Russian missile strikes on Lviv leave six dead, Ukrainian officials say
[ad_1] Officials in Lviv said six people including a child were killed in Russian missile strikes on Monday morning on the city in western Ukraine, which has been a haven for…
Russian Orthodox Church lends legitimacy to Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine
[ad_1] Father Ioann Burdin, the priest of a small village in central Russia, began his first sermon since the outbreak of war with a promise to pray for the people…
Mexican president’s radical energy reform defeated in congress
[ad_1] Mexico’s opposition politicians have denied the country’s nationalist president the two-thirds majority he needed to change the constitution and implement a radical energy reform bill.The reform, which would have…
‘Silver lining’ to pandemic for ageing Americans
[ad_1] The writer is a contributing columnist, based in ChicagoGrey is the new black and old is the new young. Or so we baby boomers like to think. During these…
UK construction and outsourcing groups still prone to audit failures
[ad_1] Eleven months before Carillion went into liquidation, the British outsourcer’s lead auditor at KPMG invited chief executive Richard Howson to use the firm’s luxurious, hotel-style meeting rooms in Mayfair.The…
Chinese economy grows 4.8% in first quarter
[ad_1] China’s economy grew faster than expected in the first quarter but official data revealed a recent contraction in consumer activity as lockdown measures to counter the spread of Covid-19…
China first-quarter GDP: five things to watch
[ad_1] China’s economic outlook was already challenging at the beginning of the year, as the effects of President Xi Jinping’s crackdown on property and other high-growth industries rippled through the…
A crucial week for France and for Europe
[ad_1] As France enters the final week of its presidential election campaign, the stakes could not be higher. If Emmanuel Macron wins, he will be the first French president to…
UK households cancel streaming subscriptions in record numbers
[ad_1] British households have cancelled video subscriptions in record numbers as they curb non-essential spending to cope with the cost of living squeeze, reinforcing concerns that a pandemic-fuelled boom in…
UK braced for prolonged period of stagflation
[ad_1] The risk of a prolonged period of stagflation in the UK has increased after consumer prices surged more than expected while economic growth slowed to a crawl.Recent official and…
