Italian senate passes law allowing anti-abortion activists into clinics

theweek.com The Italian senate has approved a controversial law that allows anti-abortion activists access to women considering ending their pregnancies. The development is a "victory"…

Gato Grande Sets First English-Language Comedy Series’Climax’ From Elena Crevello

deadline.com Gato Grande–an Amazon MGM Studios company–has set their first English-language comedy series titled Climax from Mexican American writer Elena Crevello (Grace and Frankie,…

Professional pickleball signs first international deal, looks to grow the sport in India

cnbc.com A pickleball paddle and balls at the pickleball courts in Tropical Park on March 23, 2023, in Miami. (Jose A. Iglesias/El Nuevo Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)…

London Pub The Black Dog Is at “Max Capacity” Following Taylor Swift’s ‘Tortured Poets Department’ Song

hollywoodreporter.com Taylor Swift has brought fame to yet another location: The Black Dog. In the Grammy-winning artist’s most recent album, The Tortured Poets Department, one of her songs is…

Venice tests 5-euro day-tripper entry fee as the Italian city struggles with overtourism

pbs.org Under the gaze of the world’s media, the fragile lagoon city of Venice launched a pilot program Thursday to charge day-trippers a 5-euro ($5.35) entry fee that authorities…

Italy, Spain, and Greece are piloting tourist taxes

fastcompany.com It’s no surprise that travel is getting pricier. In 2024, airfare, hotel, and AirBnb rates are sky-high thanks to inflation and a surge in post-pandemic travel. But now,…

Aligos Therapeutics Presents Positive Clinical Data at ESCMID 2024 from the ALG-097558 Phase 1 Study

benzinga.com Data demonstrates a 7-day treatment regimen with the pan-coronavirus protease inhibitor ALG-097558 was well tolerated and does not require ritonavir boosting SOUTH SAN…

Why Is A Sensible Immigration Policy Discussion So Hard

zerohedge.com Why Is A Sensible Immigration Policy Discussion So Hard By Mish Shedlock of MishTalk Why is the choice between shutting down the border and no controls at all? And what…

Four Bay Area properties awarded 3 ‘Keys’ from new Michelin hotel guide

siliconvalley.com By Nikki Ekstein | Bloomberg Last year, when World’s 50 Best issued its first global ranking of hotels, only two properties in the US made the cut: the Equinox and Aman New…

How to Get Turkey’s New Digital Nomad Visa

tech.co The pandemic-fueled jump in remote work has opened the door to a similar hike in digital nomads — globe-trotting workers who just need an internet connection and a suitcase…

Michel Hazanavicius’ Animated Holocaust Tale ‘The Most Precious of Cargoes’ to Open Annecy Film Festival

hollywoodreporter.com The Most Precious of Cargoes, the first animated feature from Oscar-winning French director Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist), will open this year’s Annecy International…

Worldcoin Explores Partnership With OpenAI Amid Regulatory Pressure

pymnts.com Eye-ball scanning digital ID startup Worldcoin is reportedly considering a partnership with tech company OpenAI. This exploration comes after months of privacy-focused…

How Did Europe Get Left Behind?

observer.com USGS via Unsplash If the United Kingdom or France joined the United States, they would become the poorest states in the country, with a GDP per capita lower than even…

The Countries with the Most Casualties in World War II

247wallst.com Over 75 million people died over the course of World War II making it the bloodiest conflict in the history of the world. Soldiers laid down their lives in service of their…

Biden and 17 world leaders call on Hamas to release the hostages

axios.com President Biden and the leaders of 17 countries whose citizens were abducted by Hamas issued a joint statement Thursday calling on the group to accept a hostage deal…

In First, 17 Nations Release Joint Statement Demanding Hamas Release All Hostages

zerohedge.com In First, 17 Nations Release Joint Statement Demanding Hamas Release All Hostages Hamas has rejected an urgent formal plea from world leaders to release all remaining…

Spotlio and RocketRez Announce New Strategic Partnership to Revolutionize the Tourism Industry with Dynamic Pricing

benzinga.com BARCELONA, Spain and STEINBACH, MB, April 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Spotlio, a leader in mobile and digital solutions for the tourism and leisure industry, and RocketRez, an…

