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EU High Representative Josep Borrell presenting the Indo-Pacific Strategy
EU presents own strategy for Indo-Pacific region
BRUSSELS — Just one day after the US, UK and Australia announced a joint security pact, called AUKUS, for the Asia Pacific region, the European Union Thursday unveiled its own “Strategy for cooperation in the Indo-Pacific.”“The world's center of gravity is moving towards the Indo Pacific, both in geo-economic and geo-political terms. The futures of the EU and the Indo-Pacific are interlinked,” EU High Representative Josep Borrell told a press conference in Brussels presenting the strategy.“The EU is already the top investor, the leading development cooperation partner and one of the biggest trading partners in the Indo-Pacific region,” he said, adding, “Our strategy is for cooperation and not confrontation.”Asked by a reporter on his reaction to AUKUS, Borrell...
September 16, 2021

EU presents own strategy for Indo-Pacific region

The US withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Taliban movement rise to power have fundamentally changed the regional situation, said Russian President Vladimir Putin Thursday.
Putin: US withdrawal, Taliban rise to power changed regional situation
MOSCOW — The US withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Taliban movement rise to power have fundamentally changed the regional situation, said Russian President Vladimir Putin Thursday.This came in a speech by Putin during an online summit of the member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), which began its work in the capital of Tajikistan, Dushanbe, and was broadcast on Russian TV.Putin also noted that all the organization member states supported the need for unity and coordination to face the emerging circumstances.The Russian president also expressed the readiness of the organization member states to activate their defense and political capabilities in order to ensure security and strengthen the peace and stability process in the region.CSTO Leaders will discuss...
September 16, 2021

Putin: US withdrawal, Taliban rise to power changed regional situation

Around 50 women lose their lives to domestic violence every week, and 75 percent of women within a professional setting have experienced sexual harassment, according to a report by the European Parliament Thursday.
50 women lose their lives to domestic violence in Europe every week
BRUSSELS — Around 50 women lose their lives to domestic violence every week, and 75 percent of women within a professional setting have experienced sexual harassment, according to a report by the European Parliament Thursday.The report called for targeted legislation and policies to address all forms of violence and discrimination based on gender against women and girls. It called for online and offline gender-based violence to be treated as a “particularly serious crime with a cross-border dimension.”Moreover, It called on the European Commission to list gender-based violence as a new area of crime alongside other crimes that need to be combatted on a common basis, such as human, drug, and arms trafficking, computer crime and terrorism. The parliament adopted the report by 427 votes...
September 16, 2021

50 women lose their lives to domestic violence in Europe every week

Speaking at a press briefing for the Pan American Health Organization, a regional branch of the WHO, Assistant Director Jarbas Barbosa said Russia’s bid for emergency authorization had been put on hold.
WHO suspends approval process for Sputnik V vaccine due to 'manufacturing' concerns
GENEVA — The World Health Organization (WHO) has suspended the approval process for Russia's Sputnik V COVID vaccine.A regional WHO official said the manufacturing process of the jab had not met the necessary standards.Russia first applied for approval from the WHO for their vaccine in February but has not yet received an Emergency Use Listing (EUL).The WHO says they have delayed approving the jab until a new inspection can be carried out at one of the plants where Sputnik V was manufactured.Research published in The Lancet medical journal shows that the vaccine has 91.6% efficacy against the coronavirus.On its official Twitter account, Sputnik also claimed on Wednesday that the jab demonstrated 97.2% efficacy during the vaccination campaign in Belarus.But both the WHO and European...
September 16, 2021

WHO suspends approval process for Sputnik V vaccine due to 'manufacturing' concerns

Italy set to be first in Europe to require all employees to have COVID health pass
ROME — Italy is planning to be the first European country to make COVID-19 health passes mandatory for all workers.The Italian government has presented a draft proposal that, from October, digital vaccine certificates will be compulsory for both public and private sectors.The move aims to improve vaccine uptake and reduce the infection rate amid a potential surge in COVID-19 cases this winter.All employees will be required to prove that they have been vaccinated against COVID-19, are recovering from the infection, or have recently tested negative for the virus."The government is ready to speed up the introduction of the health pass," Regional Affairs Minister Mariastella Gelmini told Radio Rai."We are moving towards making the health pass compulsory not only in the public...
September 16, 2021

Italy set to be first in Europe to require all employees to have COVID health pass

