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EU not naive in celebrating Biden arrival: Belgian FM The European Union should "chart its own course" even as it celebrates the arrival of US President Joe Biden in the White House, Belgian Foreign Minister Sophie Wilmes told AFP on Thursday. "There is an expectation, a hope to be able to work …
World Bank and EU to Help Iraq Strengthen Public Financial Management Oversight & Accountability The FINANCIAL -- The Government of Iraq, the World Bank Group, and the European Union signed today a grant agreement aimed at strengthening the Government of Iraq’s institutions and mechanisms of fiscal accountability and oversight at federal and sub- …
Joe Biden to impose travel ban on people coming from South Africa, Europe, Brazil President Biden on Monday plans to impose new restrictions on people traveling to the U.S. who have recently been in South Africa and reimpose travel restrictions covering much of Europe and Brazil that former President Trump had moved to lift. The new ban …
Former Brexit MEP dies in diving accident in the Bahamas A former Brexit Party MEP has died in a diving accident near his home in the Bahamas. Robert Rowland, 54, represented the South East of England at the European Parliament from July 2019 until December 2020. We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of …
‘GAS IS OVER’: EU BANK CHIEF CALLS FOR END TO FOSSIL FUEL INVESTMENT
Electric car uptake reaches tipping point in China and Europe The Driven More than 2.6 million electric vehicles were sold across two of the world’s major markets in 2020, with Europe selling almost as many plug-in electric cars as China, new data has shown. Analysts are predicting EV sales will continue to increase …
Brexit Boost: British Manufacturers Announce New Factories, Export Orders, and More Brexit Britain has enjoyed a slew of good news stories in manufacturing, on top of Nissan’s high-profile commitment to expanding operations in the country. News that Nissan would not only be retaining its Sunderland car plant, which EU loyalists had often …
France: Migrants Exploit EU Open Borders to Dodge Deportation, Spend Few Hours in Belgium and Return Roma gypsy migrants ordered to leave French territory have been using an EU loophole to avoid deportation, spending just hours across the border in Belgium and then returning. The association Solidarité Roms Lille Europe has, for the last ten years, …
Coronavirus live: Israel to ban flights in and out of country; US bars travellers from UK and most of Europe In Eindhoven in the country’s south, police fired tear gas to disperse a crowd of several hundred, regional television Omroep Brabant reported. At least 30 people were arrested there, police said. A number of vehicles were burned and businesses at …
Former Brexit Party MEP dies in Bahamas diving accident A former Brexit Party MEP has died in a diving accident near his home in the Bahamas. Robert Rowland, 54, represented the southeast of England at the European Parliament from July 2019 until December 2020. Nigel Farage announced the death of the father-of- …

Florida cop fired over social media posts supporting Capitol rioters, warning of civil war Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. A central Florida police officer was fired last week after an internal investigation into his social media activity revealed posts discussing Black Lives Matter protests, …
A climate in crisis calls for investment in direct air capture, new research finds There is a growing consensus among scientists as well as national and local governments representing hundreds of millions of people, that humanity faces a climate crisis that demands a crisis response. New research from the University of California San …
Caribbean Foreign Trade At Worst Since Global Financial Crisis The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) says the region’s foreign trade in 2020 had its worst performance since the global financial crisis of 2008-2009, because of the economic crisis prompted by the global COVID-19 pandemic …

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