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Act now or risk disaster, nations told at UN climate summit
Published On: December 3, 2018 04:21 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS
WARSAW, Dec 3: After the starkest warnings yet of the catastrophic threat posed by climate change, nations gathered in Poland on Sunday to chart a way for mankind to avert runaway global warming.
Qatar to withdraw from OPEC as of January 2019
Published On: December 3, 2018 12:20 PM NPT By: Republica
KAHMANDU, Dec 3 : Qatar on Monday announced its plans to pull out of OPEC, just days before a crucial meeting between the influential oil cartel and its allies, international media reports said.
France to consider 'State of Emergency' amid 'Yellow Vests' protests - Spokesman
Published On: December 2, 2018 05:01 PM NPT By: Agencies
PARIS, Dec 2: The French authorities haven't ruled out the possibility of introducing a state of emergency in the country in response to unrest organised by anti-government demonstrators in Paris and other cities.
Turkey should choose between Russia and the West, scrap S-400 deal – US Senator
Published On: December 2, 2018 04:55 PM NPT By: Agencies
WASHINGTON DC, Dec 2: Earlier, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu confirmed that Ankara had already finalised the S-400 deal and would buy the missile systems from Russia "without any question". The US, in turn, reportedly offered to provide Turkey with a powerful air defence capabilities if it stops its purchase of the S-400 systems.
G-20 agrees on trade, migration, US goes own way on climate
Published On: December 2, 2018 01:18 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BUENOS AIRES, Dec 2: Leaders of the world’s top economies agreed Saturday to repair the global trading system as they closed a Group of 20 summit that saw the Trump administration at odds with many allies over the Paris accord on climate change and issues like migration.
US, China reach 90-day ceasefire in their trade dispute
Published On: December 2, 2018 09:26 AM NPT By: Associated Press
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, Dec 2 : The United States and China reached a 90-day ceasefire in a trade dispute that has rattled financial markets and threatened world economic growth. The breakthrough came after a dinner meeting Saturday between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the Group of 20 summit in Buenos Aires.
Former US President George H.W. Bush dies
Published On: December 1, 2018 11:00 AM NPT By: Associated Press
HOUSTON, Dec 1 : George H.W. Bush, a patrician New Englander whose presidency soared with the coalition victory over Iraq in Kuwait, but then plummeted in the throes of a weak economy that led voters to turn him out of office after a single term, has died. He was 94.
Trump vs the world _ G-20 summit stumbles on trade, climate
Published On: December 1, 2018 10:45 AM NPT By: Associated Press
BUENOS AIRES, Dec 1: Divisions among the world leading economies emerged from the moment their leaders gathered Friday in Argentina: Donald Trump struck his own deals and angered allies, and the leaders of Russia and Saudi Arabia bonded amid criticism from European powers.
Ukraine bars entry to Russian men from 16 to 60
Published On: November 30, 2018 04:15 PM NPT By: Associated Press
UKRAINE, Nov 30: Ukrainian officials on Friday barred Russian males between the ages of 16 and 60 from traveling to the country in the latest escalation of tensions between the neighbors.
Putin endorses deal for Iran-EEU free trade zone
Published On: November 30, 2018 03:00 PM NPT By: Agencies
MOSCOW, Nov 30: Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has endorsed a much-awaited agreement for the establishment of a free trade zone between Iran and the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) thus facilitating the process for the Islamic Republic to join the Moscow-led regional economic bloc.
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