Daily Monitor
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4 May 2021 · dw.com
G7 foreign ministers meet ahead of Cornwall summit ↗
Ministers from the G7 met face-to-face for the first time in two years, ahead of a leaders' summit in June. Top diplomats from the UK and US used a news conference to press Russia on its Ukraine “brin…
4 May 2021 · euronews.com
France aims to spend €30bn on decarbonising its economy ↗
France wants to spend €30 billion on decarbonising its economy, speeding up its target of becoming Europe's first major country to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. []
30 April 2021 · bbc.com
Giants Tencent, Bytedance among companies reined in by China ↗
Chinese regulators have called on 13 online platforms to adhere to tighter regulations in their financial divisions, as part of a wider push to rein in China's tech giants. []
30 April 2021 · theguardian.com
An overhaul of the global tax system can wait no longer ↗
The Covid-ravaged global economy is at a crossroads: we can commit to greater tax cooperation or risk a tax-driven trade war []
28 April 2021 · inform.kz
Japan approves world’s largest trade deal including China, ASEAN ↗
Japan's parliament on Wednesday approved participation in the world's largest free trade deal, signed by 15 Asia-Pacific countries including China and the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nati…
28 April 2021 · edition.cnn.com
As Covid sweeps India, experts say cases and deaths are going unreported ↗
India, home to the world's worst ongoing coronavirus outbreak, has reported more than 17.6 million cases since the pandemic began last year. []
22 April 2021 · theguardian.com
US vows to cut its emissions at least 50% by 2030 ahead of climate summit ↗
Move comes as the US scrambles to regain international credibility after the climate denialist presidency of Donald Trump []
21 April 2021 · reuters.com
Xi to attend Biden’s climate change summit in first meeting of two leaders ↗
China's President Xi Jinping will attend a U.S.-led climate change summit on Thursday at the invitation of President Joe Biden, in the first meeting between the two leaders since the advent of the new…
21 April 2021 · dw.com
Afghanistan peace talks in Turkey postponed ↗
Negotiations between the Afghan government and Taliban militants have once again hit a bump in the road. A top US military official has also raised doubts over the Taliban. []
20 April 2021 · aljazeera.com
EU sanctions Myanmar generals as UN urges ASEAN action ↗
EU measures are its toughest yet against military that has cracked down violently on protests against its February 1 coup. []
19 April 2021 · reuters.com
Israel and Greece sign record defence deal ↗
Israel and Greece have signed their biggest ever defence procurement deal, which Israel said on Sunday would strengthen political and economic ties between the countries and the two countries' air for…
18 April 2021 · theguardian.com
Biden is poised to transform how America treats industry. He must follow through ↗
From climate to healthcare, fundamental challenges demand the US change with the times []
15 April 2021 · bbc.com
US imposes sanctions on Russia over cyber-attacks ↗
The US has announced sanctions against Russia in response to what it says are cyber-attacks and other hostile acts. []
14 April 2021 · theguardian.com
Climate crisis: Boris Johnson ‘too cosy’ with vested interests to take serious action ↗
Report author calls for thorough clean-up of political donations, directorships and embedded interns []
14 April 2021 · euronews.com
Biden to withdraw troops from Afghanistan by September 11 ↗
US President Joe Biden will withdraw all his country's troops from Afghanistan by September 11, several US officials have said. []