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After NATO, Biden turns to EU for renewal of transatlantic ties
Published On: June 15, 2021 04:29 PM NPT By: Reuters
BRUSSELS, June 15: U.S. President Joe Biden will seek to end one front in a Trump-era trade war when he meets European Union leaders on Tuesday by agreeing a truce in a transatlantic dispute over aircraft subsidies that has dragged on for 17 years.
EXCLUSIVE UN official accuses Eritrean forces of deliberately starving Tigray
Published On: June 15, 2021 07:28 AM NPT By: Republica
ETHIOPIA, June 15: The northern highlands of Ethiopia became a global byword for famine in the mid-1980s, when drought and conflict combined to create a disaster that killed as many as one million people. Now hunger is stalking the Tigray region again, and a senior UN official alleges that starvation is being used as a weapon of war.
G-7 leaders agree on vaccines, China and taxing corporations
Published On: June 14, 2021 09:12 AM NPT By: Associated Press
CARBIS BAY, England, June 14: Leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy nations staked their claim Sunday to leading the world out of the coronavirus pandemic and crisis, pledging more than 1 billion coronavirus vaccine doses to poorer nations, vowing to help developing countries grow while fighting climate change and backing a minimum tax on multinational firms.
Netanyahu out, Bennett in as Israel marks end of an era
Published On: June 14, 2021 07:44 AM NPT By: Reuters
ISRAEL, June 14: Benjamin Netanyahu’s record 12-year run as Israel’s prime minister ended on Sunday with parliament approving a new “government of change” led by nationalist Naftali Bennett, an improbable scenario few Israelis once could have imagined.
As summit ends, G-7 urged to deliver on vaccines, climate
Published On: June 13, 2021 07:16 PM NPT By: Republica
CARBIS BAY, England : June 13:The Group of Seven leaders aim to end their first summit in two years with a punchy set of promises Sunday, including vaccinating the world against coronavirus, making huge corporations pay their fair share of taxes and tackling climate change with a blend of technology and money.
Brazil president fined for not wearing mask
Published On: June 13, 2021 10:49 AM NPT By: Associated Press
SAO PAULO, June 13: Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro led a throng of motorcyclist supporters through the streets of Sao Paulo on Saturday and got hit with a fine for failure to wear a mask.
G7 rivals China with grand infrastructure plan
Published On: June 13, 2021 07:41 AM NPT By: Reuters
UK, June 13: The Group of Seven richest democracies sought on Saturday to counter China’s growing influence by offering developing nations an infrastructure plan that could rival President Xi Jinping’s multi-trillion-dollar Belt and Road initiative.
G7 expected to donate 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to poorer countries
Published On: June 11, 2021 07:16 AM NPT By: Reuters
UK, June 11: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson expects the Group of Seven to agree to donate 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to poorer countries during its summit starting on Friday, and help innoculate the world by the end of next year.
Gunmen kill at least 10 Afghans working for mine-clearing agency
Published On: June 10, 2021 07:58 AM NPT By: Reuters
AFGHANISTAN, June 10: Gunmen shot dead 10 Afghans working for the international demining organisation the Halo Trust in an attack on their camp in the north of the country, Halo said on Wednesday.
Biden begins European visit with a warning for Russia
Published On: June 10, 2021 07:48 AM NPT By: Reuters
USA, June 10: President Joe Biden on Wednesday began his first trip abroad since taking office by hailing America’s unwavering commitment to the NATO alliance and warning Russia it faced “robust and meaningful” consequences if it engaged in harmful activities.
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