HANOI, Jan 23 - Vietnam's top leader To Lam was re-appointed on Friday as head of the ruling Communist Party for the next five years after a unanimous vote by its central committee, as he pledged to turbocharge growth in the export-reliant nation.
MADRID, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Spain will not take part in the Board of Peace initiative launched by U.S. President Donald Trump to tackle global conflicts, saying the decision was consistent with its belief in multilateralism and the United Nations system. "We appreciate the
The continuous stream of drug approvals by Chinese pharmaceutical companies should be a source of awe to any global innovation investor. There are multiple reasons that have led to the current point. However, one key contributor is China’s drug approval policy transformation,
Chemists at UCLA are showing that some of organic chemistry’s most famous “rules” aren’t as unbreakable as once thought. By creating bizarre, cage-shaped molecules with warped double bonds—structures long considered impossible—the team is opening the door to entirely new kinds
The passage, constructed somewhere between 90 AD and 98 AD, allowed emperor’s to get to their seats without having to use the main entrances, the vomitoria, through which the masses would spew forth into the Colosseum.
Robots parade through the streets of Davos, Switzerland, during the World Economic Forum conference.
In 2024, the share of renewable energy sources in transport reached 11.2% at the EU level, a 0.2 percentage points (pp) increase from 2023. When the time series began in 2004, this share stood at 1.4%. The 2024 share was 17.8 pp lower than the 29% target for 2030 on the use of
A closer alliance between Meloni and Merz is on the horizon, with the ambition to change Europe after decades of dominance by the Franco-German axis.
In the one-party state, Lam was re-elected by all 180 party officials from a newly-formed committee at the end of the five-yearly party congress.
BEIJING, Jan 23 - Chinese leader Xi Jinping assured his Brazilian counterpart on Friday that China would stand by Latin America's biggest economy and the Global South, and called for both nations to maintain the role of the United Nations, state news agency Xinhua said.
It is a challenge for TikTok's parent company ByteDance as well as global ambitions for other Chinese tech companies.
The singer and reality TV star spoke out in support of the DEFIANCE Act, a bill that would protect victims of AI-generated, sexually explicit content
Donald Trump dropped his threat of imposing tariffs on some European countries, but should the EU let its guard down?
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On 20 January, Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management Commissioner Hadja Lahbib (pictured) released the following statement: “I condemn the Israeli decision to forcibly enter and demolish the United Nations Sheikh Jarrah compound held by United Nations Relief and Works
However, some critics see pet weddings or celebrations as unnecessary or extravagant.
A deer crashes through a bank window and sets off the burglary alarm in New York.
Elon Musk's Grok chatbot was blocked nearly two weeks ago over concerns about AI-generated sexualised deepfakes.
Sales rose by more than expected, but it remained a difficult festive period for many retailers.
[UN News] A rising trend towards government-enforced internet shutdowns - with at least 300 incidents in more than 54 countries over the last two years - is prompting renewed warnings from the UN about the threat these digital blackouts pose to freedom of expression, access to
Jan 23 - Vietnam's Communist Party chief To Lam, reappointed on Friday as the country's most powerful official, has earned a reputation as an ambitious reformer, promoting the strengthening of private conglomerates while boosting police powers.
[Africa CDC] Africa has officially lifted Mpox as a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security following recommendations from the Africa CDC Emergency Consultative Group. The decision highlights the continent's strengthened health security, effective leadership, regional
The song appears on the One Direction singer's new album, How Did I Get Here?
Also in this newsletter: the EU raises 'serious concerns' about Donald Trump's Board of Peace.
U.S. officials said an aircraft carrier and several destroyers will arrive in the Middle East in the coming days, with additional air-defense systems under consideration. Warships began moving from the Asia-Pacific after the Iranian regime's crackdown on protesters
The European Commission has approved, under EU state aid rules, an €18.2 million Italian measure to support an investment project in the dairy sector. The beneficiary of the measure is Centro Latte Bressanone Societa' Agricola Cooperativa, a dairy farmers' cooperative in Alto
TikTok has finalised a deal to allow its American business to continue, by creating a new US entity separate from its global operations. The BBC's Asia Business Correspondent Suranjana Tewari breaks down what this could mean.
During the World Economic Forum, Shavkat Mirziyoyev combined multilateral engagement with a series of political and economic meetings, focusing on peace initiatives, investment cooperation and Uzbekistan’s participation in international diplomatic frameworks.
Since Russia full-scale invasion of Ukraine almost four years ago, Europe's attention has been firmly fixed on NATO's eastern flank. But could the Arctic become the next area requiring defence and does Bundeswehr have the capacity to take on that role?
Malaysia blocked access to Grok earlier in January.
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- For more than three decades, Somaliland has occupied a peculiar and increasingly indefensible position in international politics. It fulfills every empirical and legal criterion of statehood: clearly defined borders rooted in colonial
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Ethiopian House of Peoples' Representatives (HoPR) has ratified proclamations approving prisoner transfer agreements with the People's Republic of China and the Federal Republic of Brazil, as well as a criminal extradition agreement with the
The European Commission has published the list of members for the third mandate of the Platform on Sustainable Finance. The Platform will advise the Commission on topics related to the EU Taxonomy and the EU sustainable finance framework at large. Following a call for
To Lam resumes the role of communist party chief, the post he currently holds, for the next five years.
In an interview with Euronews, the lawyer representing the two women who allege to have been sexually harassed by Julio Iglesias says other former workers have come forward with additional claims.
The Bank of Japan announced this Friday that its policy interest rate remains unchanged at 0.75%. The decision comes after a huge sell-off in Japanese bonds this week, triggered by Prime Minister Takaichi's call for snap elections, and unfunded tax cuts that fuelled inflation
The regime is testing a two-tier internet where access becomes a vetted privilege. Its economic cost could be staggering.
HANOI, Jan 23 - Vietnam's top leader To Lam was confirmed on Friday as head of the ruling Communist Party for the next five years, according to the title under his name at a press conference which will conclude a party congress.
The top leader pledged to turbocharge growth in the export-reliant nation.
SEOUL, Jan 23 - U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for policy Elbridge Colby will visit South Korea from Sunday to Tuesday and discuss military alliance issues before travelling on to Japan, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported on Friday.
Unlicensed clinics are often the first, and sometimes the only, point of care for poor communities.
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This week signs the launch of the new publication, the Quarterly European Employment and Social Outlook. New features The new quarterly presents a much shorter and condensed part I on recent developments, a new visual identity used for all our future publication products and,