[ad_1] German Chancellor Angela Merkel, center-forward, votes at a meeting of the German Federal Parliament, the Bundestag, at the Reichstag headquarters in Berlin, Germany, on Wednesday, November 21, 2018. (Michael Sohn / …
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[ad_1] Copyright of the image AFP Legend Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and his two MPs under pressure from Brussels The European Commission has taken the first step towards sanctioning Italy on …
Read More »The Philippine troll Xi Jinping and Duterte before the arrival of the Chinese president in Manila
[ad_1] Chinese President Xi Jinping may have control of his country's social media, but nothing saves him from the Philippines' troll masters. Filipinos who criticize Xi, who arrived in Manila today for …
Read More »Saudi Arabia tortures activists, including women, according to rights groups
[ad_1] According to eyewitness accounts, one of the activists reportedly attempted suicide several times inside the prison, Amnesty said. "In one of the reported cases, one of the activists was suspended from …
Read More »FOREX-Euro is mobilizing in the hope of a budget compromise for Italy
[ad_1] * The euro is progressing despite the rejection of the Italian budget by the European Commission * Italian Deputy Prime Minister denies being open to revision of budget plans * Dollar …
Read More »UAE condemns British academic to life imprisonment for espionage
[ad_1] LONDON – The family of a British academic imprisoned in the United Arab Emirates for alleged espionage has been sentenced to life imprisonment. Matthew Hedges, a 31-year-old PhD student in Middle …
Read More »May seeks to negotiate agreement on future EU ties in Brussels
[ad_1] BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May will visit Brussels on Wednesday to try to finalize a plan for future relations between Britain and the EU, hoping to secure commitments that …
Read More »AP explains: conflict between Seoul and Tokyo over the brothels of the Second World War
[ad_1] By Kim Tong-Hyung and Mari Yamaguchi | AP November 21 at 6:52 SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea's decision to dissolve a Japan-funded foundation to compensate South Korean women forced to …
Read More »US Trade Representative Criticizes China's "Unfair" Practices
[ad_1] WASHINGTON – Less than two weeks before a China-U. S. summit, the US Trade Representative accused Beijing of not having changed the economic policies threatening the US industry. "China has not …
Read More »The dead whale had 115 plastic cups, 2 thongs in the belly
[ad_1] In this undated photo published by the Akademi Komunitas Kelautan dan Perikanan Wakatobi (Academy of Wakatobi Marine and Fisheries Community or AKKP Wakatobi), researchers collect data on the carcass of a …
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