured at the Holy Family Church in Gaza City, with some unconfirmed reports that it was hit by Israeli artillery shells. Catholic Church leaders referred only to it being "struck by a raid" in a statement, but Italy's...
Spain broke EU rules by blocking BBVA-Sabadell merger
News.Az
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Last month the Spanish government imposed stringent conditions on the tie-up between the two banks. | Mauritz Antin/EPA The European Commission has warned Spain that it violated EU banking and single market rules by intervening in BBVA’s hostile...