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Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s son is set to marry on Friday, marking the culmination of a wedding extravaganza  that lasted nearly seven months and brought into focus the staggering wealth and influence of the richest man in Asia. Anant Ambani — the youngest son of the tycoon — got engaged to Radhika Merchant — the daughter of pharmaceutical magnate Viren Merchant — in December last year. The couple will wed in a Hindu ceremony at the Ambani-owned Jio World Convention Centre in the Indian financial capital of Mumbai. Among the invitees expected to attend the event are: Former British Prime Ministers Boris…

Preliminary findings from the European Commission on Friday said tech billionaire Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter) social media platform was in breach of EU digital content rules. “Today, the Commission has informed X of its preliminary view that it is in breach of the Digital Services Act (DSA) in areas linked to dark patterns, advertising transparency and data access for researchers,” the European Commission said in a statement. Preliminary findings In three key findgings highlighted by the Commission, EU regulators were unhappy with the X blue badge system that, under Musk’s ownership of X, has meant anyone can now obtain it with…

Nappy makers in Japan are switching focus to the rapidly expanding adult market after births dropped to a record low.In the face of an ageing population, companies are targeting resources at this growth area. The number of babies born in Japan fell for an eighth year running in 2023. Image: Pic: Reuters Japan’s population is forecast to plummet by about 30% to 87 million by 2070, with four out of every 10 people aged 65 or older, according to estimates.Against this backdrop, the nappy business is changing direction. Read more on Sky News:Japanese T-shirts feature random Scottish place namesSpoon that…

The World Health Organization says cancer is a “major contributor to global mortality.” It projects that the global cancer burden will increase by about 77% by 2050. But at least some forms of cancer can be avoided. Destiny is in your hands: Don’t smoke Being diagnosed with cancer is a shock that hits you hard. And yet almost half of all cancer cases could be prevented. Smoking alone triggers about every fifth tumor. The toxic cigarette smoke does not only cause lung cancer but many other kinds of tumors as well. Smoking is the most frequent self-imposed cause for cancer, but…

Trains let Germany down Germany’s main train operator Deutsche Bahn has come in for huge criticism after the network failed to cope with the mass of extra people in the country for Euro 2024. Those inside Germany knew that train delays and cancellations had become a regular fact of life long before the tournament, but those outside Germany were shocked that the supposed punctual and efficient nation no longer had a train service to be proud of. The most galling episodes for Deutsche Bahn were when tournament director Phillip Lahm was late for a game due to the trains and the Netherlands had to take a…

Skip next section OSCE official sentenced for ‘spying’ in Russian-held Donetsk07/12/2024July 12, 2024OSCE official sentenced for ‘spying’ in Russian-held DonetskA court in the Russian-occupied part of Ukraine’s Donetsk region has sentenced an official of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to 14 years in prison on charges of spying for unspecified foreign intelligence services, Russia’s prosecutor general said. In a statement on the Telegram messaging app, the prosecutor general’s office said Vadym Golda collected information on industrial facilities in the Donetsk region in 2021, which was then used to direct missile strikes on the province. The Vienna-based…

When businessman Safet Demiri went to renew the registration of his company cars in August 2019, he got a rude awakening. An official in Demiri’s home town of Medvedja in southern Serbia told him that he was no longer listed in the population register. “You could have knocked me down with a feather,” he recalls. Demiri commutes between Medvedja, where he runs a tourist resort and a telecommunications company, and Vienna, where he works as a building contractor. But since the summer of 2019, his name no longer appears in the population register of his home town, where his family has…

Prince Harry was honoured at a ceremony in the US despite the mother of the award’s namesake arguing others were more deserving.The Duke of Sussex received the Pat Tillman Award for Service from sports channel ESPN, given to individuals in the sporting world who have made significant contributions to the lives of others. The award is named after former NFL player and US Army Ranger Pat Tillman, who was killed in Afghanistan in 2004.The Duke was recognised for founding the Invictus Games a decade ago to support injured and sick servicemen and women who are navigating physical and invisible injuries.Tillman’s…

No matter who is crowned European champions on Sunday, Lamine Yamal and Nico Williams have proved they are the real deal. The Spain wingers have struck fear into the hearts of any unfortunate defender who’s been tasked with containing them at Euro 2024. But their success has also shone a light on the African diaspora in Europe.   Nico Willams was born in Pamplona to Ghanaian parents who made the grueling Sahara crossing for a new life in Spain. Nico stars with his older brother Inaki for Athletic Bilbao in La Liga, where together they helped break Bilbao’s trophy drought by winning the Copa del Rey last season. Inaki represents Ghana, and impressed…

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban traveled to the US state of Florida on Thursday, where he met with former President Donald Trump following a NATO summit in Washington. The meeting is part of Orban’s self-proclaimed “peace mission” to end Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. It is likely to add to frustration among Western allies over similar secret trips he has made to Russia and China in the past few days. Orban met with Trump at the former president’s beachside Mar-a-Lago estate and the Hungarian leader shared a photo of the two on X, formerly Twitter, with the caption: “We discussed ways…