A US state has removed from its capitol building the busts and a statue honouring Confederate generals and officials.
Goldman Sachs has reached a $3.9B settlement with Malaysia over the 1MDB sovereign wealth fund that was used to launder money. Malaysian and U.S. prosecutors had alleged that bond sales … Click to Continue »
Bulgaria's parliament on Friday appointed Kiril Ananiev as the new finance minister after PM Boyko Borissov reshuffled the cabinet in the hope of appeasing anti-corruption protestors seeking the resignation of the whole government. Some 116 lawmakers in the 240-seat parliament also approved new economy, health, interior and tourism ministers in the center-right government, which took...
A book of condolences in memory of Dr Syed Waqqar Ali, who sadly passed away this week following a battle with Covid-19, has been opened by the Mater Hospital in Dublin.
Hungary's prime minister on Friday touted what he called his victory at the European Union summit, where the bloc's leaders decided on a massive seven-year budget and coronavirus recovery plan, … Click to Continue »
The Taliban say they are ready for talks with Afghanistan's political leadership after the Muslim holiday of Eid al Adha at the end of July, offering to hand over the last of the government prisoners in a week's time, providing the government frees the last of its Taliban prisoners.
The US dollar's status as the dominant global currency is at risk of being eroded because of mounting government debt, according to Zhu Min, former senior executive with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). His warning comes as the United States is expected to double down on its fiscal stimulus measures to soothe the economic fallout...
