After months of delay and increasingly dire warnings, the US House of Representatives approved $61bn in new aid to Ukraine by a comfortable margin. The […]
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Another rise in gas and electricity bills has been confirmed…
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Europe’s economy falters as Trump presidency looms
The European economy is going to have a tough few years, if new forecasts are correct. Despite the European Central Bank (ECB) cutting interest rates for the third time in a row on Thursday, saying that lowering inflation was "well on track", the outlook for growth is less rosy. "The element which has changed is the downside risks, particularly the downside risk to growth," ECB president Christine Lagarde said as she announced a further cut in interest rates in the bloc, down to 3%. The bank said surveys indicated growth was slowing in the current quarter and that the recovery depended on consumers spending more and businesses increasing their investments. It cut its forecast for growth for the eurozone economy…
Europe’s economy falters as Trump presidency looms
The European economy is going to have a tough few…
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Trump vows to end ‘very costly’ daylight saving time
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Vietnamese tycoon loses death row appeal over world’s biggest bank fraud
Vietnamese property tycoon Truong My Lan has lost her appeal…
Truong My Lan: Vietnamese billionaire sentenced to death for $44bn fraud
It was the most spectacular trial ever held in Vietnam,…
Hungarian CIA reportedly spied on EU officials
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What is the energy price cap and how are gas and electricity bills changing?
Another rise in gas and electricity bills has been confirmed…
Truong My Lan: Vietnamese billionaire sentenced to death for $44bn fraud
It was the most spectacular trial ever held in Vietnam, befitting one of the greatest bank frauds the world has ever seen. Behind the stately […]
How much grain is Ukraine exporting and how is it leaving the country?
Ukraine is exporting over five million tonnes of grain a month – much more than in the summer of 2023, when Russia pulled out of […]