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Syria needs $100bn in investment to rebuild tourism sector, minister says

Country forecast to attract five million visitors this year, up from about four million in 2025

3DOrdi’s full-featured NFT platform brings 1Sat Ordinals to life

3DOrdi revolutionizes NFT art with innovative features, enabling creators to earn through micropayments and offering a decentralized marketplace on BSV.The post 3DOrdi’s full-featured NFT platform brings 1Sat Ordinals to life appeared first on CoinGeek.

How to pick the right VPN – a complete guide

Everyone uses a VPN for different reasons, and there's no one-size-fits-all option. Here, I've run down what to look for, and picked some standout choices.

MEXC Strengthens Its Nigerian Offering With TradFi Products and Zero-Fee Trading

MEXC’s newly expanded TradFi offering enables Nigerian users to trade...

Gold: Futures Struggle Near Highs as Political Risk Gets Priced In

Market Analysis by covering: Gold Spot US Dollar, Gold Futures. Read 's Market Analysis on Investing.com AU.

Trump visits Iowa trying to focus on affordability

BioCatch finishes 2025 with best quarter in company history

Closes more than $20 million in new ARR in fourth quarter alone NEW YORK, Jan. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- BioCatch, which prevents fraud and financial crime by recognizing patterns in human behavior, recorded its highest-grossing quarter in company history in Q4 2025, surpassing $20 million...

Countries most likely to raise taxes in 2026, according to a tax expert

The UK government's recent budget announcement introduced a High Value Council Tax Surcharge on properties worth over £2 million, effective from April 2025. This move reflects a broader pattern across developed economies as governments seek new revenue streams following years of inflation and increased borrowing, writes Expat Tax Thailand. Several major economies are now facing [...]

willhaben, Austria’s largest digital marketplace, leverages HERE Technologies’ location services to efficiently connect buyers and sellers

Amsterdam – HERE Technologies, the leading mapping and location data platform, today announced that it has renewed its partnership with willhaben, the largest digital marketplace in Austria with more than 13 million listings across real estate, jobs, cars and motors, as part of their mission to streamline how customers connect and transact.By integrating HERE’s best-in-class location services, willhaben ensures seamless and accurate information to help power the billions of transactions completed annually on the site for products and services. In addition, HERE’s location technology enables willhaben to deliver highly targeted, location-aware relevance for both end users and advertisers. “After product type and price, the physical distance between buyer and seller is one of the most important factors in the successful completion of a transaction,” said Reinhard Franz, Chief Product Officer of willhaben. “Given the criticality of fast and accurate geolocation data to our business, we are pleased to continue partnering with HERE Technologies as part of our mission to deliver outstanding service and mutually beneficial transactions to our buyers, sellers and advertisers.”As part of its collaboration with HERE, willhaben is integrating HERE Geocoding and Search to power its classified search, while simultaneously leveraging HERE’s premium location services for dynamic map rendering, including raster and map tiles. This technology enables willhaben to deliver a seamless, location-aware experience that enhances convenience and engagement for both buyers and sellers.“Our ongoing partnership with willhaben illustrates the wide range of industries that can benefit from the continuously refreshed, carefully curated data available from HERE's top ranked location platform,” said Gino Ferru, SVP and General Manager of EMEA at HERE Technologies. “The importance of location technology for the automotive and logistics industries is widely recognized, but with this partnership, we are further demonstrating that location data is critical to an even wider range of industries than what is traditionally understood.”Media ContactDr. Sebastian Kurme +49 173 515 3549 sebastian.kurme@here.com About HERE TechnologiesHERE is the global leader in mapping and location technology. For 40 years, we’ve been powering innovation for the world’s most recognizable companies: from launching our first digital map in 1985, to shaping the future of software-defined vehicles today. With the industry’s freshest and richest unified map and a portfolio of products, services and solutions that serve the needs of multiple industries, HERE reveals opportunities that drive progress and unlock new possibilities for every moving vehicle. Discover more at here.com. About willhabenwillhaben is Austria's largest digital marketplace and reaches every second person in Austria every day. This makes it one of the internet services with the widest reach in the country. (Source: ÖWA) The digital marketplace has a diverse portfolio in the areas of real estate, cars and motors, jobs and the free marketplace for private advertisers. The online advertising business of willhaben reflects the interests of the entire population and is therefore a strong partner for the Austrian economy in the field of digital advertising. Currently, there are more than 100,000 real estate offers, 200,000 vehicles and 15,000 job offers on the portal, as well as around 13.2 million goods and services on the marketplace. In total, the offer includes around 13.5 million reports (as of December 2025).

Libya holds further discussions with Boeing and US Chargé d’affaires on establishment of a new airline

The Tripoli Libyan government reported yesterday that in implementation of Prime Minister Aldabaiba’s initiative to develop the transportation sector in Libya, it has begun taking practical steps to establish a holding company specializing in the aviation sector, as part of a plan to revitalize the transportation sector. This came after a meeting between the Minister [...]The post Libya holds further discussions with Boeing and US Chargé d’affaires on establishment of a new airline appeared first on LibyaHerald.

Horizon delivers bonanza gold grades at Coolgardie play

Horizon Minerals has continued to intersect bonanza-grade gold in drilling at its Burbanks gold project, in Western Australia, with assays confirming another stellar intercept grading up to 396.6g/t.

AI boom will produce winners and ‘carnage,’ says tech boss; dollar sinks to four-year lows after Trump comments – business live

Cisco chief executive says technology ‘will be bigger than the internet’ but current market is probably a bubble; dollar selling intensifies, gold climbs through $5,200 an ounce to new record highIpek Ozkardeskaya, senior analyst at Swissquote, said it is likely that the dollar will continue to weaken.There were plenty of major stories and market moves yesterday, but the most significant — and most impactful — was undoubtedly the sharp sell-off in the US dollar. It pushed the US dollar index to a four-year low and continues to drive gold and silver to fresh record highs this morning.Trade and geopolitical uncertainty, tied to an increasingly unreliable American friend and ally, as well as growing concerns about what will happen to the Federal Reserve’s credibility once Jerome Powell leaves office (it will fly out of the window), continue to weigh on the US dollar. Add to that the latest US consumer survey, which showed a sharp drop in consumer confidence, a marked deterioration in how households view the current situation, a decline in the share of consumers expecting income growth, and a steady rise in those saying jobs are hard to get. You get a pretty murky picture for the greenback and the two-speed US economy.It shows there’s a crisis of confidence in the US dollar. It would appear that while the Trump administration sticks with its erratic trade, foreign and economic policy, this weakness could persist.2.45pm GMT: Bank of Canada interest rate decision (no change expected)7pm GMT: US Federal Reserve interest rate decision (no change expected)7.30pm GMT: Fed press conference Continue reading...