BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Signs emerged that leaders of northern European Union countries were ready to commit to a € 1.8bn ($ 2bn) coronavirus stimulus plan on Monday as talks in Brussels they extended to a fourth day. European Council President Charles Michel (L) and European Commission President Ursula von der …
Read More »UN chief for world leaders: ‘Inequality starts at the top’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday accused world powers of ignoring inequality in global institutions, but said the coronavirus pandemic has created a “generational opportunity” to build a world. more egalitarian and sustainable. FILE PHOTO: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a Security Council meeting …
Read More »UK about to suspend Hong Kong extradition treaty: British newspapers
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will suspend its extradition treaty with Hong Kong on Monday in a further escalation of its dispute with China over the introduction of a security law in the former colony, British newspapers reported. FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Dominic Raab, leaves Downing …
Read More »Former Nissan boss Ghosn says Renault / Nissan results are ‘pathetic’
PARIS (Reuters) – Former Nissan Motor Co Ltd president Carlos Ghosn criticized his former employers in a newspaper interview on Sunday, calling the results of Renault and Nissan “pathetic”, fueled both by the lack of joint leadership as by COVID. 19 pandemic. FILE PHOTO: Former Nissan President Carlos Ghosn gestures …
Read More »Ten thousand marches in the Russian Far East in support of the detained Governor
MOSCOW (Reuters) – At least 10,000 people marched in the eastern Russian city of Khabarovsk on Saturday, demanding the release of a popular regional governor arrested last week on suspicion of murder, in a second week of protests. People participate in a demonstration in support of the arrested regional governor …
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