Tunisian PM to reshuffle cabinet as row with Ennahdha deepens
Announcement by Elyes Fakhfakh comes as Ennahdha calls for consultations to appoint a new prime minister. Tunisian Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh says he will conduct a cabinet reshuffle in the coming days, amid rising tensions with coalition partner Ennahdha. The…
Read MoreVirgin Atlantic agrees private-only $1.5 billion restructuring plan
LONDON (Reuters) – British airline Virgin Atlantic said on Tuesday it had agreed a private-only restructuring package with shareholders and creditors worth 1.2 billion pounds ($1.5 billion) to secure its future beyond the coronavirus crisis. Virgin Atlantic said the restructuring…
Read MoreBubonic plague warning: China on alert for outbreak after Black Plague death near border
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. The boy contracted the disease in Mongolia, which borders China, causing bordering countries to now be on…
Read MoreProminent Democrats press Fed, Treasury to aid states, citing racial inequality
(Reuters) – With the Republican-controlled U.S. Congress far from agreement on how or even whether to give more aid to states and cities reeling from revenue losses during the coronavirus crisis, three U.S. Senate Democrats are appealing to the U.S….
Read MoreDeadly clashes on Armenia-Azerbaijan border
At least four Azeri troops have been killed in two days of clashes involving tanks and artillery on Azerbaijan’s border with Armenia. A conflict over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh remains unresolved, but the latest fighting was in Tavush, an…
Read More'Bombshell': Australia releases letters on Gough Whitlam sacking
Historic letters lifted veil off of 1975 crisis when British monarch’s envoy brought down Labor government in Australia. Queen Elizabeth II’s representative in Australia fired a prime minister without informing the palace in advance, according to letters kept secret for…
Read MoreAsia ramps up coronavirus curbs as new clusters erupt
SYDNEY/TOKYO (Reuters) – Australian states tightened borders and restricted pub visits on Tuesday, while Disney prepared to close its Hong Kong theme park and Japan stepped up tracing as a jump in novel coronavirus cases across Asia fanned fears of…
Read MoreUPDATE 1-Britain's Ocado sees retail sales soar 27% in lockdown half
(Adds detail) LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) – Ocado, the British online supermarket and technology group, said it was confident that the surge in online grocery shopping due to the coronavirus pandemic will continue as it reported a 27.2% jump in…
Read MoreIndia attacks EU’s unfair trade deals which are killing major industry
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Vietnam’s National Assembly approved an FTA deal between it and the EU on June 8 this year….
Read MoreChina FURY: Beijing slaps sanctions on these ‘meddling’ US figures
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Among those targeted are senators Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio, both outspoken critics of China. This comes…
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