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UAE’s Eisa Ahmed breaks down what went wrong for Brazil against Germany
Eisa "Santo" Ahmed, the Al Wahda and UAE international defender, invited me to his mother's place in Dubai to watch the Brazil versus Germany semi-final. Midnight football with Arabic coffee, dates and Emirati sweets? Yes, please. Invitation...

Dick Advocaat’s incredible post-Rangers career in focus as legendary Dutch boss into 20th job at age of 77
FORMER Rangers boss Dick Advocaat has had an incredible career. The Dutch coach has threatened to retire at least FIVE times from the game, but at the remarkable age of 77, the Little General, as he is known, has just extended his contract with...

Masdar-Iberdrola EUR 5.2bn UK Offshore Wind Deal and Full Energization of 476MW German Offshore Wind Farm
Masdar, a global clean energy leader, and Iberdrola, one of the world’s largest energy companies, have reached two major milestones with a EUR 5.2 billion co-investment in the UK’s East Anglia THREE offshore wind farm – one of the largest offshore...

Fact-check: Are immigrants in Germany taking advantage of the welfare state?
Germany’s Bundestag debated the national budget on Wednesday and the far-right AfD party leapt at the chance to blame immigrants for feeding off the welfare state. The data, however, suggests that the reality is quite different. What is the...
Germany's Pension Ponzi Scheme Is Collapsing: What Comes Next
Submitted by Thomas Kolbe If you’ve ever wanted to witness the slow-motion collapse of a Ponzi scheme, you might want to keep an eye on Germany’s public pension system. Rhetorically and politically sugar-coated as a “pay-as-you-go” system — where...

Former ASML employee gets jail sentence for leaking tech files to Russian contact
ROTTERDAM :A Dutch court on Thursday sentenced a former employee of semiconductor firms ASML and NXP to three years in prison for sharing sensitive company technology with a contact in Russia, in violation of European Union sanctions. The...

German robotics company Filics secures €13.5 million to expand and roll out its robotics platform
Munich-based robotics company Filics, developer of innovative solutions for autonomous load carrier handling, today announced the successful completion of its €13.5 million financing round to expand product development and the robotics platform,...

German city demands return of Russian oil
(MENAFN) Officials in the German town of Schwedt are urging the lifting of sanctions on Russian oil due to mounting difficulties at the local refinery that has traditionally relied on Russian crude, Politico reported on Friday, citing local...

BAE Systems rejects claims from union that Lancashire jobs are at risk
BAE Systems employs 12,000 people across its Samlesbury and Warton sites 5,600 at Samlesbury and 6,400 at Warton. At Warton the final assembly of Typhoons takes place, The Samlesbury plant manufactures the UK workshare of Typhoon major units which...

Recruiter Page Group sees profits plunge amid jobs market slowdown as UK firms cut back on hiring
UK profits sank 13.4% to £46.5m in the first half of the year By JANE DENTON Updated: 05:49 EDT, 10 July 2025 Page Group has posted a sharp drop in half year profits as the recruitment sector suffers a slowdown in the jobs market and economic...

Cheap and deadly: How Ukraine's drones are blunting Russian advantages in troops, tanks, and artillery
Drones, drones, drones. Only drones. A lot of drones." A weary Ukrainian platoon commander speaks to the transformed nature of modern warfare as he's medically evacuated from the front lines. Kamikaze drones. Surveillance drones. Bomber drones....

Nathaniel Moran discusses CCP threat, IRS policy shift & US-Germany LNG trade
U.S. Rep. Nathaniel Moran representing Texas' 1st Congressional District | Official U.S. House headshotU.S. Rep. Nathaniel Moran representing Texas' 1st Congressional District | Official U.S. House headshot Congressman Nathaniel Moran,...

Ex-ASML, NXP employee sentenced to three year jail term for sharing corporate secrets
ROTTERDAM :A Dutch court on Thursday sentenced a former employee of semiconductor firms ASML and NXP to three years in prison for sharing sensitive company technology with a contact in Russia, in violation of European Union sanctions. The District...

US Stocks Mixed; Initial Jobless Claims Fall
U.S. stocks traded mixed this morning, with the Dow Jones index gaining around 100 points on Thursday. Following the market opening Thursday, the Dow traded up 0.24% to 44,564.14 while the NASDAQ declined 0.44% to 20,520.54. The S&P 500 also fell,...

Tech layoffs 2025: Intel to cut over 500 jobs, impacting several critical positions including software engineers
Intel is preparing to eliminate more than 500 positions in Oregon as part of a sweeping reorganization that may impact up to 20% of its global staff. The layoffs are scheduled to commence on July 15. This development comes on the heels of a...
Key Production Group appoints Laura Bessell as chief financial officer
Key Production Group has strengthened its senior leadership team with the appointment of Laura Bessell as its new chief financial officer. Joining the senior leadership team, Bessell will work alongside COO Neil Gibbons, reporting directly to CEO...

Page Group reports significant profit drop amid challenging UK job market conditions
PageGroup has disclosed a substantial drop in half-year profits as recruitment firms wrestle with a jobs market downturn and global trade uncertainties. Gross profit tumbled 12.3 per cent to £389.3m year-on-year on a reported basis, with the UK...

BIG setback for employees of this IT giant, set to fire hundreds of employees due to..., Not Narayana Murthy's Infosys, TCS, Wipro, Microsoft, Google
This move follows another round of layoffs at Intel’s Santa Clara headquarters in California, where 107 employees were recently let go. Intel Corp. plans to fire 529 employees in Oregon this month as part of a cost-cutting initiative that may...

Morning Roundup: Government criticised over silence on labour talks, construction costs spike, and fire destroys Tomorrowland main stage
The Today Radio news team brings you the latest headlines for Thursday, 17 July. Luxembourg GOVERNMENT CRITICISM – Luxembourg lawmakers, including members of the governing parties, say they have been left in the dark following the second round of...

Lidl marks 25 years with 700 employed in Cork
LIDL Ireland is marking 25 years of trading in Ireland with more than 700 people employed by the German retailer across county Cork in 2024. The supermarket chain has come a long way since opening its first stores in Ireland in 2000, a report...