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Analysis-Brazil central bank autonomy becomes political punching bag for Lula

By Marcela Ayres and Bernardo Caram BRASILIA – Brazil’s central bank newfound independence that was designed to shield it from politics has turned it into a convenient punching bag for the new government that can use it to fire up its leftist base and blame it for economic woes. Since his Jan. 1 inauguration President…

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy promises to keep pushing for planes

LONDON -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday he would do everything he could to persuade the world to provide Ukraine with the modern planes Kyiv needs to help his forces defeat Russia. “We … will do everything possible and impossible to make the world provide us with modern planes to empower and protect pilots…

Netherlands will continue to hold Russia to account over MH17, Dutch PM says

AMSTERDAM – The Netherlands will continue to hold Russia to account for the downing of passenger flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Wednesday. Rutte said it was a “bitter disappointment” that the international investigation into the downing of MH17 had ended without further prosecutions for lack of…

Fisherman facing 4,760 years in Greek prison receives centuries-long sentence

An Egyptian fisherman who was facing a 4760-year sentence in a Greek prison has been sentenced to centuries in jail. H. Elfallah was found guilty this week of ‘smuggling’ nearly 500 people from Libya to Greece in November 2022 — including 336 men, 10 women, 128 boys and nine girls — has ended up with…

Erasmus decoded: Where do Europe’s students go when they study abroad?

Armando is just one of thousands of students each year who enjoy the opportunity to study abroad without having to freeze their studies at their home university. Originally from Italy, he has recently started his new adventure in the Greek capital Athens, thanks to the Erasmus programme, which has been sending students across Europe to study abroad for…

UK government defends law barring ‘illegal’ English channel migrants

The UK government said on Tuesday it was ready for legal challenges against a new law intended to stop migrants from reaching the country in small boats across the English Channel. Home Secretary Suella Braverman claimed the government had “pushed the boundaries of international law” with its bill barring asylum claims by anyone who reaches…

Egyptian archaeologists unearth incredible smiling sphinx of Roman emperor

Archaeologists in Egypt have made a fascinating discovery of a limestone sphinx statue with a “smiley face and two dimples” near the Hathor Temple, a well-preserved ancient site in the country. The find, announced by the tourism and antiquities ministry, is just the latest in a series of discoveries made in recent months. Researchers believe…

Georgia’s ruling party withdraws Foreign Agents Bill and releases protesters

Georgia’s Interior Ministry has announced it will release protesters detained during two days of mass demonstrations, hours after the ruling party was forced to withdraw its controversial bill that sparked the rallies. “All persons arrested on 7 and 8 March during the protests near the parliament by employees of different structures of the Interior Ministry…

Greek transport minister announces safety measures to improve national railway system

Greece’s Minister of Transport, Giorgos Gerapetritis said that February’s tragic train crash would not have happened if there had been a complete rail telecommunications system in the country at a press conference on Wednesday. His comments came amid an announcement on new rail safety measures which will upgrade the network’s security system and technology. The…

A new perspective on learning: Qatar’s 2030 vision for child education

Qatar has a vision for the coming years: to transform Qatar “into an advanced country by 2030, capable of sustaining its own development and providing for a high standard of living for all of its people for generations to come.” At its core, are four pillars; human development, economic development, social development, and environmental development,…