Category: 3. Europe

Despite the rise in inflation, markets continue to anticipate aggressive ECB rate cuts in 2025, with a 25-basis-point reduction expected this month. ADVERTISEMENT Inflation in the eurozone climbed to 2.4% year-on-year in December, according to preliminary data released by Eurostat… Continue Reading

Trump described the Reform U.K. boss as “handsome” during a rally last year, and has given rare interviews on British television to Farage’s GB News program. Farage also attended Trump’s inauguration in 2016. Speaking on LBC Tuesday, Farage said he will be in the U.S. for four or… Continue Reading

The architectural icon, designed by Alvar Aalto, is now more accessible than ever to the public after an extensive renovation. ADVERTISEMENT After three years of renovation, Helsinki’s Finlandia Hall, the iconic modernist building designed by Finnish architect Alvar Aalto, has… Continue Reading

Mpox clade Ib first emerged in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is a subtype of clade I, a more severe form of mpox than clade II — the latter was behind the global outbreak in 2022. Mpox causes a painful rash with skin lesions that can last for two-to-four weeks, as well as other……

Senegal and Chad have reacted strongly to remarks by French President Emmanuel Macron about African countries being ungrateful over France’s role in helping fight militant jihadist insurgencies. On Monday, Macron said that Sahel states “forgot” to thank France for its role, amid the continuing… Continue Reading

France is the fifth country in Europe to detect the new mpox strain. ADVERTISEMENT France reported its first case of a new strain of mpox that has ravaged Central Africa over the past year, in a patient who had not travelled to the hotspot region. The patient in the French region of… Continue Reading

Inflation in the eurozone quickened in December for the second month in a row, as rising prices for energy and services kept it uncomfortably above the European Central Bank’s target. Consumer prices rose by 2.4 percent on an annual basis across the… Continue Reading

LONDON — Nigel Farage believes he can still “build bridges” with Elon Musk — despite the billionaire Donald Trump ally calling for his ouster. After weeks courting Musk’s support — and cash — the Reform UK leader and Musk’s burgeoning bromance appeared to hit the bumpers this… Continue Reading