PHILO PHOTO: A boy wearing a protective face mask plays in a fountain after local authorities imposed lockdown restrictions to prevent the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, in Moscow, Russia June 12, 2020. REUTERS / Evgenia Novozhenina ZURICH (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) says children aged 12 and …
Read More »US trade deals with EU an advantage for cancer industry struggling under China’s tariffs
The White House and the European Union on Friday struck a deal to ease the pain the Maine lobster industry has experienced under the Trump administration and its trade war with China. The deal would eliminate the European Union’s tariffs on American cancer, a barrier that has largely closed the …
Read More »Opposition in Belarus called; Kremlin seen standing by weakened Lukashenko
MINSK / MOSCOW (Reuters) – Two leading members of a newly formed opposition council in Belarus were questioned on Friday in a criminal case over what President Alexander Lukashenko calls an attempt to seize power, after nearly two weeks of mass rallies against his 26-year-old son. year rule.
Read More »Turkey discovers large natural gas reserve in Black Sea. Here’s why that’s important
TOPLINE Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that Turkey had discovered its largest ever deposit of natural gas in the Black Sea, a move that could help the country reduce its dependence on imports of energy from other countries, including Russia. The discovery of natural gas comes amid heightened …
Read More »After Hagia Sophia, the historic Church of Turkey also switched to a mosque
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan reconfigured the historic Chora Church, one of Istanbul’s most famous Byzantine buildings, on Friday, a month after the opening of the famous Hagia Sophia for Muslim worship. PHOTO PHOTO: Turkish policemen guard over the Kariye (Chora) museum, the 11th century church of Saint …
Read More »