World & Politics

France opposes EU-US trade negotiations

France will vote against trade negotiations between the European Union and the United States, despite the fact that the rest of the Europeans agreed to start negotiations with Washington. A…
Published on April 15, 2019
By Iris Barker

United States and China to implement trade agreement

US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that Washington and Beijing are making progress in trade negotiations. In particular, the parties agreed on a mechanism that will ensure compliance with the…
Published on April 11, 2019
By Iris Barker

Norway’s largest party to ban oil production near Lofoten Islands

The Labour Party of Norway decided not to support oil production in the region of the Lofoten Islands. Now, opponents of the deployment of oil projects in the Norwegian Arctic…
Published on April 9, 2019
By Iris Barker

Estonia’s euroskeptics are about to join the government

The anti-immigrant movement will maximally strengthen position of nationalists on the eve of the EU parliamentary elections.
Published on April 8, 2019
By Iris Barker

Eastern Europe wins in double food standards fight

In the near future, Prague residents will drink Coca-Cola in full confidence that it consists of exactly the same ingredients that the beverage drunk, say, by Berliners or Londoners. The…
Published on April 3, 2019
By Iris Barker

White House Received New Sanctions’ Package For Russia: Bloomberg

The U.S. to retaliate with further sanctions on Russia, as the latter failed to provide assurance on the usage of chemical weapons.
Published on March 30, 2019
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee

EU will stop saving migrants in the Mediterranean

The European Union is completing the naval part of the large-scale Operation SOPHIA off the coast of Libya. Thanks to this Mediterranean patrol operation launched at the height of the…
Published on March 29, 2019
By Iris Barker

China’s expansion into Europe: Italy’s ports are next

Container ships with Chinese goods for the EU countries pass the Suez Canal but do not moor right away in the ports of Greece and Italy. More often, they spend…
Published on March 21, 2019
By Iris Barker

US watchdog is accused of violating aircraft certification process

Criticism of the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States (FAA) is growing in the United States. It is connected to certification process of the Boeing 737 Max 8 model,…
Published on March 20, 2019
By Iris Barker

Large Section Of Citizens Unhappy With Public Services & Benefits: OECD Survey

A new OECD survey, “Risks that Matter”, has revealed that there is not enough public services and social benefits and they are also inaccessible, many people in the OECD countries
Published on March 19, 2019
By Debdutta Ghosh

Largest companies reveal volumes of plastic produced by them

More than 30 companies in the world — manufacturers of food, consumer goods, packaging, retailers, and others — for the first time disclosed information on how much plastic they produce…
Published on March 15, 2019
By Iris Barker

US Warning To Germany About Intelligence Sharing Over Huawei Ban

Following a number of back door requests and persuasion about not allowing Chinese tech firm Huawei doing any business in Germany, United States now has openly issued an ultimatum to
Published on March 14, 2019
By Debdutta Ghosh

Mercer reveals the world’s safest cities

Mercer consulting company has published a new rating of the world cities in terms of comfortable living. For the tenth year in a row, Vienna has been ranking first in…
Published on March 14, 2019
By Iris Barker

No vaccinations, no school: Italy’s new law

Italy adopted a new law amid lower level of population vaccination and a new outbreak of measles. The law obliges parents to provide children with a mandatory set of vaccinations.…
Published on March 13, 2019
By Iris Barker

Why the new Aachen Treaty cannot save France-Germany relation

Speaking at the signing of the Aachen Treaty, Angela Merkel dwelt in some detail on the fact that the new version will help the parties better understand each other. At…
Published on March 6, 2019
By Iris Barker

The Netherlands and France are arguing over Air France-KLM

The French government did not appreciate purchase of a large stake in the airline by the Netherlands authorities.
Published on February 27, 2019
By Iris Barker

Study: 6 of the 10 healthiest nations of the planet live in Europe

According to Bloomberg, the healthiest nation is the Spaniards. The United States ranks 35th in the ranking.
Published on February 25, 2019
By Iris Barker

Countries On Huawei Technology Systems Won’t Be On U.S. Partner List

Pompeo of the U.S. cited security reasons to highlight the risk involved in using Huawei systems and announced the requirement for countries to end up the U.S. partner list.
Published on February 25, 2019
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee

RAPEX: Europeans are wary of children’s toys

Even such seemingly innocent objects like children's toys can be dangerous. This is evidenced by the data of RAPEX (Rapid Exchange of Information System), a system of prompt notification of…
Published on February 25, 2019
By Iris Barker

AirHelp expects up to 33 th of cancellations and flight delays per day all over the world in 2019

According to forecasts of the AirHelp service, this year more than 12 million flights will be delayed or canceled in the world, that is, about 33 thousand flights a day,…
Published on February 21, 2019
By Iris Barker

Far-right and Catalonia: New elections in Spain

This spring, Spain is likely to get a pan-European fad: the ultra-right will get into the country's parliament thanks to the Catalan party. Although symbolic, it can be revenge of…
Published on February 19, 2019
By Iris Barker

Trump is losing rating because of shutdown

US President Donald Trump said that he was “unhappy” with the terms of the agreement reached between Republicans and Democrats in Congress, but made it clear that he was ready…
Published on February 13, 2019
By Iris Barker

Children, education and the ethical issue in a cashless society

Cashless payments are on the rise, and children have less opportunity to hold physical money in their hands. Banks issue cards for children, and you can easily find an application…
Published on February 11, 2019
By Benoît Fayol

Hanoi, Vietnam Chosen As Place For 2nd Summit Between Trump And Kim Jong-Un

The White House said on Friday that the much expected meeting between the United States president Donald Trump and the leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-un would be held in
Published on February 10, 2019
By Debdutta Ghosh

