Business Mar 17, 2020
Abe and other G7 leaders vow to do whatever necessary to beat coronavirus shock
by Miya Tanaka
The announcement late Monday followed the first-ever G7 summit via videoconference.
Business / Economy Mar 3, 2020
G7's draft coronavirus statement makes no direct calls for fiscal or monetary support: source
Group of Seven nations are drafting a statement outlining a plan to soften the economic hit of the coronavirus but which so far excludes direct calls for new government spending or coordinated central bank rate cuts, a G7 official said Tuesday. In the statement, expected ...
National / Science & Health Feb 3, 2020
Abe pressed to do more as coronavirus fatalities in China surpass SARS toll
by Satoshi Sugiyama
Both opposition and ruling party lawmakers have chided the government, saying that its initial response has been slow.
World / Politics Oct 19, 2019
Democrats introduce bill to block Trump from hosting G7 summit at his resort
Furious that U.S. President Donald Trump announced he will host the next Group of Seven summit at his own golf resort in Florida, congressional Democrats introduced legislation Friday to block his plan. Lawmakers said the Trump's Heist Undermines the G-7 (THUG) Act would cut off ...
World / Politics Oct 18, 2019
Democrats cry corruption as Trump picks own golf club to host next G7 summit
U.S. President Donald Trump has awarded hosting of the next G7 summit to one of his own Florida golf clubs, the White House said on Thursday, sparking immediate accusations of corruption from the opposition Democrats. The site picked by his administration from 12 possible U.S. ...
World / Politics Oct 18, 2019
Climate-change denier Trump won't raise topic when he hosts next G7 summit at his golf resort
Climate change will not be on the agenda of next year's G7 summit, to be held at U.S. President Donald Trump's Florida golf club, the White House said on Thursday. The announcement marks the latest development in Trump's running battle against nearly all forms of ...
World / Politics Sep 11, 2019
With John Bolton out, Trump can now go soft on Iran
by Eli Lake
President Donald Trump's decision to part ways with his national security adviser, John Bolton, was overdetermined. They disagreed on Afghanistan. They differed on North Korea. There was tension between them over Venezuela. They couldn't even agree on whether Bolton quit or was fired. Their most ...
Business Sep 10, 2019
Trump denies anything improper in officials' and military's use of his hotels
President Donald Trump on Monday denied anything improper in the use by military personnel and Vice President Mike Pence of his luxury golf resorts while on official travel abroad. The Air Force announced a review following an uproar over the revelation that the crew of ...
World / Crime & Legal Aug 29, 2019
U.S. Democratic lawmakers announced an investigation Wednesday into Donald Trump's offer to host next year's G7 summit at one of his golf courses, calling it the latest sign of presidential "corruption." The U.S. leader prompted concerns about potential conflicts of interest by touting his Trump ...
World / Politics Aug 28, 2019
Macron must take back 'insults' for Brazil to accept G7 Amazon fire aid, Bolsonaro says
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday he wants French President Emmanuel Macron to withdraw the "insults" made against him before he considers accepting a $20 million offer from the G7 nations to help fight forest fires in the Amazon. The two leaders have become ...
World Aug 27, 2019
Brazil on Monday rejected aid from G7 countries to fight wildfires in the Amazon, with a top official telling French President Emmanuel Macron to take care of "his home and his colonies." More than 80,000 forest fires have broken out in Brazil since the beginning ...
Business Aug 27, 2019
Trump shifts tone on China but not tactics as deal grows distant
U.S. President Donald Trump left the G7 summit Monday taking a softer tone toward China, just days after spooking financial markets with another escalation in their trade war. Yet amid all the soothing words, Trump made it clear that he wasn't abandoning his rough-and-tumble ...