International

Tuesday, July 14th 2020 - 08:31 UTC
Sweden supports a robust response to China's new security law on Hong Kong

Sweden said on Monday it supported Franco-German efforts for a robust response to China's new security law on Hong Kong, joining Denmark and the Netherlands in pushing the European Union to consider countermeasures on Beijing.
Tuesday, July 14th 2020 - 08:00 UTC
Australia's wool industry urges caution with Beijing since China takes 78% of the greasy clip

Australia's wool industry has urged caution as politicians seek to steer exporters away from an over-reliance on China. A parliamentary committee is holding hearings on Tuesday and Wednesday as it examines how to diversify Australia's trade and investment profile.
Monday, July 13th 2020 - 09:57 UTC
EU ombudsman opened an inquiry into the EU/Mercosur sustainability impact assessment

European Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly has opened an inquiry into why the European Commission did not finalize an updated Sustainability Impact Assessment (SIA) before the conclusion of the Mercosur-EU trade agreement in June 2019.
Monday, July 13th 2020 - 09:26 UTC
UK and France join efforts to combat migrant traffickers trying to cross the Channel

The interior ministers of France and Britain on Sunday signed an agreement creating a new joint police intelligence unit to combat migrant traffickers and reduce the “unsustainable” numbers crossing the Channel illegally.
Monday, July 13th 2020 - 09:19 UTC
Galicia and Basques vote with face masks and hand sanitizers in regional elections

Voters in northern Spain wore face masks and used hand sanitizer gel before entering polling stations on Sunday as Galicia and the Basque Country held regional elections while fighting localized outbreaks of COVID-19.
Monday, July 13th 2020 - 09:00 UTC
World condemnation of Turkey's decision to convert Hagia Sophia into a mosque

Pope Francis on Sunday joined an international chorus of condemnation of Turkey's decision to convert Istanbul's iconic Hagia Sophia landmark back into a mosque.
Monday, July 13th 2020 - 08:48 UTC
OECD Investment Committee report helps Uruguay with its full membership incorporation

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Investments Committee has decided to support Uruguay's incorporation as full member of that committee. The decision follows a review by the Committee of Uruguayan investment policies.
Monday, July 13th 2020 - 08:47 UTC
White House and Beijing on clash course over TikTok and WeChat applications, all info goes to “Chinese military servers”

White House trade advisor Peter Navarro said on Sunday he expected President Donald Trump to act firmly against the TikTok and WeChat applications, amid rising tensions between Washington and Beijing. Trump last week had said he is considering banning the wildly-popular TikTok app as a way to punish China over the coronavirus pandemic.
Monday, July 13th 2020 - 08:47 UTC
Boris Johnson expected to announce staff should return to their working places

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will tell employers next week to start ordering staff back into their places of work, as long as it is safe to do so, in order to stem the coronavirus hit to the economy, the Daily Mail said.
Monday, July 13th 2020 - 08:39 UTC
Copper prices hit their highest in two years, over a Chilean miners' strike

Shanghai copper hit its highest in nearly 25 months on Monday, while London copper scaled a 24-month high, on supply worries from top producer Chile due to a potential strike at a mine.