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27.05.26 - 07:24
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Italy′s top court rules against tourist refused tap water in Dolomites hotel (The Guardian)
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Woman argued water was a universal human right but court ruled no law obliged hoteliers to serve it from tapsA tourist's simple request for a glass of tap water at a hotel restaurant in the Italian Dolomites has culminated in Italy's top court ruling that being served water from the tap is not a consumer right, after a lengthy and costly legal saga.The case dates back to 2019 when the woman spent a week at the five-star hotel in the ski resort of Corvara, in Badia, over Christmas and new year. She was on a half-board deal with the evening meal included, except for drinks. Continue reading......
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26.05.26 - 16:06
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Spain blocks access to Polymarket and Kalshi as it launches gambling licence investigation (The Guardian)
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Prediction sites, which allow bets on all topics from weather to politics, may be in breach of country's rulesSpain's ministry of consumer rights has blocked access to Polymarket and Kalshi while it investigates whether the leading prediction market sites are violating Spanish law by operating without a gambling licence.On Tuesday the ministry said it had launched disciplinary proceedings against the two platforms, which allow users to bet on everything from the weather to political events, amid allegations that they lacked the “necessary administrative authorisation” to operate in Spain. Continue reading......
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25.05.26 - 14:01
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BHP Cuts Green Push Across Iron Ore Segment, Media Report Says (Bloomberg)
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BHP Group is pulling back on key decarbonization projects in its Western Australian iron ore operations, slowing a climate strategy the miner had once positioned as central to its long-term growth plans, according to leaked internal documents cited by the Guardian and ABC's Four Corners....
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25.05.26 - 02:06
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K-pop androids and automated artists: welcome to South Korea′s strange and ambitious robot theme park (The Guardian)
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Galaxy Robot Park in South Korea hopes to attract tourists to concerts and fashion shows, but can robots ever replicate K-pop's connection with fans?Four child-sized humanoid robots take the stage at an arena in eastern Seoul, and as the opening beats of a song by K-pop star G-Dragon begin, they start to dance.Arms swinging, legs stepping in sync, heads bobbing, wigs and baggy clothes swishing, until – mid-performance – one of them seemingly malfunctions and has to be removed from the stage. Continue reading......
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