WHO staffer says climate lockdowns may be necessary
Major expansion as economic bloc that includes Russia and China attempts to provide counterweight to the US and western allies The Brics group of big emerging economies has announced the admission of six new members, in an attempt to reshape the global world order and provide a counterweight to the US and its allies. From…
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has promised to restore the rule of law and reset relations between Warsaw and Brussels. Poland has officially exited Article 7, the European Union’s exceptional mechanism to rein in countries that openly defy the bloc’s fundamental values. “We consider there is no longer a clear risk of a serious breach…
Supporters of Pakistan’s main opposition leader Imran Khan have clashed with police outside his home as officers try to arrest him. Police fired tear gas shells to disperse the supporters, who threw stones and bricks. There is a tense situation outside the compound, in the city of Lahore, as police try to force their way…
LONDON, June 24 (Reuters) – The custodians of trillions of dollars of global central bank reserves are eyeing a move away from the greenback into gold, the euro and China’s yuan as the splintering of world trade and geopolitical upheaval spark a rethink of financial flows. According to a report, opens new tab by the…
Twenty-one rivers burst their banks after heavy storms across country cause landslides and submerge villages Nine people have died and thousands have been evacuated from their homes after heavy storms wreaked havoc in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, causing severe flooding and landslides. People sought refuge on the rooftops of their homes after 21…
Controversial rules grant Indian nationality to refugees who are Hindu, Christian, Parsi, Jain or Buddhist, but not Muslim India’s interior ministry has said it was enacting a citizenship law that critics say discriminates against Muslims, just weeks before the world’s most populous country heads into a general election. While the law was passed in December…