Politics

Italian foreign minister lashes at German newspaper's Mafia claims - 04/09/2020

Rome - Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio on Thursday snapped at German newspaper Die Welt for suggesting that the Mafia might grab virus aid that Italy is applying for from the European Union....

Britain reports record 938 Covid-19 deaths; Johnson 'improving' - 04/08/2020

London- By Bill Smith, - Prime Minister Boris Johnson is "improving" in intensive care, the British government said on Wednesday, as it reported a new daily record of 938 deaths linked to novel...

Top EU officials strike out against von der Leyen with bonds plea - 04/06/2020

Brussels (dpa) - Two top officials from European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's team have struck out against their boss in a plea for a shared EU debt instrument, so-called...

Poland's Kaczynski opposes postponement of next month's election - 04/03/2020

Warsaw (dpa) - Postponing Poland's presidential election due to the coronavirus pandemic would be unconstitutional, according to Law and Justice (PiS) party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski. Voting is...

Trump says he expects Russia and Saudi Arabia to cut oil production - 04/02/2020

Washington (dpa)- US President Donald Trump expects Russia and Saudi Arabia to cut oil production, signalling a possible end to the two countries' crude war. Trump said in a tweet that the spoke to...

Russia's top doctor for coronavirus cases tests positive for virus - 03/31/2020

Moscow (dpa) - Russia's top doctor for coronavirus cases, Denis Protsenko, has tested positive for the virus, state media reported on Tuesday. Protsenko heads the coronavirus treatment facility at...

UN chief calls for a 'war-time' response to pandemic by G20 nations - 03/24/2020

New York (dpa) - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called for a "war-time" response package to the coronavirus pandemic from the G20 group of leading economic powers. G20 leaders "must inject...

Pro-democracy protesters no-show in Algeria over virus fears - 03/20/2020

Algiers (dpa) – For the first time in more than a year, the capital Algiers saw no pro-democracy rallies on Friday amid growing fears of an outbreak of the new coronavirus in the country, witnesses...

Iraqi president tasks ex-governor with forming new government - 03/17/2020

Baghdad - By Kadhem al-Attabi, - A former provincial governor, Adnan al-Zurfi, was tasked with forming Iraq's next government on Tuesday, the country's second attempt at finding new political...

Russia and Turkey cut short first joint patrol in Idlib - 03/15/2020

Istanbul/Moscow (dpa) - Russia and Turkey began joint patrols on Sunday along the key strategic highway which dissects Idlib, Syria's last rebel-held region, but Moscow said the patrol was cut short...
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