Hong Kong violence is ‘life-threatening’, say police, citing crude bomb
Hong Kong police said on Monday that violence in the Asian financial hub had escalated to a “life-threatening level”, citing the explosion of a small bomb and the stabbing of a police officer in clashes with protesters overnight.
Spain jails Catalan separatist leaders over failed independence bid
Spain’s Supreme Court on Monday sentenced nine separatist leaders from Catalonia to between nine and 13 years in prison for sedition over their role in a failed independence bid, triggering protests in Barcelona.
Spain jails Catalan separatist leaders over failed independence bid
Spain’s Supreme Court on Monday sentenced nine separatist leaders from Catalonia to between nine and 13 years in prison for sedition over their role in a failed independence bid, triggering protests across the region.
Banerjee, Duflo and Kremer win 2019 Nobel economics prize
Economists Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer won the 2019 Nobel Economics Prize for creating an experimental approach to alleviating global poverty, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said on Monday.
Banerjee, Duflo and Kremer win 2019 Nobel economics prize
Economists Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer won the 2019 Nobel Economics Prize for creating an experimental approach to alleviating global poverty, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said on Monday.
Ecuador’s president strikes ‘peace’ deal, agrees to change fuel subsidy cuts
Ecuador’s President Lenin Moreno agreed to swap a law that ended decades-old fuel subsidies for new legislation that will direct more resources to the needy, part of a deal he struck on Sunday with protest leaders to end a spate of violence that has ro…
Ecuador’s president strikes ‘peace’ deal, agrees to change fuel subsidy cuts
Ecuador’s President Lenin Moreno agreed to swap a law that ended decades-old fuel subsidies for new legislation that will direct more resources to the needy, part of a deal he struck on Sunday with protest leaders to end a spate of violence that has ro…
Catalonia protests block several roads over leaders’ jail sentences
Protesters blocked five regional roads across Catalonia, officials at the Catalan road traffic agency said on Monday as people opposing the sentencing to jail of pro-independence leaders took to the streets.
Catalonia protests block several roads over leaders’ jail sentences
Protesters blocked five regional roads across Catalonia, officials at the Catalan road traffic agency said on Monday as people opposing the sentencing to jail of pro-independence leaders took to the streets.
Germany sees no legal justification for Turkish action against Kurds: spokesman
Germany does not see a legal justification for Turkey’s operation against Kurds in North Syria, a spokesman for the foreign ministry said on Monday.
