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Posted by The Analyst | 18 February 2020 | Politics
Farmers block highways in Spain to protest low food prices

Farmers in fluorescent yellow vests have begun blocking highways in southwestern Spain with tractors and other vehicles in the latest mass protest over what they say are plummeting incomes for … Click to Continue »

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Posted by The Analyst | 18 February 2020 | Politics
Greece: Ferries, urban transport halted by strikes

A 24-hour strike in Greece halted ferries, public transport, and municipal services in Athens and other parts of the country Tuesday as unions mounted protests against pension reforms by the … Click to Continue »

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Posted by The Analyst | 18 February 2020 | Politics
Maine looking for applicants for lucrative baby eel lottery

Maine fishermen have a few days left to apply to participate in a lottery for a license to harvest baby eels, which are among the most valuable resources in the … Click to Continue »

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Posted by The Analyst | 18 February 2020 | Politics
Bloomberg makes debate stage, facing Dem rivals for 1st time

Billionaire Mike Bloomberg has qualified for the upcoming Democratic presidential debate, marking the first time he'll stand alongside the rivals he has so far avoided by bypassing the early voting … Click to Continue »

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Posted by The Analyst | 18 February 2020 | Politics
Italian bank Intesa SanPaolo offers to buy smaller rival

Italian bank Intesa SanPaolo announced Tuesday a 4.9 billion-euro ($5.3 billion) takeover offer for smaller rival UBI Banca - an unexpected move, even if experts have long called for consolidation … Click to Continue »

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Posted by The Analyst | 18 February 2020 | Business
European court reinstates order for Russia to pay $50 billion for oligarch’s lost oil assets

A Dutch appeals court has reinstated an international arbitration panel's ruling that Russia should pay $50 billion in compensation to ex-shareholders of the defunct Russian oil giant, Yukos, overturning a previous court decision. The Hague Court of Appeal ruled on Tuesday that the 2016 ruling cancelling the arbitration decision "was not correct," meaning that "the...

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Posted by The Analyst | 18 February 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Government troops, rebels exchange fire in eastern Ukraine

Ukraine and Russia-backed separatists blamed each other for an outbreak of fighting in the country's rebel-held east on Tuesday. Ukraine's military said in a statement that the separatists attempted to … Click to Continue »

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