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Two alleged Ghosn accomplices arrested in US
AFP, Published on 21/05/2020
» BOSTON - A father and son suspected of helping fugitive former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn flee Japan in December were arrested in the United States Wednesday and taken to court where they faced a judge in a rare online appearance.
Global CO2 emissions to drop 4-7% in 2020, but will it matter?
AFP, Published on 20/05/2020
» PARIS - Global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels are set to drop by up to seven percent in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic, but even this dramatic decline -- the sharpest since WWII -- would barely dent longterm global warming, researchers reported Tuesday.
ECB stands firm after shock German ruling on bond buying
AFP, Published on 06/05/2020
» KARLSRUHE (GERMANY) - The European Central Bank on Tuesday stood firm after Germany's top court questioned its massive bond-buying stimulus scheme, vowing to do "everything necessary" to fulfil its mandate of ensuring price stability.
Top German judges to rule on massive ECB economic support
AFP, Published on 05/05/2020
» FRANKFURT AM MAIN - Germany's top court will rule Tuesday on mass bond-buying by the European Central Bank, a tool the Frankfurt institution has deployed like never before to cushion the impact of the coronavirus.
Germany quarantines 1,000, stocks tumble: Virus update
Published on 28/02/2020
» Germany quarantined about 1,000 people, Switzerland banned big events, while Britain and Netherlands reported new cases. South Korea revealed 571 more coronavirus infections and Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, confirmed the first infection south of the Sahara desert.
A seat at the table
Life, Published on 08/01/2020
» On Jan 10, 1920, 42 states embarked on a revolutionary experiment. On that day, a radically new organisation came into being via the Treaty of Versailles: the League of Nations. This was the world's first go at creating an international organisation for maintaining peace. One of its founding members was the Kingdom of Siam.
Ukraine celebrates the 30th anniversary of independence
Published on 18/08/2019
» Ukrainians are proud of modern Ukraine because the fight for independence has been a long and challenging journey.
'Radical rethink' needed to tackle obesity, hunger, climate: report
AFP, Published on 28/01/2019
» PARIS - To defeat the intertwined pandemics of obesity, hunger and climate change, governments must curb the political influence of major corporations, said a major report Monday calling for a 'global treaty' similar to one for tobacco control.
US, Asean enjoying unprecedented relations
News, Published on 29/02/2016
» The United States and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) are taking their relationship to a new level. In November 2015, the leaders of the United States and Asean formally elevated their relationship to a strategic partnership. The Sunnylands Summit -- the first US-Asean summit in the United States and the first for the new Asean Economic Community (AEC) -- marks a new milestone in our cooperation.