(Reuters) – The Chinese embassy in Myanmar on Sunday accused the United States of “scandalously smearing” the country and forging a gap with its Southeast Asian neighbors over the disputed South China Sea and Hong Kong, as tensions mount among the superpowers. FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of China occupied …
Read More »‘Ugly face’: US and China trade barbs in Myanmar as rift deepens in South China Sea
(Reuters) – The Chinese embassy in Myanmar on Sunday accused the United States of “scandalously smearing” the country and forging a gap with its Southeast Asian neighbors over the disputed South China Sea and Hong Kong, as tensions mount among the superpowers. FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of China occupied …
Read More »EU extends summit until Sunday after deadlock over COVID recovery plan
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders failed to agree on a massive stimulus fund to revive their coronavirus-affected economies on Saturday after two days of tense negotiations, but extended their summit for another day to try to overcome their differences. When the 27 leaders returned to their hotels after a …
Read More »Germany’s Merkel warns of the failure of the summit on the EU recovery fund
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders may not come to an agreement on a coronavirus stimulus plan on Sunday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said when marathon negotiations reached a third day and accusations rose by the demands of rich but thrifty countries. German Chancellor Angela Merkel makes a statement when …
Read More »EU extends summit until Sunday after deadlock over COVID recovery plan
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders failed to agree on a massive stimulus fund to revive their coronavirus-affected economies on Saturday after two days of tense negotiations, but extended their summit for another day to try to overcome their differences. When the 27 leaders returned to their hotels after a …
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