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China tells government offices to remove all foreign computer equipment | World news
China has ordered that all foreign computer equipment and software be removed from government offices and public institutions within three years, the Financial Times reports. The government directive is likely to be a blow to US multinational companies like HP, Dell and Microsoft and mirrors attempts by Washington to limit the use of Chinese technology, …
Recruitment of foreign doctors is new flashpoint in Europe’s health debates – POLITICO
A surgeon operates a patient to inject him with phages at the hospital of Bron, on the outskirts of Lyon | Romain Lafabergue/AFP via Getty Images The issue became contentious in Germany. By Carmen Paun and Judith Mischke 11/28/19, 3:16 PM CET Updated 11/28/19, 4:05 PM CET Outgoing Health Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis waded today into …
Unidentified foreign drone shot down in Iran, say news agencies | World news
The Iranian army has shot down an unidentified foreign drone near the port of Bandar-e Mahshahr on the Gulf coast, according to reports from the country’s news agencies. The unmanned aircraft was downed over Iranian territory with domestically manufactured Mersad surface-to-air missiles. Provincial governor Gholamreza Shariati told agencies that the drone belonged to a foreign …
Foreign jets used in Libyan refugee centre airstrike, claims UN report | World news
Foreign fighter jets are suspected by United Nations arms experts of launching precision missiles that killed at least 53 refugees housed in a Libyan refugee detention centre near Tripoli in July, one of the worst single atrocities of the Libyan civil war. The allegations, first published by the BBC, led the former British ambassador to …
French Foreign Legion faces scrutiny over avalanche deaths | World news
The French Foreign Legion’s notoriously tough approach to military training is to be examined in a court in Lyon where four officers and junior officers face trial for manslaughter over the death of six recruits who died in an avalanche. Lawyers have accused the elite force of a “lack of humanity” in pushing soldiers to …
Trump’s ‘troubling’ promise to foreign leader prompts House panel briefing – live | US news
10.18am EDT 10:18 Emily England Clyburn, the wife House majority Jim Clyburn, has died at the age of 80. They met after he was jailed in a civil rights protest and were married for nearly 60 years. “Emily Clyburn was a champion of equality and opportunity who made a difference for countless young people in …
Why Foreign Firms Struggle to Break Into China
Trade wars are not even the biggest problem. For growth-starved Western entrepreneurs, the Chinese market is appealing. Think about it: Since 1995, China’s economy has grown by a factor of 18.5, from US$735 billion to US$13.6 trillion (excluding Hong Kong). In terms of purchasing power parity, it is now the number one economy in the …
African Students in Northern Cyprus Aren’t Breaking. They Are Organizing. – Foreign Policy
An article in Foreign Policy published in June represented the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus as a place where African students are “unwanted, maligned, and sometimes destroyed.” International students are indeed facing problems in Northern Cyprus, including institutional discrimination from our own universities, inadequate access to housing, and even sexual harassment and violence, and the author of …
John Bolton’s firing won’t fix Trump’s widening foreign policy holes
President Trump was clear about why he fired national security adviser John Bolton. “I disagreed strongly with many of his suggestions, as did others in the administration, and therefore I asked John for his resignation….” Trump, of course, has the right to a national security adviser who reflects his views. But he’ll be making a …
White House blindsided by Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif’s G7 appearance
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif Photo by Emmanuele Contini | NurPhoto | Getty Images The White House was blindsided by the arrival of Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Sunday in the coastal French town where President Donald Trump and other world leaders are meeting this weekend, according to three U.S. officials. It’s …
