A world championship figure skater has urged the International Olympic Committee to do more to protect vulnerable young girls after detailing how she and others suffered abuse inside the Chinese system. Jessica Shuran Yu, who was born, raised and trained in China and competed in the world championships before helping to coach junior
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made a renewed pitch presenting India as an investment destination while highlighting his government’s vision of fighting global economic challenges presented by exigencies such as coronavirus through the principle of self-reliance. He said that India is emerging as a land of opportunity while listing the conditions for attracting
The United States said Wednesday that it has ordered China to close its consulate in Houston to protect American intellectual property and the private information of Americans. China strongly condemned the move, the latest in a series of steps by the Trump administration as it ratchets up pressure on the world s second-largest
Intervista a Irma Missaglia, Direttrice e Consigliere Delegato Sim-patia, a cura di Bruno Carenini
Gli obiettivi della programmazione europea in breve Nell’attuale ciclo, l’UE concentra la sua programmazione soprattutto nella direzione di creare un numero maggiore di posti di lavoro migliori e una società socialmente inclusiva. Tali obiettivi sono al centro della Strategia Europa 2020, integrata da 7 Iniziative prioritarie. Tale Strategia mira a una crescita che sia: intelligente, grazie a investimenti più
Nominando il regno del Barhain, automaticamente la mente riporta al Gran Premio di Formula Uno che si disputa ogni anno in loco, a scadenza primaverile; oppure, la fantasia fa sognare una vacanza ricca di storia e cultura dal fascino mediorientale. Il Bahrain è un piccolo Stato che si regge su un minuscolo arcipelago
“Ahi fiacca Italia, d’indolenza ostello” V. Alfieri Non fosse stato un drammaturgo ma un imprenditore, oggi Alfieri avrebbe l’ardire di riempire piazze con la frase in oggetto e, magari, sorridendo tra gatti e sardine necessari solo a distogliere l’attenzione dai problemi veri di un Paese in difficoltà. Questi imprenditori, a testa bassa, proseguono
British Airways will retire its entire fleet of Boeing airplanes, the company said on Friday, citing the travel downturn and the high cost of operating the aircraft. The decision marked not just the finishing point of a storied plane’s service with the company but also symbolized the end an era of aviation in
After the president s daughter and senior adviser, Ivanka Trump, faced backlash Wednesday after posting a photo of herself posing with a can of Goya beans — something experts said was a clear violation of federal ethics rules — her father did the same from the Oval Office. Ivanka Trump posted the picture
In his memoir, Lewis said Alabama’s “Bloody Sunday” was a strange day from the get-go. “It was somber and subdued, almost like a funeral procession,” he wrote in “Walking With the Wind“ of the march he led with Hosea Williams. “There were no big names up front, no celebrities. This was just plain