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What is personalised pricing and could it be making your holiday more expensive?
Experts say travel providers are using consumers’ personal data to tailor prices to individual customers.
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CoreWeave shares drop even as revenue and guidance top estimates
CoreWeave expanded its business with OpenAI during the second quarter, and it's also working with banks Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Three Colombian soldiers killed in attack with explosive-laden drones
Drones are being increasingly used by illegal armed groups to attack Colombia's security forces.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Staying up late on the weekends could make this common sleep disorder worse
Researchers have dubbed the spike in sleep disturbances over the weekend, when people stay up late and sleep in more, “social apnoea”.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Hunting microplastics: French scientists sound the alarm on plastic pollution
We eat, breathe and drink them, but there is still much we don’t know. We’re talking about microplastics. They’re dangerous for the environment and for our health. They can absorb toxic substances and easily make their way into the food chain. What is the European Union doing about it?
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Congo-Kinshasa: U.S. Sanctions Armed Groups, Companies 'Fueling Conflict' in Eastern DR Congo
[allAfrica] The United States government announced new sanctions targeting armed groups involved in illegal mining and those profiting from conflict minerals in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo). The Department of the Treasury designated four entities engaged in the production and trade of conflict minerals in Rubaya, a vast mining area known for its rich deposits of critical minerals.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:India: How can New Delhi deal with its stray dog problem?
Authorities in Delhi say stray dogs are a safety hazard, while activists see the animals as a part of the community. The huge number of dogs — combined with a lack of resources — makes it hard to find a humane solution.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Poland charges 6 for arson attacks on behalf of Russia and Belarus
Polish and Belarusian nationals accused of involvement in attacks sponsored by foreign intelligence
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Russia Downplays European Leaders’ Meetings Ahead of Putin-Trump Summit in Alaska
The Russian delegation’s objetives in the Alaska negotiations will be dictated exclusively by national interests, Fadeyev said. On Wednesday, Alexei Fadeyev, deputy head of the Information Department at the Russian Foreign Ministry, downplayed the importance of meetings between European leaders ahead of the summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump. RELATED: […]
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Eddie Van Halen's 1982 iconic Kramer guitar to be auctioned
The instrument is based on Van Halen’s original “Frankenstrat” guitar from 1975. Five years after Van Halen's death, this is the first of his guitars with this trademark design to ever be auctioned. It is expected to fetch more than $2million during an October auction led by Sotheby's.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Gaza talks to focus on releasing hostages all in one go, Netanyahu hints
Mediators say a deal can be pushed through in the weeks before Israel's planned expansion of the war.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Israel and Kurdish fighters should stop destabilising Syria, Turkish FM Hakan Fidan says
Since Islamist-led insurgents ousted former President Bashar al-Assad in a rebel offensive in December, the interim government in Damascus has struggled to maintain stability and heal the wounds of the nearly 14-year civil war.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Class Not Dismissed: Mamdani, Nonprofits, and the Fight for Economic Justice
If there is any bright spot in the Trump administration’s dog days, it’s that nonprofits are reigniting their struggle for economic justice.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Climate change-driven heat extremes are driving ‘staggering’ decline in tropical birds, study warns
Using climate attribution science, researchers have linked rising heat to declining bird populations around the world.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Putin wants a photo op with Trump and a sanctions delay, says EU foreign policy chief
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump are set to meet this week to discuss the war in Ukraine.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Evacuations in Alaska after glacial melt raises fears of record flooding
Meltwater is escaping from a basin that is dammed by a glacier - prompting fears of a deluge in state capital Juneau.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Barbie's inspiration was a fictional German call girl
Seventy years ago, a German tabloid newspaper created the Lilli doll, a fantasy figure for men based on a cartoon character. That character eventually inspired another iconic doll — Barbie.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Relying on AI in colonoscopies risks eroding doctors’ skills, study warns
Routine use of AI technology can cause the ability of specialists to detect precancerous growths to decline by a fifth, authors conclude.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:China says it 'drove away' U.S. warship near the disputed Scarborough Shoal
