Guyana voted Monday to decide who will manage the South American nation’s newfound oil riches and navigate rising tensions in a territorial dispute with neighbor Venezuela. As some 750,000 eligible voters cast their ballots for one of six presidential hopefuls, Venezuela upped the ante by accusing Guyana of “trying to create a war front.” This came […]
Read MoreSwiss food giant Nestle on Monday dismissed Laurent Freixe as chief executive with immediate effect over an “undisclosed romantic relationship with a direct subordinate”. The multinational behind Nespresso coffee capsules and KitKat chocolate bars said Freixe’s dismissal followed an investigation. In a swift move, Nespresso CEO Philipp Navratil was appointed to take over by his […]
Read MoreDie Vorsitzenden der Koalitionsfraktionen, Jens Spahn (CDU) und Matthias Miersch (SPD), haben der Ukraine bei einem Besuch in Kiew am Montag die anhaltende Solidarität Deutschland zugesichert. “Wir sind entschlossen, die Ukraine gerade in dieser schwierigen Phase zu unterstützen – politisch, militärisch, finanziell”, sagte Spahn in Kiew. Am Abend wurden die beiden Fraktionsvorsitzenden von Präsident Wolodymyr […]
Read MoreSurvivors of an earthquake that flattened villages in eastern Afghanistan, killing more than 800 people, spent the night in the open as rescuers worked Tuesday to pull victims from the rubble. The 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck just before midnight Sunday, with the worst of the destruction in Kunar province, which borders Pakistan. Rescuers searched into the night […]
Read MoreThousands rallied across Indonesia Monday as the military was deployed in the capital after six people were killed in nationwide protests sparked by anger over lavish perks for lawmakers. At least 500 protesters gathered outside the nation’s parliament in Jakarta, watched by soldiers and police throughout the day, before dissipating after President Prabowo Subianto warned […]
Read MoreUnder fluttering flags and in a fever of national pride, legions of lock-stepped Vietnamese patriots are due to march through Hanoi on Tuesday in celebrations marking 80 years since the declaration of independence. Some 40,000 troops and civilians are set to parade just after dawn, feting the date when communist revolutionary Ho Chi Minh declared […]
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Nach ihrer vorübergehenden Rückkehr in den Hafen von Barcelona ist die Gaza-Hilfsflotte mit der schwedischen Aktivistin Greta Thunberg an Bord wieder in See gestochen. Die Schiffe verließen am Montagabend erneut den Hafen der spanischen Metropole, wie Journalisten der Nachrichtenagentur AFP berichteten. Die rund zwanzig Boote mit palästinensischen Flaggen hatten sich am Sonntagnachmittag mit hunderten Aktivisten […]
Read MoreDwayne “The Rock” Johnson said Monday he had turned his heavily muscled back on action movie roles to be able to express himself as an actor in his latest film “The Smashing Machine” which premiered in Venice. The 53-year-old was the day’s star attraction at the Venice Film Festival — his first appearance at a […]
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Presidents Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin took turns Monday to swipe at the West during a gathering of Eurasian leaders aimed at putting Beijing front and centre of regional relations. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)touts itself as a non-Western style of collaboration between 10 countries in the region and seeks to be an alternative to […]
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