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Will the anti-greenwashing proposal survive the tug-of-war between European institutions?
Published on 25/06/2025 - 20:55 GMT+2 Last week, the European Commission announced plans to remove one of the key proposals from the European Green Deal. The directive aims to combat greenwashing by regulating the use of terms such as...

Trump celebrates ‘big, beautiful bill’ despite Senate parliamentarian rejecting key elements – live
Senate Republicans race to resolve tax and health issues in Trump's tax bill to meet 4 July deadlineRepublicans in Congress are scrambling to resolve nettlesome tax and health care provisions in their sweeping tax-cut and spending bill as Donald...

Dip into the pool of the 10 best books of June
These are the fiction titles our reviewers liked best this month. The Listeners, by Maggie Stiefvater June Porter Hudson, general manager of the Avallon Hotel & Spa in the mountains of West Virginia, receives the assignment of a lifetime in 1942....

Greece Tourism Arrivals and Receipts Show Strong Growth in 2025
Greece tourism arrivals and receipts show strong growth in 2025 as the country continues its post-pandemic recovery with encouraging results across air arrivals, travel spending, and the short-term rental sector. The latest monthly Statistical...

Why Is BlackRock Gunning to Take Over a Minnesota Electric Utility?
Honest, paywall-free news is rare. Please support our boldly independent journalism with a donation of any size. Who will own our energy future? There’s a battle playing out in northern Minnesota with major ramifications for this question. It...

Scottish hoaxers are in on the great tea swindle - but what about Meghan's and Fergie's brews? JAN MOIR
What is it about tea that brings out the worst in people? Not those who drink it. Those who sell it. In Scotland, the celebrated Wee Tea Plantation Company has turned out to be a massive scam, with cheap tea imported from abroad then passed off as...

Ghana’s Strategic Leap into the Future of Infrastructure
As Ghana embarks on an ambitious journey to become a digitally driven economy, the implementation of Industry 4.0 technologies, particularly Artificial Intelligence (AI), has emerged as a cornerstone of its transformation agenda. These...

Pershing’s Own band, Black music and Pride celebrations, BABYMETAL and more in this week’s ‘Things To Do’
Florida-based brothers Malcolm, 23, and Umoja, 20, honed their musical talents in a performing arts high school. Now they’re a professional duo who combine their talents on violin with a drummer and DJ to play reggae, pop and original compositions...

Hostinger Review: Website Creation Made Easy
Pros Remarkably easy to use Includes LiteSpeed caching plugin Good server performance Affordable plans jam-packed with features Cons Customer service is only available via live chat Live chat service is primarily chatbot-run; speaking to a person...

Making News in Business, June 26
UMass professortapped forprestigious honor AMHERST — James E. Young, distinguished professor emeritus of English and Near Eastern studies and founding director of the Institute for Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies, has been elected to the...

Christoph D Kauter: Leading Beyond Capital Partners with Vision and Purpose
07 Jul, 2025 Christoph D Kauter, Founder and Managing Partner of Beyond Capital Partners, has built a career that blends entrepreneurial vision with a commitment to ESG-driven private equity. With more than 25 years of experience, he stands out as...

Market East visions; How Philly Works expands; Weekly gun violence brief | Morning roundup
#BILLYPENNGRAM OF THE DAY Behind the scenes and under the seats at Arden Theatre Company (Photo by @jrwvk) The coalition that fought the proposed 76ers basketball arena in Center City has released its own community-sourced concept for...

Ghana’s Parliament Passes $2.8 Billion Debt Restructuring Agreement
Finalised in June 2024, Ghana’s finance ministry agreed upon a pact with the official creditor committee to formalise a debt restructuring deal, which could then allow for a new funding tranche from the IMF. To help disburse funds under an...

New STOA report urges strategic rethink of EU research Framework Programme
More effort must be made in the next EU Framework Programme to align research projects with the bloc’s strategic objectives, according to a report from STOA, the European Parliament’s science and technology advisory panel. “The current and...

Layoffs From Trump Tariffs Ripple Across Auto Parts Industry
[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] Elena Morales, the president of SMT Automation, had been preparing for a big year at the tiny Michigan maker of manufacturing machinery. Morales had purchased a new building and hired...

3 Best Websites to Buy Instagram Comments (Real & Secure)
Instagram comments don’t come easy. You share great content, you use proper hashtags, but you just keep getting very little interaction to your posts initially. You notice other accounts with hundreds of comments — and yours go silent. It’s...
“Made in Poland” Equals European Quality
Polish Cosmetics on the European Market The Polish cosmetics industry accounts for 5.5% of the gross added value of the European cosmetics market. While France, Germany and Italy are still leading the way in terms of export share percentage...

Two thirds of businesses oppose Stirling’s visitor levy
Two thirds of local businesses are against Stirling’s plan to introduce a visitor levy, according to the results of a city council consultation. Stirling Council is due to debate proposals on Thursday, which would see overnight visitors to the...
UAE’s Q2 job growth outpaces Saudi Arabia driven by tech and property hiring
Job growth in the UAE in the second quarter outpaced Saudi Arabia, driven by strong demand in real estate, financial services and technology sectors, the introduction of a digital work permit system and high employer confidence, a report by...
Sanlam rebrands as SanlamAllianz Namibia
Staff Writer Sanlam has officially rebranded as SanlamAllianz Namibia, marking the start of a new chapter for the country’s insurance sector. The announcement was made on Tuesday following a strategic alliance with Allianz, one of the world’s...