EU Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders.
EU adds 7 countries to COVID-19 certificate system
BRUSSELS — The European Union Wednesday said it has accepted COVID-19 certificates from seven more non-EU countries as equivalent to the EU Digital COVID Certificate.The seven countries are Albania, Andorra, Faroe Islands, Israel, Monaco, Morocco and Panama, said a European Commission press release.As a result, the seven countries and territories will be connected to the EU's system and the COVID certificates they issue will be accepted in the EU under the same conditions as EU Digital COVID Certificates.EU Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders, said: "During this summer we have seen that citizens are able to travel safely thanks to the EU Digital COVID Certificate. This is a win-win situation."He noted that since June, more than 420 million EU certificates have been...
September 15, 2021

EU adds 7 countries to COVID-19 certificate system

Liz Truss, the new foreign secretary is adored by the Conservative Party's grass roots and has been praised for her role in negotiating new post-Brexit trade deals since the UK left the EU's economic structures.
Truss replaces Raab as foreign secretary in Johnson govt reshuffle
LONDON — Dominic Raab has lost his job as the UK's foreign secretary amid a tense government reshuffle carried out by Prime Minister Boris Johnson. His replacement will be Liz Truss, formerly trade secretary.Raab's demotion to justice minister followed a long meeting with the prime minister on Wednesday afternoon, which suggested to observers there had been some disagreement. He has, howeve,r also been appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Lord Chancellor.As chief diplomat, Raab faced strong criticism last month for delaying his return from a holiday in Greece as the Taliban took over Afghanistan. His departure was confirmed by Downing Street, the prime minister's office, on Twitter.Truss, the new foreign secretary is adored by the Conservative Party's grass roots and has...
September 15, 2021

Truss replaces Raab as foreign secretary in Johnson govt reshuffle

UK Premier Boris Johnson speaks with the government front bench watching. — courtesy photo
Three ministers lose portfolios as Johnson rejigs Cabinet
LONDON — Boris Johnson on Wednesday launched the first big reshuffle of his senior ministerial team by sacking three Cabinet ministers and removing Dominic Raab from the Foreign Office.In his Cabinet rejig, the prime minister sacked Gavin Williamson as education secretary, Robert Buckland as justice secretary and Robert Jenrick as local government and communities secretary.Johnson began reshuffling his Cabinet of senior ministers on Wednesday, hoping to refocus the government on raising living standards after the COVID-19 pandemic by moving some of his under-fire colleagues.After months of criticism of several of his top team for missteps and gaffes, Johnson finally started a process some say he wanted to do many weeks earlier, to make the changes he feels he needs to press on with his...
September 15, 2021

Three ministers lose portfolios as Johnson rejigs Cabinet

Videograb of flash floods turning into roads into rivers as heavy rains lash southern France Wednesday.
Flash flood submerges southern French villages, fields
PARIS — Emergency workers rescued or evacuated hundreds of people in southern France as flash flooding abruptly turned roads and fields into rivers and lakes, the Associated Press reported.As new heavy rainfall threatened the area Wednesday, the emergency service for the Gard region said rescuers were searching for at least one person reported missing after the Tuesday evening flood.No casualties have been reported, but local authorities said the rains caused significant damage to homes and infrastructure across towns and villages between Nimes and Montpellier.About 800 firefighters were mobilized to rescue people via helicopter and other means. Schools across the region were closed Wednesday as cleanup work started in some towns.The south of the country is again on the receiving end of...
September 15, 2021

Flash flood submerges southern French villages, fields

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen delivering her State of the European Union address in the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Wednesday.
Von der Leyen announces increased aid for Afghanistan
BRUSSELS — President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen Wednesday announced an increase of 100 million euro ($118 million) humanitarian aid for Afghanistan, which will be part of a new, wider Afghan Support Package.“We must continue supporting all Afghans in the country and in neighboring countries. We must do everything to avert the real risk of a major famine and humanitarian disaster. And we will do our part. We will increase again humanitarian aid for Afghanistan by 100 million euro,” she told the European Parliament in Strasbourg Wednesday.Delivering her State of the European Union address in the European Parliament, she said this will be part of a new, wider Afghan Support Package that we will present in the next weeks to combine all of our efforts.”Von der Leyen...
September 15, 2021

Von der Leyen announces increased aid for Afghanistan

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