Daily Monitor

November 26, 2020

UN: Urgent aid needed for 3 million refugees in northern Syria

A third of displaced Syrians lack adequate shelter and essentials for cold weather in Idlib and Aleppo, the UN says. […]
November 26, 2020

Head of State holds talks with head of Eurasian Economic Commission

Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev held talks with Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission Mikhail Myasnikovich, Kazinform has learnt from the Akorda press service. […]
November 29, 2020

OPEC+ yet to find compromise on oil policy for 2021, say sources

OPEC and allies led by Russia have yet to find a consensus on oil output policy for 2021, after an initial round of talks on Sunday and ahead of crucial meetings on Monday and Tuesday, four OPEC+ sources told Reuters. […]
November 29, 2020

China hopes ‘vaccine diplomacy’ will restore its image and boost its influence

There was no VIP on board the plane from China that arrived in São Paulo airport earlier this month, but the state governor, João Doria, nonetheless led a high-level welcome delegation gathered on the tarmac. […]
December 1, 2020

Climate change: Temperature analysis shows UN goals ‘within reach’

A new analysis, seen by the BBC, suggests the goals of the UN Paris climate agreement are getting “within reach.” […]
December 1, 2020

Kyrgyz government projects economic decline by 5.3% in 2020

Growth declined  by 7 […]
December 3, 2020

Kazakhstan to build plant to produce Russian coronavirus vaccine

COVID-19 pandemic caused widespread disruption in global policy and economy,» Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev told the CSTO Collective Security Council session held via a videoconferencing. […]
December 3, 2020

US pushes ahead with new rules for Chinese firms

The US House of Representatives has passed a law to kick Chinese companies off US stock exchanges if they do not comply with its auditing rules. […]
December 7, 2020

Erdogan seeks energy talks as EU mulls sanctions over East Med

Turkish president says he sees a ‘win-win’ solution, but says Ankara will not not bow to threats and blackmailing over Eastern Med. […]
December 7, 2020

Hard remainers wouldn’t accept a soft Brexit. Now we’re all paying the price

Anything other than stopping Brexit was written off as both disastrous for the country and morally untenable […]