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Added on the 06/09/2023 17:52:43 - Copyright : Euronews EN
Environmental activists from Attac, Greenpeace and Alternatiba sprayed the floor of the Place de la Bourse with green paint and inscribed the message "Welcome to the Greenwashing Summit" at the entrance to the Palais Brongniart, which will host the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact. IMAGES
"We’re working with G20 nations to agree to a global minimum corporate tax rate that can stop the race to the bottom," says US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in remarks to the Chicago Council of Global Affairs think tank. SOUNDBITE
"We want the family to know that they are not alone," US Congressman Al Green says outside the venue of a funeral for George Floyd, in Houston, Texas. IMAGES
Restaurants are closed on Manhattan Avenue in Brooklyn, and streets are largely deserted after New York bars, restaurants and gyms have been instructed to shut down in a bid to slow down the spread of the novel coronavirus. IMAGES
Liam Gallagher will be named a Rock Icon at the 2019 MTV EMAs - beating his older sibling and bitter rival Noel Gallagher to the title.
The Chair of the 1922 Committee announces the results of the first round of voting for the Conservative leadership content. Bob Blackman, the chair of the committee, announces that staunch right-winger and former Home Secretary Priti Patel, is eliminated from the race. Receiving 28 votes and leading the race in this round of voting is former immigration minister Robert Jenrick. Also in the race are Kemi Badenoch, James Cleverly, Mel Stride and Tom Tugendhat. Another round of voting will take place next week, eliminating one further candidate. SOUNDBITE