Kenyan Taxpayers to Bear Brunt of President Ruto’s Big Spending Plans
Kenyan President William Ruto intends ramping up government spending on initiatives ranging from increasing access to affordable housing
2023-06-16 16:57
Yen slips to fresh 15-year low against euro as BOJ keeps ultra-low rates
By Joice Alves and Rae Wee LONDON/SINGAPORE The yen fell to a new 15-year low against the euro
2023-06-16 16:54
Suga: BTS star makes rare reference to China's unofficial K-pop ban
When asked by fans if he would expand his tour, Suga said Korean artists 'can't perform in China'.
2023-06-16 16:54
Football transfer rumours: Martinez wants Chelsea; Man Utd & Man City chase Theo
Friday's football transfer rumours, with updates on Lautaro Martinez, Theo Hernandez, Moises Caicedo, James Maddison & more.
2023-06-16 16:51
Intel to invest $4.6 billion in new chip plant in Poland
By Karol Badohal and Supantha Mukherjee WROCLAW, Poland/STOCKHOLM Intel said on Friday it will invest up to $4.6
2023-06-16 16:49
Germany has support of many states on debt rules - Finance Minister
(Reuters) -German Finance Minister Christian Lindner said there were many member states that share Germany's position on reforms to the
2023-06-16 16:49
UNICEF calls for better protection for Sudan's children trapped in 'unrelenting nightmare'
UNICEF says Sudan's warring factions should better protect vulnerable children in the conflict zone, where hundreds of children have been killed and millions of young people “are trapped in an unrelenting nightmare.”
2023-06-16 16:49
When will HGTV's 'Christina on the Coast' Season 5 air? Release date, time and how to watch Christina Hall's renovation show
Christina Hall settles in a new home where she takes on the challenge of renovating her own kitchen with her husband Joshua
2023-06-16 16:46
UK public inflation expectations ease in May - Bank of England survey
LONDON The British public's expectations for inflation in the coming 12 months cooled in May, according to a
2023-06-16 16:45
Germany marks 70th anniversary of uprising against Communist dictatorship in east
Germany's parliament on Friday commemorated the 70th anniversary of a popular uprising in the Communist east that was brutally crushed by its Soviet-backed dictatorship. Worsening economic conditions and political repression in East Germany had prompted months of protests, starting in rural areas, that culminated in a call on June 16, 1953, for a general strike. The following day more than half a million people took to the streets across East Germany, including the capital, Berlin. About 50 people were killed and thousands were arrested by Communist secret police with the help of Soviet troops. Dozens of Soviet soldiers who refused to shoot protesters were executed. The East German regime branded the uprising a “fascist putsch” instigated by the West, a claim for which there was no evidence. It was the first revolt against Soviet rule in eastern Europe. Others would follow in Hungary and what was then Czechoslovakia. “The uprising of June 17 was not only directed against the increasing demand on workers, against low wages, high prices, empty shelves," German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said in a speech to lawmakers. “It was directed against the standardization of an entire society, against planned rule and forced collectivization, against state surveillance, propaganda and censorship, against the suppression of Christians, opposition members and non-conformists, against the dictatorship of a single party, which claimed that it was always right.” Following the crackdown, hundreds of thousands of people fled to West Germany until the so-called Iron Curtain was cemented by the Communist regime with a vast border fence and the Berlin Wall. Steinmeier noted that the striving for freedom eventually prevailed, when protesters took to the streets again in 1989, eventually toppling the dictatorship and leading to German reunification a year later. He also drew a parallel to the situation in Ukraine, saying the country was defending itself against a Russian attack driven by Moscow's efforts to restore former imperial glory. “(Ukrainians) are also defending what brave people in Europe have stood up for time and again since 1953, achieved in 1989 and never want to lose again,” Steinmeier said. “On this anniversary of June 17 we're also thinking of the Ukrainian men and women who are fighting against unfreedom and repression today,” he said. Read More Ukraine war’s heaviest fight rages in east - follow live Charity boss speaks out over ‘traumatic’ encounter with royal aide
2023-06-16 16:45
John Boyega says he's 'gonna keep calling' Jamie Foxx till the actor responds: 'He better pick up'
Jamie Foxx's co-star from 'They Cloned Tyrone', John Boyega, admitted that he had expected the actor to show up for the film's premiere
2023-06-16 16:29
African leaders set to meet with presidents of Ukraine, Russia in bid to end war
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived in Ukraine in a delegation of African leaders and senior officials seeking ways to end Kyiv’s 15-month war with Russia
2023-06-16 16:29
