The DAX (German stock index) logo is seen at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, March 23, 2018. REUTERS/Kai PfaffenbachRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comBank shares rise for second dayECB set to meet on ThursdayAdidas jumps on upbeat China sales viewMarch 9 (Reuters) – European shares rebounded on Wednesday as investors picked up…Continue Reading

Harris to visit Poland and Romania; Congress reaches $13.6 billion bipartisan deal to help Ukraine Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Poland and Romania on Wednesday as the United States and its NATO allies seek to boost Ukrainian fighters while avoiding getting caught up in a wider war with Russia. In the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, back-to-back air…Continue Reading

Israel’s Herzog will meet Turkey’s Erdogan in the first trip by an Israeli leader since 2008 as the countries seek a rapprochement.Published On 9 Mar 20229 Mar 2022Israel’s president is set to hold talks with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the capital, Ankara, as the countries seek to mend fractured ties during the…Continue Reading

The media is working hard to sell us a black and white narrative on Europe’s latest war, in which small, brave and pure Ukraine is facing a big, evil and brutal Russia.Communications consultant, writer, and award-winning political cartoonist based in Nairobi.Published On 9 Mar 20229 Mar 2022I have been wondering why the Western media’s 24-hour…Continue Reading

Since the very first Russian troops made their way into Ukraine in the early hours of February 24, the Anglo-American coverage of Europe’s latest war has been full of emotion and patriotic sentiment. Western correspondents on the ground in Ukraine and in newsrooms across Europe and America not only demonstrated high levels of empathy for…Continue Reading

Hong Kong, China – The Hong Kong nursing home where Amy’s 78-year-old mother lives battened down the hatches when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Elderly residents were confined within the walls of their rooms. Families were not allowed to visit. As the Chinese territory battled its biggest outbreak of coronavirus cases, staff at the private facility…Continue Reading

With wooden spinning wheels and hand-drawn looms, Bangladesh is painstakingly resurrecting a fabric once worn by Mughal emperors, Marie Antoinette and Jane Austen, but long thought forever lost to history. Dhaka muslin was stitched from threads so fine that popular folklore in European parlours held that a change in the light or a sudden rain…Continue Reading

Former Attorney General Bill Barr said Tuesday on FNC’s “Special Report” that he was disturbed seeing former President Donald Trump’s “detachment from reality” after the 2020 presidential election. Anchor Bret Barr asked, “What do you think was the most alarming or unsettling moment for you in the administration?” Barr said, “It was certainly unsettling when…Continue Reading

The Pentagon on Tuesday evening shot down a Polish proposal to transfer their MiG-29 fighter aircraft to Ukraine and receive replacement aircraft from the United States. The Pentagon said in a statement that the plan was not “tenable.” Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said: As we have said, the decision about whether to transfer Polish-owned…Continue Reading