Author : EW News Desk Team

Natural disasters like hurricanes and floods have caused more than $2.4 trillion in economic and insurance losses in the past decade. Which disasters tend to be the most costly,...

Fewer babies have been born in Europe since the start of the 2008 financial crisis, ending a Europe-wide upswing in the birth rate, claims a new study. The study,...

Credit ratings agency Standard & Poor’s on Tuesday lowered Italy’s sovereign credit rating to BBB from BBB+ and placed its outlook on negative, citing weakening prospects for the eurozone’s...

The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday cut its global economic growth forecast for 2013, citing new downside risks from recession-hit Europe and a slowdown in emerging markets. In its...

In the world’s largest assessment of public opinion on the matter, Transparency International found that more than one in two people think corruption has worsened over the last two...

China’s decades-old policy of providing free coal for winter heating to residents in the north is shortening the lives of people by about 5.5 years and causing higher rates...

A report by The Economist’s Intelligence Unit called the “Worldwide cost of living index 2013” has named two of Australia’s major cities in the top five most expensive cities...

This week, the United States and European Union begin negotiations on a transatlantic free trade and investment agreement, though progress might be overshadowed by the US’ alleged spying activities...

France's foreign intelligence service, the Direction Generale de la Securite Exterieure (DGSE), has been sweeping up nearly all data transmissions, including telephone calls, e-mails and social media activity, that...

China's key financial centre Shanghai has received State Council approval to establish a trial free-trade zone within its surrounding area, serving as a test for some of the government’s...