Politics

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 - 08:02 UTC
Incident with a US Senator caught in American Airlines flight without a mask

American Airlines said on Monday it had reached out to U.S. Senator Ted Cruz after a photo of the Texas Republican without a mask aboard an airplane was posted on a social media site.
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 - 09:58 UTC
Despite strict quarantine, Argentina exceeds 100,000 cases of Covid-19 infections

Argentina exceeded 100,000 cases of novel coronavirus infections on Sunday as it struggles to contain spiraling case rates despite an almost four-month strict quarantine imposed on the capital Buenos Aires and its surroundings. The health ministry said 2,657 new cases confirmed overnight took the total to 100,166.
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 - 09:56 UTC
Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro is finally humbled by coronavirus

By Anthony Pereira (*) – The most surprising thing about Jair Bolsonaro’s positive test for coronavirus, announced on Jul 7, was how long it took to happen. The Brazilian president was first suspected of having the virus in March, when several members of his entourage came down with it after visiting US President Donald Trump in Florida.
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 - 09:17 UTC
Trump wears a face mask when visiting a Medical Military Center

President Donald Trump, who has avoided wearing a mask in public even as the coronavirus pandemic spread, donned one on Saturday at a military medical facility outside Washington where he was to meet with wounded soldiers and front-line health-care workers.
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.