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Roundup: Business forum highlights opportunities in logistics, industry between China, Czechia
PRAGUE, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) — Government officials, business leaders and experts gathered in Prague on Thursday for the China (Shaanxi) – Czech Republic Economic and Trade Cooperation Exchange Conference, highlighting […]
M23 consolidates control over Congo town in blow to peace talks
Dec 11 (Reuters) – The M23 rebel group consolidated control over the strategic town of Uvira in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday, residents said, as Kinshasa warned that […]
Hungary expands gas diversification with new Azeri framework
BUDAPEST, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) — The Hungarian government on Thursday announced a new framework agreement with Azerbaijan for the potential purchase of 800 million cubic meters of natural gas over […]
Chinese microfiber firm to build 40-mln-USD project in Egypt
CAIRO, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) — The Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) on Thursday signed a contract with China’s Ningbo Dashun Fur to establish a microfiber manufacturing project in the West […]
US sanctions Maduro’s nephews, six ships carrying Venezuela oil, says Axios
WASHINGTON, Dec 11 (Reuters) – The United States imposed new sanctions on Thursday on three nephews of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and six ships transporting the nation’s oil, Axios reported. […]
US senators want defense bill helicopter provision dropped
WASHINGTON, Dec 11 – The chair of the Senate Commerce Committee and the panel’s top Democrat on Thursday pushed to revise an annual defense bill to bolster military helicopter safety […]
IOC recommends unrestricted access for Russian and Belarusian athletes to international youth competitions
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) — The Olympic Summit announced Thursday to support the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s recommendation that youth athletes with a Russian or Belarusian passport should no […]
Roundup: Türkiye ends year of monetary adjustments with rate cut as inflation cools
ANKARA, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) — Türkiye’s central bank on Thursday made its last interest rate decision of the year, reducing the policy rate by 150 basis points, wrapping up a […]
Venezuelan lawmakers pave way for withdrawal from International Criminal Court
Dec 11 (Reuters) – Venezuela’s national assembly on Thursday unanimously voted to repeal a law which ratified the Rome Statute, paving the way for the country to withdraw from the International […]
Bulgaria faces turmoil after protests topple government on eve of euro entry
Dec 11 (Reuters) – The resignation of Bulgaria’s government on Thursday puts an end to an increasingly unpopular coalition but is likely to usher in a period of prolonged political […]