(RNS) — Child orator. Farmhand. Agnostic. Only one of those titles would be commonly guessed to describe the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. But a new 420-page book by scholar Lerone Martin reveals those and other little-known pieces of King’s history. In “Young King: The Making of Martin Luther King Jr.” — which will be…
Shorouk Express A massive scam to defraud the EU has convulsed Athens this year, after many Greeks improperly received farm subsidies for pastureland they did not own, or for farm work they did not do. POLITICO first reported on the scheme in February. Several ministers and deputy ministers resigned over their alleged involvement in the…
Shorouk Express Watch as Donald Trump explains how the US ended inheritance tax on farmers whilst sitting next to a silent Sir Keir Starmer on Monday (27 July). During a press conference held as part of the US president’s four-day trip to Scotland, the pair were questioned on how important farmers are to a country….
Shorouk Express The case file names 15 MPs — 13 from the ruling New Democracy (ND), and one each from the opposition Pasok and Syriza parties — alongside regional officials and former agency executives. Brazen conversations Prosecutors requested wiretaps on the phones of OPEKEPE officials, among others, and the case file includes dozens of startlingly brazen…
Shorouk Express Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Meat producer Cranswick’s shares have plunged after UK supermarkets suspended supplies from one of its farms linked to alleged abuse against pigs. Covert…
Shorouk Express Do you live in the countryside in Spain and fancy having your own chickens, cows and/or sheep? Unfortunately, even this involves a degree of bureaucracy if you want to avoid possible fines. Like most things in Spain, things are not always as straightforward as they seem and always require a lot of bureaucracy…
