China has sharply criticized a visit to Taiwan by a senior Pentagon official and reaffirmed sanctions against Lockheed Martin and a unit of Raytheon for supplying military equipment to the self-governing island.
France joins campaign to bar Russian and Belarusian athletes from Paris Olympics
France has joined an array of countries campaigning to keep Russian and Belarusian athletes from competing in international sporting events – including the 2024 summer Olympic Games in Paris – because of Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine.
China blasts Pentagon official’s Taiwan visit, military ties
China has sharply criticized a visit to Taiwan by a senior Pentagon official and reaffirmed sanctions against Lockheed Martin and a unit of Raytheon for supplying military equipment to the self-governing island
US and EU officials accuse China of using its legal system to subvert foreign IP rights and help domestic firms in industries it deems important, including tech (Wall Street Journal)
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US and EU officials accuse China of using its legal system to subvert foreign IP rights and help domestic firms in industries it deems important, including tech — Rulings nullify patents in industries it deems i…
UK’s £450m boiler upgrade scheme is failing to deliver
Only a third of low-carbon heating scheme’s annual budget has been used since launch in May 2022A scheme to encourage UK households to upgrade their gas boilers to heat pumps and other low-carbon alternatives is failing to deliver after suffering a “di…
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Somali security forces end al-Shabab siege that killed 10
Security forces in Somalia have ended a siege by al-Shabab extremists that killed 10 people and wounded three others at a home in the capital, Mogadishu.
Germany pledges further 50 mn euros aid for quake victims
Of the new aid, 33 million euros will go to Turkey and 17 million to northern Syria, bringing Germany’s contribution to 108 million euros in the region hit by a deadly earthquake which has killed nearly 46,000. Around 2.9 million people of Turkish orig…
Jill Biden makes 6th visit to Africa, her 1st as first lady
Jill Biden is not a newcomer to Africa.