Maria Romano
Maria Romano, 39, is an experienced Italian investigative journalist whose work focuses on policy, finance and long-form investigations. Their reporting aims to be clear, sourced and accountable to readers.
US Demands Russia Suspension from UN Rights Council
The United States announced on April 4, 2022, that it will seek Russia's suspension from the United Nations Human Rights Council, citing mounting evidence of…
Russia Reopens Stock Market With Heavy Trading Curbs
Russia will reopen its stock market for limited trading on March 24, nearly one month after shares plunged and the exchange was shut down following…
Intel Invests $88 Billion in European Chip Expansion
LONDON UK: U.S. chipmaker Intel unveiled plans on Tuesday to invest up to 80 billion euros ($88 billion) across Europe. As part of an ambitious…
Council of Europe Expels Russia Over Ukraine Invasion
The Council of Europe expelled Russia from its membership on March 16, 2022, over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, marking the first time a member state…
30,000 Rally in Berlin Against Ukraine War
BERLIN, March 13: Up to 30,000 men, women, and children joined an anti-war demonstration in central Berlin on Sunday, with many waving Ukrainian flags and…
Biden Calls Xi After Seven-Month Silence
Seven months. That is how long Joe Biden waited before picking up the phone to call Xi Jinping.
The call itself lasted roughly 90 minutes. It was September 10,
KNM Executive Director Diverted 84% of Employee Shares to Family
One hundred fifty-five million units. That is the number that keeps coming up in the paperwork. Almost 84 percent of the shares KNM issued under its employee st
Navy Report Details 2020 Gulf of Aden Object With No Wings
Eight minutes. That is the window a U.S. military operator had to track a round, cold object over the Gulf of Aden on September 4, 2020. The object made abrupt
Minecraft Releases Free Education Lessons During Lockdown
Minecraft's owner Microsoft announced on 24 March 2020 that it is releasing a new "Education" category inside the game's Marketplace, giving away a dozen interactive…
Malaysia Tops Asian Plastic Waste at 16.8 kg Per Capita
One Malaysian citizen consumes about 16.8 kilograms of plastic packaging each year. That figure, from a World Wide Fund for Nature study released February 18, p
Tsai Ing-wen Rejects One China Principle After Landslide Win
Taiwan’s president won re-election on a platform Beijing refuses to acknowledge. The aftermath is not a diplomatic standoff in the usual sense — it is a collisi
Iran Missiles Hit Iraq Bases, Oil Surges 4.5%
Iran's ballistic missiles slammed into two Iraqi bases hosting American troops early Wednesday, and the world's energy markets did what they always do when the
Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks Miss Wage Payments
Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks left thousands of customers without expected wages on 6 January 2020 after overnight payment files failed to reach current accounts. The…
Scott Morrison’s Hawaii Holiday Sparks Fire Fury
A Prime Minister's Hawaiian Holiday and the Cost of Misreading a Nation's Mood
It was a radio host, Kyle Sandilands, who broke the news on 19 December 2019. Th
Bank of England Press Audio Hacked for Hedge Funds
The Bank of England's press conference audio feed was hacked and accessed by high-speed traders minutes before its scheduled broadcast on December 23, 2019, giving…