Unilever and LVMH have one common bright spot

aol.com On the surface, Anglo-Dutch Unilever and French LVMH might not have much in common. While Unilever makes Dove soaps and Axe deodorants, LVMH owns high-end luxury labels like…

The Ultimate Guide to Festivals Celebrating Latin Music in 2024 (Updating)

billboard.com As música Mexicana and música urbana have emerged as global powerhouses within the music industry, they’ve not only captured the ears of international audiences, but have…

Carbon emissions are dropping—fast

economist.com “OUR MOST pressing challenge is keeping our planet healthy,” declared Ursula von der Leyen on the day she was elected president of the European Commission in July 2019. Five…

Ursula von der Leyen is the favourite to keep leading the EU

economist.com If a politician gives a speech but no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission since 2019, might have…

Has the spectre of terrorism finally been excised from Spain?

economist.com SOMETIMES GOOD things come in strange packages. On April 21st Spain’s Basque Country voted in regional elections. The Basque Nationalist Party (PNV), the conservative…

Stop chasing degens

blockworks.co Blockchains as we know them have been around now for over 15 years. Yet, the applications for interacting with them are still stubbornly hard for the average person to use,…

Worldcoin Seeks OpenAI Partnership Amid Regulatory Probe

coingape.com Worldcoin, a pioneering project aiming to revolutionize digital identity and cryptocurrency through iris scanning technology, is actively seeking partnerships with major…

Venice tests a 5-euro entry fee for day-trippers as the city grapples with overtourism

abcnews.go.com The fragile lagoon city of Venice has launched a pilot program to charge day-trippers a 5-euro or $5.35 entry fee that authorities hope will discourage visitors from…

‘Agent of Happiness,’ Doc Following Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness Survey, Sold by Cinephil to Key Territories (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com Cinephil has sold Arun Bhattarai and Dorottya Zurbó’s feature documentary “Agent of Happiness” to a wide range of key international territories ahead of the film’s Hot Docs…

Will Spain’s prime minister suddenly quit?

economist.com PEDRO SÁNCHEZ knows drama. When he was clobbered at last May’s regional and local elections, Spain’s prime minister promptly called national ones. To bet it all at his…

What China’s central bank and Costco shoppers have in common

economist.com Gold has always held an allure. The earliest civilisations used it for jewellery; the first forms of money were forged from it. For centuries kings clamoured to get their…

Priyanka Chopra-Produced Doc Debuting On Prime Video India; Nevision Spain; Paramount+ ‘Curfew’ Cast’; Professional Fighters Heads To MENA; Edinburgh Board;…

deadline.com a documentary about the forms of violence faced by women in India, will premiere exclusively on Prime Video India on May 3. Produced by Apoorva Bakshi and Monisha…

Spanish fashion house Puig is set to go public in Europe's largest offering of the year

fortune.com Over four days of celebrations to mark its centenary in 2014, Spain’s biggest beauty products company inaugurated a new headquarters in Barcelona attended by the Iberian…

They Saw Dallas as a Literary Hub, Then Got to Work Making It One

nytimes.com When Will Evans arrived in Dallas just over a decade ago, he had a degree in Russian literature, a passion for “reading the world,” and a bold vision: to create a publishing…

TikTok pulls feature from Lite app in EU over addiction concerns

techcrunch.com TikTok suspended a gamification feature in the European Union following an intervention by the bloc. With attention on TikTok’s growing pile of US legal woes, the…

World’s billionaires should pay minimum 2% wealth tax, say G20 ministers

theguardian.com The world’s 3,000 billionaires should pay a minimum 2% tax on their fast-growing wealth to raise £250bn a year for the global fight against poverty, inequality and global…

MEPs vote to leave treaty used by investors to sue over climate policies

theguardian.com European lawmakers have voted to escape a treaty that lets investors sue governments in private courts for pursuing policies that stop the planet from heating. Fossil fuel…

They bought Nvidia stock before the hype. It's paid for cars, vacations, and a deposit on a dream home

finance.yahoo.com None Nvidia has been a cash cow for investors lucky enough to have bought in before the AI-fueled rally. • None Shares of the company have gained 1,500% since 2019 as its…

TikTok bows to European pressure and halts reward feature on new app in France and Spain

abcnews.go.com TikTok is halting a feature on its new app rewarding users in Europe for watching videos, after facing pressure from regulators worried about its addictive features TikTok…

