The textile group SMCP (Sandro, Maje and Claudie Pierlot), severely penalized in 2020 by the Covid, announced on Wednesday a turnover of 271.7 million euros in the third quarter, a decrease of 1% compared to third quarter 2019, before the health crisis. Sales are up 9.4% compared to the same period in 2020. Over the … Read more
China on Wednesday (October 27th) rejected the United States’ proposal to grant Taiwan a “meaningful participation“At the UN, after Joe Biden’s statements on his”engagementTo defend the island from a possible Chinese attack. “Taiwan is a crucial partner of the United States and a democratic achievement“, Estimated Tuesday the head of American diplomacy Antony Blinken against … Read more
Sluggish growth, private component factories, skyrocketing energy costs, the future of public spending: the new German government has not even taken office yet and economic challenges are already on its agenda. The outgoing government of Angela Merkel presents Wednesday, October 27 its new growth forecasts for 2021, expected significantly revised downwards compared to the estimates … Read more
The American Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, shared her “serious concern“As to a possible deployment in Mali of the sulphurous Russian private security group Wagner with which the Bamako authorities are in discussion, in a statement received Tuesday. “I expressed our serious concern about reports that Russian mercenaries could be deployed in Mali … Read more
Two people were killed and four others injured in a shooting at a shopping center in Boise, Idaho, in the northwest of the United States, local police said on Monday (October 25th). The suspected shooter, who appears to have acted alone, has been arrested and all danger has been ruled out for the population, said … Read more
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday, October 25, announced the creation of a cybersecurity department and envoy to strengthen US diplomacy in the face of these threats. “Challenges of the 21st century” against the backdrop of increasing attacks by hackers close to rival countries. “We will work with Congress to set up a … Read more
On Sunday, the United States urged North Korea to end its “counterproductive” missile testing, saying it hopes Pyongyang will respond positively to Washington’s call for dialogue. North Korea fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) on Tuesday, prompting an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council. Read alsoEmergency meeting Wednesday of the UN Security Council … Read more
The American Central Bank (Fed) estimates that “The moment is near” to start reducing its asset purchases, but “premature” to raise key rates soon, its president said on Friday, 10 days before the next monetary meeting. Read alsoJay Powell, Fed boss in the sights of the Democratic left wing “As the time draws near to … Read more
Turkish public bank Halkbank, indicted in 2019 in the United States for circumventing US sanctions against Iran, may well be sued in the country, a New York appeals court ruled on Friday. Read alsoUS justice accuses Turkish bank Halkbank of fraud in connection with Iran The law granting some immunity to foreign nations before American … Read more
Workers at an Amazon warehouse in New York have taken to building a union, six months after a similar attempt in Alabama failed, and are already accusing the e-commerce giant of doing everything to dissuade their colleagues. Read alsoAmazon workers reject union creation At this stage, in the United States, no Amazon sorting and logistics … Read more