US, China to hold new negotiations in Beijing

Senior US and Chinese officials are preparing to hold another round of trade negotiations in Beijing next week, Reuters reported, citing two sources familiar with the situation.
Published on February 6, 2019
By Iris Barker

Human Rights Not To Be Dissociated From Stability, Macron Tells Sisi

The presidents of Franc and Egypt address the reporters in a joint press conference on human rights.
Published on January 29, 2019
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee

Brexit Hijack Is Not The Parliament’s Right

Fox reacts following the lawmakers’ indications of a Brexit “hijack”.
Published on January 21, 2019
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee

Macedonia ignites political crisis in Greece

An agreement to change the name of Macedonia, which opens the way for the country to the EU and NATO, will sooner or later lead to early elections in Greece.
Published on January 15, 2019
By Iris Barker

Brazil turns right

The 38th President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, took office. His board promises a u-turn of course for the largest state in Latin America and its allies. The radical right-wing politician…
Published on January 9, 2019
By Iris Barker

Merkel’s Pledge Of A United Germany in 2019

Merkel seeks Germans' cooperation to win over the political fissure scarring the face of Germany.
Published on January 9, 2019
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee

Murder Suspects Of Jamal Khashoggi Put On Trial By Saudi Arabia

The 11 suspected killers of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi have been presented in their first court hearing in the Saudi Arabia capital Riyadh according to a report of the kingdom’s
Published on January 5, 2019
By Debdutta Ghosh

Japan is trying to save its population with robots and migrants

Population of Japan is rapidly declining and will eventually die out completely. To cope with labor shortages, the mono-ethnic country weakens some of the strictest immigration laws in the world.…
Published on December 28, 2018
By Iris Barker

Germany closes the last coal mine

The last coal mine in Germany was closed on December 21, Deutsche Welle reports.
Published on December 25, 2018
By Iris Barker

US launches investigation against Airbus

The US Department of Justice launched an investigation into the European aircraft manufacturer Airbus on suspicion of illegal transactions, the company could face a fine of several billion dollars, reported…
Published on December 21, 2018
By Iris Barker

European regions with the most polluted air

In 1990, in Europe, about 1 million people died prematurely from particle pollution, that is, microscopic dust less than 2.5 micrometers in diameter, which settles in the lungs and causes…
Published on December 18, 2018
By Iris Barker

Merkel refuses yet another negotiation with May

New negotiations on an agreement between the EU and London are impossible, Angela Merkel said at a meeting of her party’s faction after the meeting with the British Prime Minister.
Published on December 12, 2018
By Iris Barker

Hong Kong refuses tiny apartments

Nano apartments, announced as one of the ways to solve the problem of housing shortages in Hong Kong, are losing popularity as quickly as they have attracted public attention, Bloomberg…
Published on December 11, 2018
By Iris Barker

Tumblr, Facebook wage war against adult content

Blogging platform Tumblr decided to fight with adult content. From December 17, 2018, the service will block any content for an adult audience.
Published on December 10, 2018
By Iris Barker

Arrest of Huawei’s top manager endangers US-China trade truce

Detention of Chief Financial Officer of Huawei Meng Wanzhou in Canada at the request of the United States instantly led to a drop in stock exchanges on both sides of…
Published on December 7, 2018
By Iris Barker

Has Macron given up to Yellow Vests?

The French government has announced a moratorium on gas tax.
Published on December 6, 2018
By Iris Barker

What to expect from G20 Buenos Aires summit?

Oil markets are waiting for OPEC + meetings, but they can start making forecasts a few days earlier, after the G 20 summit, which will take place this weekend in…
Published on November 29, 2018
By Iris Barker

China steps up space race with the US

China is going to be less dependent on the American GPS by creating its own navigation system.
Published on November 27, 2018
By Iris Barker

Climate change will cost US $ 500 billion a year

Consequences of global warming in the absence of a consistent adaptation policy by the end of the century will cost the US economy $ 500 billion a year, according to…
Published on November 26, 2018
By Iris Barker

China manages to stop growth of big cities population

In 2017, the population of the largest cities in China, Beijing and Shanghai, has decreased for the first time in recent years. This is attributed both to increase in the…
Published on November 23, 2018
By Iris Barker

Donald Trump thanks Saudi Arabia for low oil prices

On Wednesday, US President Donald Trump said that the decline in oil prices is a positive development, and thanked the government of Saudi Arabia for this trend.
Published on November 22, 2018
By Iris Barker

Trump is saving money for the next election campaign

Donald Trump became the first president of the United States to make money in the midterm elections to Congress. According to the budget committee of the House of Representatives, during…
Published on November 20, 2018
By Iris Barker

Brexit Negotiators Of Both Parties Close Down On Irish Border Text, Reports RTE

If RTE reports are to be believed, the “most vexed issue” of the Brexit negotiation seems to have landed a deal.
Published on November 13, 2018
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee

Bloomberg: Theresa May can face catastrophic defeat in parliament

According to Bloomberg, citing three people familiar with the situation, the cabinet should meet on November 12 to approve May’s plan, but there were no signs of further progress the…
Published on November 12, 2018
By Iris Barker

New Asian Foreign Policy May Be Set By Congress After Democrats Taking Control Of House

It is being expected that the policies that United States president Donald Trump has taken for Asia could face increased scrutiny from a divided Congress after the Democrats taking control
Published on November 9, 2018
By Debdutta Ghosh

Italy refuses to change draft budget

Italy does not plan to revise the draft budget for the next year in accordance with the requirements of the European Commission, Italian Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio said…
Published on November 9, 2018
By Iris Barker