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Disney is asking a Florida court to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the husband of a New York doctor who suffered a fatal allergic reaction after eating at a restaurant in Disney Springs

The pan-European STOXX 600 closed 0.5% higher, with all the major regional bourses also ending in positive territory.

England Cricket Board (ECB) and Cricket Scotland opened the talks of introducing the Great Britain (GB) men's and women's teams for the next Los Angeles Olympics in 2028. Cricket is brought to the marquee event for the first time since 1900 and the decision to bring it back came last year. The details of the event are not yet confirmed but the International Cricket Council (ICC) has suggested a six-team tournament for both the categories. The tournament will be played for a week and the matches for the teams are likely to take place consecutively rather than «With the Los Angeles Olympics four years away, it's very early stages, but we're talking to Team GB and Cricket Scotland about the next steps we need to take. Once again Great Britain's Olympians have captured the national imagination with their exploits in Paris this year, and we look forward to working together to compete when cricket returns to the Olympic stage in 2028,» an ECB spokesperson told ESPNcricinfo.

Despite interest in the wealth management division from «a number of potential buyers», none of it resulted in a formal buyout offer. The firm was up for sale for almost a year amid what the firm termed an «extremely challenging» market backdrop, it revealed in its annual results to March 2024, today (12 August).   Attempts to sell the company's capital markets division were more successful however as it completed the sale of the arm to UK investment bank Zeus Capital last month. WH Ireland in 'advanced' talks with Zeus Capital for possible sale of capital markets unit Overall r...

UK on Saturday to protest recent rioting blamed on the far-right in the wake of the Southport knife attack that killed three children. Crowds massed in London, Glasgow, Belfast, Manchester and numerous other English towns and cities, as fears of violent confrontations with anti-immigration agitators failed to materialise. It followed a similar situation unfolding on Wednesday night, when anticipated far-right rallies up and down the country were instead replaced by gatherings organised by the Stand Up To Racism advocacy group.

2024 Paris Olympics, a stage where athletic prowess meets global attention, saw the German track star Alica Schmidt, often hailed as the “world’s sexiest athlete,” fall short of her Olympic dreams. Despite high expectations, Schmidt and her team were unable to secure a spot in the women’s 4×400-meter relay final, marking a disappointing end to her campaign.

Social network X has suspended its much-criticised harvesting of European users' personal data to train its artificial intelligence program, Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) said Friday. The DPC, which acts on behalf of the European Union, said in a statement that it «welcomes X's agreement to suspend its processing of the personal data contained in the public posts of X's EU/EEA users which it processed between 7 May 2024 and 1 August 2024, for the purpose of training its AI 'Grok'.» The DPC, which is working in collaboration with European regulators, has made an urgent High Court application for violation of EU rules on data protection (GDPR).

The British government has called on Elon Musk to act responsibly after the tech billionaire used his social media platform X to unleash a barrage of posts that risk inflaming the violent unrest gripping the country

food services group K Hospitality Corp plans to list the business on Indian stock exchanges with a Rs 2,500-3,000 crore initial public offering, said people aware of the development. The operator of restaurants and cafes, food courts, and airports stores with brands such as Copper Chimney, Bombay Brasserie, Cafeccino, and The Irish House has hired Kotak Mahindra Capital and ICICI Securities to manage the IPO process, they said.

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is an upcoming prequel to Game of Thrones. The show is set to air in early 2025. Here is everything we know about the new series.

Next Generation has partnered with Ireland’s electronic money institution Decta to spearhead the launch of a stablecoin pegged to the Euro with ticker EURT.

Since last week, Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has been at the centre of a ‘gender row’. Khelif has had to face accusations that include her of ‘not being a woman’. Amit Chaudhary spoke with UK-based athlete rights advocate & executive director, Humans of Sport, Payoshni Mitra, who has been at the forefront of the fight against sex testing policies in sports to declutter the mess surrounding the issue. Excerpts: Your immediate thoughts when you heard about Khelif? My first reaction was, ‘Not again’. See, it's not about gender. There was no proper test. Everything is speculation. Sometimes misinformation is being shared by people in powerful positions. We really need to question all of that and see where this information is coming from, what’s fuelling this controversy? Is there any real basis to it? And with this one as well, there wasn't any complete medical assessment there.

Unrest related to misinformation about a mass stabbing that killed three young girls last week spread to multiple towns and cities on Saturday as anti-immigration demonstrators clashed with police. The violence is posing a major test for Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who was elected only a month ago after leading Labour to a landslide win over the Conservatives.

Indian Men's Hockey Team will lock horns with Great Britain in the quarterfinals of the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024 on Sunday. The Indian men's hockey team bounced back in the men's competition with a 3-2 win over Australia in their last Pool B match on Friday. It is their first victory against Australia in the Olympics since 1972 Munich games. India bounced back from a 1-2 loss to the defending champions, Belgium, in their previous game. With this victory, India finished second and will now face Great Britain in the quarterfinals of the ongoing marquee event.

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Officials in Greece say an investigation has cleared the country's security agencies of involvement in an international spyware scandal that triggered U.S. sanctions earlier this year

As part of his new role, Ford will be responsible for growing the firm's assets under management. He will report to Dan Churchouse, head of business development for the UK and Ireland at Federated Hermes. Premier Miton's Nick Ford set to retire as Federated Hermes manager joins «Ross' proven track record of building and maintaining deep client relationships and thorough understanding of the UK wholesale market will be instrumental in achieving our growth objectives in the region,» said Churchouse. Ford joins Federated Hermes from Aviva Investors, where he held the position of busin...

Paris Olympics at a time when unemployment is soaring and economic woes are rampant, the opening ceremony has been criticized. The organizers went beyond the formal format of holding the ceremony in a stadium and produced a razzmatazz and riots of colors on the flowing River Seine, where thousands of people gathered on both sides and greeted the participating players. But it has been leveled as the worst opening ceremony in history. The disgruntled BBC viewers, who tuned in to watch the event, have slammed the Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony as «the worst in history.»

For the first time since tens of thousands of people were forced to flee Jasper National Park by a wildfire that then went on to destroy about a third of the Alberta mountain town, a clearer picture is emerging of the devastation.

While assessments are ongoing, Parks Canada officials confirmed Friday afternoon that 358 structures within the townsite in Jasper National Park were destroyed when a wildfire burned through the community this week.