10 hours ago Greenland seeking closer ties with US, particularly on mining, PM says

Donald Trump raised alarm last week when he refused to rule out military intervention to bring Greenland and the Panama Canal under US controlGreenland’s prime minister said on Monday the Danish autonomous territory was open to closer ties with the United States, in areas such as mining, a Greenlandic broadcaster reported.“We need to do business with the US. We have begun to start a dialogue and seek opportunities for cooperation with [Donald] Trump,” Mute Egede said at a press conference in Greenland, according to public broadcaster KNR. Continue reading...

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19 hours ago Indie bookshops ‘buck the trend’ of retail gloom as store numbers stay high

Booksellers have increasingly moved to make their shops ‘warm, welcoming and experiential’ places to get customers through the doors.

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23 hours ago Napoli remain top but will Kvaratskhelia cast shadow over Serie A bid? | Nicky Bandini

The most shocking element might be how undaunted Napoli, and Naples, appear over the future of ‘Kvaradona’Antonio Conte is not angry, just disappointed, but before you accuse him of the oldest trick in the parenting book give the man time to finish his thought. On Saturday he confirmed Khvicha Kvaratskhelia wants to leave Napoli, expressing frustration that six months of working together had not persuaded the Georgia international that they could achieve great things together.A day later, though, he provided a subtle reframing. “I want to underline something,” said Conte at his press conference following a 2-0 win over Verona. “When I spoke about disappointment, I was not speaking about disappointment felt toward a player or toward the club but in myself. I thought I could cut through and influence this situation maybe I was a little bit presumptuous.” Continue reading...

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34 hours ago LA officials warn of price gouging as those displaced by fire seek housing

County sheriff says anyone who tries to scam the thousands of people looking for accommodations will be prosecutedWildfires live updatesLos Angeles authorities are warning against scams and price gouging as thousands of displaced families seek new accommodations as a result of the wildfires that devastated whole neighborhoods and forced the evacuation of others.In a press conference on Sunday, Los Angeles county sheriff Robert Luna warned against “anyone taking advantage of anyone who’s been victimized already, whether it is burglary looting, or any other crime, whether it’s a scam of some kind that you’re conjuring up to make money off of the poor people that have been involved in this”. Continue reading...

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21 hours ago ‘It’s been a blast’: Tyson Fury retires again to catch boxing world off

36-year-old quits sport in 17-second Instagram videoFury had been expected to meet Anthony JoshuaTyson Fury has announced his retirement from boxing, yet again, in a 17-second posting on Instagram which he released just hours before a major press conference in London to publicise next month’s heavily hyped Riyadh bill which includes Daniel Dubois’ IBF world title defence against Joseph Parker.It could be a typical ploy from Fury to divert attention from other heavyweights but, following two punishing fights against Oleksandr Usyk last year, both of which he lost narrowly, he might have chosen to get out of the brutal fight business with his faculties intact and more money than he can spend in the coming years. Continue reading...

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21 hours ago Israeli foreign minister reports progress in Gaza ceasefire and hostage talks

Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy attends Qatar talks amid reports of breakthrough in negotiationsIsrael’s foreign minister has described progress in talks for a Gaza ceasefire and the release of Israeli hostages amid intensifying indirect negotiations in Qatar attended by Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy.Gideon Saar, speaking at a joint press conference with his Danish counterpart, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, said Israel was working hard to reach a deal. Continue reading...

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