ISTANBUL — Turkey has seen its fifth central bank leader depart in as many years as Hafize Gaye Erkan, the first woman in the top role, stepped down after just eight months in the job. She announced her resignation late Friday after recent claims of nepotism emerged in local media, allegations that Erkan, a former … Read more
A fourth person has died in Britain during a storm that pounded the U.K. and northern Europe with gale-force winds and torrential rain ByThe Associated Press October 22, 2023, 7:12 AM A part of a steep bank at the Baltic Sea is broken off during heavy storms the night before in Sierksdorf, northern Germany, Saturday, … Read more
Huge rescue and reduction efforts are underway in response to typhoon-induced torrential rains in Beijing. Vcg | Visible China Group | Getty Photographs China’s capital Beijing has been pummeled by the heaviest rainfall in 140 years, leaving not less than 20 lifeless. Based on the Chinese language authorities, the town recorded 744.8mm (29.3 inches) of … Read more