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07.07.26 - 19:06
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Italian village to impose fines of up to €200 on tourists with bare chests or in swimwear (The Guardian)
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Varenna's authorities say wandering around the village shirtless or in swimwear is now bannedA fishing village by Lake Como has imposed fines of up to €200 (£171) for those who wander around with bare chests or in swimwear, in the latest attempt by an Italian holiday destination to crack down on uncouth tourists.Varenna has been feeling the strain from an increasing number of visitors and so authorities were moved to introduce a raft of new rules aimed at preserving the village's appearance and guaranteeing a smidgen of peace and quiet for its year-round population of roughly 650. Continue reading......
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07.07.26 - 18:24
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Behind Xbox′s Big Layoffs, a Streaming Strategy That Failed (Bloomberg)
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Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox spent nearly $80 billion in the last decade on deals that would give it popular video game titles like Call of Duty and Skyrim, betting that gamers would flock to its Netflix-like subscription service offering hundreds of options for endless play....
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07.07.26 - 15:36
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Prince Harry loses lawsuit against Mail publisher over phone-hacking claims (The Guardian)
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Duke of Sussex and other prominent figures sued Associated Newspapers alleging it sourced stories using unlawful methods• Prince Harry court case - latest updatesThe Duke of Sussex and six other prominent figures have lost their case against the publisher of the Daily Mail over claims it sourced stories using an array of unlawful methods over two decades.In a ruling that is likely to signal an end to new litigation relating to the phone-hacking scandal, the high court dismissed all the claims, stating the claimants had not proved information had been obtained unlawfully. Continue reading......
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07.07.26 - 12:30
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Flights, hotels, visa in one go: 10 things to know about Saudi′s Package Visa (Times of India)
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Saudi Arabia has introduced a new pilot Package Visa service for tourists. This digital initiative integrates flight and accommodation bookings with visa applications. Eligible travelers can now book their entire trip through a single, unified travel package. The service aims to simplify the visitor journey and encourage longer stays. This move supports Saudi Arabia's growing tourism sector and global accessibility....
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07.07.26 - 12:01
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Sprengsätze explodieren in der Nähe des Hotels von Macron (Die Welt)
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In der syrischen Hauptstadt Damaskus sind während des Staatsbesuchs des französischen Präsidenten Macron mehrere Sprengsätze detoniert. Die Explosionen ereigneten sich Sicherheitskreisen zufolge in der Nähe des Hotels, in dem Macron abgestiegen war....
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06.07.26 - 19:12
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Streaming storm made ITV sharing a roof with Sky sadly inevitable (The Guardian)
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While everyone agrees the deal is the end of an era, it was also unavoidable in the era of Netflix and Disney+A generation ago, ITV was regarded as such a precious jewel in the UK broadcasting firmament that there was outrage when BSkyB, as it was, bought a 17.9% stake to stop anybody else getting their hands on the business. After a drawn-out saga, the then Murdoch-controlled Sky was forced by regulators to divest in the interests of plurality. Politicians breathed a sigh of relief.That was 2006. To say the UK television game has changed since those days is to understate matters grossly. As ITV unveiled its £1.6bn deal to sell its broadcasting business – but not its more valuable programme-making studios operation – to Sky, now under the ownership of US group Comcast, it was hard to detect any political uproar that might threaten the deal. Continue reading......
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