Italian winemakers are looking to China for growth
“The Chinese market has so much potential that it can’t be ignored,” said Simone Incontro, director of the Shanghai office for Verona Fiere (the parent [...]
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Trump expects coronavirus vaccine to be available for “every American” by April
President Donald Trump’s remarks contradicted U.S. CDC Director Robert Redfield, who said that it will be the late second quarter or third quarter of 2021 before a [...]
Fellini Centenary Exhibitions and events in Switzerland
Casa Marnin, Locarno, opening August 28, 2020. Cultural program of the exhibition Sognando con Fellini: a retrospective of Fellini’s films at the Cinema Otello in Ascona, [...]
EP President: Deeply worried by lack of progress in Brexit negotiations
Statement by European Parliament President David Sassoli following meeting with EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier “In 114 days, EU law will no longer apply in [...]
ERC Starting Grants 2020: €677 million awarded to unravel scientific mysteries
What can be done to improve the efficacy of vaccines? How can we predict our future climate? What is the environmental impact of nanoplastics? Are there alternative [...]
Economic Watch: China’s industrial profits rebound as economy firms up
(Xinhua) — Profits of China’s major industrial firms maintained steady recovery in July despite uncertainties due to the grim and complex domestic and [...]
COVID-19 – EP President to governments: We need common rules between EU states
Statement by the President of the European Parliament “There is too much confusion. Each Member State is acting by itself. Citizens and businesses, on the other hand, [...]
Pence accepts Republican Party’s renomination for U.S. vice president
In most of his speech, Pence sought to make the case for U.S. President Donald Trump’s reelection, defended their handling of the coronavirus pandemic, touted what he [...]
TikTok CEO resigns amid U.S. pressure on business
Mayer said he had made the decision because of the dramatically changing political environment. LOS ANGELES, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) — TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer resigned [...]
Yemen’s grape farmers struggle to benefit from harvest amid fuel crisis, war
Grape harvest is greeting Yemeni farmers, but continuing fuel crisis, war and low market demand are also plaguing them. (Xinhua) — It’s high time for grape [...]
Trump says “probably not” to join Putin-proposed summit on Iran
Putin proposed holding an urgent online meeting of the heads of the five states that are permanent members of the UN Security Council with the participation of the leaders of [...]
Israel-UAE peace deal draws mixed reactions
“Yes, it is historic, but it is only an illusion of the peace Trump vowed he’d deliver,” Nic Robertson, an international diplomatic editor with CNN, wrote [...]
Italy marks “Ferragosto” holiday in times of coronavirus
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic this year, this is the first Ferragosto without the traditional country festivals (called “sagre” in Italian), which celebrate a [...]
Italy’s GDP shrinks by “unprecedented” 12.4 pct in Q2: ISTAT
“After the significant decrease recorded in the first quarter, in the second quarter of 2020 the Italian economy suffered an unprecedented contraction…due to the [...]
News Analysis: Eurozone economies shrink 40 pct in Q2, but “snapback” may be in works
“There are reasons to believe (Europe) is having a much bigger snapback than we would have expected,” said Holger Schmieding, chief economist with [...]
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