J Sainsbury PLC’s Argos Ltd has announced plans to close all of its stores in the Republic of Ireland by this summer, causing hundreds of jobs to disappear.
Argos goes out of Ireland, stores to be closed, 580 employees fired
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Discord goes full gaseous mode, while Nikita Bier decides to pursue his own goals
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Discord has taken over Gas. That is a lesser-known social network that allows users, especially young people, to create polls intended mainly to give compliments to each other. For now, the Gas app will remain standalone.
Cyprus and Greece aren’t fans of EV’s
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Of all cars in the European Union, 0.8 percent were fully electric in 2021. In three countries, including the Netherlands, EVs made up more than 2 percent of all cars. in relative terms, the Netherlands had the most EVs, in Greece the least.
Inflation in Ireland slightly lower than a month before
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Inflation in Ireland fell on a monthly basis in December for the first time in almost a year. The annual figure thus came to 8.2%, against 8.9% a month earlier, data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) showed on Tuesday.
Just Eat partners with Sainsbury
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Scammers used Cyprus as a laundry for illegal proceedings
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European agencies Eurojust and Europol have rolled up a cryptocurrency network in a joint action. The network operated call centres in Serbia and scammed victims from Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Australia and Canada for tens of millions of euros.
Breakthrough in EU-UK Northern Ireland Protocol: sides agreed on key issues
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There may be a short-term breakthrough in the air over the delicate Brexit point of the Irish border, the so-called Northern Ireland Protocol. Today, British and European negotiators are speaking in Brussels. A solution may be found in March. There is progress, the runway for an agreement is there.
Tim Cook agrees to bonus and salary reduction, now he earns just 6 grands every hour
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Tim Cook has asked Apple to cut its pay by 40 percent this year, according to Apple. The request is a response to criticism from investors. They believe that the salary of the top executive is too little dependent on the performance of the company.