Even though cashless payments are growing rapidly across the world, hard currency remains resilient.

Net result of the growing public row may be to unravel one of the key foreign policy achievements of Merkel’s 10 years in power.

Court’s decision said crimes Li engaged in included extortion, illegal bribes.

His administration phased out “war on terror” terminology in 2009, but not the policies.

“Young children worked ‘from dawn until dusk every day’ and were forced to sleep in small sheds.”

“Prices are going to stay lower for longer. We have said it, and I think we are in this for a couple of years.”