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Russia To Draft Law To Block U.S. Social Media Giants

Russia To Draft Law To Block U.S. Social Media Giants Via Reuters: Lawmakers in Russia’s parliament presented draft legislation on Thursday that, if passed, would enable the government to restrict internet access to U.S. social media giants deemed to have discriminated against Russian media outlets. The authors of the bill, most of whom were from the ruling United Russia party, said they had received complaints from home-grown outlets like Russia […]

today11/19/2020 4

Petrol Cars

Britain To Ban New Petrol Cars By 2030 On Road To Net Zero Emissions

Britain To Ban New Petrol Cars By 2030 On Road To Net Zero Emissions Via Reuters:  Britain will ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans from 2030, five years earlier than previously planned, as part of what Prime Minister Boris Johnson is casting as a “green revolution” to cut emissions to net zero by 2050. Johnson, who is grappling with Europe’s most deadly COVID-19 crisis, Brexit […]

today11/18/2020 2

Honda

Toyota, Honda Double Profit Outlook As China Rebounds From Pandemic

Toyota, Honda Double Profit Outlook As China Rebounds From Pandemic Via Reuters: Japan's two biggest car manufacturers, Toyota Motor 7203.T and Honda Motor 7267.T on Friday more than doubled their operating profit forecasts, helped by recovering demand in China as it rebounds from the coronavirus pandemic. While China’s trade friction and worsening ties with the United States put pressure on Japanese companies to pull back from doing business there, China’s […]

today11/06/2020 13

Airports

Germany Agrees To Give COVID-Hit Airports Financial Aid

Germany Agrees To Give COVID-Hit Airports Financial Aid Via Reuters: Germany agreed on Friday to offer more aid to its airports to try to save jobs and preserve infrastructure as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the aviation industry. Berlin will discuss with the states financial options for airports over the next two weeks, according to a joint statement from the government and representatives of the aviation industry […]

today11/06/2020 2

Greece

Greece Orders Nationwide Lockdown To Curb COVID Surge

Greece Orders Nationwide Lockdown To Curb COVID Surge Via Reuters: Greece ordered a nationwide lockdown on Thursday for three weeks to help contain a resurgence of COVID-19 cases. “I’ve chosen to take drastic measures sooner rather than later,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said. Under the new countrywide restrictions to take effect from Saturday, retail businesses will be shut with the exception of supermarkets and pharmacies. Civilians will need a time-slot […]

today11/05/2020 4

Vienna

Two Arrested After Four Killed In Suspected Islamist Attack In Vienna

Two Arrested After Four Killed In Suspected Islamist Attack In Vienna Via Reuters: Two people were arrested near Vienna on Tuesday, according to the APA news agency, as police hunted accomplices of a gunman or gunmen who killed four people in what the government called an Islamist terrorist attack in the Austrian capital. In an early morning televised news conference, Interior Minister Karl Nehammer repeated calls for the public to […]

today11/03/2020 9

Vietnam

Typhoon, Landslides Leave 35 Dead, 59 Missing In Vietnam

Typhoon, Landslides Leave 35 Dead, 59 Missing In Vietnam Via Reuters: Typhoon Molave set off landslides that killed at least 19 people and left 45 missing in central Vietnam, where ferocious wind and rain blew away roofs and knocked out power in a region of 1.7 million residents, state media said Thursday. The casualties from the landslides bring the over-all death toll from the storm to at least 35, including […]

today10/29/2020 2

Halloween

No Trick Or Treating: Halloween Is Cancelled For England’s High Risk Areas

No Trick Or Treating: Halloween Is Cancelled For England's High Risk Areas Via Reuters: Trick or treating during Halloween is banned in the areas of England in the highest level of COVID-19 lockdown, a junior minister in Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government said on Tuesday. Asked by LBC radio if trick or treating - a tradition in which children go from house to house asking for goodies or threatening a […]

today10/27/2020 18

Taiwan

China To Sanction U.S. Military Contractors For Supplying Weapons To Taiwan

China To Sanction U.S. Military Contractors For Supplying Weapons To Taiwan Via AP News: China’s government said Monday it will impose sanctions on U.S. military contractors including Boeing Co.’s defense unit and Lockheed Martin Corp. for supplying weapons to rival Taiwan, stepping up a feud with Washington over security and Beijing’s strategic ambitions. Raytheon Technologies Corp. and “relevant American individuals” associated with the sales also will be affected, said a […]

today10/26/2020 27

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