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Divine ways to spend it in December

11/28/2025 Financial Times UK

Jean Cocteau charity Christmas cards, Tekla for your dog, a champagne dinner and much more

Energy leads 1.4 pct YoY drop in producer prices for Oct

11/28/2025 Macropolis European Union

Greece’s Producer Price Index (PPI) remained in contraction in October, with a drop of 1.4 percent year-on-year (YoY), after a decrease of 1.1 percent in September, ELSTAT data showed on Friday.

Fuels and food drive 0.7 pct YoY fall in Sept retail sales

11/28/2025 Macropolis European Union

Greece’s retail sales dropped by 0.7 percent year-on-year (YoY) in September, after a strong rise of 5.1 percent in August, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data showed on Friday.

Three reasons why China wants global green leadership after Cop30 – and two reasons it doesn’t

11/28/2025 The Conversation UK

Ahead of the UN’s Cop30 summit, China appeared keen to take on the mantle of new global leader on climate change, stepping into the gap left by the US’s withdrawal from the top spot under Donald Trump.

In trying to understand what China wants from this role, it’s worth examining three areas motivating Beijing to take over leadership, and two others which it is trying to avoid.

Time running out for government action out as water crisis deepens

11/28/2025 Macropolis European Union

The Greek government is confronting a mounting water crisis that has pushed Attica to the brink of emergency status and forced ministers to admit that “difficult decisions” can no longer be delayed.