McConnell vows to deny Biden SCOTUS pick if GOP wins back Senate
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell indicated he will refuse to confirm a Supreme Court nominee picked by Biden in 2024 if the GOP wins back the Senate.
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Pedri on becoming Spain’s youngest debutant at a major tournament
Pedri started in Spain’s Euro 2020 debut, a goalless draw against Sweden, and became the youngest player in the national team’s history to take part in a major tournament.
Rwanda plans to scale up electric motorbikes to achieve carbon neutrality goals
In a bid to become a carbon-neutral economy by 2050, the Rwandan government has embarked on a project to scale up electric motorbikes in the country through the process of retrofitting.
German stars prepare to face France as ‘Group of Death’ kicks off
Go behind the scenes to watch Germany prepare to face France in their opening game of Euro 2020.
The so-called ‘group of death’ begins on Tuesday as the past two world champions and the holders all enter the fray.
Tournament favourites France – World Cup winners in 2018 – start their Group F campaign as they take on neighbours Germany in Munich.
Defending champions Portugal are in action in the group’s other game, facing a Hungary who, while considered outsiders, will at least have home advantage in Budapest.
Lloris on facing Germany : we're expecting a very tough game
France captain Hugo Lloris spoke at a press conference ahead of the match against Germany. The French goalkeeper expects a difficult first match against the Germans to start the Euro 2020.
Rwanda, Ghana seek to deepen tourism, trade & investment
As more and more countries in Africa embrace the Continental Free Trade Area Agreement, Rwanda and Ghana seek to explore opportunities in trade, tourism and investments with each other.
Rwanda, Ghana seek to deepen tourism, trade & investment
As more and more countries in Africa embrace the Continental Free Trade Area Agreement, Rwanda and Ghana seek to explore opportunities in trade, tourism and investments with each other.
Wuhan students begin new chapter with mass graduation
Wuhan (China) (AFP) – More than 11,000 students in Wuhan attend a massive graduation ceremony, over a year after the city was battered by the first global outbreak of the coronavirus. China has since largely contained the outbreak while keeping precautions high, including tight border controls, quarantines, mandatory online "health codes" and varying restrictions on domestic travel.
U.S. virologist accuses politicians of manipulating coronavirus origin tracing
The U.S. government has been politically hyping the coronavirus origin tracing as part of an effort to put forward a conspiracy theory centered a so-called "laboratory leakage," which has drawn strong opposition from a large number of leading scientists.
Mojca Setinc Pašek: "Pressure on women journalists is harder"
Mojca Setinc Pašek is a political journalist at RTV Slovenija. She has been on trial for 5 years against Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa, for insulting her at a time when he was leading the opposition, and had already served twice as Prime Minister.
Argentina fans watch Copa America draw with Chile
Buenos Aires (AFP) – Watching on from a bar in Buenos Aires, Argentina fans react after their side was held to a 1-1 draw by Chile in their opening Copa America Group A match. Superstar Lionel Messi scored a stunning free-kick but Eduardo Vargas equalised in the second half.
Sweden: Fans watch first half of Spain vs Sweden in bars before COVID restrictions force everyone home at half time
Swedish fans gathered on a terrace in Stockholm to support their team for as long as was legally possible in their opening match of Euro 2020 against Spain on Monday. Fans braved both the pandemic and the bad weather in order to watch the game together in public.
