Russian is to loan 1.5 billion dollars to prop up the Belarusian economy, following talks in Sochi between the two heads of state. FRANCE 24 correspondent Nick Holdsworth says President Vladimir Putin also ruled out...
EU leaders hold trade talks with China despite rift
European leaders have been holding trade talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, despite recent tensions over China’s treatment of its Uighur population, and the Hong Kong security bill.
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TikTok is counting down to a deal with Oracle. It’s selected the software company as the frontrunner to take control of some of its US operations, and avoid threatened ban. Also in the show – the US will...
Kamala Harris’s shoe choice goes viral
The VP candidate was seen wearing a pair of low-rise black converse during a campaign appearance in Milwaukee. The online community is praising the move as it resonates with different voters. Meanwhile in France, the...
EU China relations under close scrutiny | DW News
European Union leaders will sit down for a video conference with Chinese leaders today, for talks on topics ranging from trade ties to climate concerns. But Beijing’s increasingly undemocratic behaviour has shed...
Coronavirus: Beijing’s back and forth lockdown – BBC News
An increase in the number of cases of Covid-19 has led to fresh restrictions in some parts of the UK. But how do other countries cope? Much of China has returned to a more normal pace of life after authorities began...
Covid in Yemen: The city where all the doctors fled – except one – BBC News
During the height of the pandemic in Yemen, there was only one functioning hospital in the city of Aden, which is home to more than a million people. Afraid of Covid-19 and with barely any PPE available, most doctors...