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The escalating military conflict in Iran and the Middle East is bleeding into the cruise and travel industry. Several cruise ships have now rerouted or cancelled sailings, as widespread airspace closures and heightened security alerts make traveling to and from Middle Eastern cruise ports extremely difficult. These are all the cruise ships that have been impacted by the tensions so far, and Cruise Hive will continue to issue updates as more information becomes known. MSC Cruises MSC Euribia has cancelled its March 1, 2026, departure from Doha, Qatar, and instead has hunkered down in Dubai, where it was scheduled to…

Gold pricing shifts onto blockchain networks once US futures markets close for the weekend, according to Iggy Ioppe, former chief investment officer at Credit Suisse and now chief investment officer (CIO) at liquidity infrastructure firm Theo.CME gold futures stop trading at 5:00 pm ET on Friday and reopen at 6:00 pm ET on Sunday. During that interval, regulated futures markets are inactive and most remaining activity occurs through private over-the-counter deals in Asia that are not publicly reported. As a result, tokenized gold assets such as PAX Gold (PAXG) and Tether Gold (XAUt) become the only continuously available trading venues.“In…

One day not long ago, a founder texted his investor with an update: he was replacing his entire customer service team with Claude Code, an AI tool that can write and deploy software on its own. To Lex Zhao, an investor at One Way Ventures, the message indicated something bigger — the moment when companies like Salesforce stopped being the automatic default. “The barriers to entry for creating software are so low now thanks to coding agents, that the build versus buy decision is shifting toward build in so many cases,” Zhao told TechCrunch.  The build versus buy shift is…

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Lindsay and Craig Foreman, both 53, were jailed for 10 years following their arrest in January 2025 while travelling through Iran during an around-the-world trip by motorcycle. The couple, from East Sussex, and being held in Tehran’s Evin prison after they were detained and sentenced on charges of espionage, which they deny. Explosions were heard in multiple Gulf states on Sunday as Iran vowed to carry out its “most intense operation” ever in retaliation for the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Joe Bennett, Ms Foreman’s son, said on Sunday: “We were extremely relieved to hear from our parents…

Authored by Charles Dennis   NASSCOM has predicted that India’s technology sector will grow by 6.1% year-on-year by the end of the fiscal year. Indeed, in recent weeks, India’s IT sector has struggled amid growing concerns about AI-driven disruption, yet the industry body’s estimate suggests renewed momentum. The projection would value India’s technology sector at more than $300 billion by the end of March and add roughly 135,000 new jobs, according to NASSCOM. While modest by the sector’s historic double-digit standards, the forecast signals resilience at a time of mounting global uncertainty. The question is, can the country meet such…

Researchers at Yale School of Medicine (YSM) are drawing attention to a powerful and preventable factor in cardiovascular disease. Their findings suggest that improving sleep may play a much larger role in protecting heart health than many people realize. In a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, scientists analyzed data from nearly 1 million post-9/11 U.S. veterans. They discovered that adults who have both insomnia and obstructive sleep apnea face a significantly higher risk of high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease compared with those who have only one of the conditions. This combination, called comorbid insomnia…

If there’s one curry that makes people stop mid-conversation, look into the bowl and say “Wow… what is this?”, it’s Rara Gosht. Rich, spicy, meaty in the best possible way and unapologetically indulgent, this North Indian classic is a proper show-stopper. It’s also one of those dishes that sounds complicated until you actually make it. Rara gosht is comfort food with muscle. Chunks of tender meat simmered in a thick, spiced gravy that’s enriched with minced meat cooked right into the sauce. That’s where the name comes from: rara refers to the use of minced meat (keema) alongside larger pieces…

Sunday 01 March 2026 11:10 am Sunak singled out environmental rules and planning constraints Rishi Sunak has urged Rachel Reeves to go further and faster on deregulation to revive growth, as eight former UK energy ministers call on the government to rethink its stance on North Sea oil and gas.The former prime minister wrote in a Sunday Times column that Reeves deserved credit for delivering a Spring Statement free from the “orgy of speculation” that preceded her earlier fiscal events.By restoring fiscal headroom, she has steadied markets and avoided weeks of destabilising tax leak chatter. However, he warned that caution…

The first closure came at a beach in Playa Blanca, Lanzarote, known as the “small beach,” which was cordoned off on February 24 after water testing revealed high levels of faecal bacteria. Officials said in a statement that the closure would last for 48 hours while laboratory results were analysed. The contamination was found to be “intestinal enterococci,” a bacterium commonly present in the gastrointestinal tracts of humans and animals. Despite the shutdown, neighbouring beaches Playa Dorada and Playa Flamingo remain open. The Ayuntamiento de Yaiza, the local authority, is expected to release further updates as more information becomes available.…