Altice’s Bad Week Is Hurting Junk Bond Investors Across Europe
Altice makes up such a large part of the European junk bond index that the news police had
2023-07-22 17:55
Charting the Global Economy: China’s Recovery Loses Momentum
Sign up for the New Economy Daily newsletter, follow us @economics and subscribe to our podcast. China’s economy
2023-07-22 17:54
Heat, War and Export Bans: Global Food Threats Are On the Rise
As scorching temperatures ravage farms from the US to China, crop harvests, fruit production and dairy output are
2023-07-22 15:49
Russia-Ukraine war – live: Zelensky says counteroffensive about to ‘gain pace’ as Kyiv yet to fully commit forces
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said the country’s counteroffensive to push back occupying Russian forces is set to “gain pace” as Kyiv expects more military aid from its allies, including the US. Mr Zelensky called on allies to provide fighter jets and more long-range missiles, with Washington planning to announce a new military package to Ukraine imminently. US national security adviser told the same security forum in Colorado that the results of the counteroffensive would only become clear once Kyiv fully commits its forces, saying this has not yet happened. Meanwhile, president Vladimir Putin accused Nato member Poland of having territorial ambitions in the former Soviet Union, and said any aggression against Russia‘s neighbour and close ally Belarus would be considered an attack on Russia. Moscow would react to any aggression against Belarus “with all the means at our disposal”, Putin told a meeting of his Security Council in televised remarks. And a South African court has issued an arrest warrant for Mr Putin ahead of a Brics summit in Johannesburg next month. The Kremlin says Mr Putin will not be attending. Read More Ukraine ambassador to UK grilled by Kyiv after criticising Zelensky in Amazon row Two wounded and buildings damaged as Odesa pounded by third night of Russian air strikes Wagner mercenaries training Belarus special forces just miles from border with Nato-member Poland
2023-07-22 14:45
Britons Swap Beach Holidays for City Breaks as Rate Rises Bite
British holidaymakers are trading longer beach vacations for shorter city breaks this summer to save money as they
2023-07-22 13:15
Italy Just Can’t Work Out How to Spend Its Record EU Jackpot
When the commuter town of Monterosi, near Rome, applied for European Union money to build a preschool, a
2023-07-22 13:15
Why are far-right parties on the march across Europe?
While the Anglosphere was wracked by a burst of populism in 2016, most European countries proved remarkably resilient. Several years on, however, the far right is making gains across Europe, with elections in Spain this weekend the latest ones to watch.
2023-07-22 12:26
Spain’s Climate Election Pits Water Police Against Angry Berry Farmers
The water cops knew their way around the maze of strawberry fields and dirt roads surrounding the Doñana
2023-07-22 12:17
Leon Black Headed Off Epstein Lawsuit in US Virgin Islands Deal
Private equity titan Leon Black reached a deal to avoid a public legal battle with the US Virgin
2023-07-22 08:20
Wildfires in Greece burn for fifth day as another heatwave hits
By Fedja Grulovic ATHENS (Reuters) -Greece struggled to contain a wildfire west of Athens that burnt forestland for a fifth
2023-07-22 01:48
EU's von der Leyen praises 'amazing' pace of Ukrainian reforms
European Union Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Friday praised Ukraine's "amazing" progress in implementing reforms to
2023-07-22 00:22
Mystery solved in hunt for Berlin’s ‘missing lioness’
Police searching for a lioness in a Berlin suburb have determined there is “no acute danger” to people in the area, as experts conclude it may have been a wild boar. Authorities launched a major search operation after receiving reports during the early hours of Thursday that a wild cat was prowling around the wooded areas of the Kleinmachnow area. A widely-circulated video appeared to show a lioness in the nearby undergrowth, with police telling BBC that they believe the footage to be authentic and identified it as a “big cat”. However, experts who have analysed the video have concluded that the animal was likely to have been a wild boar, which are common in the region. Independently of one another, the experts concluded that “this isn’t a lioness or a wild animal” and that the creature “tends toward a wild boar”. A wide-ranging two-day search failed to turn up signs of the predator, with police only discovering a family of wild boars. Meanwhile, local residents were told to stay indoors and to avoid allowing their pets and children outside. Kleinmachnow Mayor Michael Grubert told reporters that police thoroughly combed woodland on both sides of the state boundary and found no indication at all of a lioness or any wild animal other than wild boars. “We will return to the usual vigilant programme and we think there is no acute danger for Kleinmachnow or for the south of Berlin,” the mayor said, adding that police would be able to step back up straight away if the situation changes. Grubert defended the large, 36-hour deployment, in which helicopters, drones and infrared cameras were used and vets and hunters participated, as “appropriate”. “The danger of a wild animal in Kleinmachnow justifies the deployment,” he said, adding that he would act the same way “if I were in the situation today.” Around 120 police officers and wildlife experts have been scouring the local wooded areas, with counter-terrorism vehicles, drones and helicopters involved in the search. The news comes after a member of a notorious German crime family offered his help in capturing the suspected lioness, by saying he could “lead the lioness back to her enclosure”. Firas Remmo, the son of the head of the Remmo family, urged authorities not to shoot the creature. In a post on social media, he asked for anyone with information to “let him know first” so he can step in “before some idiot shoots her”. Read More 'Lioness' on the loose? More experts join police in second-day search for elusive animal See how an Alaska paddleboarder escaped a close encounter with a humpback whale Police discover burglary ‘suspect’ is baby deer hiding in basement Mystery as three ‘mummified’ bodies found at remote Rocky Mountain camp Russia-Ukraine: Putin gives chilling warning to Poland US confirms Ukraine is already using its cluster bombs against Russian targets
2023-07-21 21:56