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‘Tipflation’ Takes Hold in America but Most People Are Baffled by the Pervasive Practice
Americans — and tourists — just don’t understand why tipping has gotten so out of control, and is more of a demand than request.
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Spanish World-First Octopus Farm ‘May Be Scrapped’
Severe financial problems at a Spanish seafood firm may force it to cancel a controversial octopus farm in Gran Canaria.
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British Nurse Is ‘Latest Victim of Dr Serai, Gran Canaria’s Ruthless Con Doctor’
English mother charged almost €800 for son’s earache treatment and urged by doctor to fraudulently take out medical insurance while on holiday.
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Alarm Over Surge in Migrant Arrivals in Canary Islands
Government officials want to know if the increase in arrivals from Morocco is part of a larger trend.
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More Tourists Fall Victim to Gran Canaria’s ‘Dodgy Doc’ and Her €1,000 Prescriptions
Distraught holidaymakers in Gran Canaria speak of losing thousands of euros to a doctor one insurance company said is “blacklisted”.
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Ethics Expert Peter Singer Calls on Spanish Govt, EU to Stop World’s First Octopus Farm
Bioethics professor and philosopher Peter Singer tells Furney Times that a planned octopus farm in the Canary Islands should not go ahead.
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‘Ukraine War Will Escalate to the Use of Nuclear Weapons’: Conflict Expert David Betz
King’s College war professor warns Ukraine conflict may explode into World War 3 and that Putin may resort to nuclear weapons to get his way.
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Half of World’s 8bn People Will Be Overweight by 2023: Report
A new study projects the majority of the 8 billion global population will either be overweight or obese by 2035, with nearly 2 billion obese.
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Drinking as the New Smoking
Ireland, famous for boozing, is about to slap health-warning labels on bottles of wine and other alcoholic products, stoking outrage.
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