LONDON (Reuters) – The Lloyd’s of London insurance market has apologised for its “shameful” role in the 18th and 19th Century Atlantic slave trade and has agreed to fund charities and organisations promoting opportunities for black and ethnic minority groups. About 17 million African men, women and children were torn from their homes and shackled … Read more
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indians burned portraits of Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday as families cremated the remains of some of the 20 soldiers killed in brutal hand-to-hand fighting with Chinese troops in a disputed mountainous border region. Indian army soldiers stand around the coffin of their colleague, who was killed in a border … Read more
GUANGZHOU, China (Reuters) – The coronavirus has disrupted supply chains and demand across the global economy, but it is the prospect of Europe becoming a casualty in the U.S.-China tech war that keeps the president of the European Chamber in China “awake at night”. FILE PHOTO: Chinese and U.S. flags flutter near The Bund, before … Read more
FILE PHOTO: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov visits the Dream Island amusement park ahead of its upcoming inauguration in Moscow, Russia February 27, 2020. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov/Pool MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin on Thursday described accusations by Britain that Russia, along with China and Iran, was looking to exploit opportunities created by the coronavirus, as “absurd”. “We … Read more
PARIS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – France said a U.S. decision to quit global talks on how to tax big digital firms such as Google, Amazon and Facebook was a “provocation” and the European Union said it could impose taxes even if no deal was reached by year-end. French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire leaves following the weekly … Read more
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany expects European Union leaders this week to pave the way for an extension of EU sanctions against Russia over its involvement in the Ukraine crisis, a senior government official said on Thursday. The virtual EU summit on Friday is likely to seal the political agreement for such a step which would … Read more
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – An Aboriginal group has filed two compensation claims against the Western Australian state government for cultural losses on land that it granted to businesses including BHP Group, state broadcaster the ABC reported on Thursday. The claims were filed in the Federal Court on Wednesday on behalf of the Tjiwarl people of the … Read more
FILE PHOTO: Fire spots and debris are seen after the fourth night of gang violence in Dijon, France June 15, 2020, in this still image obtained from a social media video. Jim Cannolo/via REUTERS PARIS (Reuters) – France’s elite ‘RAID’ police unit has arrested five Chechens after four nights of gang violence in the city … Read more
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran said on Thursday its navy had successfully fired a new locally made cruise missile during war games in the northern Indian Ocean and near the entrance to the Gulf. The test-firing comes as the United States is seeking an extension of a U.N.-imposed arms embargo against Iran, which is due to … Read more
BEIJING (Reuters) – The top decision-making body of China’s parliament will review a draft of national security legislation for Hong Kong during a session in Beijing that began on Thursday, the official Xinhua news agency reported. FILE PHOTO: Supporters of Hong Kong anti-government movement gather at Liberty Square, to mark the one-year anniversary of the … Read more