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Milos Bicanski/Getty Images The leaders of Macedonia and Greece reached an agreement on Tuesday to end a 27-year feud surrounding the Balkan country’s name. The prime ministers have agreed to refer to Macedonia as the Republic of Northern Macedonia or Severna Makedonija, in the Macedonian language. The move aims to appease Greece, which had opposed the […]
Downing Street has published the details of a “backstop” proposal to avoid a hard Irish border after Brexit. The “backstop” is an emergency measure which would ensure no hard border emerges between Northern Ireland and Ireland. Brexit secretary David Davis had two long meetings with the prime minister this morning after allies made it clear […]
Brazilian President Michel Temer has signed a series of decrees designed to end a nationwide strike by truckers, who are protesting against rising diesel prices. It follows threats by Temer to bring in the army to clear the roads. Truckers have been blocking roads across Brazil, impeding deliveries of vital supplies to cities, since May […]
“We are putting [carbon dioxide] into the atmosphere in volumes we haven’t seen before,” said NASA’s new administrator. “We are responsible for it.” https://media.wired.com/photos/5afdcc943fe898015baf3027/master/pass/jimbridenstine-950414536.jpg
Tesla’s affordable Model 3 has been trapped in development hell for what seems like ages now, and in an interview with CBS’s Gayle King, CEO Elon Musk offered a little more insight into how the production process has fallen short. While escorting King through the company’s Fremont, California-based factory, Musk conceded that Tesla might’ve been […]
Reuters/Rick Wilking Dick’s Sporting Goods faced backlash after it changed its gun policies in the aftermath of the Parkland, Florida shooting. However, foot traffic actually increased in the two weeks after Dick’s announced the new gun policies. 73% of respondents polled by MSN said that they agreed with Dick’s decision to stop selling assault-style rifles. While […]
North Korea has agreed to hold high-level talks with South Korea on March 29. A second summit between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is being planned for some time in April. A team of three officials will be led by Ri Son Gwon, the chairman of North Korea’s committee […]
North Korea has agreed to hold high-level talks with South Korea on March 29. A second summit between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is being planned for some time in April. A team of three officials will be led by Ri Son Gwon, the chairman of North Korea’s committee […]
North Korea and South Korea are set to hold high-level talks on March 29, after Pyongyang accepted Seoul’s proposal to discuss the date and agenda items for an inter-Korean summit in April, the Ministry of Unification said Saturday. The meeting will take place in the Korean Demilitarized Zone, at the Truce Village of Panmunjom. The […]
WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange may soon give evidence to a Parliamentary Committee about Cambridge Analytica, a voter-profiling company which accessed data of some 50mn Facebook users, triggering an international scandal. “I have accepted a request by the select committee of the UK parliament @CommonsCMS to give evidence, via video link, about Cambridge Analytica, and other […]
