Lebanon’s embattled currency hit a new low Tuesday, trading at an unprecedented 100,000 Lebanese pounds to the dollar on the black market as the crisis-hit country’s banks went back on strike. The pound has kept sinking since Lebanon’s financial meltdown erupted in
Tens of thousands of junior doctors went on strike across England on Monday to demand better pay, kicking off three days of widespread disruption at the U.K.’s state-funded hospitals and health clinics. Junior doctors — who are qualified but in the earlier
France’s Senate voted late Saturday to approve a deeply unpopular reform to the country’s pension system. Senators passed the reforms by 195 votes to 112, bringing the package another step closer to becoming law. A committee will now write up a final
The Southland Conference has suspended an umpire who ended a game with an egregious third strike call Friday night. With two outs in the ninth inning, left fielder Davon Mims was at the plate with a 1-1 count. Mims took a pitch
A college baseball game between New Orleans and Mississippi Valley State ended Friday night on an egregious called third strike. With two outs in the ninth inning, left fielder Davon Mims was at the plate with a 1-1 count. NCAA signage on
French President Emmanuel Macron insisted on the need for raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 in order to make the French pension system financially sustainable in the coming years, in a letter to workers’ unions released Friday. The move comes
An explosion in eastern Syria on Wednesday killed at least three people, according to reports. A war monitoring group said the blast was likely caused by a drone strike that targeted Iran-backed militiamen. No group claimed responsibility for an attack in the
Ukraine: Smoke rises after explosions reported in Crimea When the little green men started to turn up in Crimea in 2014, the world knew it was too late for Ukraine to even think about reclaiming its peninsula. On February 20, 2014, Russia
NHS bosses have struck back at consultants’ demands to increase their basic pay at least threefold while junior doctors are on strike. Consultants who have covered for doctors during the repeated walkouts earn an average £42-£57 per hour. The British Medical Association
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis would strike a UK-US trade deal within months of entering the White House, a Republican strategist has told Express.co.uk. Greg Swenson, chair of Republicans Overseas UK, also claimed that the potential Grand Old Party nominee for 2024 was