In a significant development, negotiators from the European and the UK have clinched a narrow Brexit trade deal, just seven days before Britain is set to leave the world’s biggest trade bloc. The deal offers Britain a way out of… Read More ›
Geopolitics
EU-UK on the cusp of Brexit deal
On Thursday, in a significant development, the European Union and Britain are on the cusp of striking a trade deal potentially overcoming a cliffhanger Brexit. Britain’s Brexit has dealt a blow to pioneering efforts to bring together a unity among… Read More ›
Continuing UK Border Chaos Prompts Lufthansa To Airlift Fresh Food To England
As the threat of shortages of food and other vital supplies loomed large due to a continuation of chaos at the UK-French border, Germany’s Lufthansa operated a special cargo flight to England for delivering fruit and vegetables on Wednesday. A… Read More ›
Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine authorised for use by European Commission
Even as the second wave of the novel coronavirus pandemic is sweeping through many regions of Europe, the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech has been now approved by the European Commission earlier this week. The approval has been… Read More ›
Brexit trade deal possible by Wednesday: ITV’s political editor Robert Peston
On Wednesday, ITV’s political editor stated a Brexit trade deal could potentially be on the cards following both sides making progress on fishing rights; the tweet follows another tweet which said there was no chance of an accord before Christmas…. Read More ›
UK-EU Narrows Gap On Fishing, But Trade Deal Is Still Uncertain
While the two sides in the Brexit talks – the United Kingdom and the European Union, have apparently reduced their differences with relation to fishing rights to European vessels in British sea waters starting 2021, this politically sensitive issue still… Read More ›
A No-Mask Selfie Fine Of $3,500 Slapped On Chile’s President Sebastián Piñera
A fine of $3,500 was imposed on the president of Chile, Sebastián Piñera, for charges of posing and posting a selfie without a facemask on him which was in violation of novel coronavirus pandemic rules of the country. An apology… Read More ›
Dozens Of Chinese Firms, Including SMIC And DJI, Named In US’s Trade Blacklist
The top Chinese chipmaker SMIC and Chinese drone manufacturer SZ DJI Technology Co were among the dozens of Chinese companies that the United States government added to its trade blacklist on Friday in the latest measure implemented by the US… Read More ›
More Than 40 Organizations Victims Of Massive Cyber Breach Identified By Microsoft
More than 40 customers of Microsoft across the world have been identified by the software giant that had been installed with the problematic versions of a third-party IT management program and that were particularly targeted by a hacking campaign of… Read More ›
China-EU Investment Agreement Could Be Struck By Year-End, Says Reports
The European Union and China are trying to strike an agreement on investment by the end of the current year which will give the EU greater access to the Chinese market. Negotiations for this deal has been ongoing for the… Read More ›