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With the unrest across Europe still going on, we've created a comprehensive, constantly updated interactive map, tracking the latest protests and unrest across Europe. bit.ly/4iBkoVp
A weekend cyberattack on refrigeration systems at French blood storage facilities attempted to raise temperatures to potentially dangerous levels, authorities disclosed on Wednesday. bit.ly/4iqAYIT
French banking group Credit Mutuel Arkea on Wednesday confirmed fraudulent transactions due to a cyberattack, but assured customers that the incident has stopped, and their funds remain secure. bit.ly/4zxulL4
United Kingdom Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said the country has "lost control of immigration" since the 2016 referendum that saw it decide to leave the European Union, and that Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has his "full support" in "gripping this problem". bit.ly/48tfRjg
China opened its largest-ever national pavilion at the 2026 World Travel Market in London, England, on Tuesday, showcasing cultural and tourism attractions from 14 provincial-level regions and offering a taste of the country's charm to global tourists. @WTM_London bit.ly/4iVD4Az
Representatives from the European Union, the United States and Ukraine will meet in Brussels on Wednesday to discuss Ukraine's post-war reconstruction and prosperity, a European Commission spokesperson said Tuesday. #EU #US #Ukraine bit.ly/4sBjY66
The Swedish parliament on Tuesday voted against Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist becoming the country's new prime minister. bit.ly/4BI2Csp
Volkswagen Group plans to introduce China-developed technologies to overseas markets and export at least 300,000 vehicles a year from the country by 2030. @VW
"China is a key innovation engine for the Volkswagen Group and increasingly a product and tech hub for our global markets," #Volkswagen Group CEO Oliver Blume said in a statement at its first Tech Day in China on Wednesday. chinadaily.com.cn/a/202611/0…
ALT An assembly line worker bolts a bumper onto an Audi at the FAW-Volkswagen factory in Qingdao, Shandong province, on Oct 19.
Germany has become the latest country in Europe to witness urban unrest after cost-of-living protests on the weekend turned violent. Unrest across continental Europe shows no sign of easing and continues to spread.
Protests also took place in France, Italy, Portugal and Spain over rising living costs, housing and education. Some protests involved violent clashes, and hundreds were arrested.
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At the China Daily CEO Roundtable: "CEO: Grow with China", which was held in Tianjin on Oct 30, Claus Zieler, chief commercial and medical affairs officer of Astellas, candidly stated that: "The role of Chinese government institutions is extremely important to us." He noted that working with the Chinese authorities has been very enjoyable for him and his company.
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#Russia and #Ukraine have agreed to organize regular humanitarian missions in #Oleshky, a town in the Kherson region, following the completion of a joint humanitarian operation, Russian Human Rights Commissioner Yana Lantratova said Saturday. bit.ly/4iQc2dP
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China has always viewed the European Union (EU) as a partner, and is committed to developing China-EU relations with sincerity and goodwill, said Chinese President Xi Jinping during his talks with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Beijing on Friday. (Photo: Feng Yongbin) #XiJinping #习近平 @XisMoments bit.ly/4iPbRPW
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China and Switzerland on Friday signed a protocol on upgrading their free trade agreement. bit.ly/47UmYky
Pledging relief from "global economic storms", the United Kingdom's finance minister, Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey, unveiled measures on Wednesday to ease living costs for households in the first budget under UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham. bit.ly/4szCZWL
European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde said on Thursday that she will step down from her position on Feb 7, 2027. bit.ly/47Lye2M
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The 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China concluded its fifth plenary session on Thursday in Beijing with a communique issued. Full text of the communique: bit.ly/4zfbDr8
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The 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) held its fifth plenary session from Monday to Thursday in Beijing, adopting a resolution on persevering with full and rigorous Party self-governance. bit.ly/4syfs8D
The London Metal Exchange launched a new US dollar-denominated, cash-settled futures contract on Tuesday, based on the settlement price of hot-rolled coil futures traded on the Shanghai Futures Exchange.
The contract, traded under the code HS, is the first to make an SHFE metals price available for trading on another exchange, marking a further step in the internationalization of Shanghai prices.
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The French government has announced 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) for university renovations and 4 billion euros in loans for local authorities to upgrade high schools, in a bid to defuse ongoing student protests across the country. bit.ly/4BtumB3
The crash involved a passenger train operated by Spain's state-owned national railway company Renfe, and one operated by the country's first private high-speed rail company, Iryo. bit.ly/4yOZ3hp
#LATEST Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday announced three days of national mourning following a collision between two high-speed trains in central Spain that killed at least 68 people, pledging a thorough investigation into the cause of the tragedy. bit.ly/4e0M7xt
