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Turkey ready for talks without preconditions with Greece over ‘very critical’ gas dispute
Turkey said on Tuesday it was ready for talks with Greece in their growing row over eastern Mediterranean natural gas without any preconditions. But the…
Punished for being poor? Mexico child labor case makes poverty a crime, critics say
The arrest of three Mexican women accused of trafficking more than 20 children from within their extended family has been criticized by rights activists, who…
UK lockdown slump cut consumer carbon emissions by a quarter
A slump in UK consumer spending during the coronavirus lockdown has erased almost the same carbon emissions as produced by the city of Nottingham in…
Top U.S., Chinese officials optimistic on Phase 1 trade deal after phone call
Top U.S. and Chinese officials, who spoke by phone on Monday, see progress on resolving issues over the Phase 1 trade deal reached in January…
Brussels concludes talks with fifth vaccine manufacturer
The EU concluded exploratory talks with U.S. based company Moderna Monday to purchase a potential vaccine against COVID-19 – the fifth company with which the…
Vegan tuna launches Nestle’s voyage into seafood alternatives
Nestlé has developed a plant-based alternative to tuna as the global food giant makes its first move into the growing market for vegan alternatives to…
U.N. rights experts urge Chilean police to shelve feminist protesters complaint
Chilean police should drop a criminal case against feminist collective Lastesis whose anti-violence song and dance routine “A Rapist In Your Path” inspired performances around…
Devastated by pandemic, tourism sector must be rebuilt in a safe, equitable and climate friendly way – UN chief
Tourism is much more than visiting cultural landmarks or swimming in tropical beaches; it is “one of the world’s most important economic sectors”, the UN…
UK : Travel firms ’desperately need’ government help
The UK’s travel industry has reached a ”critical point” and is calling for further support to stem job losses. Measures to curb the pandemic have…
US schools revamp curricula in response to Black Lives Matter
John Marshall keeps a picture of Breonna Taylor in his office at the headquarters of Kentucky’s largest school district, a visual reminder, he says, of…
Childhood packed in a rucksack: young refugees at risk in the Balkans
A group of boys sit on a sunny patch of grass in a park in downtown Belgrade, but they are not here for a picnic….
US authorises use of blood plasma treatment for Covid-19 patients
American authorities announced on Sunday an emergency authorisation for doctors to use blood plasma from recovered coronavirus patients as a treatment against the disease that…
France reports record COVID-19 cases since May lockdown as global infections rise
France reported its highest daily level of coronavirus cases since the end of a two-month lockdown period in May. The French health ministry on Sunday…
As other doors close, some Rohingya cling to hope of resettlement
On the third anniversary of a mass exodus of Rohingya to Bangladesh, prospects look bleak for about 1 million members of the Muslim minority from…
New talks with CureVac expand EU portfolio of future vaccines
The EU Commission concluded Thursday exploratory talks with CureVac to purchase a potential vaccine against COVID-19, offering the possibility for all EU Member States to…
Diluting English river standards a backward step, campaigners warn
Wildlife and countryside campaigners are urging the head of the Environment Agency not to weaken key rules which are driving the clean-up of rivers in…
Joe Biden vows to end ’this season of darkness for America’
Joe Biden formally accepted the US Democratic presidential nomination on Thursday on the final day of the party’s convention. The 77-year-old former vice president called…
UK tots up £6bn in climate finance for developing counties since 2011
The UK has mobilised more than £6bn in public and private finance towards tackling climate change in developing countries over the past nine years, funnelling…
Euro zone economic outlook steady but job recovery at high risk – Reuters poll
A full bounceback from the euro zone’s deepest recession on record will take two years or more, according to a Reuters poll of economists who…
EU set to impose sanctions on Belarus for unfair elections
Following a European Council video conference Wednesday, EU leaders made clear they did not recognise election results presented by the Belarus authorities, which did not…
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