Section: The Manila Times (Philippines)
Tear gas in Paris, Istanbul as tensions erupt on May Day
PARIS: French and Turkish police fired tear gas at protesters as tensions erupted in both countries during May Day rallies Sunday, while thousands marched across the globe for the annual celebration of worker’s rights. From Moscow to Madrid, workers chanted demands for higher wages, better conditions and more job security as many countries...
ROUNDUP Unfriendly labor reforms targets of anger on May 1
BEIJING: On this year’s Labor Day multiple protests across the world against unfriendly labor reforms have been scheduled at a time of economic difficulties. In France, workers’ unions and student organizations have planned further protests on Sunday to mark the May Day labor holiday following a violent demonstration on Thursday to...
India’s Reliance Defence signs strategic partnership pacts with Ukranian govt firm
NEW DELHI: Anil Ambani-led Reliance Defence Ltd has signed a strategic partnership agreement with state-owned Ukroboronprom of Ukraine, allowing the firm to collaborate with aircraft manufacturing firm Antonov State Co. for its range of military and commercial transport aircraft. Under the agreement, Reliance Defence and Antonov will jointly bid...
EU to boost Arctic ties with Russia despite Ukraine tensions
BRUSSELS: The EU is ready to step up cooperation with Russia on the future of the Arctic despite tensions between Brussels and Moscow over the conflict in Ukraine, foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said Wednesday. As the 28-nation European Union agreed on a new common strategy for an increasingly valuable and contested region, Mogherini...
Chernobyl disaster commemorated
KIEV: Ukraine on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) marks 30 years since the world’s worst nuclear accident at Chernobyl killed thousands and forced a global rethink about the wisdom of relying on atomic fuel. More than 200 tons of uranium remain inside the dilapidated reactor that spewed radioactive clouds across three quarters of Europe after...
Obama, Merkel make case for huge US-EU trade deal
HANOVER: US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel made a joint pitch Sunday for more transatlantic trade in the face of mounting opposition, vowing to complete a vast US-EU pact that could spur much-needed economic growth. After talks in the northern city of Hanover where tens of thousands marched Saturday against the planned...
NATO-Russia talks ‘frank and serious’ – Stoltenberg
BRUSSELS: NATO and Russia held “frank and serious” talks despite “profound disagreements” as their ambassadors met on Wednesday for the first time since 2014, alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg said. “I think we had a very frank, serious and actually good meeting,” Stoltenberg told a news conference. “NATO allies and Russia hold very different views...
NATO, Russia to hold highest-level talks since Crimea annexation
BRUSSELS: NATO and Russia begin their highest-level talks for nearly two years on Wednesday, in a bid to ease military tensions over the Baltic Sea and the simmering violence still gripping eastern Ukraine. The meeting of the NATO-Russia Council will be the first since Russia annexed Crimea in 2014, when the alliance cut off all practical ties...
Paris, Berlin urge ‘rapid’ action by new Ukraine leaders
PARIS: France and Germany on Friday called on Ukraine’s new government to act quickly to implement the Minsk peace accords and internal reforms, the French presidency said. “The new dynamic created by the change in government must translate into rapid and concrete results,” the Elysee said after French President Francois Hollande and German...
Battle lines drawn as Britain squares up for EU vote
LONDON: Campaigning in Britain’s Brexit referendum officially begins on Friday, ten weeks ahead of a vote that will hand Britons their first chance to have their say on Europe since 1975. With opinion polls suggesting the British public are deeply divided on whether to stay in the EU, the Leave campaign’s biggest name—charismatic...
