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Bank of Cyprus launches €3 million reward programme for borrowers

Cyprus Mail 

The Bank of Cyprus on Monday announced a new reward programme for borrowers who have maintained timely payments on their home loans. According to a statement from the bank, the initiative aims to recognise and support borrowers who have been consistent in their repayment schedules, particularly in light of previous interest rate hikes by the […]

This week: consumer credit snapshot, unemployment claims, mortgage rates

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

The Federal Reserve issues its latest snapshot of consumer borrowing on Wednesday. The Labor Department releases its weekly tally of unemployment benefits claims on Thursday. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac on Thursday delivers its weekly snapshot of home loan rates.

PM Keir Starmer calls emergency meeting over 'far-right thuggery' on UK streets

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer convened an emergency COBRA meeting after riots broke out in several cities, targeting mosques and asylum seekers due to false online claims. Starmer condemned the violence and promised strict legal action. The Home Office announced heightened security for places of worship. Hundreds were arrested as the police confronted the mobs.



Uprising in Bangladesh: Student Protests Force Prime Minister to Resign & Flee to India, 100s Killed

Democracy Now! 

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and fled the country after weeks of student-led protests against government nepotism, corruption and repression. The demonstrations have been met with lethal police force, resulting in over 300 deaths. Hasina, the daughter of Bangladesh’s first president, had led the country since 2009. Though the protests were initially focused on nepotism in the quota system for government jobs, the violent crackdown expanded protesters’ demands, including calling for Hasina’s ouster. Читать дальше...

Ancient Chinese bone needle workshop reveals industrial practices of the 2nd millennium BCE

Phys.org 

Recent excavations at the Shimao site in Shaanxi, China, have revealed one of the earliest and, so far, largest bone needle workshops ever discovered. The research published in the Journal of Anthropological Archaeology by Hua Wang and colleagues provides valuable insights into craft specialization and early state formation in China during the transition from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age (ca. 2nd millennium BCE).

The Download: the risks of addictive AI, and hydrogen bikes’ limitations

Technology Review  

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. We need to prepare for ‘addictive intelligence’ —By Robert Mahari, a joint JD-PhD candidate at the MIT Media Lab and Harvard Law School whose work focuses on computational law, and Pat Pataranutaporn, a…

Victim’s stepdad came just metres away from confronting Huw Edwards - The Independent

Top Stories (uk) - Google News (ru) 

  1. Victim’s stepdad came just metres away from confronting Huw Edwards  The Independent
  2. Plaque honouring Huw Edwards removed from Cardiff Castle  The Guardian
  3. Bafta says it is reviewing Huw Edwards’ awards  The Independent
  4. Huw Edwards: Teenager allegedly paid by newsreader for explicit photos says he felt ‘groomed’  Sky News
  5. Huw Edwards’s downfall and a BBC newsroom in revolt  The Times

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Japan's defense minister begins visits to Cambodia and Vietnam, both under Beijing's shadow

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Japan’s defense minister has held talks with senior officials in Cambodia, a top ally of China, as he begins a Southeast Asian trip that will also take him to Vietnam, whose relations with Beijing are complicated by maritime disputes. Japan has historically maintained warm relations with Cambodia, but its influence is minor compared to that of China, which is Tokyo’s biggest geopolitical rival in Asia. Tokyo is disturbed by China’s aggressive maritime claims, as are several Southeast Asian nations... Читать дальше...


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