UK’s Prince Harry appears in public for first time since royal split
Britain’s Prince Harry made his first public appearance on Thursday since Queen Elizabeth acceded to the wishes of her grandson and his American wife Meghan to step back from their senior royal roles and seek a more independent future.
Russian parliament backs Putin’s pick for PM after ‘January Revolution’
The Russian parliament overwhelmingly backed President Vladimir Putin’s surprise choice for prime minister on Thursday after what one daily called a “January revolution”, a major political overhaul that some say could set Putin up as leader for life.
Factbox: Russia’s new PM pledges to accelerate work on national projects
Russia’s new prime minister, Mikhail Mishustin, promised on Thursday to speed up work on achieving national goals set two years ago by President Vladimir Putin across a wide range of policy areas from health to infrastructure.
French unions block ports as pension strikes lose steam
French trade unions blocked ports and disrupted power production on Thursday, trying to force President Emmanuel Macron to ditch a planned pension overhaul, but turnout dropped again at protest marches and the impact of transport strikes weakened.
Harvey Weinstein jury selection: bias, big data and ‘likes’
When lawyers in the Harvey Weinstein rape trial question potential jurors on Thursday, they may already know who has used the #MeToo hashtag on Twitter or criticized victims of sexual harassment in a Facebook discussion.
German foreign minister says Libya’s Haftar backs ceasefire: n-tv
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said that Libya’s Khalifa Haftar, commander of eastern Libyan forces, is committed to a ceasefire in the northern African country, Germany’s n-tv television reported on Thursday.
Greek leftist opposition to back government’s presidential nominee
Greece’s main opposition party, Syriza, said on Thursday it would back the conservative government’s nominee for the presidency, paving the way for Katrina Sakellaropoulou to become the country’s first female head of state.
Too old for new heart? Germany faces dearth of organ donors
Siegfried Richtsteig has been waiting in hospital for more than 130 days for a heart that would allow him to do the things he enjoyed most, like playing with his grandchildren, before a stroke damaged the organ beyond repair.
Acting head of U.N. Palestinian refugee agency says U.S., Israel working against it
The interim head of the U.N. agency that aids Palestinian refugees accused the United States on Thursday of lobbying foreign parliaments to stop donations to the organization, to which Washington cut off funding in 2018.
Bank of England’s Carney to serve as UK government climate adviser
Outgoing Bank of England Governor Mark Carney will advise Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the run-up to a major United Nations climate conference taking place in Glasgow this November, Britain’s government said on Thursday.
