More Sections

Ford announces mass layoffs in Europe

Ford has announced that one in nine of its European employees will be cut, following the company’s aggressive electrification plan. Earlier this year, German union representatives first sounded the alarm about possible job cuts from Ford Europe, estimating roughly 2,500 employees would be cut on the continent, with the majority …

Read More »

UK inflation eases slightly

Price growth nevertheless remains close to a 40-year high, official data shows British inflation fell by more than expected last month, to 10.1% annually, which is the lowest reading since September, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported on Wednesday. Data showed that the decline in the consumer price index …

Read More »

Iraq discovers 5,000 year old pub restaurant

Archaeologists in southern Iraq have uncovered the remains of a tavern dating back nearly 5,000 years they hope will illuminate the lives of ordinary people in the world’s first cities. The US-Italian team made the find in the ruins of ancient Lagash, northeast of the modern city of Nasiriyah, which …

Read More »

Did animals in Turkey, Syria sense the quake early?

Birds flew erratically above snow-capped buildings. Dogs howled loudly. Then, a devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria leveled buildings and killed more than 5,000 people. Social media users claimed that animals were behaving strangely just before the massive 7.8-magnitude earthquake and significant aftershocks. While The Washington Post could not immediately …

Read More »

PM says his government has “clear-cut” solutions to the financial crisis

Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani on Tuesday said that his government’s program includes “clear-cut and serious” solutions for the currency crisis in the country. Al-Sudani’s remarks came during a meeting with the head of al-Wataniya Coalition, Ayad Allawi, in Baghdad earlier today. According to a readout by his bureau, …

Read More »

Olympic chiefs react to ‘defamation’ from Kiev

Hurling accusations at the committee won’t lead to a “constructive discussion,” the organization warned The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has denied claims by an aide to Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky that the sporting body took bribes from Russia and was “promoting war.” Mikhail Podoliak lashed out at the IOC after …

Read More »