This comes after a Chinese warship crashed intoone of its own country's coast guard vesselsas it chased a patrol boat belonging tothe Philippines
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:US says UK human rights record worsening thanks to online safety regime
The U.S. State Department blamed the U.K.'s Online Safety Act for chilling free speech, but got bits of the Act wrong.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Belarus-Russia Zapad-2025 Drills to Include Nuclear and Hypersonic Missile Planning
This year’s drills will involve at least 13,000 Belarusian troops, along with an unspecified number of Russian forces. On Wednesday, Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin said that Russia and Belarus will rehearse planning for the use of nuclear weapons and Russia’s Oreshnik hypersonic missiles during their Zapad-2025 military exercises. RELATED: Belarus and Cuba Strengthen Their […]
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Sri Lanka: Tamils hope for foreign help as mass graves open
The excavation of a mass grave in Chemmani is forcing Sri Lanka to face its history of bloodshed, with the country's Tamil community calling for the international community to get involved.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:The Gods of New York — four fraught years that transformed the Big Apple
A compelling portrait of the city argues that the ‘gladiatorial arena’ of egos in the late 1980s fractured its promise of a better life
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:How nuclear technology can help fight seafood fraud
Across the globe, consumers and small-scale fishers alike are facing a growing challenge: seafood fraud.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Safety on and off the pitch: Closing down child trafficking in sport
Saido, a Somali refugee, started playing basketball when she entered the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya. Basketball was, for her, a way to access community and confidence.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:‘Only hunger and bombs’ for besieged civilians in Sudan’s El Fasher
UN human rights chief Volker Türk has expressed outrage over Monday’s deadly large-scale attack by the Rapid Support Forces militia on El Fasher, the capital of Sudan’s North Darfur state, which has been besieged by the RSF since April last year.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Syria: UNICEF calls for safe access to children in Sweida as needs mount
Humanitarians must be able to reach families affected by the “deeply alarming” recent violence in Syria’s Sweida region who need food and other basics to survive, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Malnutrition deaths mark ‘latest in the war on children’ in Gaza: UNRWA chief
At least 100 children in Gaza have died from malnutrition and hunger, prompting humanitarians to underscore the need to speed up medical evacuations from the enclave while also allowing more food to enter.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:World News in Brief: Casualties in Ukraine, Burkina Faso aid helicopter blast, Uganda urged to release opposition leaders
July saw the highest civilian casualties in Ukraine since May 2022, with 286 people killed and 1,388 injured, according to the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in the country (HRMMU).
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:UN says Sri Lanka has ‘historic opportunity’ to end impunity, deliver justice
Sri Lanka’s Government has a “historic opportunity” to end decades of impunity and deliver justice for victims of past violations, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) has said, urging sweeping reforms to address crimes committed during and after the country’s civil war.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Security Council rejects creation of rival government in Sudan
The UN Security Council has rejected the Rapid Support Forces’ (RSF) declaration last month of a rival administration in parts of Sudan it controls, warning the move threatens the country’s unity and risks worsening the brutal conflict between the militia and forces of the military government.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Trump warns of 'very severe consequences' for Russia if Putin does not stop war in Ukraine
Ukraine’s president and European leaders held virtual talks with US President Donald Trump on Wednesday, just days before his much-anticipated meeting with Vladimir Putin in Alaska.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Pamela Anderson is now selling pickles – and it's for a good cause
Pamela Anderson has launched her very own, limited-edition line of spicy pickles. And the reason behind this career pivot is a big dill.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Britain’s Unemployment Hits 4-Year High Amid U.S. Trade War
Policy uncertainty and tariff pressures are limiting employment growth and raising the risk of economic stagnation. On Tuesday, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) informed that Britain’s labor market showed further signs of cooling in the second quarter, with job vacancies and payrolled employees declining. RELATED: U.S. and China Extend Tariff Truce for 90 Days […]
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:EU signs €500 million loan to safeguard Ukraine's energy security ahead of winter
Under the agreement, Ukraine state-owned company Naftogaz would be allowed to finance emergency gas purchases.
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