Economy & Politics
Grexit: Greece Pledges to Keep Repaying Its Debts
Greece will keep repaying its debt as long as possible, government spokesman Gabriel Sakellaridis has said. The government’s statement comes days after Interior Minister Nikos...
Poland Elections 2015: Andrzej Duda Wins Presidency, Exit Polls Suggest
Poland’s Incumbent President Bronislaw Komorowski has conceded election defeat to challenger Andrzej Duda following the release of exit polls. The exit polls suggested conservative Andrzej...
Poland Elections 2015: Andrzej Duda vs Bronislaw Komorowski in Run-Off Vote
Polish voters are going to the polls on May 24 to choose its new president in a run-off vote. In the first round on May...
Riga Summit 2015: Ukraine to Receive 1.8 Billion Euro Loan from EU
Ukraine is to receive a €1.8 billion ($2 billion) loan from the European Union. The move is described as a landmark deal for a non-EU...
India: Jayaram Jayalalitha Set to Return as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister
Former Indian actress Jayaram Jayalalitha is set to return as the chief minister of the southern state of Tamil Nadu after the state governor...
White House 2016: Lindsey Graham Confirms Presidential Bid
Lindsey Graham has confirmed that he will run for the White House in 2016. The South Carolina Republican senator has told CBS This Morning that...
Greece Debt Deal Could Be Reached Within Next Week
Greece is expected to reach an agreement with its international creditors within the next week, Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has said. The Greek government is...
Germany’s Economic Growth Slows Down in Q1 2015
According to latest official figures, the German economy slowed by more than expected in Q1 2015, growing by just 0.3%. That compares with growth of...
Greece Makes €750 Million Debt Interest Payment to IMF
The Greek government has started the transfer of €750 million ($834 million) in debt interest to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The move was carried...
US Economy Adds 223,000 New Jobs in April 2015
The US economy created 223,000 new jobs in April 2015, a much larger increase than the month before. According to the US Department of Labor,...
Greece Crisis: Government Seeks Eurozone Approval of Fiscal Progress
Greece is hopeful that Eurozone ministers will recognize the fiscal progress it has made. Eurozone finance ministers are meeting in Brussels on May 11 to...
Poland Elections 2015: President Bronislaw Komorowski Hopes to Win Second Term
Poles are voting to elect the country’s president for the next five years. Poland's presidential elections on May 10 have a colorful cast of candidates...
Greece Crisis: Public Sector Workers Rehired Despite Bailout Talks
A defiant Greece has decided to rehire thousands of public sector workers, including cleaning ladies, despite sustained pressure from its international creditors. Greek lawmakers passed...
UK Elections 2015: David Cameron’s Conservatives Win Majority in Commons
David Cameron’s conservatives have won the UK’s general elections and are expected to form a slender majority in the Commons. His party made gains in...
UK Elections 2015: Millions Vote to Elect the 56th Parliament of United Kingdom
British people are expected to head to polling stations to cast their votes in the UK general election. The voters will elect the 56th Parliament...
White House 2016: Mike Huckabee Launches Second Presidential Bid
Mike Huckabee has announced his bid for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination on May 5th. The former Arkansas governor has launched his second attempt at...
Jean-Marie Le Pen Wants His Daughter to Change Name
Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of France's far-right National Front party, says he is "ashamed" his daughter - current party leader Marine Le Pen...
Australia Cuts Key Interest Rate to All-Time Low of 2%
Australia’s central bank (the Reserve Bank of Australia) has cut its key interest rate by 25 basis points to a historic low of 2%. Rising...
Jean-Marie Le Pen May Lose Front National’s Honorary Presidency
Jean-Marie Le Pen, the former leader of France’s National Front, will find out if he is to lose his post of honorary president after...
Togo Elections 2015: President Faure Gnassingbe Re-Elected for Third Term
Faure Gnassingbe has won a third term as Togo’s president, electoral officials say. According to provisional results, Faure Gnassingbe gained 59% of the vote, extending...
King Salman of Saudi Arabia Names New Crown Prince
King Salman of Saudi Arabia has announced a major cabinet reshuffle that puts in place a new generation to succeed him as head of...
Greece Crisis: PM Alexis Tsipras Believes EU Deal Will Be in Place by May 9
Greece’s PM Alexis Tsipras has said his country is in the final, critical stretch of talks with its international creditors and that he believes...
Northern Cyprus Election 2015: Mustafa Akinci Wins Presidential Runoff
Mustafa Akinci has won the presidential election in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Standing as an independent, leftist Mustafa Akinci, 67, won 60.3% of...
Gazprom Charged with Abusing Dominant Market Position in EU
Russian energy giant Gazprom has been charged by the European Commission with abusing its dominant market position in Central and Eastern European gas markets. The...
Oil prices to rise further
Oil prices will rise further, say industry leaders at the World Economic Forum on East Asia in Indonesia. Industry leaders at the meeting in Jakarta...
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