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Relaxing Covid restrictions during the summer could cause ‘fast and significant increase’ in spread of Delta variant – ECDC report

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The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has warned that EU states risk a “fast and significant increase” in the spread of the Delta Covid variant if they proceed with relaxing restrictions during the summer. … Read More >Relaxing Covid restrictions during the summer could cause ‘fast and significant increase’ in spread of Delta variant – ECDC report

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Prevalence of Delta Covid variant increases as much as 4-fold in France as infections shoot up in southwest

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The French government has warned about the Delta strain of Covid-19, after it appeared to become four times more prevalent over the course of a week, with some areas of the country seeing infection rates shoot up. … Read More >Prevalence of Delta Covid variant increases as much as 4-fold in France as infections shoot up in southwest

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‘We will not compromise on values’: European Commission chief blasts Hungarian ‘LGBT promotion’ law, threatens retaliation

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen promised to use all her power to fight against a controversial Hungarian law which bans the promotion of homosexuality and gender change among children. … Read More >‘We will not compromise on values’: European Commission chief blasts Hungarian ‘LGBT promotion’ law, threatens retaliation

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Terrorists attempting to use Covid pandemic to spread fear and polarize societies across the EU – Europol

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The EU’s policing agency, Europol, has warned that the pandemic is being exploited by terrorists “to spread hate propaganda and exacerbate mistrust”, in its report examining the threat of extremism throughout the bloc. … Read More >Terrorists attempting to use Covid pandemic to spread fear and polarize societies across the EU – Europol

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Vatican insists Italy’s anti-homophobia bill breaks bilateral treaty & treads on Catholic Church’s freedoms – media

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In a rare move, the Vatican has lodged an official complaint over an anti-homophobia bill that is now being examined by Italy’s parliament, alleging that it undermines the church’s freedoms, an Italian newspaper has reported. … Read More >Vatican insists Italy’s anti-homophobia bill breaks bilateral treaty & treads on Catholic Church’s freedoms – media

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Four French executives charged with ‘complicity in acts of torture’ for aiding Libya and Egypt in spying on opposition figures

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Prosecutors in Paris have charged four executives at French companies with “complicity in acts of torture” over allegations they aided Libya and Egypt in spying on opposition figures who were then tracked down and tortured. … Read More >Four French executives charged with ‘complicity in acts of torture’ for aiding Libya and Egypt in spying on opposition figures

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German-language news agencies to ‘push back’ gendered language – but fail to make a gender-neutral policy announcement

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Eight major producers of German-language news content are to use a bag of linguistic tricks to make their products more gender-neutral. Critics view the policy change as ridiculous catering to identity politics. … Read More >German-language news agencies to ‘push back’ gendered language – but fail to make a gender-neutral policy announcement

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French police fire tear gas at protest march in Nantes, break up crowds at street music festival in Paris (VIDEOS)

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Police have dispersed a march in memory of a young man who died during a 2019 raid in the western French city of Nantes on Monday. Officers have also broken up crowds at a music festival in Paris one day after a curfew was lifted. … Read More >French police fire tear gas at protest march in Nantes, break up crowds at street music festival in Paris (VIDEOS)

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Germany’s Merkel & France’s Macron to propose revival of collective EU-Russia relations & broad meeting with Putin – media report

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, backed by French President Emmanuel Macron, reportedly wants the EU to invite Russia’s Vladimir Putin to a summit and consider “selective engagement” with Moscow on issues of common interest. … Read More >Germany’s Merkel & France’s Macron to propose revival of collective EU-Russia relations & broad meeting with Putin – media report