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EU leaders clinches historic deal on pandemic recovery after fractious summit
EU leaders clinched an historic deal on a massive stimulus plan for their coronavirus-throttled economies,after a fractious summit lasting almost five days.
The agreement paves...
Uber’s Britain court battle of legal challenges
Uber is bracing for a long summer of legal battles that could see the end of its reign in London and entitle its drivers...
Erdogan calls Egypt’s actions in Libya are ‘illegal’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has denounced Egypt and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for supporting forces based in eastern Libya.
Earlier Egypt's President Abdel...
Which countries in Europe have opened their borders?
Across Europe, governments have started to open their borders after weeks of closure during the coronavirus pandemic.
With the summer holiday season upon us, people...
Emmanuel Macron reshuffles government to rescue coronavirus-ravaged economy
Emmanuel Macron’s reshuffled government with conservatives given prominent roles in efforts to rescue France’s coronavirus-ravaged economy.
Reappointed as finance minister, Bruno Le Maire promised a...
French President picks less famous civil servant as new prime minister
French President named Jean Castex, as his new PM as he acted to recast his presidency and take back control of policy ahead of...
European Rights Court faults France over asylum seekers sleeping rough
European court of Human Rights orders France to pay fines up to $13,970 to each of the three 'victims of a degrading treatment'.
The European...
Healthcare workers staged protest across France demanding pay hikes
Healthcare workers rallies demanding pay hikes come as the French government prepares to wrap up weeks of talks on hospital overhauls.
Doctors, nurses and other...
Iran issues arrest warrant for US President, seeks Interpol help
Iran has issued an arrest warrant for US President Donald Trump and asked Interpol for help in detaining Trump and dozens of others.
The US...
French territory to vote on independence from France on October 4
French Pacific island territory of New Caledonia will hold a referendum on independence from France on October 4, a month later than originally planned.
The...
US mulls new tariffs on $3.1bn of European,UK exports
US weighing new tariffs on $3.1 billion of exports from France, Germany, Spain and UK, adding to an arsenal Trump govt is threatening to...
Tehran to send black boxes from Ukrainian airliner to France
Tehran will send the black boxes from a downed Ukrainian airliner to France, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said.
Iran shot down the Ukraine...
Johnson and Macron demonstrated unusual reality of diplomacy in Covid
Johnson and Macron Standing apart on either side of a strip of red carpet outside 10 Downing Street,demonstrated unusual reality of diplomacy in Covid...
Ankara slams EU mission to contain arms to Libya
Ankara says European Union mission turned a blind eye to weapons sent to Khalifa Haftar, who fights against Turkey-backed GNA.
Turkey has criticised a European...
Legal agreement reached between Russian firm,French far-right party
Legal agreement reached between France's far-right National Rally party led by Marine Le Pen and a Russian firm over a $10.1m debt dispute.
National Rally...
European Union released details of $824bn coronavirus recovery plan
European Union coronavirus relief package seeks to avoid a further splintering of economic growth and wealth levels among EU's 27 member states.
The European Commission...
Tunisia govt Launches Virus-tracking mobile App
Tunisia government launched a contact-tracing mobile app that identifies and alerts users who may have had contact with others infected with coronavirus.
The E7mi application,...
Turkey accuses UAE for spreading chaos in Middle East
Turkey has accused UAE of bringing chaos to the Middle East through its interventions in Libya and Yemen, allegations which are likely to inflame...
France tiptoed out cautiously out of Covid-19 lockdown
France tiptoed out of one of strictest lockdowns,allowing non-essential shops,factories and other businesses to reopen for the first time in eight weeks.
With the world’s...
UK PM tells people to ‘Stay Alert’ as lockdown easing starts
UK PM Boris Johnson urged people to “stay alert” to coronavirus risks, as he prepared to outline plans for gradually easing lockdown measures.
The government’s...
China says it supports WHO in tracing COVID-19, denounces US ‘lies’
China said it supports WHO in trying to pinpoint the origins of COVID-19 and accused Mike Pompeo of telling one lie after another in...
New infections jumped by almost 10,000 in Russia
New infections jumped by 9,623 to 124,054 cases in last 24 hours as Russian authorities mull tighter restrictions on movement.
Russia reported 9,623 new coronavirus...
