King Abdullah’s efforts as well as those of King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman made Saudi Arabia a leader in global interfaith dialogue. The late King Abdullah held in 2007, according to a Kinani article, a groundbreaking meeting with Pope Benedict XVI. A year later, the King invited Islamic religious scholars, media […] Read more
Up to 382 children have been sexually abused by clergy in Poland since 1990, the Polish Catholic Church has revealed. It made the claim as it presented findings of an investigation at a press conference on Thursday. As many as 198 of the victims were below the age of 15, the report said. “This is […] Read more
French professional football coach and former international player Zinedine Zidane has returned to Real Madrid as manager, the Spanish football club said in a statement. “The Board of Directors has named Zinedine Zidane as the new trainer of Real Madrid effective immediately for the rest of the season and until June 30th 2022.” Zidane, who […] Read more
A Russian Ural Airlines jet bound for Moscow from Bahrain and with 225 people aboard made an emergency landing in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Monday, Baku airport confirmed to Euronews. The pilot suspected a bomb might be on board the plane and requested an emergency landing at the nearest airport to have checks carried out, the […] Read more
After a series of historic firsts and long-overdue breakthroughs, 2018 was called “the Year of the Woman.” A record 36 women won seats in the United States House of Representatives in midterm elections in November. Ireland voted to repeal one of the world’s most restrictive abortion bans. Ethiopia appointed its first female president. And women […] Read more
European shares retreated further from five-month highs on Thursday ahead of a European Central Bank meeting that is expected to slash growth forecasts and hint at a new round of ultra-cheap loans for euro zone banks. Euro-zone banks fell as some profit taking kicked in following gains made in anticipation of the ECB loan scheme, […] Read more
Good morning, Europe. Today we’re watching: London explosive devices: An investigation is underway after three suspicious packages were received in buildings at London’s Heathrow and City airports as well as Waterloo mainline railway station in the city centre on Tuesday. Read more on this here Rights post-Brexit: Brexit minister Stephen Barclay has asked the European […] Read more
The medical cannabis industry is luring major players, and legal recreational use could bring sky high returns for investors By: Rob Davies To listen to some of the predictions about the future of the cannabis industry, you would think financial analysts had been partaking heavily of the product. The European cannabis market will be worth […] Read more
By Frances Schwartzkopf Swedbank is facing money laundering allegations Swedbank AB regularly topped rankings of Europe’s safest banks half a decade ago. On Thursday, Sweden’s finance ministry told regulators to explain how the venerable institution had become enmeshed in allegations of money laundering. Like Danske Bank A/S of Denmark, Swedbank built its reputation in one of the world’s richest […] Read more
By Christina Zdanowicz and Alessandra Castelli When local fishermen were walking through a mangrove forest in Brazil, they came across something that shouldn’t be there: the carcass of a humpback whale. The baby whale was likely lost at sea and died of starvation or some other unknown cause, according to nonprofit research group Bicho D’agua. […] Read more
