‘Fake news outlets exploi social media and search algorithms to ensure high visibility and seamless integration with trusted content,’ the report

Nadiya Volkova, 24, grieves for her mother Katya Volkova, 60, killed by ­shelling. Photograph: Brendan Hoffman/Getty L ast June, in the intense heat of a

Illustration: Thomas Pullin O ne of the greatest ironies in the history of the collapse of any civilisation must be the initial interaction between Africans and

The Tech & Design Issue: Life After Driving Introducing this year's Tech & Design Issue Tesla's Risky Race Into the Future THE REV-UP: IMAGINING A 20%

Although security estates only make up about 5% of the 6.8 million properties analysed by intelligence group Lightstone, their total value is about the same size as the total value of the property market in Johannesburg. Estate properties have about a 15% share of total property-market value, said…

Photos of Andre Rushin by Shaun Swingler. At 06:00 on an autumn morning in 2016 Andre Rushin, an armed response officer for Secupro Armed Response in Mitchells

Creating an alternative to capitalism is crucial if we are to address the ecological, social and economic crises affecting South Africa, and the world. If we

First published by ISS Today Is the hugely successful film Wolf Warrior 2 a metaphor for China’s growing presence in Africa – and perhaps beyond? It’s an action

Russia’s recent actions in Crimea and southeastern Ukraine have motivated NATO to reinforce solidarity within the alliance and strengthen its overall capabilities. They have also, more specifically, prompted Romania and Poland, NATO’s two largest new member countries that joined the alliance after…

Nov 10 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Romanian financial markets on Friday. INFLATION Romania's national

The Royal House of Romania is going through a difficult period. A scandal broke out on Tuesday evening, November 7, when Nicolae Medforth-Mills (picture, right) , the disinherited grandson of King Michael I (picture, left) , allegedly tried to force his way into his grandfather’s home in…

Over the last couple of years, the term cryptocurrency has been rapidly gaining ground and understanding of its use and value in the public eye. At first it

Google’s AI chief isn’t fretting about super-intelligent killer robots. Instead, John Giannandrea is concerned about the danger that may be lurking inside the

Nov 7 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Romanian financial markets on Tuesday. RATE MEETING The central bank

The past has come to haunt a local politician who was recently elected mayor of Deva, a city in western Romania, after a 2006 episode involving him came back to

The US market looks pricey relative to Europe, but it always does. What might cause the valuation gap to narrow? Tue, Oct 31, 2017, 06:00 Proinsias O'Mahony

Birds in flight over Bucharest's business district: will foreign investors also decide to migrate to more comfortable business climates? By Clare Nuttall in Bucharest November 3, 2017 As the EU’s fastest growing economy, Romania should be seeing a wave of new investment. Instead, foreign investors…

Romania is close to adopting a new draft bill sending to prison people who disturb neighbours with loud noises, as well as enhancing the measures police

Big protests take place this evening (Sunday, November 5) in Romania’s capital Bucharest and other big cities against a series of new changes to the justice laws. Thousands have confirmed on Facebook that they would join the protests. The main opposition parties, the National liberal party (PNL) and…

2017-11-02 19:30 London — After a US presidential campaign dominated by charges of fake news, Collins Dictionary has designed the term the Collins Word of the Year 2017. The word — two words actually — will be added to the next print edition of the dictionary. Collins said on Thursday the use of the…

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Nov 2 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Romanian financial markets on Thursday. PPI Romania's National Statistics Board to release September producer prices data at 0700 GMT. DEBT ISSUANCE Romanian debt managers aim to sell leu currency bills and…

Advertisement , at 01:00 pm, June 19, 2017, History Azania is a name of ancient Greek origins that was used by early explorers to describe the areas around southeastern tropical Africa. Photo Credit: Nairaland M any South Africans on social media have been contributing to a lively debate about…

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The World Bank will support the construction of the Ploiesti – Brasov (A3) highway in Romania, prime minister Mihai Tudose said yesterday. He met on Tuesday at

Europe’s benchmark stock index scored a more-than-five-month closing high on Tuesday, capping off October with a monthly gain as traders welcomed earnings reports from the likes of airline Ryanair Holdings PLC and oil major BP PLC. What stock indexes were doing: The Stoxx Europe 600 index SXXP,…

Europe October 30, 2017 7:05 PM Associated Press FILE - View of Romania's parliament main hall during a vote in Bucharest, Nov. 18, 2014. Share Romania: Lawmakers Approve Law That May Harm Press Freedom share BUCHAREST, ROMANIA — Romanian senators on Monday approved a proposal that would allow…

Most Romanian employees are afraid that their net salaries will drop once the announced tax change according to which the whole social contributions will be transferred to employees will come into force. The measure was announced by the Government and should apply starting January 1, 2018. The…

The difference between Leoni workers and 80 percent of Romania's workforce is that they at least had a workers' representative. Since a Liberal-Democratic

Romania has signed a deal for a new missile defence system – one of the country’s most expensive military acquisitions. It will see the Patriot missiles

I n his speech at the 2017 Labour Party conference , Jeremy Corbyn outlined his desire to "urgently... face the challenge of automation", which he called a " threat in the hands of the greedy". Whether or not Corbyn is planing a potentially controversial 'robot tax' wasn't clear from his speech, but…

Romania has posted a government deficit of 4.1 percent of GDP in the second quarter of 2017 compared to the previous quarter. This was the highest seasonally adjusted deficit posted by a member of the European Union in the second quarter of the year, according to Eurostat, the statistics office of…

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“I returned, numbed. I returned unable to ignore or accept what everybody (including myself) has, over the years, gradually accepted and successfully ignored”. Arundhati Roy, The Cost of Living I n stark contrast to its economic growth, which see it rank first in the EU in Q1 of 2017 , it would be…

Anca Mariana Petculescu, a 64-year-old retiree, trying on a pair of boots in a mall in Bucharest. Andrei Pungovschi for The New York Times BUCHAREST — Somewhere

Romania’s Finance Minister Ionuț Mișa announced on October 16 that the rate of income tax would be reduced to 10 per cent from January 1, 2018. The current rate

Local civic movement Initiativa Romania has launched the Once Upon a Time in Romania project, which includes an anticorruption short film contest, an interactive anticorruption website, and a series of interviews with people with merits in fighting corruption, which will be broadcast online. The…