A Reuters poll of economists had forecast a 0.2% contraction amid a bleak overall picture for the British economy.
Fredriksen lights bonfire of the vanities as Euronav deal fails
The shipping magnate has chucked a grenade into plans for a mega tanker tie-up, so what next?
Koblenz trial one year on: ‘It should have been in Damascus’
The proceedings against Syrian regime officials in Germany were in no way perfect – but still a momentous achievement.
Mother Russia: Maria Lvova-Belova, the Putin ally deporting Ukrainian children
Vladimir Putin’s “commissioner for children’s rights”, Maria Lvova-Belova, claims to be the “saviour” of children caught up in the war in Ukraine. Her compassionate rhetoric conceals a plan to deport Ukrainian children from territories occupied by Rus…
TotalEnergies snaps up half capacity at Germany’s Lubmin FSRU terminal
German federal chancellor Olaf Scholz to attend opening of country’s second FSRU-based terminal
German economy seen stagnating in Q4, grew 1.9% in 2022
Germany’s national statistics office says the country’s economy appears to have stagnated in the fourth quarter.
Putin’s million-pound military drone crashes into Russian power lines on way to Ukraine
Ukrainians joked Vladimir Putin was now targetting his own energy infrastructure after a costly armed Russian drone crashed into power lines inside the country.
A Maryland TikToker raised more than $140k for an 82-year-old Walmart worker
Rory McCarty used his TikTok community to raise almost $150,000 for 82-year-old Warren “Butch” Marion. Strangers just a month ago, the two have become close friends.
She Witnessed Mao’s Worst Excesses. Now She Has a Warning for the World.
At 93, the memoirist Yuan-tsung Chen hopes that her recollections of China’s tumultuous past will help the country confront its historical wrongs — and avoid repeating them.
Afghan Women Are Devastated by Suspension of Aid Under New Taliban Law
Since the Taliban administration banned women from aid work, many groups have suspended their operations in the country and warned of permanently shutting down if the ban remains.