China’s increasing naval power, the country having surpassed the United States as the world’s largest maritime force, is giving Beijing crucial sway
Given the complex and multifaceted challenges in the Persian Gulf region, the UN chief told the Security Council on Tuesday that it is important to reflect more deeply on how everyone, particularly the Council itself, can “work in unison to promote peace and security”.
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The world must act now to reverse the situation in Africa’s central Sahel region, where humanitarian needs are at “a breaking point”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told a high-level conference on Tuesday to address the burgeoning crisis.
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Redundancies in the sectors ancillary to shipbuilding in the Spanish region of Galicia EU to co-fund career guidance, job search support, training, and tutoring and guidance after finding another job Galicia’s shipbuilding industry hit hard by increased global competition Former shipbuilding workers from Galicia will receive €2,054,400 in EU aid to help them re-integrate into
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In Tuesday’s debate with Commission Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič, political group speakers commented on the priorities of the Commission’s 2021 work programme.
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President Trump has delivered for American workers by renegotiating bad trade deals, slashing taxes and red tape, and overseeing strong economic growth. In contrast, Joe Biden has embraced the socialist policies of his party’s far-left base, including a $4 trillion tax hike and his version of the radical Green New Deal. Representative Jim Jordan (OH-04) and
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Eight electric buses financed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the multi-donor Eastern Europe Energy Efficiency and Environment Partnership (E5P) Fund, of which the European Union (EU) is the largest contributor, have arrived in Batumi, Georgia’s second-largest city.
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Yesterday, delegations from the Kingdom of Bahrain, the United States of America, and the State of Israel met in Manama.
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An estimated one in six children – or 356 million globally – were living in extreme poverty before the COVID-19 pandemic began, and this is set to worsen significantly, according to a new World Bank Group and UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) analysis released on Tuesday.
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The European Commission is launching infringement procedures against Cyprus and Malta by issuing letters of formal notice regarding their investor citizenship schemes also referred to as “golden passport” schemes.
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Representing the EU at the event, Janez Lenarčič, Commissioner for Crisis Management, will pledge a total of €43.6 million on behalf of the EU to the three countries in the Central Sahel region for the rest of 2020.
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