Kim Petras Cancels Summer Festival Performances Due to ‘Health Issues’

billboard.com Kim Petras is taking a break to heal. The 31-year-old superstar took to social media on Wednesday (April 24) to announce that she is canceling her scheduled festival…

Australia Now Has Over 1,000 Bitcoin ATMs: Report

cryptonews.com Australia achieved a new milestone by becoming the third-largest host for Bitcoin ATMs, joining the United States and Canada as the countries with over 1,000 active…

Patagonia is the latest energy flashpoint for China and the West

semafor.com Semafor Signals Supported by Insights from Americas Quarterly, Chinese in Chile, and RAND The News A far-flung port in southern Chile is drawing interest from both the US…

TikTok will stop paying people to watch videos every day

theverge.com TikTok Lite users in Europe will have to find another way to earn an extra 38 cents a day. The light version of the TikTok app, which launched in two EU countries a couple…

Freeline to Present New Data on its Gaucher and Parkinson's Disease Programs at the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ASGCT) 27th Annual Meeting

benzinga.com Late-breaking oral presentation on results from Phase 1/2 study of FLT201 in Gaucher disease LONDON, April 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freeline Therapeutics today announced…

TV Soundtracks With the Most Weeks at No. 1 on the Top Soundtracks Chart

billboard.com Hazbin Hotel: Season One has been No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Soundtracks chart for 11 consecutive weeks – its entire run on that chart so far. It’s already one of the 10…

'Excalibur' Sword Found Upright in Ground Revealed to Be One-of-a-Kind

newsweek.com The secrets of a historic sword dubbed "Excalibur" are being unraveled, as researchers finally reveal its age. The iron sword was originally found stuck in the ground…

French strike forces Ryanair to cancel more than 300 flights across Europe

theguardian.com Ryanair has demanded that the EU reform its skies after the airline was forced to cancel more than 300 flights across Europe scheduled for Thursday because of a strike by…

The 30 Most Populated Countries On Earth Today

247wallst.com Global population growth has slowed to historic lows in recent years. The number of people on Earth expanded by just 0.8% in 2022, the smallest increase since at least 1960,…

Steak From Dairy Cows? It Could Be a Lifeline for American Farmers

nytimes.com Where’s the rib-eye? Someday soon it might be grazing on a dairy farm. Meat from dairy cows, rarely valued in American kitchens and restaurants, usually becomes dog food and…

Sam Altman-backed crypto project Worldcoin faces an orb shortage

semafor.com The Scoop One of the most ambitious and mind bending startups of the crypto era has run into an unexpected problem: It’s running low on orbs. The company behind the…

A billionaire drug kingpin escaped justice by paying a bond set at just $53K and then running away

aol.com None A billionaire cartel boss was arrested for his involvement in drug trafficking, reports say. • None Karim Bouyakhrichan was released on bail by a Spanish court after…

How Beijing buried Western industry under a wave of cheap electric cars

finance.yahoo.com China has seized on the net zero transition to launch an electric car manufacturing push that’s gone from nought to 60 in the blink of an eye and is now poised to reshape…

How Skeptical Are Europeans About Vaccinations?

statista.com 31 percent of people surveyed in Poland as part of Statista’s Consumer Insights survey say they have little confidence in the safety of vaccinations. The low influenza…

TikTok suspends rewards in Lite app in the wake of EU probe

euronews.com The video-sharing platform is subject to two Commission investigations under the DSA. TikTok has voluntarily suspended the rewards functions in its TikTok Lite app in the…

Megan Thee Stallion’s Cameraman Emilio Garcia Files Harassment Suit, Alleges He Was Forced to Watch Her Have Sex

vanityfair.com Emilio Garcia, a former cameraman for rapper Megan Thee Stallion, filed a lawsuit against the musician in Los Angeles County Tuesday, saying that he was subjected to a…

Carles Puigdemont aims to reignite Catalan separatism

economist.com “PRESIDENT! PUIGDEMONT!” The supporters who greeted Carles Puigdemont (pictured) on March 21st in the French town of Elne still see him as the true leader of Catalonia. And…

EU Parliament approves plan to quit energy charter treaty

theglobeandmail.com The European Parliament gave its consent on Wednesday for the EU to exit the energy charter treaty, an international agreement protecting energy investments, over concerns…