Black Pete: Blackface Dutch Style

By Thomas EscrittThe Dutch see themselves as tolerant pragmatists, especially adaptable if social harmony or commercial interests demand it.But that self-image has taken a battering in recent weeks as a growing chorus of voices inside and outside the country protest against a Christmas tradition that many Dutch see as harmless fun but critics say is […]

Cyprus sovereign long-term foreign currency credit rating cut deeper into junk status

    NEW YORK, March 21 (Reuters) – Standard & Poor’s cut the sovereign long-term foreign currency credit rating on Cyprus deeper into junk status on Thursday, lowering the rating to CCC from CCC-plus as the country struggles with a banking crisis. The European Union gave Cyprus until Monday to raise the billions of euros […]