World War 2

Saudi Arabia said it would cut oil production by another 1m barrels a day from next month, furthering its effort to shore up oil prices. Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates swiftly followed with their own reductions. OPEC’s deal with Russia last month, which ended their abrupt price war and…

Economic Preview Published: May 13, 2020 at 2:01 p.m. ET Applications for unemployment benefits may top 35 million The worst stretch of layoffs in modern American history is starting to wind down, but several million people are still losing their jobs each week due to coronavirus shutdowns. New jobless claims…

World War II provided two contradictory lessons, says historian James J. Sheehan: war must be avoided at all costs and democracies must be ready to resist aggression. Today is the 75th anniversary of “Victory in Europe Day”—the day when people from across the world celebrated the acceptance of Nazi Germany’s…

On the eve of the 75th anniversary of the Great Victory in the Second World War one can often hear people in the EU and Brussels talking about the need for historical truth. I could not agree more - should such cardboard shield not hide unworthy attempts to downplay the role of the Soviet Union and its…

Trump Today Published: May 9, 2020 at 8:49 a.m. ET President calls 20.5 million jobs lost in April ‘no surprise,’ predicts rebound President Donald Trump says he’s having a ‘very hard time’ with China, as top officials discuss trade. Associated Press President Donald Trump on Friday said he’s having “a…

(Reuters) - The U.S. economy lost a staggering 20.5 million jobs in April, the steepest plunge in payrolls since the Great Depression and the starkest sign yet of how the novel coronavirus pandemic is battering the world’s biggest economy. FILE PHOTO: People who lost their jobs wait in line to…

ARE you baffled by the government’s approach to easing lockdown? Here prime minister Boris Johnson explains what you should do next week.  Jolly well get shopping Give the economy the kickstart it needs by shopping for at least six hours a day. Get essentials like wine, but also buy things…

By Mark Brindle, Supporter Liaison Officer  Our club would not even have existed if it were not for the mechanics of war.  As we all know, when David Danskin and his friends sat down in 1886 to form a team from the munitions workers at the Royal Arsenal in Woolwich, little could they have known they…

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BERLIN (Reuters) - Many young Germans have failed to learn the lessons of history, and anti-Semitism is becoming entrenched in the land responsible for the Holocaust, a Jewish leader warned, a day before the 75th anniversary of the end of World War Two in Europe. FILE PHOTO: Head of the…