Christmas season fights: Man vs. Frog (and pigeons and geese)
Welcome to Declassified, a weekly humor column. It’s time for that most festive of traditions: Having a go at the French! More specifically, having a go at the French for Read More
Business and Economy
Can the COVID Inquiry secure Boris Johnson’s legacy?
LONDON — In a strip-lit hearing room in central London this week, 1,353 days after his first COVID lockdown, Boris Johnson finally testified to the U.K.’s inquiry into the pandemic. Read More
Turkey’s net reserves recover to minus $57bn
Since 2018, economy has carried risk of severe balance of payments crisis. For the removal of that risk, the central bank’s net in and off-balance sheet FX position should at Read More
Kosovo Court Jails Three for Attack on Journalist
Pristina Basic Court on Thursday sentenced three defendants for the attack against a Kosovo journalist to two years of imprisonment each. The first-instance verdict can be appealed. Lum Dervishi, Okan Read More
Turkey’s net reserves recover to minus $57bn
Since 2018, economy has carried risk of severe balance of payments crisis. For the removal of that risk, the central bank’s net in and off-balance sheet FX position should at Read More
Interpol Issued an International Arrest Warrant for Milan Radoicic
BIRN has learned that Interpol has issued an international arrest warrant for the act of terrorism against the former deputy leader of the Serbian List party following the organization of Read More
Gimme shelter: Cost-of-living crisis squeezes Europe’s housing
Are you a 30-something professional looking to settle down and buy your first home in a friendly, welcoming European city? Think again. Rising real estate prices have turned home ownership Read More
Virginia museum to return 44 stolen or looted works to Egypt, Italy and Turkey
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts says it received ‘irrefutable evidence’ 44 ancient art objects had been stolen or lootedVirginia’s state-run fine arts museum has begun the process of returning 44 Read More
Oil tankers, golf buddies and explosives: Qatargate suspect’s side hustle
Oil tankers, golf buddies and explosives: Qatargate suspect’s side hustle Even as he allegedly worked for Qatar and Morocco, Francesco Giorgi was looking for other options. By ELISA BRAUN, GIAN Read More
Police in Greece investigate after tourists targeted in bedbug hoax
Health ministry says posters in English outside apartment buildings in Athens were ‘absolutely false’Greece’s health ministry is seeking police help against hoaxers who tried to scare foreign tourists out of Read More