The former Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, has his prison sentence for tax fraud confirmed by the country’s top court. The billionaire tycoon was told that his four-year sentence will was upheld, making it the first ever definitive conviction, in up to 30 court cases. However, three of the years […]
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Margaret Thatcher dies: The ‘Iron Lady’ who transformed the nation
Britain’s first and only female Prime Minister has died Margaret Thatcher was the woman who, virtually single-handed and in the space of one tumultuous decade, transformed a nation. In the view of her many admirers, she thrust a strike-infested half-pace Britain back among the front-runners in the commanding […]
Japan likely to nominate ADB’s Kuroda as Bank of Japan head: sources
Japan’s prime minister is likely to nominate an advocate of aggressive monetary policy easing – Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda – as the next central bank governor to step up his fight to finally rid the country of deflation. Shinzo Abe won a big election victory in December promising […]
