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China features in US withdrawal from INF Treaty
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Dec 11 (ANI): After President Donald Trump announced on 20 October that the USA was considering pulling out of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty -- a voluntary agreement between Russia and the USA signed by Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev -- the Chinese For
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Theresa May delays Brexit vote in House of Commons
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], Dec 10 (ANI): British Prime Minister Theresa May has delayed the parliamentary vote on the Brexit deal that was scheduled for December 11.
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Trump criticises France's 'yellow vest' protests, ridicules Paris deal
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Dec 10 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump has criticised the ongoing fourth-weekend of "yellow vest" protests across France which are being staged against the hike in fuel taxes, linking it to the "ridiculous and extremely expensive" Paris Agreement.
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Prosecutors demand 'substantial prison time' for Michael Cohen
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [USA], Dec 8 (ANI): Prosecutors on Friday asserted that Michael Cohen, former attorney of United States President Donald Trump, should receive "substantial" prison time for several federal crimes, despite cooperating with law enforcement investigations, which also includes special c
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OPEC agrees to cut crude oil production by 1.2 million barrels/day
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Vienna [Austria], Dec 8 (ANI): In an aim to boost global oil markets, member countries of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies on Friday decided to slash crude oil production by 1.2 million barrels per day.
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SHAKTI impact: Power plants reduce dependence on costlier sources of coal,
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 7 (ANI): Coal Ministry's new Scheme for Harnessing and Allocating Koyala (Coal) Transparently in India (SHAKTI) has started showing results as a study conducted by global analytics company CRISIL said that coal linkage under the scheme has lifted utilisation and sla
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The plan is to win the vote: Liam Fox on Brexit
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], Dec 5 (ANI): The British Secretary of State for International Trade and Member of Parliament (MP), Liam Fox, has said that there is no Plan B in place of the withdrawal agreement while the only plan is to "win the vote" in the British Parliament on December 11.
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Paris Agreement is 'fatally flawed', says Trump
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Dec 5 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump said he is "glad" that people in Paris have reached a conclusion on skyrocketing fuel prices, reiterating that the Paris Agreement is "fatally flawed."
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India-UAE discuss cooperation in trade & investment, 2 agreements sign
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], Dec 4 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj co-chaired the 12th Joint Commission Meeting with the Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, where discussions were held on a number issues and tw
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COP24 conference: World Bank pledges $200 billion to combat climate change
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Katowice [Poland], Dec 04 (ANI): The World Bank on Monday pledged to commit as much as USD 200 billion from 2021 to 2025 towards fighting the threat of climate change during the 24th Conference of the Parties (COP 24) summit here.
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'We are in deep trouble with climate change' - UN Sec-Gen at COP 24
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Katowice [Poland], Dec 3 (ANI): The Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) Antonio Guterres opened the annual UN Climate Change Conference (COP 24) here and pushed all parties to finalise the Paris Agreement Work Programme.
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China has agreed to reduce, remove tariffs on US-made cars: Trump
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 3 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump has announced that China has agreed to "reduce and remove" tariffs, which currently stand at 40 per cent, on US-made cars that are exported to China.
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