Indonesia on Friday reported 3,003 new coronavirus cases, its biggest rise in new infections for a second successive day, data from the country's COVID-19 task force showed. ( read original story ...)
U.N. chief Antonio Guterres urges India to end use of coal
United Nations Secretary-general Antonio Guterres called on India Friday to stop using coal as a source of affordable energy, saying it must end the fossil fuel if it truly wants to be a global ... ( read original story ...)
UN chief urges India to quickly move to clean solar power
The U.N. chief has urged India to commit to carbon neutrality by ending fossil fuel subsidies and investing in clean solar power as it mobilizes trillion of dollars to recover from the coronavirus pan ... ( read original story ...)
China’s European charm offensive disrupted by activists
Protests against treatment of HongKongers and Uighurs accompany foreign minister’s continental visit ... ( read original story ...)
The Real China Reshoring Isn’t What You Think
Foreign brands need to retool for more Chinese spending at home. ( read original story ...)
Europe and China must keep conversation going: Merkel
Europe and China should keep the conversation going on topics on which they can cooperate, such as climate change, but also on difficult topics on which they do not agree, such as Hong Kong, German ... ( read original story ...)
Israel allocates NIS 86m. for coronavirus vaccine development
The Finance and Defense ministries will allocate NIS 86 million to help the Israel Institute for Biological Research develop a coronavirus vaccine, they announced Thursday. The funding is for a pilot ... ( read original story ...)
The cost of a mine-free nation is more than a human benefit
The National Mine Action Strategy 2018-2025 has the goal of a mine-free Cambodia by 2025, which reflects the commitment made by the Royal Government at the Maputo Review Conference on a Mine-Free ... ( read original story ...)
Feds Move To Seize Cryptocurrency Accounts Linked To North Korean Hacker Heists
According to U.N. experts and U.S. officials, North Korea uses the proceeds from cyber-theft to fund their military and nuclear programs. ( read original story ...)
Afghanistan- Govt inks NFP scheme finance document with WB
The Afghan government has signed a financial document of the National Food Package (NFP) scheme with the World Bank (WB) to assist 4.5 million families, a statement from the Presidential Palace said ... ( read original story ...)