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By Rory Smith The Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk became the world’s undisputed heavyweight ... Israel over its actions in Gaza and the West Bank. FIFA tried to put a corruption crisis behind ... Read More

Banks trim loans slightly as deposits fall to nearly two-year low

Lending by banks fell slightly last week even as deposits dropped to a nearly two-year low, suggesting that U.S. financial institutions are in stable condition a few months after a bevy of bank ... Read More

World Bank

It follows allegations of evictions and other rights abuses during the expansion of a national park. Concerns over interest rates and Middle East mean the World Bank expects growth of just 2.4% in ... Read More

World Bank Group Engagement in Greece

The World Bank Group has been working with Greece since 2012 to help build a more competitive economy and provide better social protection for citizens. This work is helping the government put in ... Read More

Greece plans 2 marine protected areas as part of an $830 million environmental protection program

Greenpeace, the World ... Greece for allowing deep-sea seismic exploration for energy and mineral resources in the Hellenic Trench, which includes the deepest waters in the Mediterranean at more ... Read More

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May 17, 2024 • More than 5,000 Mercedes-Benz workers who build luxury SUVs in Alabama were eligible to vote on whether to join the UAW. Workers faced intense anti-union messaging from Mercedes ... Read More

What's behind a dramatic fall in Indian families' savings

Recent data from the Reserve Bank ... decade was driven by 'credit widening' - an increase in the number of borrowers - rather than 'credit deepening' or higher loans per borrower. Having more ... Read More

Unions in Greece call widespread strikes, seeking a return to bargaining rights axed during bailouts

The General Confederation of Greek Labor, GSEE, led the strikes to press for a return of collective bargaining rights axed more than a decade ago ... Panagopoulos told a news conference ahead ... Read More

Greece boosts special firefighting units to cope with its growing heat risk

“We are taking a more scientific ... six warmest Greek winters on record have occurred in the past decade. That’s against the backdrop of new data revealing that Europe is the world’s ... Read More

US job openings fall to 8.5 million in March, the lowest level in more than 3 years

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. jobs openings slid in March to the lowest level in more than three years ... too — decelerating from a four-decade high 9.1% in June 2022 to 3.5% in March. Read More

'No more tourism!' Greece fury as pretty city overrun with British tourists

Short-term holiday rentals have surged by 500 percent in less than a decade ... more visitors. This week, Greece launched ‘free’ holidays for tourists who fled 2023 Rhodes wildfires. The ... Read More