During one of the last hearings before the substantive trial of Ghislaine Maxwell starts, Jeffrey Epstein’s ex-partner has again denied guilt. “I have committed no crime,” she told a New York judge on Monday. Maxwell is suspected of recruiting girls for multimillionaire sex offender Epstein. She has been charged […]
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Japan Government Coalition Election Win Makes Stock Market Optimistic
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s coalition government has maintained a comfortable majority in the lower house in Japan’s parliamentary elections on Sunday. The coalition can count on 293 of the 465 seats. That is more than many expected and than what the exit polls predicted. The victory appears to be […]
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Pope Demands Urgent Action Against Ecological Crisis
Pope Francis on Friday called on world leaders who will meet at the COP26 climate conference to provide “urgent and efficient responses” to the ecological crisis. The climate conference starts on Sunday in Glasgow. “The policymakers meeting at COP26 in Glasgow urgently need to provide efficient responses to the […]
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ECB Decides Again on Support Measures for Eurozone
The European Central Bank (ECB) will make another interest rate decision on Thursday. Due to the rising inflation in the eurozone, policymakers at the central bank probably have a lot to discuss. But economists generally assume that the ECB will not develop an accelerated phasing out of support measures yet. […]
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US to Close US Branch of China Telecom
The United States has banned the activities of the US branch of China Telecom. FCC regulator says the telecom company is controlled by the Chinese government and is, therefore, a threat to US national security. The FCC has given China Telecom Americas 60 days to stop its service. The […]
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EU Ministers Discuss Energy Crisis
EU energy ministers, including Stef Blok, are meeting in Luxembourg to discuss the energy crisis. The recently sharp rise in energy prices also affects households and companies. In the short term, the Member States themselves can take several measures to ease the pain, but whether action should be taken […]
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Auto branch Chinese Evergrande Rises Sharply on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Shares of China Evergrande New Energy Vehicle Group shot up on the Hong Kong stock exchange on Monday. The jump followed ailing Chinese real estate developer Evergrande’s plans to favour the growth of its electric car division over its real estate business. China Evergrande New Energy Vehicle Group, which […]
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Lockdown New Zealand Won’t End Until 90 Percent are Vaccinated
The lockdown in parts of New Zealand will not end until 90 percent of residents are fully vaccinated. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced Friday (local time) that the current warning levels would be replaced by a new kind of traffic light system. More than 68 percent of New Zealanders […]
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Former President Trump Comes Up With Social Network Plan
Former President Donald Trump plans to create a social network. The platform will be called TRUTH Social and launched in early November, initially for invitees only. The network is owned by Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), and the intention is that there will also be a streaming service […]
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NATO Chief Stoltenberg Regrets Leaving Russian Mission
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg regrets Russia’s termination of its diplomatic mission at NATO. That was an angry response from the Kremlin to the earlier expulsion of Russians from Brussels, but according to Stoltenberg, they were not diplomats, but in reality, intelligence officers. Stoltenberg also regrets that the Russian government […]