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A cashier changes a 50 Euro banknote with US dollars at an exchange counter in Rome, Wednesday, July 13, 2022. Inflation for the European countries using the euro currency hit another record in August, fuelled by soaring energy prices mainly driven by Russia’s war in Ukraine. Annual inflation in the eurozone’s 19 countries rose to 9.1% in August, up from 8.9% recorded in July. That's according to the latest figures released Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022 by the European Union statistics agency. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)

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Inflation hits 9.1% in countries using euro currency
By KELVIN CHAN - AP Business Writer
Wed,08/31/22-4:08AM , 313 Reads
LONDON (AP) — Inflation in the European countries using the euro currency hit another record in August, fueled by soaring energy prices mainly driven by Russia’s war in Ukraine.
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A customer pays for vegetables at the Maravillas market in Madrid, on May 12, 2022. Inflation figures for Europe will be released Friday, July 1, 2022, as Russia's war in Ukraine has worsened the worldwide surge in consumer prices. For months, inflation in the 19 countries that use the euro has risen at the fastest pace since record-keeping for the currency began. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)

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Inflation hits record 8.6% for 19 countries using the euro
By KELVIN CHAN - Associated Press
Fri,07/01/22-4:10AM , 483 Reads
LONDON (AP) — Inflation in countries using the euro set another eye-watering record, pushed higher by a huge increase in energy costs fueled partly by Russia’s war in Ukraine
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An advertisement for Bitcoin cryptocurrency is displayed on a street in Hong Kong, on Feb. 17, 2022. Europe is poised to take the global lead in regulating the freewheeling cryptocurrency industry at a time when prices have plunged, wiping out fortunes, fueling skepticism and sparking calls for tighter scrutiny. European Union negotiators were set to hold talks on Thursday, June 30, 2022, to hammer out the final details in the bloc's sweeping package of crypto rules. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

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Crypto rules to make Europe a global leader as prices plunge
By KELVIN CHAN - AP Business Writer
Thu,06/30/22-4:43AM , 623 Reads
LONDON (AP) — Europe has moved to lead the world in regulating the freewheeling cryptocurrency industry at a time when prices have plunged, wiping out fortunes, fueling skepticism and sparking calls for tighter scrutiny.
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Travelers at St. Pancras International train station board the high speed Eurostar train to Paris, in London, Saturday, May 21, 2022. The World Economic Forum is encouraging European attendees to come to its exclusive gathering in the Swiss Alps by train. Its part of efforts to burnish the sustainability credentials for an event in Davos that conjures up up images of government leaders, billionaire elites and corporate titans jetting in on carbon-spewing private planes. (AP Photo/Kelvin Chan)

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DAVOS DIARY: Train, not plane means scenery, carbon cutting
By KELVIN CHAN - Associated Press
Sun,05/22/22-7:13AM , 472 Reads
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — If you’re coming to Davos this year, try to take the train instead of flying, organizers of the World Economic Forum said.

So I did.

That meant a 12-hour journey from London to the exclusive gathering in the Swiss Alps, which I'm helping cover for The Associated Press.
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