Trump threatens Iran’s partners: How do secondary sanctions work? The US has long used threats of secondary sanctions — in which countries that trade with a sanctioned country also face sanctions. The United States has announced a slew of new economic sanctions against Iran and threatened countries it trades with, aiming to choke Tehran’s economy…
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0 claims checkedIn South Africa, infrastructure-driven growth and integrated development concepts are engraved in the Reconstruction and Development Plan (RDP). The RDP serves as a cornerstone policy that…
After a summer of extreme weather, can France's political parties rise up to the challenge of climate change? Massive wildfires in Gironde, the Landes and the Var.
A customer complaint over just 10 grams of missing bread forced the Bavarian baker to install new weighing equipment across his shops. A baker in Bavaria who says he had to spend €15,000 on new…
The Claude developer is preparing for a potentially record-breaking initial public offering after rapid revenue growth, but its enormous losses and dispute with the Trump administration could concern…
“We will realise the Cape-to-Cairo trade corridor, and it begins here in the Eastern Cape.” Minister Parks Tau said this during the recent Eastern Cape Export Symposium held in KuGompo City. The…
Easing inflation may give mortgage holders a reprieve on further repayment increases for now – but maybe not for long. The consumer price index (CPI) rose 3.5% in the year to July, down from 3.8% in…
Bold doesn’t even begin to describe Commentary, the new play written by Ash Flanders: an acerbic flaying of public and private personas. Middle-aged film academic and former film maker Nick Atkinson…
Anthony Albanese is standing by his promise this week that “there will be no change […] whilst I’m prime minister” to Western Australia’s current share of the goods and services tax (GST). That…