The Commonwealth of Nations has submitted a formal request for “discussions” with the UK on compensation for the transatlantic slave trade. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer tried but failed to keep the subject off the agenda of a major gathering in the Pacific island of Samoa on October 25–26. The Commonwealth …
Read More »US should pay compensation if Covid-19 claim confirmed – Russia
The US may owe the world huge compensation for the damage caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, Vyacheslav Volodin, the speaker of the Russian State Duma, said on Wednesday. He cited remarks made by the chair of The Lancet commission on the disease, who suggested the SARS-CoV-2 virus may have originated …
Read More »Australia offers compensation for axed submarine deal
Australia has agreed to shell out $589 million (AU$835 million) in compensation to French shipbuilder Naval Group after killing a major submarine deal last year as part of the AUKUS pact with the United States and Britain, the latest effort to smooth over a diplomatic spat sparked under the last …
Read More »Sweden demands compensation from EU – media
Sweden is seeking compensation from the European Union for the military equipment it has sent to Ukraine amid its ongoing conflict with Russia, Swedish Radio reported on Wednesday. Stockholm has approved sending military supplies to Ukraine over the past two months. Late in February, it greenlit the delivery of some …
Read More »Covid jab compensation claims soar in Australia
Under its no-fault indemnity scheme, eligible claimants can apply for compensation amounts between AU$5,000 (US$3,646) to AU$20,000 (US$14,585) to cover medical costs and lost wages as a result of being hospitalized after getting the shot. The scheme’s online portal is scheduled to be launched next month. Official figures suggest, however, …
Read More »Americans disapprove of Biden’s plan to pay compensation to migrant families – polls
A new Rasmussen poll found that 57% of respondents believe the government should not be paying settlements to thousands of suing migrant families. Last week, The Washington Post reported that the DOJ was considering payments of $450,000 to each member of families separated at the border. Thousands of migrants have …
Read More »Separated migrant families ‘deserve’ compensation from US, Biden says
Biden was asked to make clear his position on the subject while speaking about the passage of a $1 trillion infrastructure package on Saturday. The president blamed former president Donald Trump’s “outrageous” zero tolerance approach to the border for separating families and leading to thousands of lawsuits against the Department …
Read More »Turkey’s purchase of US F-16s & upgrade kits as compensation for being dropped from F-35 program moves forward – defense minister
Akar’s remark came after a meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels. He said the purchase of the warplanes and the modernization of older F-16s in the Turkish fleet “also means the strengthening of NATO defense.” The purported deal was first announced by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan. On his return …
Read More »French bishops to pay compensation to child sex-abuse victims for church’s ‘crimes and shortcomings’
Citing the need to take responsibility “with regards to the past, the present and the future,” the French Catholic Church on Friday agreed to award an undisclosed amount as “financial contribution” to the thousands of victims of clerical sex abuse. The announcement was made at a video press conference after …
Read More »Putin has deprived the Baltic States of the last hopes for compensation for “Soviet occupation”
The article of President of Russia Vladimir Putin about the Second world war caused the immediate and extremely negative reaction in the Baltic States. The indignation of the Baltic States is clear, the reasons for it are obvious: Putin refused any concessions and compromises in matters of the Second world …
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