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Chinese President Xi Jinping met with International Monetary Fund President Kristalina Georgieva and representatives from an international economic forum at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday. During a meeting with representatives from the New Economy Forum , Xi said that China wants to work out an initial trade pact with the United States and has been trying to avoid a trade war, but is not afraid to retaliate when necessary. Global financial markets retreated this week on fresh fears that the trade talks could flounder, with U.S. President Donald Trump expected to sign into law two…

Queen Elizabeth presented broadcaster David Attenborough with an award for his hit BBC nature series Blue Planet II, which raised public awareness around the world of the danger of plastic pollution in oceans. Attenborough, who like the monarch is 93 years old, was awarded the Chatham House prize along with the BBC Studios Natural History Unit for “the galvanizing impact” of the series, the London-based international affairs think tank said. The annual Chatham House Prize honours people or organizations deemed to have made the most significant contribution to the improvement of international relations. In the wake of the series, the…

Malta police arrested one of the country’s most prominent businessman in connection with an investigation into the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, two sources said. Yorgen Fenech was detained after police intercepted his yacht off the Mediterranean island, sources with knowledge of the matter said. His arrest came the day after the government said it would offer a pardon to a suspected middleman in the 2017 murder of Caruana Galizia if he provided legal binding evidence of who was behind the killing. In February 2017, eight months before she died in a car bomb, Caruana Galizia wrote in her…

British naturalist David Attenborough has said that people are changing their habits when it comes to plastic waste, following the global impact of the broadcaster’s Blue Planet II documentary and the campaigning of young people. In September millions of young people flooded the streets of cities around the world demanding political leaders to take urgent steps to stop climate change, uniting in a worldwide protest inspired by 16-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg. Alarmed by images of the Greenland ice sheets melting and the Amazon rain forests burning, protesters abandoned schools, shops and offices in nearly every corner of the globe,…

Prime Minister Boris Johnson shook hands with his rival, opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, during a live television debate, as both men agreed to improve the tone of Britain’s political debate. But the debate was otherwise testy, as Britain’s departure from the EU dominated the opening exchanges when both leaders trying to cast doubt over the other’s pledges ahead of the December 12 election. Audience members laughed at Corbyn’s insistence that his Brexit position was clear, as well as at Johnson’s claim that he believed the truth mattered in the vote. Johnson is promising to implement the exit deal he…

Volkswagen parts supplier Prevent Group on Monday filed a lawsuit alleging the German automaker (VOWG_p.DE) used anticompetitive tactics to stop larger suppliers like the company from acquiring smaller rivals in the United States. In the lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court in Detroit, the auto parts supplier said Volkswagen extracted written agreements from suppliers not to sell themselves to Prevent Group. Volkswagen did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. The company, which is seeking damages in excess of $750 million(579.20 million pounds), said that after the diesel emissions scandal, Volkswagen used its market power to squeeze…

LONDON (Reuters) – Whether Brexit purists or radical socialists win Britain’s election next month, a deluge of fresh debt is set to bloat the country’s 1.6 trillion pound ($2.1 trillion) government bond pile. But the permutations around the Dec. 12 election – and the implications for Brexit – make it tough for holders of British government debt to predict just what the borrowing bonanza will mean for them. In 2010, Bill Gross – then cast as “king of the bond market” – warned that British government bonds were “resting on a bed of nitroglycerine” because of Britain’s large budget deficit.…

Gospel virtuoso, Sinach, makes a come back after 4 years to claim coveted ‘Song of the Year’at the LoveWorld International Music and Arts Awards 2019. It was time to celebrate big again for Sinach as her song ‘Overflow’ was announced as ‘Song of the Year’ at LIMA Awards 2019. Sinach was crowned ‘Songwriter of the Decade’ at the first edition of LIMA Awards in 2016, making this win in the 4th edition an emotional moment for her. Awe-struck by the award, Sinach expressed profound appreciation to the man of God, Pastor Chris, for raising her with God’s Word as a…

Playing attacking football and winning trophies still remains the ultimate goal for Manchester United, the Premier League club said after sponsorship deals helped them post a jump in first-quarter core earnings. The 20-time English champions, who failed to qualify for this season’s Champions League, Europe’s premier club competition, saw their revenue flat line in the quarter but stood by their annual revenue and core profit targets. Financial performance was driven by an 8% jump in sponsorship revenue largely due to new deals with well-known brands, highlighting the club’s commercial appeal even as they misfire on the pitch. Executive Vice Chairman…

YANGON (Reuters) – A Myanmar judge on Monday extended the sentences of a troupe of satirical performers jailed for mocking the military, in a case that has raised new concern about freedom of expression. Seven members of the Peacock Generation troupe were arrested in April after taking part in Thangyat, a centuries-old form of poetry and performance that pokes fun at the flaws and foibles of the social and political system. During live shows and a Facebook broadcast, they criticized the army’s continued role in politics and shared pictures of a dog in a military jacket. Five members of the…