Australia’s unemployment rate is expected to peak at 4.5% over the next 12 months, as the private sector is entering a hiring freeze, signaling the country could be on the path toward recession, a new report has revealed. Based on the survey by the accounting firm, Deloitte, 101,500 Australians could become jobless in the next … Read more
At a tiny outpost in the wine world, Ireland’s handful of winemakers are cautiously eyeing long-term growth potential as climate change warms up its cool climate. According to Ireland’s meteorological service, typically rainy Irish summers are getting warmer and drier on average. And at Ireland’s largest vineyard, owner Esperanza Hernandez says “better weather makes it … Read more
Bayer Leverkusen are vowing to achieve great things again this season after an unprecedented unbeaten league and cup double last campaign. Leverkusen kick off the 2024-25 Bundesliga campaign at local rivals Borussia Moenchengladbach on Friday. Xabi Alonso’s side have been tipped by many to become the first side other than Bayern Munich to win back-to-back … Read more
US and European stock markets rebounded Wednesday but Asia slipped as investors waited for a speech by US Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell at the end of the week. Traders are hoping Powell will give more hints about a widely expected Fed interest-rate cut when he addresses an annual gathering of central bank chiefs in … Read more
Ukrainian civilians on Wednesday fled areas close to the front line as Russian troops steadily seized more territory across the eastern Donetsk region. The Russian army has captured several towns and villages in recent days, even as Moscow scrambles to fight off a Ukrainian counterattack into its western Kursk region. Civilians in Myrnograd — less … Read more
Divers searching for six people missing after a superyacht sank off Sicily, including UK tech tycoon Mike Lynch, on Wednesday found five bodies in the wreck, AFP journalists and reports said. The grim discovery, after three days of intensive searches since the “Bayesian” went down during a storm off the Italian island early on Monday … Read more
Jennifer Lopez has filed for divorce from Ben Affleck, US media reported Tuesday, two years after the Hollywood power couple officially gave love a second chance by tying the knot. The pair, who were nicknamed “Bennifer” when they first dated in the frenzied tabloid celebrity days of the early 2000s, had rekindled their relationship almost … Read more
A federal appeals court ruling reconsiders how tech companies are protected by users agreeing to privacy policies, contending they should factor in whether it is reasonable to expect typical users to understand the complex legal wording involved AFP A federal appeals court on Tuesday breathed new life into a lawsuit by Chrome users who say … Read more
Switzerland’s new instant payment system will bolster the future of cashless payments in the country, the Swiss central bank said Wednesday after the scheme went live. The Swiss National Bank said around 60 financial institutions were now able to receive and process instant payments, covering more than 95 percent of Swiss retail payment transactions, following … Read more
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Australia’s Jetstar Airways, owned by Qantas, allegedly for not refunding customers over cancelled flights during the COVID pandemic. Echo Law, the legal firm that filed the suit Wednesday, claimed even though the airline was obliged to refund the money, it gave travel credits to customers between 2020 … Read more
