Europe considers ‘Corona Bonds’ amounting to 1 trillion euros as a way to pay for coronavirus crisis
BERLIN, Mar 23, 2020, CNBC. European countries are under growing pressure to take an unprecedented…
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German leader Angela Merkel enters self-quarantine as death toll passes 5,000 in Italy
BERLIN, Mar 23, 2020, SCMP. German leader Angela Merkel has to be put under self-quarantine…
Italy asks for help from EU crisis fund as death toll spikes
ROME, Mar 20, 2020, CNBC. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte asked the European Union to use…
France and Spain to follow Italy into lockdown, Spain PM’s wife tests positive
MADRID, Mar 15, 2020, Reuters, AP. Spain put its 47 million inhabitants under partial lockdown…
US sanction threat spurred Indonesia to drop Russia, China weapons deals
JAKARTA, Mar 14, 2020, SCMP. The Trump administration pressured Indonesia into dropping deals to buy…
India’s Rajasthan goes into lockdown mode
NEW DELHI, Mar 14, 2020, Hindustan Times. The Rajasthan government has ordered closure of schools,…
G-7 leaders to hold videoconference Monday on coronavirus: Macron
PARIS, Mar 14, 2020, Kyodo. Leaders of the Group of Seven industrialized countries agreed to…
[Analytics] Russia’s North Big Game step by step: Arctic’s priorities in 2021
A year of the great Arctic expectations In 2021, Russia to take over the chairmanship…
Coronavirus ‘dents plans’ for EU-China investment deal by September
BEIJING, Feb 21, 2020, SCMP. The coronavirus epidemic has reduced prospects for China and the…
US President Donald Trump warns Germany Huawei 5G deals will put intelligence sharing at risk
BERLIN, Feb 17, 2020, SCMP. President Donald Trump warned Germany that the United States will…
Malaysia’s tourism ministry identifies potential new markets in Middle East, Central Asia
GEORGE TOWN, 16 Feb, 2020, Bernama. The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture is looking…
Japanese businesses hope UK and EU will swiftly conclude trade pact
TOKYO, Feb 1, 2020, Kyodo. Japanese businesses are hoping the United Kingdom and the European…