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Schilthorn - Piz Gloria, the Bond film location now a revolving restaurant in the Alps
MANILA, Philippines — In the 10th "James Bond" book "On Her Majesty's Secret Service," author Ian Fleming wrote that the lair of the British spy's most famous villain Ernst Blofeld was location in the Swiss Alps. Fleming imagined the lair was in...

Our Times: German (later American) National Bank constructed
In the summer of 1916, a rumor was circulating among residents of Vincennes, that officials with the German National Bank were attempting to acquire property at Third and Main Streets, where a new multi-story bank building would be constructed....

The borderland bonanza: live cheaply in one country, earn big in another
Against a backdrop of green hills dotted with ski lifts and brown-and-white cows with bells around their necks, the mayor stood in what looked like a big grey car park that will soon be crammed with caravans. “Next week, once the electricity is up...

Real Madrid vs. BVB live stream, how to watch Club World Cup, prediction: Pick, odds, lineups, team news
Xabi Alonso's Real Madrid will face Borussia Dortmund in the quarterfinals of the Club World Cup on Saturday. The two teams met multiple times before, including the 2024 Champions League final played at Wembley, when Carlo Ancelotti's Real Madrid...

RANKED: The best urban beaches in cities around Germany
Sunbathers enjoy a summer's day at Strandbad Wannsee, Berlin. Photo: picture alliance/dpa / Carsten Koall Stuck in the city with the temperature rising? Here’s our list of the best city beaches to visit in Germany this summer. Advertisement With...

Killer heat dome descends on Europe: Spain braces for record 47C, UK to hit 36C, roads melt in Italy and wildfires rip through Greece... while deadly storms turn roads to rivers in France and Germany
Temperatures in Spain could reach a hellish 47C this weekend, while sweltering infernos in Italy have led to roads melting as raging wildfires continue to tear through Greece. Meanwhile, torrential storms in France killed two people, including a...

Longtime Castleberry Hill bar and restaurant Bottle Rocket relocating to South Downtown
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IKEA cuts restaurant prices to ease cost-of-living strain
Ingka Group, the primary operator of IKEA stores, has revealed a significant reduction in the cost of meals at IKEA restaurants from Monday to Friday in Austria, Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal,...

Craving an Ikea meal? Company halving restaurant prices for some
Some customers heading to Ikea for its iconic meatballs and other food this summer will soon be able to save some money as it plans to halve the price of some of its restaurant meals on weekdays. Ingka Group, Ikea’s biggest retailer, announced the...

What is Latto’s net worth in 2025? Earnings explored as rapper’s shopping video in London goes viral
Hip-hop singer Latto's recent shopping spree in London is going viral online. In a video shared by the Instagram page @livebitez on July 4, the rapper can be seen trying on a Louis Vuitton one-piece swimsuit and Chanel sandals while also flaunting...

Ikea slashes its restaurant prices by half in 14 countries
Ingka Group, the largest Ikea retailer, is rolling out lower foods prices in its in-house restaurants. The Swedish retail giant said that the price of restaurant meals in many of its global markets will be halved Monday through Friday....

JDE Peet’s raises coffee prices 64% in 18 months as global bean costs fall
The parent company of Douwe Egberts, JDE Peet’s, announced a fresh price hike of 10 percent to 25 percent for its coffee, prompting immediate protests from retailers and specialty coffee brands. Under the new pricing, a kilogram of coffee beans...

A new downtown SLC restaurant promises Italian food for ‘everyone’
This article is excerpted from the Utah Eats newsletter. To get the full newsletter every Wednesday, subscribe at sltrib.com/newsletters. Hello, Eaters! If you frequent downtown Salt Lake City, you may have noticed a sign for a new restaurant on...

Fresh or dried, homegrown chamomile flowers make a tasty beverage
One of the most popular herbal teas in the world is chamomile tea. The majority of chamomile in this country is imported from other countries such as India, Mexico, Turkey and others. Tea prepared from tea bags is delicious but like so many other...

I tried this new abomination at Whole Foods so you don’t have to
Ilove pickles. Dill pickles, kosher dill pickles, cornichons, full-sour pickles, half-sour pickles, quarter-sour pickles, quick pickles, gherkins, German senfgurken. Not bread and butter pickles. Those are not pickles. The flaccid, round slices...

Too soon to say if Mbappe will start against Dortmund: Alonso
It is too soon to say whether Kylian Mbappe will start in Real Madrid’s Club World Cup quarter-final match against Borussia Dortmund today, coach Xabi Alonso said, as the French forward continues his recovery from gastroenteritis. Mbappe made his...

World News | German Prosecutor Seeks Arrest on Terror Charges of Syrian Man Who Allegedly Stabbed 4
Berlin, Jun 25 (AP) Germany's top prosecutor on Wednesday submitted a new arrest warrant based on terrorism allegations for a Syrian man who stabbed and critically injured four men outside a restaurant in the western city of Bielefeld last month....
I Remember It, Well….
Fame is fleeting. We may be a Facebook celebrity today with ‘likes’ in the six digits, only to find as time goes by that the balance is shifting daily as we fade into the oblivion from which we emerged. Pretty much the same phenomenon is...
IKEA halves restaurant prices to side with customers amid cost-of-living pressures
MALMÖ, Sweden, June 25, 2025 -- Guided by the vision of creating a better everyday life for the many people, Ingka Group, the largest IKEA retailer, is stepping up efforts to support customers with low price while ensuring long-term growth. In...

Marvelous in Munich: A review of the Rosewood Munich
What do you get when you combine an aristocratic palace, a baroque bank building and one of the best design firms in the hotel business? If you guessed the Rosewood Munich, you're right. Opened in October 2023, the hotel has breathed new life into...