Director of British Museum steps down amid controversy over thefts of ancient items
The director of the British Museum says he's stepping down immediately amid investigations into the theft or disappearance of hundreds of items from its massive collection, including gold jewelry, semi-precious gems and antiquities dating to the 15th century B.C. Hartwig Fischer says he's resigning now, rather than waiting until next year, as he had originally planned
2023-08-26 00:27
Estonia's pro-Ukrainian PM faces pressure to quit over husband's indirect Russian business links
Estonia’s strongly pro-Ukrainian prime minister is under increasing pressure to resign, after Estonian media revealed her husband’s role in a company that indirectly did business in Russia after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine last year
2023-08-25 23:52
George Soros' Open Society Foundations intend to cut programs in Europe, worrying grantees
Open Society Foundations plan to significantly curtail their work in Europe and lay off much of their staff there
2023-08-25 22:26
India's Modi visits Greece, the first visit to the country by an Indian prime minister in 40 years
The prime ministers of India and Greece have pledged to boost their countries’ trade, business and defense ties during a visit to Athens by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
2023-08-25 19:54
Democrats accuse tax prep firms of undermining new IRS effort on electronic free file tax returns
Congressional Democrats are accusing big tax preparation firms including Intuit and H&R Block of undermining the federal government’s upcoming electronic free file tax return system
2023-08-25 19:25
Norway to spend $6 million a year stock-piling grain, citing pandemic, war and climate change
Norway will spend 63 million kroner ($6 million) per year until the end of the decade on filling up emergency stocks with grain
2023-08-25 17:52
Dutch brewer Heineken sells its Russian operations for 1 euro, taking a 300-million-euro hit
Dutch brewer Heineken says it has completed its withdrawal from Russia, 18 months after Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine
2023-08-25 16:18
Tristan Tate calls himself a 'stout fan', claims he's eager to 'review' Conor McGregor's latest venture
Tristan Tate pleasantly surprised his fans by expressing his fondness for beers in a recent tweet
2023-08-25 15:20
Stock market today: Asian shares mostly decline ahead of Federal Reserve’s Powell speech
Asian shares are mostly falling, discouraged by a Wall Street slump that followed a blowout profit report from Nvidia and mixed reports on the U.S. economy
2023-08-25 14:46
Who are Flannery Associates? Mystery surrounds company that has reportedly bought 52,000 acres around Travis Air Force Base
Public records showed Flannery Associates invested a staggering $800M since 2018 to acquire the land surrounding the Travis Air Force Base
2023-08-25 14:46
Europe is cracking down on Big Tech. This is what will change when you sign on
Starting Friday, Europeans will see their online life change
2023-08-25 13:20
Fed Chair Powell could signal the likelihood of high rates for longer in closely watched speech
When Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivers a high-profile speech Friday in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, many analysts think he could make one thing clear: That the Fed plans to keep its benchmark interest rate at a peak level for longer than had been expected
2023-08-25 12:21