Factbox: UK Plc in state hands – What companies would a Labour government nationalize?
Britain’s opposition Labour Party has announced plans to nationalize BT’s broadband network if it wins next month’s general election, part of sweeping plans to reverse decades of pro-privatization public policy.
‘Crazed Communist scheme,’ PM Johnson says of Corbyn’s plan for BT
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to nationalize BT’s network was a “crazed Communist scheme”.
Cyprus says Turkey flouts international law with drill
Cyprus on Friday accused Turkey of violating international law by launching operations off the island in search of oil and gas.
Prague locals tire of tourists, 30 years after end of Communism
The view from Pavel Kacirek’s apartment overlooking Prague’s majestic Old Town Square should make it the dream home, but the hordes of tourists and clogged streets mean it no longer is.
Delhi’s schools to reopen next week, parents wary of hazardous air
Schools in India’s capital New Delhi will reopen on Monday after closing for two days due to a spike in pollution levels, but air quality is likely to remain “very poor” – a notch below the most hazardous “severe” rating – raising health risks for mill…
German parliament approves climate protection law
The German lower house of parliament approved on Friday a major climate protection package which aims to ensure Germany will meet its 2030 target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Ukraine adviser: excluding foreigners from buying land will hurt growth
Ukraine’s chief economic adviser has told Reuters the government’s decision not to let foreigners take advantage once a ban on selling farmland is lifted next year will slow investment, help local oligarchs and hurt growth.
Mongolia amends constitution in bid to end political instability
(This version of the Nov. 15th story corrects date of Battulga’s election from 2016 to 2017 in paragraph 10 and date of election under new rules from 2024 to 2025 in paragraph 7)
Hong Kong campus protest showdowns loom but tension eases
The president of Hong Kong’s Chinese University, which anti-government protesters have turned into a fortress stockpiled with petrol bombs and bows and arrows, threatened on Friday to call in “assistance” unless all non-students leave.
China envoy threatens Sweden over award to detained writer Gui Minhai
China threatened Sweden with unspecified “counter measures” if its culture minister attends a literary award ceremony on Friday for Gui Minhai, a Swedish citizen who was abducted in Thailand in 2015 and is now in detention in China.
