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Cutting from the lower-paid bottom ranks is not the answer to a slowdown in deals

European mutual funds have never before suffered two consecutive years of negative flows

London-based company has been a winner from the squeeze on consumers across Europe

Buenos Aires landlords are removing apartments from the traditional market as inflation tops 143 per cent

Souring relations with European Commission over such an unpopular issue would risk progress on bigger regulatory battles

Chancellor is facing questions over his term as Hamburg mayor, when city wrote off bank’s tax bill

Credit spread with US triple C issuers is highest since 2009

Plan to turn centre of French capital into open-air sports arena has prompted security worries and complaints from residents

US private equity firm is seeking to diversify and grow its asset base ahead of possible listing

Plans for new political ads team to hit $100mn in sales ahead of US presidential election are met with industry scepticism

To win in 2024, Democrats must do better at addressing voters’ concerns about the economy, crime and immigration

Growing public concern over asylum applicant numbers is bolstering once-fringe parties across the bloc

Indian prime minister would ‘look into’ any evidence but insists ties with US are ‘strengthening’

We start a three-part series on how India has changed under Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Committee withholds approval for school district support staff raises.

Barely a day has passed since the 7 October attack by Hamas when the western media has not revisited those events, often to reveal what it claims are new details of astonishing atrocities carried out by the Palestinian group. These disclosures have served to sustain public indignation in the West, and kept Palestinian solidarity activists … Continue reading "Why Is the Media Ignoring Evidence of Israel’s Own Actions on 7 October?"

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Unfortunately, our politics today are more polarized than they were 70 years ago.

On December 18, the United States announced a military operation aimed at responding to the Houthis recent attacks on commercial ships by Yemen’s Houthis. According to David DeCamp, the United States is possibly looking at bombing Yemen and considering listing them as a “foreign terrorist organization.” This would lead to the United States to canning … Continue reading "Biden Must Avoid Reigniting the War in Yemen"

Jacob Zuma's impending opposition to the ANC is a case of chickens coming home to roost. He is their own creation, and so they must suffer the consequences, just as they reaped the benefits all those years, argues Mcebisi Ndletyana.

South Africa will be joining forty counties around the world that will all be holding elections. 2024 has been labelled as 'democracy’s Superbowl' by some commentators, writes Qaanitah Hunter. She examines some of the global political trends.

Some members of Congress recently voiced their disappointment with how the IRS will begin preparing and filing our tax returns.

The Nifty Realty index was trading 0.34 per cent up at 758.25.

Among the many memories I have of growing up in Tehran are of my elementary school days in Ms. Naji’s class.  On one occasion, she assigned a poem by the celebrated 13th century Iranian poet and mystic, Saadi Shirazi.  Our class was asked to write our reflections on Saadi’s poem from his book, the Gulistan … Continue reading "The Moral Bankruptcy of US Policy in Palestine"

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