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Delta, Air France-KLM, And Korean Air Take Stakes In WestJet
WestJet has gained another powerful equity partner, Air France-KLM, in a deal that builds on the relationship with Delta Air Lines and Korean Air, positioning the Canadian carrier to strengthen its international connectivity within a wider...
Owner: Matthew Klint
Europe’s Changing Chemsex Scene Spells Trouble for STIs
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Medscape
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PARIS — The landscape of “chemsex” in Europe is changing and could be putting users at a higher risk for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), according to new findings presented last week at the European AIDS Clinical Society (EACS) 2025 Annual...
Owner: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR & Co. Inc.)
Lori and Andrew Pachefsky traveled to Germany for a ‘stolpersteine’ ceremony, to honor relatives
A ceremony in Germany to lay stones memorializing family members who died during the Holocaust drew two Jewish Wisconsinites across the ocean. A German man reached out to a cousin of the Pachefskys, of Wisconsin, through Ancestry.com in March. He...
Owner: Milwaukee Jewish Federation
Music can be a tool to build empathy, says sarodist Soumik Datta
Award-winning sarodist, Soumik Datta, is all set to tour the country with a new immersive show ‘Travellers’. Having started in Mumbai on October 10, he will travel with it to Bengaluru on October 30 at Bangalore International Centre and Sabha BLR...
Owner: The Kasturi Family
“I’d rather sleep on the street!” Chinese go-getter shakes Western Europe
Aliexpress store a Plaza Mayor shopping centre, Malaga. Credit: Capturing Images/Shutterstock A Chinese-born entrepreneur, now living in Spain, recently dropped a line that has set Spanish social media ablaze: “I’d rather sleep on the street than...
Owner: Euesden Family
History made: Pope and King pray together in Sistine Chapel
Pope Leo and King Charles joined together for Midday Prayer, marking a first since the Church of England broke with Rome in the 1500s. The Vatican visit of King Charles III of England on October 23, 2025, has given rise to unprecedented symbolic...
Owner: The Foundation for Evangelization through the Media (the FEM)
Updated MDNA11 Clinical Data from the ABILITY-1 Study to be Presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology Immuno-Oncology Congress 2025
Medicenna Therapeutics Corp. ("Medicenna" or the "Company") (TSX: MDNA,OTC:MDNAF, OTCQX: MDNAF), a clinical-stage immunotherapy company focused on the development of Superkines targeting cancer and autoimmune diseases, announced today that updated...
Owner: Nick Smith
France to expand Rafale fighter fleet to 286 jets under 2026 budget
France has announced plans to substantially enlarge its Rafale combat aircraft fleet, setting a new target of 286 jets under the forthcoming 2026 defense budget. The proposed expansion represents a significant increase from the current ceiling of...
Owner: Albayrak Family
European Christmas market with Santa Claus and 'giant Advent calendar' has £26 flights
Christmas market with Santa Claus and a 'giant Advent calendar' (Image: Getty) Christmas markets are among the most magical highlights of the festive season. They transform cities into glittering winter wonderlands filled with twinkling lights,...
Owner: Reach PLC
"The bank I work for has a culture of fear"
When this cycle ends and the embers are being raked over, I predict that senior banking executives will be found to have presided over serious failures of governance. At the bank I work for, the hand on the tiller is light, and I can see the same...
Owner: MBM Commercial LLP
How European humiliation further toxifies Crystal Palace’s Conference League campaign
When the wind tore through Crystal Palace’s latest message of defiance against Uefa, knocking over a handful of the ultras propping the flailing banner up, it felt almost symbolic. That after a summer of perceived injustice, they are fighting a...
Europe’s future depends on skills, not just science
Europe is a powerhouse of ideas. Our universities and labs are overflowing with bright minds, from quantum physicists to climate scientists. But ideas alone do not change the world without the people who can turn them into real products, companies...
Owner: Van Puijenbroek & Baert Families, Thomas Leysen
Europe Plans Satellite Powerhouse To Rival Musk's Starlink
Three leading European aerospace groups announced Thursday a plan to merge their satellite operations to create a powerhouse for competing in particular against Elon Musk's Starlink internet system. The merger, whose financial details were not...
Owner: David Jang
Report finds 5B people globally facing religious persecution, discrimination
The 2025 Religious Freedom in the World Report by Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) found that nearly 5.4 billion people experience serious or very serious religious persecution or discrimination. The report classifies 24 countries as facing...
Owner: Fidelis
Editor's View: Eagle has me reaching for comfort of history
Is there a time of year more associated with British victories than the end of October? The 23 October 1942 was the start of the second battle of El Alamein, a decisive turning point in the Second World War, when the Axis forces suffered one of...
Owner: Allen Family
Source: Thanks to government shutdown, game between No. 1 UConn and No. 20 Louisville will move from Germany to Naval Academy
The first-ever Armed Forces Classic to feature women’s basketball was supposed to host powerhouse programs UConn and Louisville at Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany. But due to logistical hurdles posed by the ongoing government shutdown, the Nov....
Owner: The Venetoulis Institute For Local Journalism
What the World Needs Now: IOF’s Joint Statement for the 80th Anniversary of the United Nations
IOF has submitted the following statement, joined by organizations around the world, to all UN ambassadors in New York for the 80th anniversary of the creation of the United Nations. In Commemoration of United Nations Day 2025 Several days before...
Owner: The International Organization For The Family Inc
'Healing of history’: King Charles and Pope Leo pray together in 500-year first 7h ago
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SBS
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Britain's King Charles and Pope Leo have prayed together in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel, in the first joint worship between an English monarch and a Catholic pontiff since King Henry VIII broke away from Rome in 1534. Latin chants and English...
Owner: Australian Government
Concerned King Charles’ ‘warning’ to Queen Camilla ‘revealed’ during Italy state visit
On Thursday (October 23), King Charles and Queen Camilla met with Pope Leo as part of their state visit to the Holy See. Their Majesties landed in Italy on Wednesday, where they were given a warm welcome. There, according to a lip reader, a...
Owner: James Carter & James Douglas