Month: September 2023

Turning pain to progress: Alliance imagines a new, better Ukraine

Transformation Europe Turning pain to progress: Alliance imagines a new, better Ukraine | View caption Hide caption War’s destructive power affects lives and entire nations. Yet it also paves the way for innovation and rebirth. As Ukrainians plan for the massive reconstruction of their country, they are also discussing the values needed to create a…

Why Haley and Ramaswamy dominated Republican debate

Why Haley and Ramaswamy dominated Republican debate | View caption Hide caption Vivek Ramaswamy, a wealthy entrepreneur rising in the polls, was a youthful stand-in for Mr. Trump. Barely old enough to run for president, Mr. Ramaswamy managed to compare himself to both former President Barack Obama and Mr. Trump. An American-born son of Indian…

Digital euro plan is a ‘f***ing trap’ claims critic in furious rant at plan

Plans to introduce a digital euro throughout the monetary union are a “f***ing trap” and “the perfect tool for surveillance”, a controversial financial writer has claimed. The European Central Bank, based in Frankfurt, is hoping to make the embryonic concept – whereby ”cash” would be stored on smartphones, as opposed to in wallets or on…

Biden to survey Hurricane Idalia damage in Florida on Saturday

President Joe Biden on Thursday said he would travel to Florida this weekend to survey the damage from Hurricane Idalia, days after it caused major flooding and power outages before weakening into a tropical storm. Biden announced the trip during a visit to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s headquarters, where he met with Department of…

Mutinous soldiers in Gabon say they’ve ousted president whose family has ruled for 55 years

Mutinous soldiers claimed to have seized power in Gabon on Wednesday and put the president under house arrest, hours after he was declared the winner in an election that extended his family’s 55-year reign in the oil-rich Central African nation. In his first public appearance since the coup attempt, President Ali Bongo Ondimba called on people to…