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MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday urged French election winner Emmanuel Macron to bridge deep rifts and work together in the face of the “growing threat of terrorism and violent extremism.” “The citizens of France entrusted you to lead the country in a difficult period for Europe and for the entire world community. The growing threat of terrorism and violent extremism is accompanied by an escalation of local conflicts and the […]
by Dario THUBURN Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom – British eurosceptics reacted angrily on Monday to Emmanuel Macron’s victory in France saying the election of a pro-EU president was bad news for the Brexit negotiations but experts said a stronger Europe could ease the talks. Brexit figurehead Nigel Farage said Macron would be European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker’s “puppet” while the Leave.EU campaign group compared his election win on Sunday to France’s surrender to Nazi […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Europe’s already endangered salamander population faces extinction due to a new, virulent fungus that also poses a broader threat to biodiversity, according to a new study. Even a small amount of the highly infectious pathogen could wipe out fire salamanders from Western Europe, as the amphibian lacks the immune response to fight it off, researchers reported Wednesday in the journal Nature. “The fungus presents a ‘perfect storm’,” said senior author An […]
HONG KONG , China (AFP) — Asian markets turned lower Wednesday following a negative lead from Wall Street and Europe, with analysts saying Britain’s shock decision to call a snap election added to global uncertainties. The pound held on to its gains after Prime Minister Theresa May announced a snap poll for June 8 as she looks to cement a mandate heading into key Brexit talks with her European Union counterparts. The move comes as France […]
LONDON, ENGLAND, United Kingdom (Reuters) — Scientists have found evidence of how ancient Britain separated from Europe in what they are dubbing “Brexit 1.0” – a flooding event that happened in two stages thousands of years ago. In research published in the journal Nature Communications on Tuesday (April 4), the scientists said they now have proof that the opening of the Dover Strait in the English Channel, severing the land between Britain and France, occurred […]
by Roland JACKSON / Jean-Baptiste OUBRIER Agence France Presse MANCHESTER, United Kingdom (AFP) — Worries are whirring in Britain’s smaller financial centers — which together employ far more people than the glamorous City of London — that the looming EU departure will lead to heavy job losses. In Manchester’s buzzing finance district of Spinningfields, a worker at an insurance company said he thought it would have “a huge impact”. “Business are going to pull out, […]
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — French President Francois Hollande called Sunday for efforts to intensify the relationship between Europe and Asia in the face of resurgent “isolationism.” He was speaking in Singapore, the first stage of the last international tour of his five-year term which will also take him to Malaysia and Indonesia. “I appeal for us to intensify our exchanges, our trade, political and cultural agreements,” he said. “This is all the more necessary […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis told lawmakers Wednesday that NATO does not track “past money owed,” days after President Donald Trump claimed Germany has shortchanged the alliance by massive amounts. “I cannot give you an accounting for past money owed, because that’s not the way we do that in NATO,” Mattis said at a Senate hearing in Washington. After meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the White House last […]
PARIS, France(Reuters) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he hoped he hoped Europe’s “strong cohesion” will be preserved as he met French President Francois Hollande in Paris on Monday (March 20.) France and Japan signed a declaration of intent of cooperation in civilian nuclear energy between the two countries during Abe’s working visit. Abe met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Hanover earlier on Monday, and will meet with EU leaders Jean-Claude Juncker and […]
ROME, Italy (AFP) — Ten people were injured by flying rock and lava after Mount Etna, Europe’s biggest active volcano, burst into life on Thursday, according to a BBC journalist and others caught up in a terrifying drama on the upper slopes. The 10 suffered minor burns, cuts and bruises and six were hospitalized. German volcanologist Boris Behncke described on his Facebook page how the explosion was triggered by a build-up of steam after molten […]
The European Union is seeing increased impetus around the world to move forward with Free Trade Agreements (FTA) with the bloc, which will make the most of uncertainty over future U.S. trade policy, the EU’s trade envoy said on Friday (March 10) “We are willing to do good trade agreements. There’s rising protectionism across the world today and those of us who believe in other solutions, so we feel a need to stand up,” […]
by Dmitry ZAKS KIEV, Ukraine (AFP) — The International Monetary Fund said Saturday it had reached a preliminary agreement with Ukraine that could see the war-scarred and cashed-starved nation receive fresh aid in the first half of the year. The news was particularly good for the ex-Soviet republic because the IMF statement referred to a loan of $1 billion (0.9 billion euros) and not the lesser sums discussed in earlier months. Ukraine also gets […]
