ECB vice president says immigrants can stop Europe’s ‘demographic suicide’
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Europe’s ageing society is committing “demographic suicide” and needs immigrants to keep its workforce from shrinking further, the vice president of the European Central Bank told Reuters.
Child among four killed in Nepal in police firing at charter protest
BIRATNAGAR, Nepal (Reuters) – Police in Nepal fired rubber bullets into a crowd of demonstrators killing four people including a four-year-old boy, officials said on Wednesday, the latest in a series of clashes over a plan to set up a federal system.
China teaching troops folk dances to make friends in Xinjiang
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s military has been teaching its soldiers in the unruly region of Xinjiang folk dances and songs as part of efforts to improve relations with the minority people who live there, it said on Wednesday.
Japan protesters rally as contentious security bills near passage
TOKYO (Reuters) – Crowds of protesters rallied on Wednesday as Japan’s parliament moved close to passing bills for a defense policy change that could allow troops to fight abroad for the first time since World War Two, despite opposition by many ordina…
Obama to host China’s Xi for state visit on Sept. 25
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will host Chinese President Xi Jingping for a state visit on Sept. 25, the White House said on Tuesday.
China’s finance minister wants better corruption fighting mechanisms
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s finance ministry must make better use of corruption inspections and take the work of inspections to a new level, the ruling Communist Party’s top anti-graft watchdog quoted finance minister Lou Jiwei as saying on Wednesday….
Venezuela was saved from a ‘Pinochet,’ leader says after opponent jailed
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela has been spared a Pinochet-like figure, president Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday, in an apparent defense of a near 14-year jail sentence handed to opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez after deadly protests last year.
U.S. urges ‘engagement’ by Russia against Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Tuesday the United States would like to see Russia engage constructively with the international coalition fighting Islamic State militants in Syria, rather than build up its own military presence there.
Libya peace talks hit snag over proposed deal amendments
BENGHAZI/SKHIRAT, Morocco (Reuters) – Delegates for Libya’s internationally recognized government said on Tuesday it was recalling its team from U.N.-backed peace talks with rivals, complaining about amendments to a draft agreement meant to end their c…
China continued South China Sea reclamation despite halt claim: expert
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China was carrying out land reclamation in contested waters of the South China Sea this month, more than four weeks after saying it had stopped such activity, a U.S. expert said on Tuesday, citing recent satellite images.
