Day: June 20, 2022

Perfect Storm: Debt Crisis and the Liquidity Trap

In the face of a new debt crisis, the Bank of England, the Federal Reserve and the ECB cannot return to buying large amounts of sovereign debt. The central banks saved indebted governments a decade ago. They can’t do it again. But there are other means at their disposal.

New Polar Bear Subpopulation Discovered

On the southern tip of Greenland, ice floes used by polar bears to hunt are absent for up to eight months out of the year: good news for those who worry climate change might one day drive polar bears into extinction.

Portugal Creates New Work Visa

“This allows foreign nationals to enter Portuguese territory who have come looking for work for a period of 120 days, extended to another 60 days, for a total of 180 days,” Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Ana Catarina Mendes clarified.

Perfect Storm: Debt Crisis and the Liquidity Trap

Perfect Storm: Debt Crisis and the Liquidity Trap

In the face of a new debt crisis, the Bank of England, the Federal Reserve and the ECB cannot return to buying large amounts of sovereign debt. The central banks saved indebted governments a decade ago. They can’t do it again. But there are other means at their disposal.

June 20, 2022
<i>Carmen</i> Marks Washington National Opera’s Gala Return to Fully Staged Performances

<i>Carmen</i> Marks Washington National Opera’s Gala Return to Fully Staged Performances

Isabel Leonard’s portrayal of Carmen was commendably human in a world that often also demands some kind of ideology to peer out from the character.

June 20, 2022
New Polar Bear Subpopulation Discovered

New Polar Bear Subpopulation Discovered

On the southern tip of Greenland, ice floes used by polar bears to hunt are absent for up to eight months out of the year: good news for those who worry climate change might one day drive polar bears into extinction.

June 20, 2022
First Local Newspaper in Arabic To Be Published in Toulouse

First Local Newspaper in Arabic To Be Published in Toulouse

The owner of the newspaper anchors himself in the past of the Occitan region which, according to him, “has always had links with Al-Andalus.”

June 20, 2022
Climate Policies Teeter on Edge of Approval in EU Parliament

Climate Policies Teeter on Edge of Approval in EU Parliament

Sometimes climate-focused policies do not meet with overwhelming approval in EU parliament, and their adoption can be hit or miss. 

June 20, 2022
Portugal Creates New Work Visa

Portugal Creates New Work Visa

“This allows foreign nationals to enter Portuguese territory who have come looking for work for a period of 120 days, extended to another 60 days, for a total of 180 days,” Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Ana Catarina Mendes clarified.

June 20, 2022