Ankara, Turkey | XINHUA | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday that he would announce the size of new gas reserves off the Black Sea this week while visiting the Turkish drilling ship “Fatih”. “I will visit our drilling ship Fatih on Saturday to witness the work in person …
Read More »Trump’s youngest son Barron had COVID-19, now tests negative
WASHINGTON, USA | XINHUA | U.S. President Donald Trump’s youngest son Barron Trump had COVID-19 with no symptoms and now tests negative, first lady Melania Trump posted a family health update on Wednesday. “It was two weeks ago when I received the diagnosis that so many Americans across our country …
Read More »Analysis: Euro 2020 semifinal minimum goal for struggling Low
Berlin, Germany | XINHUA | Despite a series of disappointing results, Germany head coach Joachim Low confidently spoke about his side’s minimum goal for next year’s delayed Euro 2020 tournament. While his team is struggling on its way to regaining stability, the 60-year-old nevertheless sees that there is cause for …
Read More »Man who worshiped Donald Trump as god dies of heart attack
Hyderabad, India | AGENCIES | An Indian man who worshiped US President Donald Trump and built a shrine to him, has died reportedly of cardiac arrest. His family confirmed his death on Sunday. Bussa Krishna,38, a farmer who called President Trump his god, stopped eating after the American was infected …
Read More »Bad situations get worse without disaster risk governance, says UN chief
United Nations, USA | XINHUA | United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Tuesday that without good disaster risk governance, bad situations only get worse. “Bad situations only get worse without good disaster risk governance,” the UN chief said in a message commemorating the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, …
Read More »Senior EU official says UK-EU trade deal “difficult but still possible”
Brussels,Belgium | XINHUA | It is “difficult but still possible” for the European Union (EU) to reach a new trade deal with the United Kingdom (UK), said European Commission Vice-President for Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight Maros Sefcovic on Tuesday. Speaking at a press conference following a meeting of ministers for …
Read More »Kyrgyz president returns resolutions approving government to parliament
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | XINHUA | President of Kyrgyzstan Sooronbai Jeenbekov returned the resolutions on approving the program, structure and composition of the country’s government to the parliament, the president’s press service reported on Tuesday. At an extraordinary meeting, the Parliament of Kyrgyzstan on Saturday approved Sadyr Zhaparov as the new …
Read More »EU can slap tariffs on U.S. goods over Boeing aid: WTO
Geneva, Switzerland | XINHUA | The World Trade Organization (WTO) on Tuesday ruled that the European Union (EU) can impose tariffs on U.S. products worth around 4 billion U.S. dollars, in retaliation for government subsidies given to the aircraft manufacturer Boeing. The WTO said in an arbitration decision that the …
Read More »UN, Israel to set up joint regional space-based emergency support office
Jerusalem, Israel | XINHUA | Israel and the United Nations will establish a joint regional support office in Israel to manage states of emergency, the Israeli Ministry of Science and Technology said Tuesday. According to the ministry, the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) has selected the Earth …
Read More »Ukraine to cooperate with Poland to boost European integration
Kyiv, Ukraine | XINHUA | Ukraine and Poland intend to cooperate to further deepen Ukraine’s relations with the European Union and boost bilateral economic cooperation, the two countries’ presidents, Volodymyr Zelensky and Andrzej Duda, said following their meeting in Kiev on Monday. According to a joint statement released on the …
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