Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI celebrates 90th birthday with beer, party at Vatican
From WN.COM Benedict XVI, who resigned as pontiff in 2013, has celebrated his 90th birthday with a mug of beer and the company of visitors from his native Bavaria in Germany, The Associated Press reported. Photos by the Vatican newspaper…
EU leaders react as UK PM Theresa May officially triggers Brexit
From BBC “After nine months the UK has delivered,” declared EU Council President Donald Tusk in a portentous tweet on receipt of the letter triggering Brexit from Prime Minister Theresa May. The tone of his speech in Brussels was full…
NEW SCIENTIST Exclusive: menopausal women become pregnant with their own eggs
By Jessica Hamzelou From New Scientist Two women thought to be infertile have become pregnant using a technique that seems to rejuvenate ovaries, New Scientist can reveal. It is the first time such a treatment has enabled menopausal women to…
European banks book $27 billion profit in tax havens, Oxfam says
By Stephen Morris From Bloomberg 20 lenders paid no tax on 383 million euros of profit in 2015 Subsidiaries in tax havens twice as profitable as elsewhere Europe’s largest banks routed 25 billion euros ($27 billion) through tax havens in…
London attack: World leaders show solidarity
From BBC British-born attacker ‘known to MI5’ Leaders of countries affected by recent terror attacks have voiced solidarity with the UK after the deadly attack near the Houses of Parliament. A lone attacker was shot dead after he used a…
German Minister: France must ‘dramatically’ accelerate reforms to thwart populism
Reuters From Business Insider BERLIN (Reuters) – France must accelerate reforms and changes to tackle growing social and economic problems that are fuelling nationalism, populism and the rise of Marine Le Pen, leader of the far-right National Front, a top…
Germany axe attack: Seven injured at Duesseldorf train station
From BBC Seven people have been injured in an axe attack at the main railway station in the western German city of Duesseldorf, police say. The attack happened at about 21:00 local time (20:00 GMT) on Thursday. One man has…
There’s a new ‘most dangerous’ man in global economics
By Linette Lopez On Monday, the head of the White House’s National Trade Council, Peter Navarro, laid out the objectives of his trade agenda in a speech before the National Association of Business Economists. The thrust of Navarro’s speech was…
Fat Tuesday or Madis Gras soon here
5 FACTS ON MARDI GRAS From dreamstime Are your costumes ready? Here are 5 facts to know before you put on your beads and masks and go celebrate. What does Mardi Gras mean? It’s in fact French for Fat Tuesday….
Ellis Island immigrants 100 years ago
Incredible colorized photographs show the immigrants who passed through Ellis Island 100 years ago By Sarah Jacobs From Business Insider ThePaperTimeMachine_06_Ellis_Island_Italian_Woman_1900s_FC Augustus Francis Sherman/New York Public Library/Dynamichrome In the early 1900s, Ellis Island served as the United States’ largest immigration…
