The Tuesday deadline for Mali’s military junta to hand over power has come and gone. ECOWAS is instead saying it hopes to see a civilian government lead the country “in days not weeks”. In Algeria, a...
TikTok could become a standalone company under Oracle deal
The video app TikTok could become a standalone company under a deal with Oracle to retain its access to the United States market. The US government is currently considering the proposal, which would see TikTok’s...
‘Say her name’: Louisville to pay $12M to Breonna Taylor’s family
Months after the police killing of Breonna Taylor thrust her name to the forefront of a national reckoning on race, the city of Louisville agreed to pay the Black woman’s family $12 million and reform police...
EU’s von der Leyen gives maiden ‘State of the Union’ address
EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen will champion plans to relaunch Europe’s coronavirus-devastated economy through a green new deal Wednesday, in her annual State of the European Union address.
WTO slams US for violating trade rules with tariffs on China | DW News
The World Trade Organization has ruled that the Trump administration’s trade war is illegal. It says American duties imposed on more than 200-billion dollars in Chinese goods broke trading rules, as they applied...
EU’s ‘greener’ new deal: Can the industry keep up? | DW News
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen today announced an even greener new deal to cut emissions. She has the backing of a long list of CEOs and investors, who say Europe must avoid the worst affects of climate change and secure...
Breonna Taylor: Louisville to pay family $12m over police shooting – BBC News
Officials in Louisville, Kentucky have agreed to pay $12m (£9.3m) to the family of Breonna Taylor, a black woman who was killed in her home by police. Taylor was 26 when she was shot at least five times and killed on 13...