International

Makarov case puts Canada’s Russia sanctions under the spotlight

A new ethics complaint against Canadian New Democratic Party MP Heather McPherson has placed renewed attention on one of Canada’s most contested Russia-sanctions cases:...

Rescue of five villagers from flooded Laos cave

Villagers trapped after heavy rain and landslides Rescuers in Laos have found five villagers alive inside a flooded cave after they were trapped for a...

Stanford MBA students examine Freedom Holding’s global expansion model

On 26 May, Timur Turlov, chief executive of Freedom Holding Corp. and parent company of Freedom24, spoke to MBA students at the Stanford Graduate...

Bangladesh measles outbreak kills hundreds within months

Families devastated as infections surge Akira was always a fast learner, her father Al Amin says with pride. At 6 months she was already saying her...

Proposed EU passenger rights may reshape air travel for Cypriots

There is growing optimism that a breakthrough may finally be reached in long-running European Union negotiations to revise passenger rights in air travel. The issue,...