Pro-EU Upstart Party Secures Narrow Win in Montenegro Election
A nascent political group promising to modernize Montenegro and bring the Balkan nation closer to European Union membership scored a victory in a snap election.
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Suspicious Package Halts Japan Court Proceedings for Abe Killing
Proceedings on the fatal shooting case of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had to be temporarily called off after a suspicious item was delivered to the Nara District Court premises, public broadcaster NHK said, citing a source related to the investigation.
China’s Local Debt Woes Seen in $700 Fine for Cucumber Dish
China’s indebted local governments are increasingly imposing controversial fines on residents in a bid to generate revenue, stoking anger among social-media users.
Ukraine Recap: Kyiv Says Another Two Villages Have Been Freed
Ukraine has freed another two villages in the eastern Donetsk region, part of a counteroffensive to recover Russian-occupied areas, according to the Ukrainian military and a local media report. Hanna Malyar, Ukraine’s deputy defense minister, said on Telegram that the village of Storozhove has been liberated. The army has also won back the village of Makarivka, according to the website of Suspilne TV.
Europe’s Risky Plan to Avert a Winter Energy Crisis: Stash Gas in Ukraine
Support is building for the high-stakes strategy after last year’s crisis
New Zealand Farmers Welcome Opposition’s Agriculture Emissions Policy
New Zealand’s main opposition National Party has unveiled a more farmer-friendly policy on agricultural greenhouse gas emissions ahead of a general election in October.
Esoteric Fines Pile Up as China’s Provinces Hunt for Revenue
China’s indebted local governments are increasingly imposing controversial fines on residents in a bid to generate revenue, stoking anger among social-media users.
AMLO’s Party to Announce Mexican Presidential Candidate Sept. 6
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s ruling Morena party will announce its candidate for the 2024 Mexican presidential election on Sept. 6.
‘Lost Opportunity’ for UK Innovation: Startup Founder (Video)
The UK is falling behind other countries as a place to do business, says Dan Vadhat, founder and CEO of Huma Therapeutics, a healthcare firm which helps doctors monitor and analyze patient data. Huma is considering moving investment to Germany or France and eyeing an eventual listing in New York, with its deeper pools of capital. The deteriorating investment climate is a “lost opportunity for the UK and for UK innovation,” Vadhat told Bloomberg’s Lucy White in a June 8 interview.
Britain’s Post-Brexit Policy Drift Alarms World’s Executives
Complaints from some of the world’s biggest companies highlights the UK’s deteriorating investment climate.