A federal judge in Louisiana has issued a temporary restraining order barring US President Joe Biden’s administration from ending an emergency policy that allowed border agents to quickly expel asylum seekers to protect against the spread of Covid-19. US District Court Judge Robert Summerhays made the ruling on Monday, granting a …
Read More »Ruble rallies amid easing of capital controls
The Russian ruble has strengthened against the euro and US dollar on Friday, trading data from the Moscow Exchange shows. The rally comes despite the easing of capital controls this week, after the central bank allowed purchases of foreign currencies in the country. As of 10:07 GMT the Russian currency …
Read More »UK can’t be ‘deaf and blind’ to Covid-19 surges abroad when considering easing travel restrictions – defence secretary
Speaking with Sky News’ Sophy Ridge on Sunday, Wallace was reluctant to promise that foreign travel limitations would soon be lifted, even as the government charts a course to navigate out of lockdown. “We can’t be deaf and blind to what is going on outside the United Kingdom,” the defence …
Read More »Tory MPs demand easing of Covid restrictions starting March, say govt must show ‘cost-benefit’ of existing rules
Leaders of the Covid Recovery Group, which consists of 63 Conservative MPs, wrote to the British prime minister on Saturday in an effort to get the government to commit to a plan to phase out the restrictions. Noting that lockdowns cause “immense social and health damage”, the group said schools …
Read More »London to ‘look at’ easing some Covid-19 restrictions in mid-February, Boris Johnson says
The prime minister spoke to reporters on Monday as he visited a coronavirus vaccination site in north London. Johnson signalled that the relaxation of restrictions might only be considered after February 15, when – and if – the country meets its deadline set to vaccinate 15 million people from high-priority …
Read More »UK hopes to begin easing Covid-19 lockdown by March, foreign minister says
“What we want to do is get out of this national lockdown as soon as possible,” Raab told Sky News on Sunday. The UK went into a deeper, nationwide lockdown on January 5, shutting down most non-essential businesses and schools, as well as promoting a working-from-home approach. Britain is also …
Read More »From honoring Ginsburg’s ‘final wish’ to easing political strife, Biden counts reasons HE should nominate next Supreme Court judge
“Don’t vote to confirm anyone nominated under the circumstances that President Trump and Senator [Mitch] McConnell have created,” Biden said Sunday in his first major speech since Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on Friday. “The last thing we need is to add a constitutional crisis that plunges us deeper into …
Read More »NBU announced a new monetary easing
NBU plans to remove restrictions that adversely affect the business climate. The national Bank of Ukraine (NBU) is planning to cancel the mandatory sale of foreign currency, restrictions on repatriation of dividends and on the issuance of loans in UAH for the purchase of currency. This was announced by Deputy …
Read More »Kudrin: Russia to make concessions for the easing of Western sanctions
Russia should seek to reduce sanctions pressure from the West. As reported “Interfax”, said the head of the accounts chamber Alexey Kudrin on “Russian business Week”. He drew attention that Russia needs to enter foreign markets. According to him, “our company needs to be perceived as effective, working according to …
Read More »Advisor Poroshenko spoke about the easing of sanctions against Russia
Rasmussen spoke about the possible introduction of UN peacekeepers to the Donbass.Western countries could lift sanctions against Russia after the introduction in the Donbass UN peacekeepers with a full mandate. This was announced by the former Secretary General of NATO, Advisor to the President of Ukraine Anders Fogh Rasmussen. “If …
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