China’s Huawei Technologies Co. on Wednesday, June 2, unveiled its self-developed operating system for smartphones, in a bid to pave the way for separating its business from the United States and the dominance of Google LLC. The Chinese tech giant’s Harmony OS will be loaded with its Mate X2 foldable smartphones, released in February, as…
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Italian Socialist Sassoli new Europarl president
Italian MEP for a decade, former journalist David-Maria Sassoli has been elected as the new president of the European Parliament. #EPlenary #Sassoli Europarl new president:“We needed more democracy, more European parties”. pic.twitter.com/nH1vCnhx5t — Anna van Densky (@AnnaVanDensky) July 3, 2019 Mr Sassoli, (63) received the support of 345 out of a total of 667 MEPs…
Russian tourists warned against visiting Stonehenge megaliths
Russians visiting the Stonehenge Megalithic monument in England risk drawing the attention of British secret services searching for evidence in relation to the poisoning of former Russian military intelligence Colonel Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia, since the famous site is located not far from the city of the Salisbury where the alleged poisoning took…
Seniors welcome to Italian ‘fiscal paradise’
The project of attracting EU senior citizens to Italian southern regions has been proposed by Lega, the Right wing party ascending power, led by Matteo Salvini, who intends to reverse population decline, offering tax free decade to Europeans, settling in economically fragile areas. Lega party proposes effective measures to reverse the chronic population decline in…
Russia hosts talks on Afghanistan future
The US refusal to take part in the conference on Afghanistan scheduled to be held in Moscow on September 4 reflects the hypocrisy of Washington’s peace rhetoric with respect to Kabul, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a commentary. “We were sorry to learn from a statement by the US Department of State that the…
NATO defence ministers to meet in Brussels
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis arrived in Brussels for defence ministers meeting, seeking to re-affirm ties with European allies, finding himself in the difficult position of mending relationships amid trade argument initiated by President Donald Trump’s policies. Speaking with reporters on the way to Brussels, Gen.Mattis presumed that while talks with NATO partners would be tough, he…
EU aims at upgrading of Visa Information System
This week the Commission is proposing to upgrade the Visa Information System (VIS), the database containing information on persons applying for Schengen visas, in order to better respond to evolving security and migratory challenges and improve the EU’s external border management. The proposed changes will allow for more thorough background checks on visa applicants; close…
Ivanka arrived for Embassy inauguration in Jerusalem
Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner arrived in Israel ahead of the opening of the new US embassy in Jerusalem, scheduled for Monday, May 14. Flowers decorated as an American flag are seen on a road leading to the US Embassy compound ahead of the official opening in Jerusalem. pic.twitter.com/SsK3aoDRUw — Fox News (@FoxNews)…
#JCPOA: Mogherini reacts on revision of nuclear deal
Tonight EU top diplomat Federica Mogherini will deliver a press statement following the announcement by US President Donald Trump on the Iran nuclear deal (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, JCPOA). Media advisory: tonight +/-8.30 pm CET @FedericaMog will deliver a press statement following the announcement by US President Donald Trump on the Iran nuclear deal…
Trump to step out from #JCPOA nuclear deal
President Donald Trump is planning to return to regime of sanctions on Iran and add new ones, the New York Times newspaper reported citing unnamed sources. Trump is expected to announce his decision on the deal on Tuesday, May 8. https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/993877703601291265 Trump explained to French President Emmanuel Macron his intention to pull out from the…
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