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German, French ministers aim to boost EU competitiveness with new format
BERLIN, Jan 27 (Reuters) – Finance ministers from Germany and France want to strengthen competitiveness within the EU by introducing a new format of the bloc’s six leading economies, a letter from the German minister seen by Reuters showed….
ECB must prepare for new shocks including Russian aggression, Simkus says
FRANKFURT, Jan 27 (Reuters) – European Central Bank policy fits the moment and the economy has adapted well to volatility but the bank must prepare for new shocks, possibly from Russia’s military threat, ECB policymaker Gediminas Simkus tol…
The last 2 pandas in Japan are leaving for China as ties are strained
TOKYO — Japanese panda fans gathered Sunday for the final public viewing at Tokyo’s Ueno zoo before twins Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei return to China this week.
Their departure on Tuesday will leave Japan with no pandas for the first time in half a cen…
India, EU to seal FTA negotiations on January 27
India and the European Union are likely to announce the conclusion and finalisation of negotiations of a free trade agreement on January 27.
The conclusion of the FTA talks will be announced in the India-EU (European Union) Summit, news agency PTI repo…
From Alfred Dreyfus to Josh Shapiro: How the ‘dual loyalty’ charge shadows Diaspora Jewry
JTA — When Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro wrote in his new memoir that Kamala Harris’s vice-presidential vetting team asked whether he had ever been a “double agent” for Israel, many Jewish leaders heard something painfully familiar.…
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Denmark, Greenland Say Sovereignty Isn’t Negotiable
Leaders of Denmark and Greenland insisted Thursday that the island’s sovereignty was non-negotiable after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had agreed with the NATO chief on the framework of a future Arctic security deal that Trump said would grant t…
Andreas Kluth: At Davos, the world rebalanced against a bully
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Trump’s Davos claims fact-checked: Greenland, NATO, China and $18 trillion – fact or fiction?
New Delhi: At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, US President Donald Trump addressed global leaders. His speech included several claims that have raised questions and drawn scrutiny from fact-checkers.…
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From ‘Happy Vassals’ to ‘Miserable Slaves’
The World Economic Forum (WEF) is taking place in Davos, Switzerland, this week.
Presidents, PMs, CEOs, bankers, and other “elites” have hopped in their private jets to lecture us peasants about climate change.…
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Here’s a look at everything (and everyone) Trump assailed at Davos
DAVOS – US President Donald Trump took aim at many familiar targets, and some new ones, in a lengthy speech at the World Economic Forum on Jan 21 in which he alternately praised and threatened European allies and repeated his demands for ownershi…