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Mon, September 28, 2020 | 13:51

Spain's scandal-hit former king flees 'to Dominican Republic'

Spain's scandal-hit former king flees 'to Dominican Republic'

Juan Carlos of Spain and his wife Queen Sofia of Spain salute the crowd from the balcony of the Oriental Palace in Madrid, in this 2004 file photo. AFPSpain's former king Juan Carlos, at the center of an alleged $100-million corruption scandal, has reportedly fled to the Dominican Republic after his shock announcement he was going into exile.The 82-year-old revealed on Monday...

2020-08-04 20:27

Sleeping lions, terrible pain: a new world without tourism

Sleeping lions, terrible pain: a new world without tourism

With no American visitors to show around the D-Day beaches or the Loire Valley's chateaux, and no work on the immediate horizon, Paris tour guide Linda Zenou frets about how she'll pay off a loan and continue to care for her ailing mother in the achingly lean months ahead.

2020-07-31 21:03

EU sanctions Russian intelligence, North Korean, Chinese firms over alleged cyberattacks

EU sanctions Russian intelligence, North Korean, Chinese firms over alleged cyberattacks

The European Union on Thursday imposed travel and financial sanctions on a department of Russia's military intelligence service and on firms from North Korea and China over their suspected participation in major cyberattacks across the world.

2020-07-31 12:03

Angola: importance of investment in mining sector of ornamental rocks

Angola: importance of investment in mining sector of ornamental rocks

The sharp drop in oil prices and more recently the pandemic of COVID-19 have compelled the Angolan Government to take measures that contribute to mitigate the effects of the crisis and the scenario of uncertainty that involves the national economy.

2020-07-30 14:43

Tunisia interior minister named new PM

Tunisia interior minister named new PM

TUNIS (AFP) - Tunisia's interior minister Hichem Mechichi has been appointed to form the next government, the president's office said, amid political tensions among major parties in the North African country.

2020-07-26 21:44

EU countries must urgently diversify 5G suppliers, Commission says

EU countries must urgently diversify 5G suppliers, Commission says

EU countries must take urgent action to diversify their 5G suppliers, the European Commission said on Friday, a move set to shrink Huawei's presence in Europe as the United States pressured the bloc to follow Britain and ban the Chinese company from 5G networks.

2020-07-24 21:32

Blow for EU as Apple wins fight against $15 billion tax order

Blow for EU as Apple wins fight against $15 billion tax order

Apple scored a major win on Wednesday as Europe's second-highest court rejected an EU order for the iPhone maker to pay 13 billion euros ($15 billion) in Irish back taxes, dealing a blow to the bloc's attempts to crack down on sweetheart tax deals.

2020-07-15 20:42

UK bans Huawei from its 5G network

UK bans Huawei from its 5G network

Britain's government on Tuesday backtracked on plans to give Chinese telecommunications company Huawei a limited role in the U.K.'s new high-speed mobile phone network in a decision with broad implications for relations between London and Beijing.

2020-07-14 21:30

Reopening strategist Castex named new prime minister in France

Reopening strategist Castex named new prime minister in France

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday named Jean Castex, who coordinated France's virus reopening strategy, as the country's new prime minister as the country focuses on reviving an economy hard-hit by the pandemic and months of strict lockdown

2020-07-03 21:34

Malawi's new president, former evangelical preacher

Malawi's new president, former evangelical preacher

Malawi's new President Lazarus Chakwera is a former evangelical preacher who says he ventured into politics in answer to God's call. "One day God spoke to my heart, and God was not saying I'm pulling you out of ministry, God was saying I'm extending your ministry so that you are able to pastor a whole nation," he said in a recent video clip released during the electoral campa...

2020-06-28 13:18

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