WASHINGTON: US and Chinese officials say a historic deal ending their ongoing trade war could be imminent, but a key question is how can Washington be sure Beijing will live up to its end of the bargain?With up to 100 Chinese officials reportedly expected this week in Washington, with the
PARIS (France): Paris riot police fired tear gas as they squared off against hard line demonstrators among tens of thousands of May Day protesters, who flooded parts of the city Wednesday in a test for France’s zero-tolerance policy on street violence. Tensions were palpable as a mix of labour unionists,
ISTANBUL (Turkey): Istanbul police detained dozens of people who were trying to hold a May day rally at city centre square on Wednesday in defiance of a protest ban. Some 127 people were detained attempting to make their way to an unauthorised demonstration at Taksim Square, a traditional focal point
MANILA (Philippines): Thousands of Philippine protesters marched in Labour Day rallies on Wednesday, torching a giant effigy of President Rodrigo Duterte as they attacked his economic policies’ impact on the nation’s poor. Rows of marchers flew red banners and chanted near the presidential palace in Manila, where they set fire
HARARE (Zimbabwe): Unions in Zimbabwe marked May Day bemoaning worsening economic woes plaguing the country including price hikes and massive joblessness which have left workers with little to celebrate. “This year is another bleak year with absolutely nothing to celebrate for the common worker and the common citizen,” Japhet Moyo,
COLOMBO (Sri Lanka): Sri Lanka stepped up security Wednesday as political parties staged low-key May Day commemorations after calling off scheduled rallies following fears of Islamist bomb attacks. Officials said more police were deployed for cordon-and-search operations in many parts of the country, while the military also reinforced road blocks
MANILA (Philippines): Thousands of Philippine protesters marched in Labour Day rallies on Wednesday, torching a giant effigy of President Rodrigo Duterte as they attacked his economic policies’ impact on the nation’s poor. Rows of marchers flew red banners and chanted near the presidential palace in Manila, where they set fire
Surrounded by mottled brown-and-white cows basking in the Normandy spring sunshine, Patrick Mercier admits his prized raw-milk camembert doesn’t come cheap, but suggests not everyone should have to make the cheese this way. Few foods are more emblematic of France than the pungent white pucks of camembert. But camembert lovers
Looking for something to toast the final run of “Game of Thrones”? A French winemaker and fan of the epic fantasy series has developed his own version of Dornish wine, the favoured tipple of Tyrion Lannister. “Dark as blood and sweet as vengeance” — such is the wine favoured by
BARCELONA (Spain): It was ten years ago Alex Ferguson dubbed them the best team he had ever faced but those left from Barcelona’s iconic generation still have work to do. Three remain and when Lionel Messi, Sergio Busquets and Gerard Pique line up against Liverpool today, they may wonder if