Tag: Europe
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58 migrants drown as boat capsizes off Mauritania, says UN
The UN agency said another 83 people swam to shore, while some 150 passengers including women and children were aboard the vessel, which had set sail from The Gambia on November 27.
December 5, 2019 -
No Reign in Spain?
The Socialists have the best chance of regaining power but will need to forge a fragile alliance with the far-left Unidos Podemos (United We Can) party, which saw its number of MPs fall from 42 to 35.
November 12, 2019 -
14 MoUs signed between Netherlands, Himachal government
The Netherlands had the largest overseas delegation participation in the event led by Vikas Chaturvedi, CEO of Valucent Group and Founder Chairman of ASSOCHAM Europe.
November 11, 2019 -
Merkel calls Macron’s NATO ‘brain death’ comment ‘sweeping judgement’
Macron's comments came after the US president decided to pull troops out of north-eastern Syria last month without consulting his allies which initiated an offensive by the Turkish forces on Kurds.
November 8, 2019 -
On the night staff…
For long years, factories have been known to work on a 24-hour basis, admittedly split into three shifts. Why cannot all or most vocations attempt to work on a similar basis? Wherever practicable, the State should encourage establishments to work round-the clock. Perhaps, to begin with work- extended hours, say 12, 16, 18 hours and so on. Also, there could be a wider range of available jobs, as a lot of job openings are solely intended at workers open to shift work.
November 7, 2019 -
US sanctions sought against Maduro supporters
Guaido in January assumed a rival presidency in Venezuela, alleging that Maduro's 2018 re-election was illegitimate, and is seeking international actions to oust the president.
November 3, 2019 -
China appoints 1st special representative for Europe
Wu has previously been a UN Under-Secretary-General for economic and social affairs and also a Chinese Ambassador to Germany and the Philippines.
November 1, 2019 -
Study reveals Swiss glaciers lost one-tenth of volume in past five years alone
The study published by Cryospheric Commission at the Swiss Academy of Sciences said, 'a rate of decline never previously observed in the time series extending back for more than a century.'
October 15, 2019 -
Discredited West ought to keep shut on Kashmir
With such a miserable track record, politicians of the Western world should have been examining their own failures, rather than advising a nation which has an excellent human rights record.
October 15, 2019 -
The Austrian Symphony
In France, Emmanuel Macron seemed under serious threat earlier this year, shaken by the violent Saturday demonstrations of the gilets jaunes (yellow vest) movement and the advance of the far-right National Rally of Marine Le Pen.
October 2, 2019 -
Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro makes UN debut, says Amazon rainforest belongs to Brazil
Bolsonaro said that Brazil's "Amazon is bigger than all of Western Europe" and that more than 60 per cent of it is "preserved," and thus his government "does not accept" the idea that any other country can tell Brazil what it should do to conserve the biomass.
September 25, 2019 -
Anupam shares video of SRK’s Kenyan fan singing ‘DDLJ’ song
The fan from Kenya lip-syncing the song "Tujhe dekha to" picturised on Shah Rukh and Kajol.
September 13, 2019 -
Google doodle celebrates 166th birth anniversary of Danish microbiologist Hans Christian Joachim Gram
Gram was born on September 13, 1853, in Denmark’s Copenhagen. Gram is best known for pioneering the method of the Gram stain to identify bacteria.
September 13, 2019 -
As refugees seek asylum, Greek police detains 38 migrants
The sudden rise of migrants seeking asylum in the European country is said to be due to crackdown on migrants in the neighbouring Turkey, which houses more than 3.6 million displaced Syrians.
September 2, 2019 -
No talks with US until sanctions are lifted: Hassan Rouhani
Macron has been leading efforts to de-escalate the situation, and expressed hopes at a G7 meeting last week of bringing Rouhani and Trump together for a meeting.
September 1, 2019 -
Brazil’s burning ban takes effect as Amazon fires rage
The decree that was issued by President Jair Bolsonaro comes after escalating international pressure over the worst fires in the Amazon in years, which have ignited a diplomatic spat between Brazil and Europe.
August 30, 2019 -
Brazil bans burning for 2 months in fight against Amazon fire
The blazes that have engulfed parts of the world's largest rainforest -- which is crucial for maintaining a stable global climate -- have also sparked a diplomatic spat between Brazil and Europe that threatens to torpedo a major trade deal.
August 29, 2019