Brazil’s Bolsonaro says bill to allow mining on native reserves ready
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday that a bill authorizing mining on protected indigenous reserves was ready and only needed to be sent to Congress for consideration.
Pension protests cause new power cuts at French households: RTE
French power grid operator RTE said on Thursday that an illegal act of sabotage that was likely to be linked to the protests over pensions reform had resulted in a new electricity cut affecting 12,000 households in Beauvais, near Paris.
UK-U.S. treaty bans extradition of Assange, lawyer says
Lawyers for Julian Assange said on Thursday they will argue that the WikiLeaks founder cannot be sent from Britain to the United States to face spying charges because a treaty between the two countries bans extradition for political offences.
Algeria swears in new president as opposition debates response
Algeria swore in Abdelmadjid Tebboune as president on Thursday as the Hirak protest movement debates its response to his offer of dialogue to end a months-long political crisis.
UK takeover bill could help block sale of assets to protect security
A new British bill enabling the government to intervene in takeovers that threaten national security will include blocking the purchase of assets, such as intellectual property, as well as whole businesses.
With a ‘radical’ agenda, Britain’s Johnson sets his sights on quick Brexit
Prime Minister Boris Johnson unveiled what he called a radical government agenda on Thursday, setting his sights on a quick Brexit, future trade deals and on transforming Britain to repay the trust of voters who handed him landslide election victory.
Xi tells Macau to crack down on actions that harm China’s sovereignty
President Xi Jinping said Macau must strictly enforce the law against anyone who tries to use the former Portuguese colony to undermine China, state broadcaster CCTV quoted him as saying on Thursday.
Britain to cut some business rates, conduct ‘fundamental review’
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government plans to introduce a 50% discount in business rates for Britain’s small retailers to boost the country’s struggling high streets and pledged a “fundamental review” of the whole system in the future.
Britain to bolster spy defenses against Russia and China after 2018 chemical attack
Britain will introduce a new law on espionage to counter the threat from potentially ‘hostile’ states such as Russia and China after the 2018 chemical attack on a former Russian double agent that London blamed on Russian military intelligence.
Hong Kong protesters seek international support on rights
Hong Kong protesters rallied outside diplomatic missions on Thursday to urge foreign governments to follow the United States and pass human rights bills to raise pressure on Beijing and support their pro-democracy campaign.
