Новости за 15.12.2020

KHARTOUM — Washington once labelled Khartoum a hub of the “axis of evil”, but relations between the US and Sudan have warmed since hardline president Omar Al Bashir was toppled last year.

LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson will travel to India next month in his first major bilateral visit to another country since taking power last year, his office said on Tuesday, as Britain eyes post-Brexit trade deals.

BYRON BAY, Australia — Australia’s Byron Bay usually conjures images of bathers lounging on sunkissed shores, or blissed-out longboarders cruising along cyan-blue waves — but coastal erosion and lashing storms have reduced its seashore to a debris-strewn slither.

LONDON — European and US stock markets mostly rose on Tuesday on optimism over US stimulus and vaccines, but London stumbled ahead of the capital's tightened coronavirus restrictions as dealers also tracked Brexit trade talks.

GLASGOW — Rangers manager Steven Gerrard has paid an emotional tribute to Gerard Houllier after his former Liverpool boss died aged 73, calling him a "special man".

AMMAN — Senate President Faisal Fayez on Monday received a copy of the 2019 Audit Bureau report.

AMMAN — Experts and activists have called for unifying national efforts to ensure a violence-free working environment for female and male labourers in Jordan.

AMMAN — Youth Impact Labs (YIL), a programme designed and implemented by Mercy Corps, helps Jordan’s gig workers and social entrepreneurs weather pandemic-related challenges, by innovating their employment environment and channeling $19,000 in emergency cash to three “Generation Impact” startups that provide gig workers with income opportunities.

KHARTOUM — The United States on Monday removed Sudan from its state sponsors of terrorism blacklist and declared a "fundamental change" in relations, less than two months after the Arab nation pledged to normalise ties with Israel.