EU-UN Briefing
SECURITY COUNCIL AND WIDER UN STRUCTURE EU-UN Briefing Expected Council Action. In March, the Council will hold its annual meeting on strengthening the partnership with […]
Thousands stranded in Bangkok as flights affected by India-Pak tensions
Thousands of travellers were stranded in Bangkok on Thursday when Thai Airways International cancelled more than a dozen flights to and from Europe after Pakistan […]
China CITIC Bank International Limited announces the Settlement of the Offer to Purchase for Cash Any and All of the U.S.$500,000,000 Subordinated Fixed Rate Notes due 2020 (ISIN XS0520490672; Common Code 052049067) (the “Notes”)
HONG KONG, Feb. 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Reference is made to the press releases by China CITIC Bank International Limited (the ” Company “) dated […]
Mary Poppins shows banking industry it must change: IMF’s Lagarde
LONDON (Reuters) – The head of the International Monetary Fund called on the global banking industry to aim for higher ethical standards, saying it was […]
Ireland to double foreign aid to more than €2bn by 2030
Ireland has pledged to double its foreign aid funding to more than €2bn by 2030. The announcement was made by the Taoiseach and the Tánaiste […]
Special Olympics “Torch of Hope” Lands in Abu Dhabi
The Special Olympics ‘Torch of Hope’ made its way to the UAE from Athens yesterday evening ahead of the beginning of the sporting event in […]
Alzheimer’s Disease Meta-Analysis Identifies Five New Risk Genes
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – Researchers affiliated with the International Genomic Alzheimer’s Project (IGAP) have uncovered five new late-onset Alzheimer’s disease risk genes in a genetic […]
SpaceX looks to send dummy to ISS this weekend in test for resuming manned U.S. flights
WASHINGTON – SpaceX will try to send a dummy to the International Space Station this weekend in a key test for resuming manned U.S. space […]
Liberia’s Central Bank ‘acted unilaterally and unlawfully’
Image copyright Reuters. Liberia’s Central Bank acted “unilaterally and unlawfully” by printing and importing into the country three times the amount of banknotes it had […]
SpaceX debuts new crew capsule in crucial test flight
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – SpaceX closes in on human spaceflight with this weekend’s debut of a new capsule designed for astronauts. The six-day test […]