After Senate acquittal, what comes next for Trump, the Republicans and the United States?
14 February, 2021 Comments Off on After Senate acquittal, what comes next for Trump, the Republicans and the United States?
The US Senate acquitted Donald Trump on Saturday of the charge of inciting the January 6 assault on the US Capitol in an unprecedented second impeachment trial.Trump‘s acquittal raises questions about what’s next for the 74-year-old former president, the Republican Party and President Joe Biden US President Donald Trump, just two weeks before leaving office, rallied his supporters […]
Continue reading …Wolfgang Ischinger: Europe is surrounded by a ‘ring of fire’ Delayed by the pandemic, the Munich Security Conference will still unite an incoming Joe Biden and an outgoing Angela Merkel on a shared virtual stage. DW spoke to the MSC’s longstanding chairman Wolfgang Ischinger.
13 February, 2021 Comments Off on Wolfgang Ischinger: Europe is surrounded by a ‘ring of fire’ Delayed by the pandemic, the Munich Security Conference will still unite an incoming Joe Biden and an outgoing Angela Merkel on a shared virtual stage. DW spoke to the MSC’s longstanding chairman Wolfgang Ischinger.
Joe Biden will join Angela Merkel in the event which is normally hosted in Munich, but this year will be held online The rumors surrounding Wolfgang Ischinger’s “big surprise” were true. On February 19, the Munich Security Conference (MSC) will hold what it is calling a “special edition” virtual event with US President Joe […]
Continue reading …Russia Ready to Cut Ties With Europe – Foreign Minister
13 February, 2021 Comments Off on Russia Ready to Cut Ties With Europe – Foreign Minister
Lavrov tied his willingness to sever relations with the EU to measures that would “create risksfor our economy, including in the most sensitive areas.”Russian Foreign Ministry Russia is ready to cut ties with the European Union if it imposes further sanctions on the Russian economy, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday. The heated rhetoric comes 10 days […]
Continue reading …Russia, France bury their dead 200 years after Napoleon defeat
13 February, 2021 Comments Off on Russia, France bury their dead 200 years after Napoleon defeat
The remains of French and Russian soldiers who died during Napoleon’s catastrophic retreat from Moscow in 1812 were laid to rest Saturday in a rare moment of unity between the two countries. Officials and descendants of 19th-century Russian and French military leaders gathered for a windswept ceremony in the western town of Vyazma to rebury […]
Continue reading …COVID-19: Oxford/AstraZeneca to begin vaccine trials on children as young as six
13 February, 2021 Comments Off on COVID-19: Oxford/AstraZeneca to begin vaccine trials on children as young as six
Scientists are now looking for volunteers between the ages of six and 17 – Copyright Alessandra Tarantino/A Hundreds of children are being recruited to trial the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine as it continues its roll-out to adults worldwide. The vaccine, ChAdOx1 nCoV-19, is currently only administered to those aged over 18 – but the new study aims to broaden […]
Continue reading …ICJ rejects Kenya’s request to postpone maritime case
13 February, 2021 Comments Off on ICJ rejects Kenya’s request to postpone maritime case
In Summary • The Court on Saturday informed the two parties that the hearings of the case would proceed as scheduled starting March 15 in a hybrid format. • Kenya last month petitioned the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to postpone the public hearings as it protested at a missing map crucial to its case. […]
Continue reading …‘We could live with Covid like flu by the end of the year’, Matt Hancock says
13 February, 2021 Comments Off on ‘We could live with Covid like flu by the end of the year’, Matt Hancock says
‘We could live with Covid like flu by the end of the year’, Matt Hancock says View 4 comments James HockadaySaturday 13 Feb 2021 8:15 am Share this article via facebookShare this article via twitterShare this article via messenger 95 SHARES Matt Hancock hopes more vaccines and better treatments will get us out of this […]
Continue reading …Mario Draghi to be sworn in as Italian prime minister with new cabinet
13 February, 2021 Comments Off on Mario Draghi to be sworn in as Italian prime minister with new cabinet
The 73-year-old, known as Super Mario for doing “whatever it takes” to save the eurozone, has put together a national unity government involving almost all Italy’s political parties.”Break a leg,” read the headline on La Stampa daily Saturday, hours ahead of Draghi and his new cabinet being sworn in under rainy skies in Rome, as a new […]
Continue reading …‘Turkey will not turn back from S-400 defense system acquisition’
12 February, 2021 Comments Off on ‘Turkey will not turn back from S-400 defense system acquisition’
Turkey will not turn back from its acquisition of Russian S-400 defense systems, over which the United States sanctioned Ankara, Presidential Spokesperson Ibrahim Kalın said on Thursday, adding that Ankara would seek to resolve issues with its NATO ally through dialogue. Presidential Spokesperson Ibrahim Kalın sits for an interview with Reuters in Istanbul, Turkey, Sept. 27, […]
Continue reading …Myanmar junta says 23,000 inmates freed as protests continue
12 February, 2021 Comments Off on Myanmar junta says 23,000 inmates freed as protests continue
Myanmar’s military regime braced for a seventh straight day of street protests on Friday after Washington announced sanctions on leaders of the coup that ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi.A torrent of anger and defiance has brought tens of thousands of people out in nationwide rallies demanding the country’s generals relinquish power. Myanmar’s coup has left […]
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