December

December 15, 2020

China’s Recovery Gathers Pace, Setting Up Strong Growth for 2021

China’s recovery gathered momentum in November, supported by strong demand from home and abroad, putting the economy further ahead of its peers as the only major one likely to expand this year. […]
December 15, 2020

‘Democracy prevailed,’ Biden says after U.S. Electoral College confirms his win

President-elect Joe Biden delivered a forceful rebuke on Monday to President Donald Trump’s attacks on the legitimacy of his victory, hours after winning the state-by-state Electoral College vote that officially determines the U.S. presidency. […]
December 10, 2020

Facebook faces U.S. lawsuits that could force sale of Instagram, WhatsApp

Facebook Inc could be forced to sell its prized assets WhatsApp and Instagram after the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and nearly every U.S. state filed lawsuits against the social media company, saying it used a “buy or bury” strategy to snap up rivals and keep smaller competitors at bay. […]
December 10, 2020

EU Leaders Set to Approve Budget as Poland, Hungary Accept Deal

Hungary and Poland lifted their veto over a landmark European Union stimulus package in exchange for a delay in a sanctioning process that could strip them of access to the funds. […]
December 8, 2020

Covid-19 Live Updates: Britain Begins Vaccinating Citizens

Britain has become the first nation to begin a mass inoculation campaign using a fully tested vaccine, kicking off a global effort to fight Covid-19. […]
December 8, 2020

Kyrgyzstan imported 24.8 million kWh of electricity from Kazakhstan on November 14-30

Kyrgyzstan imported 24.8 million kWh of electricity from Kazakhstan on November 14-30 […]
December 7, 2020

Hard remainers wouldn’t accept a soft Brexit. Now we’re all paying the price

Anything other than stopping Brexit was written off as both disastrous for the country and morally untenable […]
December 7, 2020

Erdogan seeks energy talks as EU mulls sanctions over East Med

Turkish president says he sees a ‘win-win’ solution, but says Ankara will not not bow to threats and blackmailing over Eastern Med. […]
December 3, 2020

US pushes ahead with new rules for Chinese firms

The US House of Representatives has passed a law to kick Chinese companies off US stock exchanges if they do not comply with its auditing rules. […]
December 3, 2020

Kazakhstan to build plant to produce Russian coronavirus vaccine

COVID-19 pandemic caused widespread disruption in global policy and economy,» Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev told the CSTO Collective Security Council session held via a videoconferencing. […]