by Alan Wheatley | 15 Sep 2016 | Economy, Europe, United States
Europe is right to order Apple to pay billions of euros of back taxes to Ireland. A failure to crack down on tax avoidance can only fuel populism. Employees at Apple’s European headquarters in Hollyhill, close to Cork, Ireland. 14 May 2015 (EPA/David Keane) This is...
by News Decoder | 25 Jul 2016 | Africa, Economy, Human Rights
We publish this on July 25, which is Republic Day in Tunisia. Tunisia abolished the monarchy on that day in 1957, and Habib Bourguiba became its first president. By Hafawa Rebhi “Down with corruption!” “The amnesty bill will not pass!” “¡No...
by Liam Grace | 18 May 2016 | Bournemouth University, Economy, Europe, Student Posts, Youth Voices
Despite its rich history and glamorous look, Bournemouth is a British town where poverty and wealth co-exist, cheek by jowl. — Photo Essay by Liam Grace — Wealth and poverty share a British town13Wealth and poverty share a British town13 Wealth and poverty...
by News Decoder | 4 May 2016 | Economy, King's Academy, Middle East, Student Posts
This story was runner-up in the high school category in News-Decoder’s inaugural essay contest. By Aisha Malhas The flag of Jordan includes a white star with seven points, one for each of the seven hills on which the capital Amman was built. Today those seven...
by News Decoder | 16 Mar 2016 | Economy, Youth Voices
Young adults around the world face an alarming set of challenges: debt, joblessness, globalization and rising house prices. Young people at a seminar on investing, Brookline (USA), 8 January 2016(AP Photo/The Christian Science Monitor, Ann Hermes) The Guardian...
by Alan Wheatley | 11 Mar 2016 | Americas, Asia, China, Economy, Europe, Politics, United States
Whatever his takeover of the Republican party says about U.S. politics, Donald Trump is capitalizing on anxiety over changes in the global economy. We asked News-Decoder correspondents for their thoughts on Donald Trump’s campaign to become U.S. president. Last...
by Anna Mavrikou and Stella Paisanidi | 26 Feb 2016 | Aristotle University Thessaloniki, Economy, Europe
Record unemployment has forced many young Greeks to leave their country, but the decision to uproot is not an easy one to take. This is the second in a series of articles by students at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki on the effects of Greece’s economic...
by Betty Wong | 25 Jan 2016 | Economy
Stock markets around the world have fallen sharply. The question is: How vicious can the bear become? Sculpture of a bear outside the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (EPA/Frank Rumpenhorst) The nation’s heartland boomed to meet the global economy’s insatiable demand for its...
by News Decoder | 29 Dec 2015 | Africa, Americas, Asia, Economy, Europe, Middle East
For the past six months, News-Decoder has been working out of the offices of a terrific French not-for-profit called Aventure du Bout du Monde (ABM). For 28 years, ABM has been a valuable resource for globetrotters who seek out exotic destinations. Every year, ABM...
by News Decoder | 13 Nov 2015 | Americas, Decoders, Economy
The U.S. central bank — the “Fed” — is expected to raise interest rates soon, the first monetary tightening in years. Here’s why it matters to all of us. (Wikimedia Commons) The Federal Reserve — the U.S. central bank — is...