Leaders of Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD), Greens and Liberals (FDP) have reached a deal on their coalition agreement for government, paving the way for a new administration to replace that of Angela Merkel. The agreement is the product of negotiation by some 22 working groups, with around 300 participants from the three parties from national […]
Issued on: 27/11/2021 – 07:24 The US, Australia and Canada on Saturday joined the growing list of countries imposing travel restrictions from southern Africa after the WHO declared Omicron, a new Covid-19 strain first detected in South Africa, a “variant of concern”. The World Health Organization (WHO) said the new variant may spread more quickly than other […]
Iraq is sending more planes to repatriate about 800 migrants stranded on the Belarus-Poland border, adding to nearly a thousand already brought home, the Foreign Ministry said. Iraqi Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed al-Sahaf said on November 26 that two Iraqi Airways flights would bring back 861 migrants over the next 24 hours. The flights will […]
BBC News Universities have launched schemes to attract hundreds of ethnic minority students into research. The initiatives follow claims of institutional racism in academia, particularly affecting black people. One analysis shows that out of nearly 20,000 PhD positions awarded over three years, 245 were to black students. The head of the UK research funding body […]
More than 500 delegates from around the world are set to arrive in Madrid for the general assembly of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO). On hand will be ministers of tourism from UNWTO member states, international organisations and leaders from the private sector and civil society. ADVERTISEMENT They will discuss the future of […]
Issued on: 27/11/2021 – 00:18Modified: 27/11/2021 – 00:16 Geneva (AFP) – Next week’s World Trade Organization ministerial conference, the global trade body’s biggest gathering in four years, was postponed at the last minute Friday due to the new Omicron Covid-19 variant. The WTO hoped the four-day gathering in Geneva would breathe new life into the […]
A special U.S. envoy for election reform in Bosnia-Herzegovina has told RFE/RL’s Balkan Service ahead of a trip to the region that Washington sees “limited, targeted constitutional change” as a key aspect of a reform push ahead of elections next year. Bosnia has been in a protracted political crisis as its Serb entity threatens secession […]
Germany’s Deutsche Bahn sets up firm to strengthen China-Europe freight transport Deutsche Bahn’s subsidiary DB Cargo established a new company to strengthen rail freight transport between China and Europe, the German state-owned rail operator announced on Friday. “Climate-friendly and reliable goods transport by rail is becoming increasingly important for global supply chains,” Deutsche Bahn noted. […]
The area between a pair of large black holes on the verge of colliding could provide the conditions to create dangerous bubbles of “true vacuum” Space 26 November 2021 By Leah Crane Artistic impression of two black holes spiralling towards each other ESA Large colliding black holes could be a breeding ground for tiny black […]
Morocco has positioned itself as a global leader in the fight against climate change, with one of the highest-rated national action plans. But though the north African country intends to generate half its electricity from renewables by 2030, its plans show that much of this energy will come from wind and solar farms in occupied […]