The Spanish airline Air Europa remains optimistic about the future despite the failure of a planned takeover by the IAG group, according to a communiqué issued on Friday. Despite market instability, Air Europa said its business model remained “solid an…
US-Irish consultancy Accenture buys Boslan for net-zero projects
Dublin-based professional services firm Accenture announced on Friday that it has acquired Boslan, a management services provider located in Bilbao, to transform how clients design and implement net-zero infrastructure projects by leveraging AI and dig…
17-year-old sentenced in Germany over Christmas market attack plan
A 17-year-old from northern Germany was sentenced to four years in a juvenile detention facility for his part in a planned attack on a Christmas market, a court spokesman said on Friday. He was found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder, a spokesman f…
Venice’s mayor under pressure in corruption scandal
The mayor of Venice, Luigi Brunaro, is coming under increasing pressure over a corruption scandal in the city hall of the Italian lagoon city. At a turbulent meeting of the city council on Friday, he rejected all demands for his resignation, after it e…
German journalists complain about photo restrictions at Adele shows
A German journalist association said on Friday it was frustrated by a “completely unacceptable” decision to restrict media access at British icon Adele’s concerts in Munich. Photo and video journalists are not permitted to take images for news outlets …
Kevin McCarthy Reveals What Dems Privately Said About Kamala Harris During Her Senate Days
Former Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy revealed on Fox News Thursday what Democratic members from Vice President Kamala Harris’ home state privately said about her during her time as a senator. McCarthy appeared on “Jesse Watters Primetime” to …
Richardson and other 100m favourites advance in athletics heats
US sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson eased through from the women’s 100 metres heats on Thursday, while Jakob Ingebrigtsen conserved energy in the 1,500m and Ukraine’s biggest gold medal hope Yaroslava Mahuchikh qualified first in the women’s high jump. Wo…
Speed limit makes favourite Van der Poel skip road race inspection
Gold medal favourite Mathieu van der Poel of the Netherlands did not inspect the Olympic cycling road course ahead of Saturday’s race because of an imposed speed limit. “We had to ride in a group and could not be faster than 30kmph. That doesn’t make s…
Video captures Florida laundromat explosion that injured 4
Fire officials in Florida on Thursday released dramatic security video of a laundromat explosion that injured four people on Wednesday. Ocala Fire Rescue said firefighters responded to Classic Laundromat at 1423 NE 25th Avenue in Ocala at around 6:19 p…
The ‘social media games’ of Adam Idah are catching the eye of Celtic players as well as fans
As of yet there has been no further progress on the Celtic quest to sign Adam Idah this summer, despite reports that the Bhoys will return to Norwich City with another bid. The Scottish champions had an offer knocked back earlier in the summer and Idah…