The American stock exchanges went into the weekend with profits on Friday. Despite remarkable remarks by President Donald Trump, Wall Street continued to hold on to the hope of a new COVID-19 stimulus package for the American economy. The Dow Jone index closed 0.6 percent in the plus at 28,586, 90 points. The broad S & P 500 won 0.9 …
It seems that Vitali Klitschko falls out of fashion in Washington. He used ties with Donald Trump to get rid of a corruption investigation in Ukraine. With the helping hand of Giuliani Klitschko suppressed the investigation. It was somewhat rough around the corner though. It served the purpose for once but should not be repeated. Klitschko, once a sacred cow …
The governments of Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed to come to Moscow on Friday to discuss a ceasefire, announces the Russian government. Russia intervenes in the conflict between the two former soviet republics over the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh. “Baku and Yerevan have confirmed their participation,” said Maria Zakharova, spokesperson for russia’s ministry of Foreign Affairs, Friday morning at news …
Protesters in Kyrgyzstan occupied the parliament and government building in the capital city of Bishkek on Monday, reporting local media. The demonstrators are opposed to the outcome of last Sunday’s parliamentary elections. An eyewitness who participated in the occupation, but wanted to remain anonymous, told AFP news agency that some 2,000 demonstrators broke through the gates of the government building …
In Canada, the death of a 37-year-old First Nations woman in a hospital is being investigated. The woman filmed her treatment; in that live stream on Facebook, she was seen panicked and the staff made fun of her. A nurse has already been fired. Prime Minister Legault of the French-speaking region of Quebec calls the insults racist and unacceptable. He’s …
On Tuesday, the United Nations Security Council called on Armenia and Azerbaijan to stop fighting in the Nagorno-Karabakh region. The conflict resurfaced on Sunday and threatens to lead to a war between the two former Soviet republics in the South Caucasus. Following a session behind closed doors, the 15 members of the UN Security Council issued a statement expressing their …
During the rioting of violence between Armenia and Azerbaijan around the separatist Nagorno-Karabakh region, civilian victims were also killed on Sunday. This is the view of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The government of the non-internationally recognized Nagorno-Karabakh region says that at least 16 soldiers have been killed by violence by Azerbaijani troops and hundreds more have …
The coronacrisis causes more damage to the labour market than previously assumed. The ILO expects 500 million jobs worldwide to be wiped out by the crisis. The recovery will also be slower than anticipated. According to the ILO, the number of hours worked this year is ‘significantly lower’ than previously taken into account. In the second quarter, the hours were …
For the second consecutive day, riots broke out in the Colombian capital Bogota during demonstrations against police violence. Nine people were killed. The cause of the riots was the death of 46-year-old Javier Ordóñez, who was repeatedly given electric shocks by the police with a stun gun and later died in the hospital. A friend of the victim’s filmed the …
The Chinese government has plans to further increase the large strategic stocks of raw materials and agricultural goods. That’s what sources in Beijing reported to Bloomberg press office. The step is part of the Chinese government’s new five-year plan to be presented to the country’s top leaders in October. These include oil, rare metals and food. By increasing stocks further, …
