Suspended Labour MP Mike Amesbury has been jailed for 10 weeks after punching a man in the street. The Runcorn and Helsby MP pleaded guilty […]
Month: February 2025
EU begins easing Syria energy, transport and banking sanctions to help revive its economy
BRUSSELS — The European Union on Monday began easing energy and transport sanctions and banking restrictions against Syria, aiming to help breathe life into the […]
Bain Capital targets £1bn listed defence group Chemring | Money News
One of the world’s largest private equity investors has made an approach to buy Chemring, the FTSE 250 defence group – the latest in a […]
Human Therapists Prepare for Battle Against A.I. Pretenders
The nation’s largest association of psychologists this month warned federal regulators that A.I. chatbots “masquerading” as therapists, but programmed to reinforce, rather than to challenge, […]
Dr. Oz: How His Millions Collide With Medicare
Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity TV doctor nominated by President Trump to oversee Medicare and Medicaid, has been a relentless promoter of controversial private insurance […]
How Denmark’s Social Democrats Are Succeeding With Stricter Immigration Policies
These policies made Denmark an object of scorn among many progressives elsewhere. Critics described the Social Democrats as monstrous, racist and reactionary, arguing that they […]
The Classic Resort Beach is Being Rethought
Let’s buck the trend, a local marine biologist suggested. In 2018, as the Maldives, a nation of nearly 1,200 islands in the Arabian Sea, continued […]
Corporate America Is Not Raring to Return to Russia if Trump Lifts Sanctions
The Trump administration is sending a startling message to corporate America: After three years as an international pariah, Russia could once again be open for […]
Hostage-taking, shootout highlight rising violence against US hospital workers
A man who took hostages in a Pennsylvania hospital during a shooting that killed a police officer and wounded five other people highlights the rising […]
Asian shares are mixed after US stocks tumble on worries over tariffs
BANGKOK — Asian shares were mixed on Monday after U.S. stocks fell sharply as reports showed the economy may be suffering as consumers and businesses […]