BRICS slam protectionism as China-U.S. spat overshadows G20 talks
Chinese President Xi Jinping and the leaders of major developing economies condemned protectionism at a G20 summit in Argentina on Friday overshadowed by U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to escalate tariffs on China.
Fri, 30 Nov 2018 20:36:12 GMT
Buenos Aires locked down for G20 summit, protest tightly controlled
Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Buenos Aires on Friday to march against the G20's economic policies as the world's leading industrialized nations opened their annual summit in the Argentine capital.
Fri, 30 Nov 2018 20:36:12 GMT
Swiss cabinet opposes move to curb EU immigration in referendum
The Swiss government said on Friday it opposed curbing immigration from the European Union as proposed in a planned referendum because a yes vote could harm exports to the country's biggest trade partner.
Fri, 30 Nov 2018 20:34:03 GMT
Andalusia election tests shifting Spanish politics
Spain's Andalusia region kicks off a busy electoral season that could upend national politics, with both the prime minister and his main opponent facing their first electoral tests, and a surging far right poised to win its first seats since the 1970s.
Fri, 30 Nov 2018 20:30:38 GMT
Driver in Charlottesville rally never braked, photographer testifies
A photojournalist who took a Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph of the car plowing into a crowd of counterprotesters during a white nationalist rally in Virginia last year said in court on Friday that no image in the series showed its brake lights on.
Fri, 30 Nov 2018 20:09:24 GMT
Trump: 'something could very well come out' of trade talks with China's Xi
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday "something could very well come out" of his meeting on trade with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of a Group of 20 summit in Buenos Aires, a Voice of America reporter said on Twitter.
Fri, 30 Nov 2018 20:09:04 GMT
Brazil's police to probe incoming Economy Minister Guedes: report
Brazil's federal police opened an investigation into incoming Economy Minister Paulo Guedes for alleged fraud tied to the pension funds of state-run companies, the Folha de S.Paulo newspaper reported on Friday.
Fri, 30 Nov 2018 19:51:57 GMT
China's president fetes deepening ties with Panama ahead of visit
Chinese President Xi Jinping held up Panama as a "natural" partner for deeper ties, according to an article published on Friday ahead of a visit likely to unnerve traditional Panamanian ally United States.
Fri, 30 Nov 2018 19:41:04 GMT
Putin warmly greets Saudi crown prince at G20 summit
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman exchanged a high-five and laughed heartily together on Friday as they took seats next to each other at a plenary session of the Group of 20 summit.
Fri, 30 Nov 2018 19:27:17 GMT
Colombia FARC leader Timochenko to attend Mexican inauguration
The former commander of Colombia's demobilized FARC rebels, Rodrigo Londono, traveled to Mexico on Friday to attend the inauguration of new leftist President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Colombia's peace tribunal said.
Fri, 30 Nov 2018 19:25:58 GMT
Progress made on trade component of G20 statement: Argentine minister
Progress has been made on the issue of trade for the final communique of the G20 meeting, Argentine Foreign Minister Jorge Faurie said on Friday.
Fri, 30 Nov 2018 19:21:27 GMT
UK PM May says she's focused on her Brexit deal, not a plan B
British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Thursday she was focused on persuading lawmakers to back her EU divorce deal at a vote in parliament on Dec. 11 rather than preparing a plan B, accusing opponents of trying to betray voters over Brexit.
Fri, 30 Nov 2018 19:19:03 GMT
Champs Elysees braces for return of France's 'yellow vest' protesters
Workmen erected metal barriers and plywood boards on the glass-fronted facades of restaurants and boutiques lining the Champs Elysees on Friday ahead of a second demonstration in the French capital by protesters angry at high fuel prices.
Fri, 30 Nov 2018 19:13:52 GMT
Small plane crashes in metropolitan Sao Paulo, two killed
A small airplane crashed into a residential area in northern Sao Paulo on Friday soon after takeoff, the fire department said, killing two people and injuring 12.
Fri, 30 Nov 2018 19:11:52 GMT
Factbox: Tariff wars - duties imposed by Trump and U.S. trading partners
U.S. President Donald Trump has rattled the world trade order by imposing unilateral tariffs to combat what he calls unfair trade practices by China, the European Union and other major trading partners of the United States.
Fri, 30 Nov 2018 19:11:18 GMT
Hundreds of Jordanians protest against new tax bill
Hundreds of Jordanians protested on Friday in central Amman in the first demonstration against a new, IMF-backed tax bill that parliament passed this month.
Fri, 30 Nov 2018 19:08:58 GMT
Brussels police battle "yellow vest" protesters
Belgian police fired water cannon and teargas in central Brussels on Friday to drive back protesters inspired by France's "yellow vest" anti-tax movement who hurled rocks at the prime minister's office.
Fri, 30 Nov 2018 18:57:13 GMT
Italian foreign minister summons Egyptian ambassador over Regeni murder
Italy's foreign minister summoned Egypt's ambassador on Friday and urged Cairo to respect its commitment to move quickly and bring to justice those responsible for the murder of Giulio Regeni, a statement said.
Fri, 30 Nov 2018 18:52:55 GMT
Saudi Crown Prince meets China's Xi at G20 summit
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Buenos Aires on Friday, the Saudi Press Agency said on Twitter.
Fri, 30 Nov 2018 18:51:37 GMT
Kenyan charity holds pageant to affirm dignity of people with albinism
A Kenyan charity held a pageant on Friday for people with albinism in a bid to affirm the dignity of a group that has faced discrimination, violence and even murder because of the hereditary condition.
Fri, 30 Nov 2018 18:35:00 GMT
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