News Archives for World - 2020-01-16

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World

Iran says 'daily enrichment' of uranium higher than 2015

Rouhani did not specify whether Iran was now producing a greater quantity of enriched uranium. The 2015, agree

Published 16 Jan, 2020 11:11pm

World

Bank of England's Carney to advise UK PM on climate

He is due to leave his UK central bank post in March after seven years. The deadline to put teeth into the 201

Published 16 Jan, 2020 11:10pm

World

Netanyahu hopeful for US-Israeli's release after Putin call

Netanyahu, who is facing an election on March 2, sent a letter to Issachar on Monday in which he vowed not to "aban

Published 16 Jan, 2020 11:09pm

Europe

Merkel aims to get commitment to Libya arms embargo at Berlin conference

The Libya conference we must above all see that the weapons embargo is adhered to again, which is basically agreed

Published 16 Jan, 2020 11:08pm

Europe

Ukraine launches probe into alleged surveillance of ex US envoy

The 33-year diplomatic veteran during her testimony to Congress said she was subjected to a smear campaign orchestr

Published 16 Jan, 2020 11:07pm

Europe

EU urges Iran to 'preserve' nuclear deal

The deal has been weakened, first by a US withdrawal in 2018 and the return of sanctions on Iran. The accord b

Published 16 Jan, 2020 11:06pm

World

White House 'violated the law' on Ukraine aid: watchdog

The report's damning assessment landed just as Trump's impeachment trial was set to convene in the US Senate.

Published 16 Jan, 2020 11:05pm

World

US Senate definitively approves new North American trade deal

Senators voted 89-10 to approve legislation giving effect to the USCMA deal signed by the three nations in 2018.

Published 16 Jan, 2020 11:04pm

Europe

Hungary unveils 'Christian democratic'-based climate strategy

Orban said last week the strategy was "Christian democratic-based" -- a label which he often uses for his policies.

Published 16 Jan, 2020 11:01pm

World

Trump impeachment articles are read out on US Senate floor

In his conduct, and in violation of his constitutional oath... Donald J. Trump has abused the powers of the preside

Published 16 Jan, 2020 11:00pm

World

US retail sales rise steadily; weekly jobless claims fall

Retail sales increase 0.3% in December Core retail sales rise 0.5%; November revised down Weekly jobless

Published 16 Jan, 2020 02:30pm

Europe

Putin's new PM promises 'real changes' for Russians

No MPs voted against his candidacy, although Communist lawmakers abstained. Putin's current term as president

Published 16 Jan, 2020 02:20pm

Asia

Iran accuses EU of abandoning nuclear deal for fear of 'bully' Trump

The three governments "sold out remnants of #JCPOA (the nuclear deal) to avoid new Trump tariffs," Zarif charged.

Published 16 Jan, 2020 01:53pm

World

Curtain falls on Germany's 'golden decade' of growth

German economic growth plummeted in 2019, official data is expected to show Wednesday, stoking renewed debate about how to use fiscal surpluses to boost gross domestic product. After 1.5 percent expansion in 2018, last year's figure should come out around