Matthew Day

Warsaw

Foreign Correspondent at The Telegraph

Head of Online News at TVP World

Foreign correspondent for The Telegraph, The Scotsman and other newspapers.

Articles

Zelenskyy says ‘diplomacy in crisis’ as he leaves G7 meeting early

1 week ago | tvpworld.com | Telewizja Polska S.A |Matthew Day
Armenia struggles to get peace deal with Azerbaijan over the line

2 weeks ago | tvpworld.com | Telewizja Polska S.A |Matthew Day
Liberal mayor of Bucharest is new Romanian president

1 month ago | tvpworld.com | Telewizja Polska S.A |Matthew Day
Direction of Romania’s future to be decided in vital presidential election

1 month ago | tvpworld.com | Telewizja Polska S.A |Matthew Day
A Mount Rushmore of Energy Policy

1 month ago | seminolesentinel.com | Matthew Day

In the past four columns, I have examined the four presidents whose policies helped the oil industry the most--a Mount Rushmore of presidential energy policy, if you will. Now, I will begin the first of four columns in which I examine the four presidents whose policies hurt the oil industry the most.The first part of this series might be somewhat controversial. John Fitzgerald Kennedy wa... To access content, please login or purchase a subscription.
UK faces fork-in-the-road choice between the EU and the US

2 months ago | tvpworld.com | Telewizja Polska S.A |Matthew Day
The Story of Joe Alexander

Nov 14, 2024 | seminolesentinel.com | Matthew Day

In my last column, we looked at the Wasson Pool and its role in helping the Cosden Petroleum Corporation’s resurgence during the 1950s. (Again, don’t forget to pick up your copy of Refienr on the Rise.)But the story of Gaines County oil extends almost to the turn of the last century. Let us now meet Joe Alexander.We cannot know who Joe Alexander is unless we think of him as th... To access content, please login or purchase a subscription.
One of the Most Productive Oil Field in West Texas

Oct 28, 2024 | seminolesentinel.com | Matthew Day

Located northwest of Seminole near where Yoakum and Gaines counties border each other, the Wasson Pool has long been one of the most productive oil fields in West Texas.And, during the 1950s, the oil pool played a role in one of the petroleum industry’s greatest success stories.For nearly 35 years, the Cosden Petroleum Corporation operated a refinery at Big Spring, 100 miles away from the Wasson… To access content, please login or purchase a subscription.
Army Civilian marks 45 years of service at cannon and mortar factory

Oct 1, 2024 | dvidshub.net | Matthew Day

5 WATERVLIET ARSENAL, NEW YORK, OCTOBER 1, 2024 – Army Civilian Frank Finelli is celebrating 45 years of service at Watervliet Arsenal, marking nearly half a century of government service. Finelli’s career began in 1974 as a machine tool operator. Machine tool operators, or MTOs as they are known at Watervliet, perform various machining operations on cannon and mortar components. His big break came in 1976 when he joined the arsenal’s machinist apprenticeship program.
John Shirwood and the reading of Plutarch's Lives in late fifteenth‐century England☆

Jun 22, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Matthew Day

In the fifteenth century, Plutarch's Lives were popular among humanists for their moral and historical content. They circulated widely in humanist Latin translations in manuscript and later in print. This article examines the reading of printed copies of these translations in late fifteenth-century England. It focuses on John Shirwood (d. 1493), Bishop of Durham, an avid English reader of humanist books.