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(Bloomberg) — Venezuela said it will hold regional and parliamentary elections in April, potentially splitting the opposition over whether to boycott the vote. Most Read from Bloomberg The electoral authority said Venezuelans will choose nearly 300 lawmakers and at least 23 governors on April 27. The most prominent opposition leader, María Corina Machado, this month called on her followers not to participate after President Nicolás Maduro began a third six-year term after an election that was widely regarded as fraudulent. Maduro is trying to rush these elections “in an attempt to make people forget his defeat in the 2024 presidential…

Kathmandu, Nepal Reuters  —  Nepal will increase the permit fees for climbing Mount Everest by more than 35%, making the world’s tallest peak more expensive for mountaineers for the first time in nearly a decade, officials said on Wednesday. Income from permit fees and other spending by foreign climbers is a key source of revenue and employment for the cash-strapped nation, home to eight of the world’s 14 highest mountains, including Mount Everest. A permit to climb the 8,849 meter (29,032 feet) Mount Everest will cost $15,000, said Narayan Prasad Regmi, director general of the Department of Tourism, announcing a…

All five measures making up GfK’s Consumer Confidence Index have declined in January, putting the overall score at its lowest since the end of 2023. The new year has brought with it gloomy news for marketers hoping for a more optimistic consumer, with the overall consumer confidence score dropping by five points in January, according to GfK’s Consumer Confidence Barometer. The Overall Index Score, which brings together five different measures of consumer confidence, decreased by five points to -22 in January. This means the UK’s consumer confidence has fallen back to where it was at the end of 2023, when…

When 8-year-old Violet de Florio glides across the stage during New York City Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker this holiday season, she’ll be dancing alongside some of the top ballerinas in the world — and one of them goes by “Mom.”De Florio and New York City Ballet principal dancer Ashley Bouder will be one of only a handful of mother-daughter duos in the company’s history to perform together when they appear in the production at Manhattan’s Lincoln Center later this season: de Florio as an angel, and Bouder as one of several dancers performing the role of the Sugarplum Fairy.…

Illustration: Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto (Getty Images) This story incorporates reporting fromBusiness Insider, Bloomberg on MSN.com and Investor’s Business Daily on MSN.com.AT&T recently reported robust fourth-quarter results, beating financial expectations primarily due to an increase in phone and internet subscribers. The telecommunications giant announced 482,000 postpaid phone net additions, maintaining an industry-leading churn rate of 0.85 percent. Additionally, the company achieved 307,000 net additions for AT&T Fiber, marking the 20th consecutive quarter with over 200,000 net adds. The firm’s adjusted earnings per share remained consistent at $0.54, aligning with the same period from the previous year. CEO John Stankey has reaffirmed AT&T’s…

Grand Theft Auto 6 is set to arrive in Fall 2025 but with no confirmed release date, pre-order details for the game aren’t yet available. The lack of clarity around pricing and the intense anticipation for the game has led to speculation about GTA 6 possibly breaking the $70 price barrier for games. An analyst recently said that some developers were hoping GTA 6 would be priced between $80 and $100. Responding to the claim, several other analysts have now said the game is unlikely to be priced in that range.GTA 6 Unlikely to Be Priced $100IGN reached out to…

AIG taps Allianz Commercial’s Ciarán O’Shaughnessy as APAC head of casualty January 27 2025 by Mithun Varkey AIG has appointed Allianz Commercial’s Ciarán O’Shaughnessy as head of casualty for Asia Pacific, according to a LinkedIn post by AIG regional president Chris Colahan.In his new role, O’Shaughnessy (… To continue reading the full article and get full access to the InsuranceAsia News platform, please enquire about a subscription. Your company may already have a corporate license in place. Already a Subscriber? Please Login Join the mailing list Designed to help you stay ahead, our daily newsletter provides a round-up of the…

(Bloomberg) — Columbus, Ohio, is having a moment. But, as more businesses and residents flock to the state capital for its cheaper cost of living, its aging airports are feeling the strain. Most Read from Bloomberg To address the region’s growing capacity needs the region’s airport authority will issue $1 billion of investment-grade municipal debt on Tuesday, marking the agency’s largest bond sale ever and the most ambitious overhaul in the history of Columbus’ airports. Proceeds will go toward building a modern facility replacing the outdated 1958 terminal for the John Glenn Columbus International Airport, as well as retiring debt…

For travel tips, recipes and more insight on Italian culture, sign up for CNN’s Unlocking Italy newsletter. This eight-part guide will have you packing your bags in no time. CNN  —  Of the many depopulated Italian towns to launch bargain home schemes in recent years, none have been more successful than Sicily’s Sambuca di Sicilia. Sambuca’s home sell-offs have seen huge demand, with American buyers rushing to snap up discounted houses in the hillside town for a symbolic €1 in 2019 and €2 in 2021. Previously largely unknown, even to some Italians, Sambuca has since welcomed so many Americans that…

Tesco’s ‘Every little helps’ has been revealed as the UK’s most memorable slogan, according to new data shared exclusively with Marketing Week. It is followed by Nike’s ‘Just Do It’ and McDonald’s ‘I’m Lovin’ It’, showing successful taglines don’t need to mention a brand name to be instantly recognisable. The research, conducted by YouGov on behalf of the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), surveyed 6,808 people across the UK, asking them to recall a slogan or strapline from an ad they remembered. The rest of the top five is made up of Heinz’s ‘Beanz Meanz Heinz’ and Autoglass’s ‘Autoglass Repair, Autoglass…