German Inflation Trauma of 1923 Strikes an Uneasy Chord Today
By late-1923, hyperinflation had rendered Germany’s currency so worthless that one woman used several billion marks of banknotes
2023-08-27 13:54
Auctioneer exposed by BBC admits illegally selling rare ancient coins
Richard Beale has pleaded guilty over the sales of the $4m Eid Mar and parts of the "Gaza Hoard".
2023-08-27 10:27
Jacksonville shooting: Racist gunman kills three black people in Florida store
Two men and a woman were killed by a gunman who then shot himself, in a "hate-filled" attack, officials say.
2023-08-27 09:25
Evidence found of German mass execution by French Resistance after D-Day
Casings and coins at a site in central France suggest prisoners were shot by the French Resistance after D-Day.
2023-08-27 09:19
The indiscriminate devastation of Canada's raging wildfires
Fires in western Canada have burned homes and ripped up trees, laying them down "like toothpicks".
2023-08-27 09:15
Emmerson Mnangagwa: 'The Crocodile' wins second term as Zimbabwe president
Mnangagwa is only Zimbabwe's second president, after he outmanoeuvred long-time ruler Robert Mugabe in a 2017 coup.
2023-08-27 08:54
How Putin's long friendship with Wagner boss Prigozhin turned ugly
It all began in St Petersburg when state security services mingled with the criminal underworld.
2023-08-27 08:48
Blackswan: The K-pop girl group with no Korean members
The multinational girl group has sparked a debate about whether they can truly be considered K-pop.
2023-08-27 08:21
Andrew Harding: A fond farewell to an uneasy South Africa
The BBC's Andrew Harding reflects on his years in a country of increasingly stark contrasts.
2023-08-27 07:54
Huge blasts at Romania fuel station kill one and injure dozens
The injured include 26 firefighters sent to a stricken liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) station near Bucharest.
2023-08-27 07:15
Gabon Shuts Off Internet, Imposes Curfew as Bongo Seeks New Term
Gabon blocked internet access during elections held Saturday that is likely to see President Ali Bongo extend the
2023-08-27 04:58
Powell Has Bond Traders Right Where He Wants Them: Full of Doubt
Jerome Powell has the bond market exactly where he wants it: lacking conviction as to the Federal Reserve’s
2023-08-27 04:48