On Friday, the government announced it would join the comprehensive and progressive 11-member deal for a Trans-Pacific Partnership, unlocking access to a region with a total GDP of £11 trillion ($13.6 trillion). The UK said it was the country’s biggest post-Brexit trade deal and made it the first European country to join the CPTPP. Prime … Read more
A Union Jack flag flies near the Elizabeth Tower, commonly known as Big Ben, at the Houses of Parliament in central London, Britain, March 29, 2017. Justin Tallis | AFP | Getty Images Britain has reached a historic trade deal to join a vast Indo-Pacific trading bloc after nearly two years of intense negotiations. On … Read more
A consultant analyzes a mammogram. Rui Vieira | PA wire | Getty Images A federal judge on Thursday overturned an Obamacare mandate that required most private health insurance plans to cover preventative care such as certain cancer screenings and HIV prevention drugs. These services included breast, cervical and lung cancer screenings; tests for sexually transmitted … Read more
The President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has named his son Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and elevated his brothers to positions of responsibility. “The consolidation of power between the brothers and sisters of MBZ is no secret. Today’s decrees reaffirm it,” said a Gulf-based scholar. Developments in the … Read more
The European Union is about to increase its renewable energy targets for 2030. European Council and Parliament negotiators reached a provisional agreement on Thursday to source 42.5% of the 27-nation bloc’s energy from renewable technologies such as wind and solar by the end of the decade, EU lawmaker Markus Pieper said via Twitter. Pieper described … Read more
A meeting between the Taiwanese leader and the speaker of the United States House of Representatives will provoke a strong reaction from China, said Anna Ashton, China director of the Eurasia Group. Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen will likely meet Kevin McCarthy during her transit visit to Los Angeles next week. “The reality is that McCarthy … Read more
A report by the Economist Intelligence Unit earlier this month assessed that net support for Russia has risen in the year since the invasion of Ukraine, as Moscow steps up its footfall with previously neutral countries. or geopolitically unaligned. By assessing countries’ implementation of sanctions, UN voting patterns, national political trends and official statements as … Read more
Chinese Premier Li Qiang addresses an international audience at the Boao Asia Forum in Boao, Hainan on March 30, 2023. Lintao Zhang | Getty Images News | Getty Images BO’AO, China – Chinese Premier Li Qiang sought to rally Asian countries behind China in his first public address to an international audience as premier. On … Read more
This photograph taken on February 23, 2023, in Paris, shows the anti-diabetic drug “Ozempic” (semaglutide) manufactured by the Danish pharmaceutical company “Novo Nordisk”. Joel Saget | AFP | Getty Images Patients taking the blockbuster anti-obesity drugs Ozempic or Wegovy will regain weight after stopping the drugs. “I think that’s what we see when people follow … Read more
This photograph taken on February 23, 2023, in Paris, shows the anti-diabetic drug “Ozempic” (semaglutide) manufactured by the Danish pharmaceutical company “Novo Nordisk”. Joel Saget | AFP | Getty Images Patients taking the blockbuster anti-obesity drugs Ozempic or Wegovy will regain weight after stopping the drugs. “I think that’s what we see when people follow … Read more