Hurricane Isaias strengthened into a major category 3 storm Friday as it barrels towards the US Gulf Coast, the National Hurricane Center said, with landfall expected in Florida, Alabama or Mississippi in the next 24 hours. Mandatory evacuation orders have been issued in multiple counties in Florida, while states of emergency are in place in […]
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China and the European Union reached an “understanding” on hybrid vehicles on Friday, as their commerce chiefs concluded talks with an agreement to strengthen dialogue, dispelling fears of a full-blown trade war. The EU’s Maros Sefcovic and China’s Wang Wentao agreed both sides would adhere to “procedures concerning company price undertakings” of hybrid cars, Beijing’s […]
Read MoreTwo paintings by French master Pierre-Auguste Renoir have been recovered a month after they were stolen from a museum in southern France, the town’s mayor said Friday. In September, thieves broke into the museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer and managed to escape with two works by the French impressionist painter, abandoning two others as they fled.”These two […]
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Die Europäische Union und China haben sich nach Angaben aus Peking beim umstrittenen Handelsthema Hybridautos geeinigt. Die Einigung stehe “im Einklang mit den Regeln der Welthandelsorganisation” und betreffe unter anderem “Preisverpflichtungen der Unternehmen”, erklärte das chinesische Handelsministerium am Freitag. EU-Handelskommissar Maros Sefcovic hält sich derzeit zu Gesprächen in Peking auf und sollte dort später vor […]
Read MoreThe European Union said Friday it had “serious concerns” about democratic standards in Turkey, warning that a crackdown on rights was further undermining Ankara’s long-stalled bid to join the bloc. Turkey’s bid to join the EU, which began with membership talks in 2005, has been effectively at an impasse for years.”Our concerns about democratic standards […]
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EU finance ministers struck a deal Friday to establish a new, more powerful European securities watchdog as part of efforts to unify financial markets and strengthen the bloc’s economy. The agreement announced in Luxembourg gives enhanced powers to the Paris-based European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), which will supervise major players. Currently the agency has […]
Read MoreTwo paintings by French master Pierre-Auguste Renoir have been recovered a month after they were stolen from a museum in southern France, the town’s mayor said Friday. In September, thieves broke into the museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer and managed to escape with two works by the French impressionist painter, abandoning two others as they fled.”These two […]
Read MoreStock markets climbed Friday as oil prices dropped after President Donald Trump ruled out a strike on Iran before next month’s US midterm elections. Trump said Washington was holding “productive discussions” with Tehran after reports that the White House had asked the Pentagon to draw up plans for a possible attack ahead of the November […]
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The execution by firing squad of convicted military base shooter Nidal Hasan will be livestreamed, a Pentagon official said, drawing sharp condemnation Friday of the plan to broadcast the killing. Hasan’s execution, set for December 3, is poised to be the first that the US military has carried out by firing squad since World War […]
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