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Raising $4.7 million in a week: What one founder learned after moving his AI startup from Germany to San Francisco
Business Insider
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August 20, 2025
Raising money in Germany for his AI startup? Nearly impossible. Raising several million in a week in Silicon Valley? Easy. That's according to Kevin Wu, cofounder and CEO of Leaping AI, which builds voice AI agents for call centers, customer...
11 tourism business ideas to start in Spain
The Local - Spain
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August 20, 2025
Thinking of setting up a tourism business in Spain? Barcelona-based travel journalist Esme Fox gives us the lowdown on which enterprises can be successful in Spain, as well as adding value to the tourism industry rather than contributing to...
US-EU trade deal not far from ECB's baseline forecast
RTE Ireland
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August 20, 2025
The trade deal between the US and the EU is close to the baseline assumed by the European Central Bank, but uncertainty persists in key sectors like pharmaceuticals and semiconductors, ECB President Christine Lagarde said today. The EU accepted...
H.I.G. Infrastructure Invests in Finnish Circular Economy Provider Fluo Group
The Gazette - Colorado
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LONDON, Aug. 20, 2025 /CNW/ -- H.I.G. Capital ("H.I.G."), a leading global alternative investment firm with $70 billion of capital under management, is pleased to announce that one of its affiliates has acquired a controlling interest in Fluo...
Prime Capital accelerates infrastructure debt fund to €130m with €30m EIF commitment, targeting European small- and mid-market opportunities
European Investment Fund
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August 19, 2025
Prime Sustainable Infrastructure Debt Fund targets the European small- and mid-market segment, financing independent infrastructure developers and asset owners. The fund’s size has increased to €130m following a renewed investment from the...
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Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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Minnesota sues TikTok, alleging it preys on young people with addictive algorithms ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota has joined a wave of states suing TikTok, claiming the app uses addictive algorithms that harm young people's mental health. The...
European markets head for negative open as sentiment shifts; UK inflation data ahead
CNBC
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August 20, 2025
Borough Market in London, United Kingdom, on Aug. 27, 2024. Mike Kemp | In Pictures | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks are expected to open lower on Wednesday as global market sentiment wavered. The U.K.'s FTSE index is seen opening 0.18%...
The Armenia-Azerbaijan deal: Painful concession, unfinished business
The California Courier
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Armenia has ceded to Azerbaijan something that no country with an exclave has ever obtained in history: unimpeded land access through the sovereign territory of another state. Imagine a special road granting the United States unimpeded passage to...
Trump, send your deportees to Europe not Africa
Al Jazeera
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August 20, 2025
On August 5, Rwanda announced it had agreed to accept 250 migrants under the Trump administration’s expanding third-country deportation programme. Speaking from Kigali, government spokesperson Yolande Makolo said Rwanda would retain the right to...
Anyone going to Spain warned over uno phrase you should never use
Liverpool Echo
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August 20, 2025
Every year, millions of British travellers head to Spain, many of them armed with a few Spanish phrases they've picked up from films, TV shows, or casual encounters. While the intention is admirable, some of these well-meaning attempts at local...
International tourism hits record highs: Spain receives 64 million passengers by air up to July, with Brits leading the way
SUR in English
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August 20, 2025
Last summer Spain recorded an all-time high in international tourist arrivals, but the sector still shows no sign of reaching its peak, despite the difficulty of continuing to grow at the current levels. The latest official figures, published by...
Unknown Assailants Set Fire to Bundeswehr Vehicles in Germany
Militarnyi
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In Kassel, Germany, unknown individuals set fire to Bundeswehr service vehicles parked overnight. FAZ reported on this. According to preliminary findings by the criminal police, it was an intentional arson. The search for suspects, which began...
Europe thinks Trump’s peace talks will fail. It wants them anyway — to call Putin’s bluff.
Politico Europe
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August 19, 2025
A second diplomat confirmed the allies were happy to support the American initiative to broker a truce, not because they necessarily thought it would work but “because it will be a clear test of Russian intentions.” A third said the security...
Armenia can be a gateway for Iran to the EAEU and EU countries. Pashinyan
1in.am
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August 20, 2025
Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan and President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian participated in the opening of the Armenia-Iran Business Forum. The forum’s main goals are to promote the deepening and...
Ruto urges Japan to invest in Kenya's tech and green economy
The Standard
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President William Ruto at 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9) in Yokohama, Japan.[PCS] President William Ruto has urged Japanese investors to scale up their presence in Kenya, highlighting opportunities in...
Guyana must remain a bad place to do business for narco-traffickers
Guyana Chronicle
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August 20, 2025
THE fight against drug trafficking in Guyana has entered a new era—one where traffickers are using increasingly sophisticated methods, shifting routes, and embedding foreign operatives in local networks. At the forefront of the battle is the...
Standalone smart gas meter launched in Britain
Smart Energy International
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August 20, 2025
British metering provider IMServ and Valda Energy have launched the first standalone AMR smart gas meter for small businesses. The SciFlo smart gas meter manufactured by Danish metering specialist, Flonidan, is intended for gas only premises and...
US-EU trade deal not far from ECB's baseline forecast, Lagarde says
Zawya
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FRANKFURT - The trade deal between the U.S. and the EU is close to the baseline assumed by the European Central Bank, but uncertainty persists in key sectors like pharmaceuticals and semiconductors, ECB President Christine Lagarde said on...
EU’s Kallas says new Russia sanctions package to be ready in September
The Straits Times
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August 19, 2025
BRUSSELS - European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Aug 20 the EU would continue targeting Russia’s war economy and that the next sanctions package against Moscow should be ready by September. She was speaking after a virtual...
The Tourist Tide Turning: Why Europe’s Most Beloved Cities are Beginning to Revolt
EUToday
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August 20, 2025
6The image of Europe as the world’s playground is one its leaders have cultivated for decades. From the tapas bars of Barcelona to the cobbled streets of Montmartre, the continent’s cities have built their reputations – and much of their income –...