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    Catherine Connolly

    Left-wing firebrand Catherine Connolly elected president of Ireland in landslide

    The 68-year-old grew up in social housing as one of 14 children. Her mother died when she was nine years old, and her father worked at a local shipyard

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    How the billionaire ‘French Murdoch’ Vincent Bollore steered Le Pen’s far-right to the verge of power

    By Benoit Berthelot, Tara Patel and Bloomberg
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    Queen Elizabeth drinks Tea Nauru
    Retail

    Can Gen Z save tea? How young Brits are reigniting love for the classic cuppa amid a crisis of relevance

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    Planning decision for London’s controversial ‘Undershaft’ skyscraper delayed as objections mount over the city’s tallest tower
    Environment

    Planning decision for London’s controversial ‘Undershaft’ skyscraper delayed as objections mount over the city’s tallest tower

    By Jack Sidders, Michael and Bloomberg
    July 2, 2024
    Wingstop’s U.K. millennial chief walks to work from his Hampstead Heath apartment and has $25 lunches from London’s hottest luxury gym
    Success

    Wingstop’s U.K. millennial chief walks to work from his Hampstead Heath apartment and has $25 lunches from London’s hottest luxury gym

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    July 2, 2024
    View of a road and homes in Ny-Alesund, Svalbard, Norway
    Politics

    The Arctic archipelago of Svalbard has just one unsold private property, listed at €300 million—but the Norwegian government is fighting to block its sale

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    CEO and founder of Revolut, Nik Storonsky
    Finance

    Britain’s biggest tech company? Revolut has swung into profit while still trapped by banking license limbo

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    Blurred motion of people waiting at the airport.
    Finance

    Air France-KLM bracing for a multi-million euro hit this summer as tourists dodge Paris due to Olympic chaos in the city

    By Benedikt Kammel, Anthony Palazzo and Bloomberg
    July 2, 2024
    CEO of Renault group, Luca de Meo
    Tech

    Renault vows to reduce battery costs by 20% and build a ‘value chain’ of EV suppliers in Europe, in a bid to remain competitive

    By Elisabeth Behrmann, Wilfried Eckl-Dorna and Bloomberg
    July 2, 2024
    Two tour boats directly above, Lefkada, Greece
    Lifestyle

    Greece launches its first helicopter airline making island-hopping a little easier this summer

    By Sarah Rappaport and Bloomberg
    July 2, 2024
    A person walks on a treadmill at a desk while working from home
    Lifestyle

    A WFH ‘culture war’ has broken out across Europe, with the U.K. leading the charge as the most WFH-friendly country, while France lags behind

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    a group of women sitting on a couch with food in a table in front of them
    Success

    The Germans and French get over 30 days off a year—yet, they feel more ‘deprived’ of vacations than their U.S. peers with half the days

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    July 1, 2024
    Chief Executive Officer of LVMH, Bernard Arnault.
    Retail

    LVMH billionaire Bernard Arnault enters race to acquire Venice’s iconic Hotel Bauer—with bids rising over €275 million

    By Laura Benitez, Angelina Rascouet, Libby Cherry and Bloomberg
    July 1, 2024
    Election Night With Marine Le Pen
    Politics

    French market rebounds and euro edges up after France’s far-right National Rally clinches first-round vote

    By Alice Gledhill, Aline Oyamada and Bloomberg
    July 1, 2024
    Ted Pick, CEO of Morgan Stanley
    Finance

    Morgan Stanley joins American banks JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs in ditching bonus caps for U.K. bankers

    By Tom Metcalf, Aisha S Gani and Bloomberg
    July 1, 2024
    Crowds of Tourists rest in front of the Eiffel Tower
    Features

    How to survive Paris during the 2024 Olympics

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    June 29, 2024
    Groom putting ring on bride's finger. Rings exchange. Happy couple celebrating wedding outdoors.
    Politics

    Russians rethink divorce as government raises fees eightfold to fund war effort

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    June 28, 2024
    Michael O'Leary, chief executive officer of Ryanair Holdings Plc, during a news conference in London, UK, on Wednesday, April 24, 2024.
    Retail

    Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary sees pay packet jump to $5 million as he chases 9-figure bonus

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    June 28, 2024
    woman walking amid short trees facing Siena old town
    Lifestyle

    Italy is paying people as much as $32,000 to relocate to its Tuscan mountains as it tries to stabilize dwindling populations there

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    June 28, 2024
    Slack CEO Denise Dresser speaks during the third annual Axios What's Next Summit at the Planet Word Museum on March 19, 2024 in Washington, DC.
    Tech

    Slack’s AI is saving users 97 minutes a week. But its CEO worries they won’t know what to do with their extra time

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    June 28, 2024
    France's President Emmanuel Macron
    Finance

    Amid election nerves French traders race to secure funding as they foresee the worst blow to bonds

    By Alice Gledhill, Michael Msika, Tasos Vossos and Bloomberg
    June 28, 2024
    Nicolas Hieronimus, CEO of L'Oreal SA.
    Finance

    CEO of cosmetics giant L’Oreal announces slower growth as Chinese market flatlines

    By Angelina Rascouet, Michael Msika and Bloomberg
    June 28, 2024
    The famous Harrods department store in South Kensington
    Lifestyle

    Luxury multimillion-dollar London flats are offering residents Wegovy, botox, and vitamin IV drips on demand

    By Sarah Rappaport and Bloomberg
    June 28, 2024
    Why the nation of Alan Turing is poised to revolutionize AI despite the recent dip in investment, according to a venture capitalist
    Commentary

    Why the nation of Alan Turing is poised to revolutionize AI despite the recent dip in investment, according to a venture capitalist

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    June 27, 2024
    two cows butting their heads
    Environment

    Denmark is spending $100 million to get its citizens to adopt a plant-based diet—but its economy is still stubbornly reliant on pork and dairy exports

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    June 27, 2024
    Participants watches a showcase at the Rolex booth
    Retail

    U.K. luxury watch market has stabilized but top Rolex seller issues profit warning due to lack of ‘gold and other precious metal watches’

    By Andy Hoffman and Bloomberg
    June 27, 2024
    Slack CEO Denise Dresser speaks during the third annual Axios What's Next Summit at the Planet Word Museum on March 19, 2024 in Washington, DC.
    Tech

    Slack CEO welcomes EU’s Microsoft Teams probe that could see the tech giant slapped with a $21 billion fine

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    June 27, 2024
    Lars Fruergaard Jorgensen, CEO of Novo Nordisk.
    Health

    A rare setback as Ozempic-maker Novo Nordisk takes a $820 million hit as its next wonder drug fails

    By Naomi Kresge and Bloomberg
    June 27, 2024
    Nicolai Tangen, CEO of $1.6 trillion Norges Bank Investment Management, takes a dip in the ocean and hits the sauna every day before clocking in for work by scooter
    Leadership

    Nicolai Tangen, CEO of $1.6 trillion Norges Bank Investment Management, takes a dip in the ocean and hits the sauna every day before clocking in for work by scooter

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    June 27, 2024
    Close up shot of a beautiful smiling businesswoman, sitting at her desk at the office, looking down and using her laptop computer.
    Success

    Businesses are using ‘sociologists, psychologists, and anthropologists’ to work out how to get staff back to the office

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    June 27, 2024
    A bus and car on fire on O'Connell Street in Dublin city centre after violent scenes unfolded following an attack on Parnell Square East where five people were injured, including three young children.
    Lifestyle

    Manure-dumping farmers and far-right extremists made Western Europe less livable last year

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