New research shows how the financial crisis led to a dramatic shift in poverty across Europe.
Kenya burned 105 tonnes of ivory confiscated from smugglers and poachers, an action denounced by Bostwana as wrong and wasteful.
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EU officials argue that while the ban on ivory trade is right for some countries, it shouldn’t be all-encompassing. It has called on African range states to reach agreement on the issue.
Obama has said he expects European allies to chip in their fair share of defense spending, and European public opinion supports it. But as a Tufts expert points out, many challenges in Europe remain.
V for victory? A Leave campaign van patrols London.
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The Brexit vote was the outcome of the disillusionment and disengagement that have permeated the UK. Many Europeans share that mood, which is why both the UK and EU need radical democratic surgery.
Ghosts in the machine: housing and commercial property are battling headwinds.
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Labour and the Conservatives have faced crises in the past… Just not at the same time.
People walk through the London Stock Exchange lobby. Will the excesses of big business become more prominent in post-Brexit UK?
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The UK’s free market orientation and its strong tendency towards short-termism and impatient capital could have significant adverse effects on the economy in the long run.
Lingua franca.
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Radical right populists are on the brink of power in Austria and making gains across the region. And the European leaders who once were willing to publicly condemn them are silent now.