Christine Lagarde, the president of the European Central Bank (ECB) recently told European Union leaders that the banking sector on the continent was strong, reported Bloomberg. Yet on the same day Lagarde spoke, shares of Deutsche Bank plunged as traders worried that the massive German bank...
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The European Union this week defended its record of helping migrants in Libya as “essential” against accusations by United Nations investigators that the bloc was facilitating crimes against humanity and other human rights abuses in the war-ravaged North African country, Africanews reported. On Monday, investigators released...
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Myanmar’s military government dissolved the pro-democracy party of Aung San Suu Kyi this week, a move that comes as the junta prepares for general elections more than two years after a coup that ousted the civilian leader, Bloomberg reported. The country’s election commission said the National...
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A French-language association sued Notre-Dame Cathedral this month for only translating its signs into English, a case that some say is another volley in the battle by language purists to prevent the dominance of English, Agence France-Presse reported. The Association for the Defence of the French...
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New research has found evidence that great apes spin themselves around on ropes or vines to get dizzy for fun, Science Alert reported. In a new study, a research team analyzed 40 online videos of great apes – gorillas, chimpanzees and orangutans – spinning on ropes...
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