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Trump’s firing of Fed governor threatens central bank independence − and that isn’t good news for sound economic stewardship (or battling inflation)
The Conversation
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August 26, 2025
The fate of Lisa Cook, who is fighting attempts by President Donald Trump to remove her from the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, has huge implications for a keystone of good economic policy: central bank independence. At the heart of her...
Iceland Producer Prices Fall 0.6%
RTTNews
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August 25, 2025
Iceland's industrial producer prices decreased for the second straight month in July, figures from Statistics Iceland showed on Monday. The industrial producer price index dropped 0.6 percent yearly in July, following a 1.5 percent decrease in...
International business briefs: US hits Indian exports with 50% tariff
BusinessLIVE
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Bengaluru —The European Commission has granted marketing authorisation for Gilead Sciences’ twice-yearly injection for preventing HIV infection, the company said on Tuesday. The drug, known scientifically as lenacapavir, will be sold in Europe...
“It’s not easy to be a billionaire son-in-law” – Mr Eazi stirs reactions as he shares some of the things he has been doing as a married man (Video)
Kemi Filani News
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August 29, 2025
Nigerian singer Tosin Ajibade, better known as Mr Eazi, has revealed what he has been doing since his marriage. Kemi Filani reported earlier this month that Mr Eazi and billionaire businessman Femi Otedola’s daughter, Temi, had tied the knot in a...
UK weather: Britain to be bashed by deluge of electrical thunderstorms as bank holiday heat clears
GB News
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August 26, 2025
Summer will end with a bang as bank holiday heat erupts into a deluge of electrical thunderstorms. Calm and settled weather is about to give way to wind and rain as stormy weather sweeps in from the Atlantic. Cool winds from the west hitting warm...
Japanese Automaker Suzuki Motor Corporation To Invest ₹70,000 Crore In Next Six Years In India
Free Press Journal
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August 26, 2025
Hansalpur(Gujarat): Japanese automaker Suzuki Motor Corporation will invest Rs 70,000 crore in the next five to six years in India to strengthen its operations in the country, its Representative Director and President Toshihiro Suzuki said on...
Disease-hastened harvest, soft prices hurt Icelandic Salmon’s Q2 results
SeafoodSource
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Bíldudalur, Iceland-headquartered Icelandic Salmon, which owns fish-farming firm Arnarlax, was forced to conduct an accelerated harvest in the second quarter of 2025 in response to an outbreak of bacterial kidney disease (BKD) at two farming...
Frustration of business start-up enthusiast inspired by Roman Consul's words
The Herald (Scotland)
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August 26, 2025
Name: Hugh Lightbody Job title: chief officer, Business Gateway national unit What is your organisation called? Business Gateway Where is it based? Business Gateway consists of 32 local offices across every council area in Scotland. The national...
QFSCOIN Launches The Best Free Cloud Mining Plan To Help Global Cryptocurrency Investors Earn BTC, DOGE, XRP, SOL, USDT As Passive Income
MENAFN
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August 25, 2025
(MENAFN- iCrowdNewsWire) The crypto market lit up recently as Dogecoin surged 36% following speculation about a potential DOGE-focused ETF. While traders rushed in hoping to ride the momentum, seasoned investors know that these sudden spikes are...
Book Review: Icelandic detective stars in ‘The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer’
Brandon Sun
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August 25, 2025
When we last saw Icelandic police detective Helgi Reykdal, he was lying unconscious in a pool of blood after being bashed in the head by his violent alcoholic wife in last fall’s “Death at the Sanatorium.” But now, in the opening of Ragnar...
Zelensky appointed Ukraineʼs ambassador to Iceland
Babel
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On August 25, Volodymyr Zelensky appointed the head of the Ukrainian Embassy in Norway Oleksiy Havrysh as the acting Ambassador of Ukraine to Iceland. This is stated in Decree No. 659/2025. Babel employs over 20 people. It’s not a very large...
Germany updates: Merz and Macron chair Franco-German council
Deutsche Welle
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Crusoe Expands Iceland Data Center Capacity with atNorth, Secures $175M Credit Facility
HPCwire
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August 25, 2025
SAN FRANCISCO, CHICAGO, and REYKJAVÍK, Iceland, Aug. 25, 2025 — Crusoe announced today with atNorth an expansion of Crusoe Cloud capacity in atNorth’s Iceland ICE02 data center, powered by clean energy. This strategic expansion is designed to meet...
UK weather: Ex-hurricane Erin triggers 'week of wind and rain' after bank holiday heat surge
GB News
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August 25, 2025
A 30C bank-holiday heat surge will give way to a week of wind and rain as ex-hurricane Erin heads to Iceland to rattle her death throes. Forecasts have taken a sharp U-turn in the past 24 hours, away from stormy weather and back to warmth. A 30C...
Cyprus ranks fifth in Europe for expat entrepreneurs, survey says
Cyprus Mail
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August 25, 2025
A Europe-wide survey has ranked Cyprus fifth for expat entrepreneurs, citing its strong startup density and solid survival rates, though limited venture capital remains a challenge. According to research by William Russell, Cyprus recorded 12.79...
Liberia Among Africa’s 10 Most Peaceful Nations
Liberian Observer
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Liberia has made significant strides in national peacefulness, rising to 70th place globally in the 2025 Global Peace Index (GPI), up six positions from last year. On the African continent, Liberia now ranks 10th, surpassing countries such as...
Hurricane aftermath heading for NI... but only after record bank holiday temperatures
Belfast Telegraph
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August 24, 2025
While Northern Ireland is set to enjoy a sun-splashed day, forecasters have warned change is on the way by late evening. Hurricane Erin has sustained winds of up to 160mph as it ripped through the Atlantic Sea, leading to at least nine fatalities...
Azamara Quest Kicks Off Itineraries in Greenland and Iceland
Cruise Industry News
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The Azamara Quest is currently offering a series of unique cruises to Greenland, Iceland and the St. Lawrence Seaway. As part of its summer deployment in the North Atlantic, the Azamara vessel recently sailed from Montreal for a 15-night cruise to...
CEC Decision: 12 polling stations for residents of the left bank of the Dniester and 301 abroad
IPN
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August 24, 2025
0 For the elections on September 28, 12 polling stations will be open for citizens from the left bank of the Dniester and other localities temporarily outside the control of the constitutional authorities, – the city of Bender and the commune of...
‘It’s nature at its purest – remote, quiet and rejuvenating’: readers’ favourite wild places in Europe
The Guardian
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August 29, 2025
Into a Finnish labyrinth One of the most magical places I’ve been is Lake Saimaa in eastern Finland – a huge labyrinth of islands and tranquil forests where you don’t come across many people. We rented a lakeside cabin (typically they cost from...