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Added on the 11/12/2020 14:23:05 - Copyright : AFP EN
Images outside the Taipei offices of the Nauru embassy to Taiwan, as the tiny South Pacific nation of Nauru announced Monday it is switching diplomatic ties from Taiwan to China, a move that bolsters Beijing's ambitions in the region. IMAGES
Chinese telecoms giants Huawei and ZTE pose a risk to the EU's security, the European Commission warns. EU Commissioner for the Internal Market, Thierry Breton, says "the Commission will implement the 5G toolbox principle... to avoid exposure to Huawei and ZTE". Breton's comments come as the Commission announces it will no longer use services that rely on the companies. SOUNDBITE
Surging inflation and severe slowdowns in the United States and China prompted the IMF to downgrade its outlook for the global economy this year and next, while warning that the situation could get much worse. SOUNDBITE
Nervousness, excitement, euphoria... These are the emotions caused by a sudden adrenaline rush, and FC Barcelona star players Marc ter Stegen, Alexia Putellas, Ansu Fati and Ana-Maria Crnogorčević are no strangers to the feeling. As footballers, they experience it in every match. Now the CUPRA ambassadors get the rush in the most extreme way aboard the all-electric, 100% adrenaline fuelled CUPRA UrbanRebel during a lap around the Montmeló circuit at peak power.
The second-highest tower of Barcelona's Sagrada Familia, which is 138 metres tall and dedicated to the Virgin Mary, is officially inaugurated with the illumination of the gigantic 5.5-tonne star crowning its highest point. IMAGES
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki says the US is "deeply concerned" about Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai, who went missing after making sexual assault allegations against a top Communist Party official and calls for "independent and verifiable proof of her whereabouts" from China. SOUNDBITE
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