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Cold shower for Hungary's famed hot baths
Hungary's grand thermal baths are struggling to stay afloat, buffeted by rocketing energy bills. Hungary's thermal bath culture was first developed 2,000 years ago by the Romans and continued under the Ottomans in the 16th century. mg-bg/anb/pmu/jza/fg
Asian markets fall with Wall St after Fed rate hike, warning
Asian markets skidded Thursday, tracking losses on Wall Street after the US Federal Reserve hiked interest rates again and dealt a blow to hopes it could cut them later in the year to soothe worries over the banking sector.
France-Germany tensions loom over EU leaders' summit
A burgeoning row between France and Germany fired by differences over nuclear energy and combustion engines threatens to spill over into a gathering of the 27 European Union leaders on Thursday. While Germany led the revolt against the combustion engine ban, it is not alone.
Credit Suisse collapse leaves sports sponsorships in limbo
The takeover of Swiss bank Credit Suisse leaves many sports stars, teams and tournaments with a big question mark hanging over their lucrative sponsorship deals.
After Fed, Europe's central banks to decide on rates
A clutch of European central banks announce interest-rate decisions Thursday as markets remain jittery over turmoil in the global banking sector. In between the decisions by the SNB and BoE, the Norwegian central bank is predicted to raise its interest rate by a quarter-point to 3.0 percent.
French MPs battle over AI-assisted Olympics surveillance
French government plans to trial surveillance cameras upgraded with artificial intelligence at the 2024 Olympics have opponents fuming at what they say is unnecessary and dangerous security overreach. But opponents say the plans overstep the bounds of the French constitution and European law.
Brazil's Lula irks foreign oil companies with new tax
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has not even been in power for 100 days but has already provoked the wrath of foreign oil companies with the creation of a new tax on crude exports. It has attracted scorn not just from foreign oil companies, with newspaper O Globo calling it "a very bad idea" in a recent editorial.
Across globe, women battle 'gendered disinformation'
Fake photos showing Ukraine's first lady sunbathing topless, incorrect video subtitles defaming Pakistani feminists for "blasphemy", slow-motion clips falsely depicting "drunk" female politicians -- a barrage of disinformation targets women in the public eye.
Qatar's Sheikh Jassim makes second bid as battle to buy Man Utd heats up
The battle to buy Manchester United heated up on Wednesday as Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani returned with a second bid for the English giants.
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