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A pawlitical scandal: Moldova’s First Dog bites Austrian president big-plus
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World A pawlitical scandal: Moldova’s First Dog bites Austrian president

Sunday, 28 April 2024 01:17

Alexander Van der Bellen later appeared in photos with his hand bandaged. Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen found a dog’s bite to be worse than its bark on Thursday, when Moldova ...

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Azerbaijan can become a constructive player in the Caucasus big-plus
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World Azerbaijan can become a constructive player in the Caucasus

Sunday, 28 April 2024 01:17

The US, EU and Turkey must lead this mediation process, as they would directly benefit from a settlement that could foster security links and economic interconnectivity in the region. Janus ...

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EU wards off Russian tech investment via its startup fund big-plus
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World EU wards off Russian tech investment via its startup fund

Sunday, 28 April 2024 01:17

Russian investors ‘are totally banned’ from co-investing with the EU’s venture capital fund, its board president says. LISBON — The European Union’s €10 billion startup fund has introduced ...

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Proposed ban on Russian aluminium products will dramatically hit EU wire industry and green agenda big-plus
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World Proposed ban on Russian aluminium products will dramatically hit EU wire industry and green agenda

Sunday, 28 April 2024 01:17

As the European Commission this month finalizes its 12th sanctions package against Russia for its attack on Ukraine, several options appear to be on the table – from relatively unim ...

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Scottish minister blames £11k iPad bill on his kids watching football big-plus
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World Scottish minister blames £11k iPad bill on his kids watching football

Sunday, 28 April 2024 01:17

Michael Matheson apologized for the huge bill on his parliamentary device from a holiday in Morocco. LONDON — A senior Scottish government minister has blamed a £11,000 data roaming c ...

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Netanyahu Admits He Turned Israel Into ‘Covid Vaccine Lab’ for Pfizer big-plus
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World Netanyahu Admits He Turned Israel Into ‘Covid Vaccine Lab’ for Pfizer

Sunday, 28 April 2024 01:17

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently admitted that in late 2020 he turned Israel into a giant human “laboratory for Pfizer”. During an February 2023 interview with Dr. Jordan Pe ...

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Portugal still ‘safe’ for mining investments, minister says big-plus
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World Portugal still ‘safe’ for mining investments, minister says

Sunday, 28 April 2024 01:17

Portuguese authorities are probing possible corruption. Despite an ongoing corruption probe, Portugal remains "safe" for investments in lithium mining, the country’s economy minister said W ...

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Forever chemicals will be the ‘new asbestos’, investors warn big-plus
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World Forever chemicals will be the ‘new asbestos’, investors warn

Sunday, 28 April 2024 01:17

‘PFAS are the new asbestos; that is clear to us and increasingly to investors,’ warned Sonja Haider, from ChemSec (Photo: Kevin Casper) In the wake of emerging litigation and strict ...

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He’s back! David Cameron sits at Cabinet table for first time in 7 years big-plus
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World He’s back! David Cameron sits at Cabinet table for first time in 7 years

Sunday, 28 April 2024 01:17

The former PM sat beaming across from new boss Rishi Sunak. LONDON — David Cameron is back at the Cabinet table. The former U.K. prime minister appeared smiling alongside his new boss Ris ...

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Indonesia doesn’t need Europe anymore, presidential frontrunner says big-plus
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World Indonesia doesn’t need Europe anymore, presidential frontrunner says

Sunday, 28 April 2024 01:17

The comments come ahead of the next round of trade talks between the EU and the Southeast Asian country in December. Indonesia’s leading candidate for president has said the country doesn’ ...

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Germany’s Pistorius says EU will fall short of million shell pledge to Ukraine big-plus
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World Germany’s Pistorius says EU will fall short of million shell pledge to Ukraine

Sunday, 28 April 2024 01:17

Countries closer to the frontlines are taking the pledge more seriously. BRUSSELS — The EU will not reach its goal of supplying 1 million artillery shells to Ukraine by March, German Defens ...

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Time for Europe to accept the new reality in the South Caucasus, say Azerbaijan MPs big-plus
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World Time for Europe to accept the new reality in the South Caucasus, say Azerbaijan MPs

Sunday, 28 April 2024 01:17

Two senior members of Azerbaijan’s parliament have met journalists in Brussels to answer questions about how they see future relations with Armenia now that their country has restor ...

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