Mahmoud Muna inside a branch of the Educational Bookshop chain in East Jerusalem in July 2024. Sally Hayden/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Sally Hayden/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images For Mahmoud and Murad Muna, East Jerusalem’s Educational Bookshop is the backdrop of many of their earliest memories. “I crawled, walked and learned […]
When President Trump announced he would impose new tariffs on imports from countries around the world, he launched a frontal attack on the global free trade system created in the aftermath of World War II. Mr. Trump’s move, announced Thursday and set to begin as soon as April, represents a bet that the United States […]
Robert F Kennedy Jr, one of President Donald Trump’s most controversial cabinet picks, has been sworn in as the next US Health and Human Services Secretary. The former presidential candidate will now oversee key health agencies with about 80,000 employees and a trillion-dollar budget. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle had questioned his baseless […]
McLaughlin family Danielle McLaughlin’s body was found in Goa in 2017 A man has been found guilty of the rape and murder of an Irish woman backpacking in India. Danielle McLaughlin, 28, from County Donegal, was found dead in a field in the western state of Goa in March 2017. Vikat Bhagat was found guilty […]
Qatar’s investment vehicles are cooling their interests in France, sources have told ESPN, including the majority owners of Paris Saint-Germain. The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) — the country’s sovereign wealth fund, which has an estimated €500 billion of assets — and PSG’s majority ownership group, Qatar Sports Investments (QSI), have already slowed down their investments […]
Reuters Businesses and airlines say Heathrow is the most expensive airport in the world Airlines and hoteliers say Heathrow’s funding model should be reformed before any investment is made in the proposed third runway. Businesses want a fundamental review of the regulations set by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) that govern what Heathrow can charge. […]
Tom Espiner BBC business reporter Getty Images Parents could save up to £540 a year by switching from premium baby milk formula to a basic brand, a regulator has said following a probe into the market. Parents can feel guilty about using lower-priced brands, because they think they are somehow inferior, the Competition & Markets […]
Louisiana officials seeking to prosecute a New York doctor who sent abortion medication to a resident of that state were thrown a roadblock on Thursday, when New York’s governor, Kathy Hochul, said she would block extradition attempts. Ms. Hochul’s declaration sets the stage for a likely battle in federal court over whether states that support […]
For the past five years, Molly Culver, owner of Molly Oliver Flowers in Brooklyn, has mounted a quiet battle against the goliath of Valentine’s Day flowers: the rose. Classically red, multilayered, prickly and velvety, millions of roses, most imported from overseas, will be sold for the annual day of love. But Ms. Culver is among […]
Avatar1338 Joey Farrell is one of an estimated 500,000 people in the UK using anabolic steroids He had heart failure at 30 and believes taking steroids will reduce his life by 20 years – but Joey Farrell continues using muscle-building drugs for “the sake of his career”. The professional bodybuilder knows the health warnings and […]