The mountains and valleys may not be quite as dramatic. The swirling fog might need a little more CGI to achieve maximum impact. And the extras may not have been quite as well built. Even so, all things considered, Amazon has decided that the latest season of its epic Lord of the Rings series, one…
The N3 highway is usually a thriving trade artery, running north-west between South Africa’s port of Durban and its economic heartland of Johannesburg. Today, however, it’s entirely closed, threatening to cut off the supply of food and medicines in a nation that is already being ravaged by Covid-19. The shutdown follows protests triggered by the…
Inflation in the eurozone hit the highest level in more than two years after economies started to lift coronavirus restrictions and rebounding demand exacerbated supply bottlenecks. Consumer prices rose an annual 2pc in May, higher than economists had predicted, with rising energy costs driving the jump. Germany, Spain and Italy – three of the four largest eurozone…
