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MILAN — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen plans to journey Sunday to the Italian island of Lampedusa, which was overwhelmed with 1000's of migrants arrivals this week, on the invitation of Italy’s premier, who is looking for a naval blockade of North Africa. ...

WASHINGTON — On one facet of the Capitol, two senators have steered the controversy over authorities funding principally away from partisan fights, making a path for payments to cross with bipartisan momentum. ...

WASHINGTON — Two of President Joe Biden ‘s top goals - fighting climate change and expanding the middle class by supporting unions - are colliding in the key battleground state of Michigan as the United Auto Workers go on strike against the country’s largest automotive firms. ...

ZAGORA, Greece — The apples have been virtually ripe for harvesting when the worst storms in additional than a century struck Greece’s breadbasket in Thessaly. ...

People reserving solo holidays might discover a resort is more likely to be cheaper than an Airbnb, in line with a brand new research.Consumer group Which? in contrast the value of hundreds of resort rooms with one-bed listings on lodging rental web sites resembling Airbnb and Vrbo. The research included 13 UK vacation spots and 37 locations from throughout the remainder of the world.Researchers highlighted locations the place individuals could make substantial financial savings by going for a resort as a substitute of an Airbnb.On the Greek island of Santorini, rental listings have been sometimes 71% costlier than accommodations - that means holidaymakers can save £84 an evening by reserving the latter. Image: Visitors to Santo...

Mike Ashley, the excessive road billionaire, is in talks to promote the net clothes label Missguided to Shein, the enormous Chinese on-line style participant.Sky News has learnt that the 2 sides are in detailed negotiations a couple of deal, which might characterize Shein's first acquisition of a British style model. City sources stated that Shein and Frasers had been in discussions for a number of weeks a couple of transaction, and it was unclear how quickly it could be introduced or whether or not there was a danger of it falling aside.One added that the deal was prone to embody Missguided's model and different mental property, with its head workplace retained by Mr Ashley's firm.If accomplished, it might be a giant step - albeit for a modest monetary outlay - for Shein, wh...

BEIJING — China and Zambia upgraded their relationship to a complete strategic cooperative partnership on Friday, the newest transfer by America’s chief international rival to forge deeper ties with the Global South. ...

The Biden administration plans to extend scrutiny of the funding plans of foreign-owned corporations working within the United States. “National sec...

Customer loyalty schemes at Sainsbury's and Tesco are "not all they're cracked up to be" with common costs being inflated so promotions look higher than they are surely, based on a shopper champion.Which? says the grocery store giants are utilizing "potentially dodgy tactics" and has shared the findings of its investigation with the Competition and Markets Authority. But the retailers have disputed the claims - arguing it had didn't take inflation under consideration, and Trading Standards guidelines had been adopted.Which? stated it had tracked greater than 140 Clubcard and Nectar card costs at Tesco and Sainsbury's over six months.About 29% of member-only promotions had been at their so-called common value for lower than half of that interval. Which? recognized three princi...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday dispatched two of his prime aides to Detroit to assist resolve the strike by unionized autoworkers, expressing sympathy for the union by suggesting that the Big 3 automakers ought to share their “record profits.” ...