Mon 06 May 2024: Analysts anticipate a significant slowdown in global petrol demand trajectory for 2024, with growth potentially halving compared to previous years. This shift, as outlined by Reuters, is mainly attributed to the rising popularity of electric vehicles (EVs) in major markets such as China and the US, alongside a return to pre-pandemic […]
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Mon 06 May 2024: For the last five years, Italy has proudly held the title for the world’s longest baguette. However, a team of French bakers from Suresnes, a suburb of Paris, decided to challenge that record. On Sunday, May 5, they succeeded, reclaiming the prestigious title that had been taken by Italy five years […]
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Sun 05 May 2024: Users of Android should be on the lookout for undetectable attacks that could empty their accounts without their knowledge. Recent findings by Microsoft researchers reveal a significant vulnerability in Android apps, making them susceptible to various forms of attacks, including data theft and malware infiltration. Reportedly, these security weaknesses have been […]
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Sun 05 May 2024: Severe flooding, mudslides, and heavy storms in southern Brazil have displaced nearly 70,000 people from their homes, with Porto Alegre, the largest city in the region, bearing the brunt of the impact, as reported by the country’s civil defense agency. The flooding has resulted in 57 fatalities, with 74 individuals sustaining […]
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Sat 04 May 2024: Sadiq Khan clinched his third consecutive term as London’s mayor on Saturday (May 4), defeating Conservative contender Susan Hall in a widely anticipated victory. Khan’s win strengthens the Labour Party’s dominance over the Conservatives in local elections preceding the UK’s upcoming general elections. Despite public concern over frequent knife attacks in […]
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Sat 04 May 2024: The legal challenge facing Uber from nearly 11,000 black cab drivers is indeed significant, especially considering the hefty sum of £250 million ($313 million) at stake. The accusation of deliberately misleading Transport for London (TfL) to secure a license is serious and could have far-reaching implications for Uber’s operations in London. […]
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Sat 04 May 2024: Global food prices rose slightly in April as increasing meat, cereals and vegetable oils prices offset drops for dairy and sugar, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported on Friday. The FAO Food Price Index averaged 119.1 points this April, down 0.3% from March and 9.6% from April 2023. The […]
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Sat 04 May 2024: The Conservative Party, which is now in power in Britain, is expected to lose the next general elections after suffering a crushing setback in local elections. Almost all council results have been counted, and the opposition Labour Party has gained 170 seats while the Conservatives have lost 450. On Saturday, counting […]
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Sat 04 May 2024: Germany had about 693,000 births in 2023—the lowest since 2013—according to data released on Thursday by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). Destatis released numbers that showed a 6.2 percent decrease in the same number from the prior year. In the meantime, the percentage of births to first children has fallen while […]
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Fri 03 May 2024: In a Thursday interview with The Economist, French President Emmanuel Macron, reiterated his earlier claims that if Russia breaches the Ukrainian front lines and the Ukrainian government requests it, he has not ruled out sending ground forces to that country. “If the Russians were to break through the front lines, if […]
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