‘The new oil’: Dublin strikes it rich as Europe’s data hub
AFP | A new industrial revolution is underway on the outskirts of Dublin. Fortunes are being made in clusters of anonymous warehouses housing vast data...
Time to ‘get angry’, teen climate activist says in Davos
AFP | Her train journey from Sweden took 32 hours, but Greta Thunberg is not tired. The teenager is dead-set in her mission to persuade...
Trump had hoped to meet Imran Khan at Davos? – Dr. Moeed Pirzada
Moeed Pirzada | World Economic Forum (WEF) top management kept hoping till the very end that Pakistani PM, Imran Khan, may be persuaded to join...
Jet-setting Davos elite frets about climate
AFP | A die-hard environmentalist and head of a polluting company walk into a conference centre... The World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos is one of...
Taxi driver badly hurt in Spain’s ‘anti-Uber’ strike
AFP | A taxi driver protesting in Madrid against Uber-like services was seriously hurt in a car accident on Tuesday as a strike continued in...
The central cast in Britain’s Brexit saga
AFP | Britain's drawn-out drama around Brexit has featured a colourful cast of characters -- crashing or catapulting their careers. Here are some of the...
Brexit in dates: From Leave shock to deadlock in parliament
AFP | From the shock Brexit referendum result to Monday's unveiling of the British government's reworked Brexit strategy, here are milestones on the UK's rocky...
Wife of Chinese ex-Interpol chief seeks asylum in France
AFP | The wife of the former Chinese Interpol chief being held in his home country on corruption charges has applied for asylum in France,...
Brexit bullion: Fear of no-deal triggers Irish gold rush
.AFP | In a vault under the streets of Dublin a pot of gold owned by anxious investors is growing every day Britain edges closer...
Several injured in powerful blast at Paris bakery: police
AFP | A powerful explosion badly damaged a bakery in central Paris on Saturday, injuring several people and smashing nearby windows after a suspected gas...
Britain’s battle over Brexit resumes ahead of big vote
AFP | Britain's battle over Brexit resumes Monday when parliament returns from its Christmas break to debate and -- most likely -- defeat Prime Minister...
The rise of Eurasia: Geopolitical advantages and historic pitfalls
James M Dorsey | Asian players are proving to be conceptually and bureaucratically better positioned in the 21st century’s Great Game that involves tectonic geopolitical...