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UK footwear chain Shoe Zone blames Budget for shop closures
Shares plunge 40 per cent after retailer halves profit forecast and suspends dividendFinancial Times - 1h -
ICE faces budget shortage that could delay Trump's mass deportation plans
ICE is already dealing with a $230 million budget shortfall, even before the costs that will be associated with mass deportationsNBC News - 2h -
Holyhead port closure risks ‘shortages’ in Ireland, hauliers warn
Shipments delayed or rerouted after Storm Darragh damaged berths at north Wales terminalFinancial Times - 5h -
Panic at the Pub as U.K. Suffers Guinness Shortage
The Irish stout has soared in popularity in recent years, thanks in part to a social-media phenomenon, but the surge in demand has led to shortages.The Wall Street Journal - 1d -
Liquidity risks in markets are not intractable
With today’s big data tools, conditions can be anticipated and actively managedFinancial Times - 15h -
Storm-hit port closed until at least 15 January
One of the UK's busiest ports will remain closed until at least 15 January after storm damage.BBC News - 1d -
Diageo ‘better get brewing’, says Wetherspoons head amid Guinness shortage
Pub chains have criticised drinks group for shortfall of Irish stout after soaring demandFinancial Times - 1d -
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Festive ferry services at risk as Irish PM doubts when Holyhead will reopen
Irish PM says Holyhead is unlikely to reopen by Christmas, but the Welsh government remains hopeful.BBC News - 2d -
Iran imposes city shutdowns over smog and energy shortages
President Masoud Pezeshkian calls on population to conserve enough gas to last freezing winterFinancial Times - 2d -
Israel closes its embassy in Ireland
Israel announced that it would close its embassy in Ireland on Sunday after the European country recognized Palestine as a sovereign nation and other acts that Israel said promoted “antisemitic ...The Hill - 2d -
EV charging operators warn shifting rule changes put UK investment at risk
Future spending would be jeopardised if growth outlook for battery-run vehicles were undermined, says industryFinancial Times - 3d -
Trump Backs Dockworkers Union Amid Risk of New Port Strike
The president-elect’s intervention could help the longshoremen’s union win concessions and avoid the resumption of a strike on East and Gulf Coast ports.The New York Times - 5d -
Jeremy Bowen: Syrians search for dead loved ones - and closure
BBC international editor Jeremy Bowen finds Syrians desperate for answers about the missing and a reckoning for their killers.BBC News - 5d -
NATO chief warns of 'huge risk' in Ukraine talks without Putin
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte expressed concern about the idea of conducting peace negotiations in the nearly three-year-long Russia-Ukraine war without Russian President Vladimir Putin "at the ...The Hill - 6d -
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The Benefits and Risks of Fluoride, Explained
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said he wants to curb water fluoridation nationwide. Here’s what the science shows about the benefits and the risks.The New York Times - 6d -
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Soccer-Serbia hit with partial stadium closures over supporter behaviour
Serbian fans displayed "racist and discriminatory" behaviour, caused damage to the stadium, threw objects and lit fireworks during a 1-1 draw with Switzerland in Zurich on Nov. 15, UEFA's ...Yahoo Sports - 6d -
U.S. Strategy on Syria Risks ISIS Resurgence, Kurdish General Warns
Gen. Mazlum Kobani, commander of Kurdish forces in Syria, said recent decisions by the U.S. in Syria potentially “leaves a vacuum” that ISIS could take advantage of.The New York Times - 6d -
Russian Navy Ships Have Left Key Syrian Port
Satellite images from last week and this week show that naval vessels docked at the port city of Tartus have left. According to marine tracking data, no cargo ships have entered or left Tartus ...The New York Times - 6d -
Christmas train travel could be hit by staff shortages
Lord Hendy says the transport department is going to "keep a close watch on staffing" over the festive period.BBC News - Dec. 11 -
Japanese atomic bomb survivor warns nuclear taboo is at risk in Nobel Peace Prize speech
A 92-year-old Japanese survivor of the U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki described the horrors he witnessed in 1945 as he accepted this year’s Nobel Peace Prize on Tuesday on behalf of his ...NBC News - Dec. 11 -
Adani drops US financing for strategic Sri Lanka port
Conglomerate pulls out of $500mn loan deal as it wrestles with bribery allegationsFinancial Times - Dec. 11 -
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BIS warns politicians to rein in spending or risk market turbulence
Chief economist Claudio Borio says governments will be ‘too late’ if they wait for investors to panicFinancial Times - Dec. 10 -
US aim to lead on AI threatened by land shortage
Power-hungry high-tech industries are driving demand for sites with ready access to the power gridFinancial Times - Dec. 10 -
'It will probably cripple me': Pub landlords fear Guinness shortage
Pubs say they're trying to find alternative stouts as wholesalers put limits on how much Guinness they can get.BBC News - Dec. 8 -
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Hitachi chair warns UK train factory at risk unless HS2 northern leg revived
Toshiaki Higashihara says jobs at Newton Aycliffe site near Durham cannot be guaranteed without increased demandFinancial Times - Dec. 6 -
"Pharmacy deserts" on the rise amid U.S. drugstore closures
Across the U.S., at least 7,000 pharmacies have closed since 2019. Of those, roughly half were independent drugstores.CBS News - Dec. 5 -
U.S. drug store closures create pharmacy deserts
The closures of both independent and big chain drug stores across the U.S. has become a trend that is having a serious impact on health care. Mark Strassmann examines what is behind the change and ...CBS News - Dec. 5 -
Hundreds detained in Northern Ireland in crackdown on people smugglers
Gangs charging €8,000 for illegal travel packages that avoid crossing Channel on small boats. Hundreds of people have been detained in Northern Ireland trying to get into Great Britain by crossing ...The Guardian - Dec. 5 -
Ireland urged to set aside more of its corporate tax windfall
Country’s independent fiscal watchdog calls for Norwegian-style approach to saving surplus cashFinancial Times - Dec. 5 -
A New Benchmark for the Risks of AI
MLCommons provides benchmarks that test the abilities of AI systems. It wants to measure the bad side of AI next.Wired - Dec. 4 -
Centrica Delays Nuclear Plants Closure, Boosts Output Forecasts
The British Gas owner said two of the power stations are now expected to generate electricity until March 2027, one year later than previously expected.The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 4 -
Mike Bloomberg warns making RFK Jr. HHS secretary risks killing Americans, urges Senate to reject him
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.CNBC - Dec. 3 -
Wall Street’s AI-powered rally risks ‘correction’, Vanguard warns
Asset manager’s chief economist Joe Davis says investors are overplaying the near-term potential of the technologyFinancial Times - Dec. 3 -
Ireland Rejected the Far Right. The Election Conspiracy Theories Have Already Begun
Ireland’s far-right candidates expected to succeed on a wave of anti-immigrant rhetoric, but the people rejected them wholesale.Wired - Dec. 3 -
With election decided, Ireland faces weeks of talks to form a government
Ireland's election is over but the country faces weeks of coalition talks before it gets a new governmentABC News - Dec. 2
