Place: western Mediterranean

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business

Thomas Cook shares dive on tough Spain market

Travel group Thomas Cook reported lower profit margins in its British business due to tough competition in Spain, sending its shares down more than 10% and leaving it reliant on a recovery in Egypt and Turkey to ease the pressure.

business

TUI Group says profits set to rise despite terror disruption

general

Book review: The Holy Roman Empire: A Thousand Years of Europe’s History

news

Italy prosecutes people-smugglers detained by Irish Naval Service

world

Holidaymakers flock to ‘safer’ destinations

business

Thomas Cook shares slump on day Egyptair jet goes missing

The return of the monk seal

ONE of world’s rarest mammals, the Mediterranean monk seal, has returned to the Adriatic coast.

Mon, 21 Apr, 2014

Counting down to summer fun

With just 300,000 traditional package holidays on the market this year — down from over a million at the height of the boom — tour operators are encouraging summer holidaymakers to book as early as possible.

Sat, 05 May, 2012

Italians enthralled by ship’s tale of two captains

THE coastguard officer who ordered the captain of the capsized Italian cruise ship to go back aboard has unwittingly become an instant hero, credited with saving the national honour on one of its darkest nights.

Thu, 19 Jan, 2012

EU agency will restrict cocaine trafficking

A NEW EU agency will clamp down on the trafficking of cocaine into Ireland and the rest of western Europe, Justice Minister Brian Lenihan said yesterday.

Mon, 01 Oct, 2007