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Families in Arocutin, Mexico, kept an all-night vigil during the Day of the Dead, covering graves with marigolds, candles, and offerings of tequila and food. The centuries-old tradition, rooted in Indigenous Purepecha culture, honors the belief that souls return to visit their loved ones. The Day of the Dead dates back to Mexico’s pre-Hispanic civilizations and blends Indigenous beliefs about the afterlife with Catholic observances introduced during Spanish colonization.
As speculation grows as to what could and could not be included in the budget, do Reform UK have a credible and alternative plan for the economy? Sam and Anne discuss how and where Nigel Farage will pitch his party on the economic front ahead of a key speech in the city, described by some as “bombproof”. The duo also consider which sectors could be impacted by the upcoming budget and how the government might sell potential tax rises to voters.
By Rushana Aliakbarova Published on 03/11/2025 – 9:02 GMT+1 Across Europe and Asia, the hospitality industry is becoming increasingly regional, driven by digitalisation, shared training and travellers whose expectations cross borders. That same trend was visible at this year’s HORECA EXPO UZBEKISTAN 2025, where professionals from Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan met in Tashkent to exchange ideas on how cooperation and technology are changing the region’s service sector. Kazakhstan: Digitalisation and the culture of service The Association of Restaurants of Kazakhstan, established in 2016, today unites around 16,000 restaurants across the country. Its representatives say the goal has always been simple: to bring…
OpenAI may also contest the designation, as other platforms have unsuccessfully done in the past, said João Pedro Quintais, associate professor of information law at the University of Amsterdam. Any disagreement would further lengthen the process. Too many laws? Key questions remain about how the two major laws tackling AI and platforms overlap. The AI Act and the DSA were designed to coexist in cases where AI is integrated into digital services, such as Google’s AI Overviews, said Quintais. They weren’t designed with so-called vertically integrated AI providers like OpenAI in mind. But under the AI Act, features integrated into…
Published on 03/11/2025 – 8:14 GMT+1 ‘Walk My World’ is no ordinary, traditional theatre production. First of all, the piece is set in a 6,000 sq metre space rustic space in Milleánris that gives people attending the freedom to roam among the world-class artists and dancers, and pick a character to pursue. The audience is immersed in a mythological world where they can follow the fate of gods and mortals through dozens of installation spaces in a Hollywood movie set-piece existence. Because no two viewers will see the same thing from the same perspective in the same evening, there is…
The idea of joint European borrowing is rejected by most of the bloc’s governments. That’s why the Commission is using it as leverage to get them to approve the use of Moscow’s assets for Ukraine. Oct 28 6 mins read
Updated: 03/11/2025 – 7:00 GMT+1 Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this November 3rd, 2025 – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. … More
Banks and financial institutions are facing a rising tide of fraud and money laundering, and a growing pressure to keep up with tightening financial regulations. Despite increasing spending by up to 10 per cent a year in some advanced markets between 2015 and 2022, the financial industry detects only about 2 per cent of global financial crime flows, according to Interpol. Now, some believe artificial intelligence (AI) could help relieve the burden. In Norway, the fintech start-up Strise has built an AI platform that scans public registries and media reports to flag potential money-laundering risks in real time. The AI…
Von den Bundesländern bis zur COP30 in Brasilien: Der Kanzler reist, verhandelt und kämpft um Vertrauen in die Wirtschaft.Im Gespräch mit Rasmus Buchsteiner geht es um steigende Krankenkassenbeiträge, drohenden Stellenabbau, den geplanten Stahl-Gipfel und die Frage, ob aus den vielen Runden endlich greifbare Ergebnisse werden. Im 200-Sekunden-Interview erklärt Franziska Hoppermann, Vorsitzende der Enquete-Kommission zur Corona-Aufarbeitung, wie die Arbeit des Bundestags Gerechtigkeit und Versöhnung schaffen soll. Sie spricht über die Rolle von Jens Spahn, wo die Corona-Kritiker bleiben und erste Lehren aus den Anhörungen. Und: Hans von der Burchard analysiert das erste Telefonat seit längerer Zeit zwischen Friedrich Merz und Benjamin…
By Jerry Fisayo-Bambi with AP Published on 03/11/2025 – 6:42 GMT+1 •Updated 6:54 US President Donald Trump has claimed that Chinese President Xi Jinping assured him that Beijing will not pursue its long-standing objective of uniting Taiwan with mainland China while he is in office. “He has openly said, and his people have openly said at meetings, ‘We would never do anything while President Trump is president,’ because they know the consequences,” Trump said in an excerpt of an interview with the CBS program “60 Minutes” that aired Sunday. According to Trump, his discussions with Xi on Thursday in South Korea, which mostly…