FCA plans to allow lenders longer to respond to car finance complaints
The FCA is proposing to ease the pressure by scrapping an eight-week deadline for lenders to respond to customer complaints. It suggests an extension to 31 May 2025 – when it plans to set out the next ...
Blackstone to train Hong Kong wealth managers as private assets gain investor favour
The world's largest alternative asset manager Blackstone has partnered with a local industry body to launch a certification programme for Hong Kong's wealth managers, deepening the city's push to ...
Gautam Adani, indicted in US, is a controversial first-generation Indian tycoon
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, indicted in New York over a $265 million bribery scheme, is a first-generation tycoon whose phenomenal rise has been accompanied by a series of ...
Court says it's ending dispute over control of airport in Mississippi's capital city
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal appeals court says it is ending a long-running dispute over whether the state or the city will control the airport board in Mississippi's capital of Jackson, apparently ...
Greece hit by general strike as thousands of workers protest over the high cost of living
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Thousands of workers marched through the Greek capital Athens on Wednesday as part of a 24-hour general ...
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Belem, host of next year's climate talks, is Amazonian city plagued with pollution and violence
But when tens of thousands of participants arrive in the host city of Belem next year, they won’t find idyllic images of rainforest, like lush vegetation and clean rivers. In Belem, impoverished, ...
Airbnb urges Barcelona to reconsider crackdown on tourism rentals
MADRID (Reuters) - Global holiday home rental company Airbnb has urged Barcelona's mayor to rethink a widening crackdown on short-term rentals, arguing that it only benefits the hotel sector while ...
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Sunnyvale officer union raises alarm at increase in local crime rates
The city is committed to being transparent about and sharing data, Garnett said, as there are several sources on the city’s ...
LVMH unit to close historic Venice department store
MILAN (Reuters) - DFS Group, the Hong Kong-based travel retailer controlled by luxury giant LVMH, said on Friday it was shutting down its business in Venice's historic Fondaco dei Tedeschi building.
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China draws up new map for southernmost city amid tension over disputed islands with Philippines
China has released an updated map for a southern city, established to reinforce its claims in the ... According to the Asia ...
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There should be transparency, accountability when AI is used for parliamentary processes: TN assembly speaker
Tamil Nadu assembly speaker M Appavu highlighted the potential for manipulation and misinformation, emphasizing the need for transparency and accountability in AI implementation. M Appavu speaking ...
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In first post-election comments, Mayor Cherelle Parker says she's committed to transparency
But regardless, she said she's more committed to "empowering the tool of transparency ... greenest, big city in the nation with access to economic opportunity for all, and nothing gets in ...