Students in England irate over reports of early loans repayment

Read More Student finance Students in England irate over reports of early loans repayment Move would save Treasury as much as GBP2bn a year but would hit lower earners hardest Education correspondent Mon 27 Sep 2021 06.57 EDT Last modified on Mon 27 Sep 2021 06.58 EDT Students in England have reacted with anger to […]

Biden battered by crises as president’s approval plunges

Post Content Just over eight months into office, President Biden is drowning in crises. From immigration, to foreign policy, to the economy, to the coronavirus pandemic, the president’s problems appear to be mounting. HHS DOCUMENTS REVEAL INCIDENTS OF SEXUAL AND PHYSICAL ABUSE OF UNACCOMPANIED MIGRANT CHILDREN Afghanistan Arguably the biggest crisis facing Biden right now […]

COVID in Israel: The 17% unvaccinated make up 60% of deaths this week

Read More More than 60 percent of COVID-related deaths in Israel over the past week have been of unvaccinated patients, as official Health Ministry data shows that the 17 percent of eligible Israelis who have not received the vaccine have accounted for 85 coronavirus deaths in the past week. Israel recorded 3,208 new COVID-19 cases […]

Oil Shares Lead Charge as Crude Hits New 3-Year Highs

Read More LONDON—World shares rose on Monday, led by sharp gains in energy shares as crude oil prices soared to three-year highs of almost $80 a barrel while European stocks firmed after Germany’s election results ruled out chances of a purely left-wing coalition. Stock markets benefited too from an ostensible easing in Sino–U.S. tensions and […]

Risk FX Rallies, Safe Havens Offered as Evergrande Fears Ebb

Read More LONDON—The risk-sensitive Australian dollar rallied and the safe-haven yen dipped to a nearly three-month low on Monday, as fears of widespread market contagion from indebted China Evergrande Group receded. Rising commodity prices also helped the Aussie and Norway’s crown, while the yen was pressured as higher U.S. yields attracted Japanese investor money. The […]

ICC asked to relaunch inquiry into Taliban and IS ‘war crimes’

Read More Taliban ICC asked to relaunch inquiry into Taliban and IS ‘war crimes’ Move shows court’s determination to investigate contemporary as well as past crimes against humanity Diplomatic editor Mon 27 Sep 2021 06.14 EDT The international criminal court’s new prosecutor has asked the court to relaunch an inquiry into alleged crimes against humanity […]

Social Democrats narrowly beat Merkel’s bloc in German vote

Post Content BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s center-left Social Democrats won the biggest share of the vote in a national election Sunday, narrowly beating outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel‘s center-right Union bloc in a closely fought race that will determine who succeeds the long-time leader at the helm of Europe’s biggest economy. The Social Democrats’ candidate Olaf […]