MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is not in talks with Washington about its potential role at an expanded Group of Seven summit later this year, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Saturday, insisting that China should also be included in the event. FILE PHOTO: Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov …
Read More »Berlin drops derogatory name for metro station after protests
The entrance to the “Mohrenstrasse” metro station is seen in the center of Berlin, Germany, on July 3, 2020. REUTERS / Annegret Hilse BERLIN (Reuters) – Berlin public transport company BVG said it would change the name of a city center metro station that has become famous for bearing a …
Read More »Polish president accuses German-owned tabloid of electoral interference
WARSAW (Reuters) – Polish President Andrzej Duda suggested on Friday that Germany was trying to intrude on the presidential election after a German-owned tabloid newspaper reported a pardon granted to a man who had served his sentence in a case of pedophilia. FILE PHOTO: Andrzej Duda, President of Poland and …
Read More »2 of Europe’s major central banks dropped hints that it may be time to start removing unprecedented coronavirus stimulus packages
Tolga Akmen / Getty The chief economists at the Bank of England and the European Central Bank are indicating that it may be time to back off from injecting massive amounts of economic stimulus into the economies. Trade indicators seem to suggest that the world economies and the UK have …
Read More »The emblematic Sagrada Familia in Barcelona reopens its doors for key workers
BARCELONA (Reuters) – The Sagrada Familia in Barcelona reopened on Saturday, giving front-line workers the opportunity to have the landmark usually filled with tourists for them in recognition of their efforts during the coronavirus pandemic. People took photos and listened to audio guides after the Archbishop of Barcelona, Juan José …
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