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The world's last linen beetling mill eyes strong future
The noise is deafening and the work can be lonely, but to William Smyth, who toils in the world's last commercial linen "beetling" mill, his job is unique. The handsome riverside stone building houses three working engines and is the last commercially-run beetling mill in the world, says Andrew Wilson, a businessman who invested in the mill earlier this year.
Poland cools on Ukrainians despite their economic success
Warsaw's central business district is booming alongside Poland's economy, but those teaching yoga and taking coffee orders in bustling premises under glass and steel office towers are often Ukrainian. We are currently selling one of our premises and every day if I take seven calls from people who are interested, six are Ukrainians."
Kudus ranks above Kylian Mbappe and Lamine Yamal in major stat this season
Mohammed Kudus has impressed for Tottenham Hotspur this season, leading in successful take-ons ahead of the likes of Kylian Mbappe and Lamine Yamal.
Barcelona legend announces retirement after playing over 970 career games
Inter Miami star Sergio Busquets retired from professional football at the end of the MLS season, ending a legendary career with Inter Miami and Barcelona.
In India's Mumbai, the largest slum in Asia is for sale
Stencilled just above the stairs, the red mark in Mumbai's Dharavi slum is tantamount to an eviction notice for residents like Bipinkumar Padaya. She believes that "at best" three-quarters of Dharavi residents will be forced to leave.
Asian markets drop as US data, new tariff threats dent sentiment
Markets retreated Friday as nagging uncertainty about the US interest rate outlook was compounded by data showing the world's biggest economy faring much better than expected and fresh tariff warnings from President Donald Trump.
Sought by luxury labels, Nigerian leather reclaims home market
Most Nigerian leather, often semi-finished, is exported to Europe and Asia and turned into luxury items bearing international brand labels, with zero trace of its origins. - Kano, cradle of tanneries - In Kano, a state in northern Nigeria, major international luxury brands source leather through intermediaries, who link them with tanners.
Heavy hand: Free-market US tested as Trump takes stakes in private companies
The Trump administration is in talks to take an equity stake in Lithium Americas, which would insert the government into another private enterprise in the latest challenge to American free-market traditions.
AI has bright future in Latin America, despite training deficit: regional Google chief
AI has a bright future in Latin America but is hamstrung by a huge training shortage, one of Google's top regional executives told AFP in an interview Thursday.
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