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France and Germany Show the Way Forward in the Corona Crisis Jean-Claude Juncker

France and Germany Show the Way Forward in the Corona Crisis

By Christiane Hoffmann, Frank Hornig, Walter Mayr, Veit Medick, Peter Müller, Britta Sandberg and Helene ZuberFour video conferences. That is how many times German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron met without their European Union partners. They spoke English, and each of the conversations lasted for more than an hour. The subject was always…
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May 22, 2020
China’s Communist Party Declares Victory Over the Coronavirus—and Its Critics—at the Biggest Political Event of the Year Propaganda

China’s Communist Party Declares Victory Over the Coronavirus—and Its Critics—at the Biggest Political Event of the Year

If there was a moment during the coronavirus crisis when the Chinese Communist Party looked as if it was losing its grip, it came on the night of February 6th, as the ophthalmologist turned whistle-blower Li Wenliang lay dying in a Wuhan hospital. In a small act of bravery that…
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May 22, 2020
Amazon has opened a homeless shelter in a high-rise on its Seattle campus — here’s what it looks like Homeless

Amazon has opened a homeless shelter in a high-rise on its Seattle campus — here’s what it looks like

Mitch Pittman/Amazon Amazon opened Washington state's largest family shelter in March.The shelter occupies eight floors at the company's Seattle headquarters. It's large enough to allow social distancing among homeless guests. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. The timing couldn't have been better: Just as Seattle was grappling with a severe…
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May 22, 2020
‘Put the designer on next flight to Wuhan’: Rock star Gallagher deletes tweet after venting disgust at ‘leaked’ new Man City kit Liam Gallagher

‘Put the designer on next flight to Wuhan’: Rock star Gallagher deletes tweet after venting disgust at ‘leaked’ new Man City kit

Brit rocker Liam Gallagher has called for the designer of the 'leaked' new Manchester City third strip - widely ridiculed by fans for depicting 'cells under a microscope' - to be sent to Covid-19 origin city Wuhan. Not known for mixing his words, 47-year-old former Oasis star Gallagher was quick…
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May 22, 2020
European allies watch with ‘regret’ as Trump ditches a treaty once said to be in America’s ‘best interest’ NATO

European allies watch with ‘regret’ as Trump ditches a treaty once said to be in America’s ‘best interest’

The US is withdrawing from the Open Skies Treaty, an international pact that allows countries to conduct observation flights over the territory of other member states on short notice to promote transparency.The US has accused Russia of violating the treaty by restricting flights and not upholding its obligations.In a 2018…
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May 22, 2020
European nations ‘regret’ US decision to leave Open Skies treaty NATO

European nations ‘regret’ US decision to leave Open Skies treaty

France has said it regretted the US's plan to withdraw from the 35-nation Open Skies treaty, which allows unarmed surveillance flights over member countries, even though it shared Washington's concern over Russia's implementation of the pact. The US administration, which has said Russia had repeatedly violated the pact's terms, is expected to formally pull…
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May 22, 2020