EU-China investment deal ‘very important,’ Germany’s Merkel says as Brussels pauses ratification efforts over sanctions fallout

A huge investment agreement between the EU and China is “important,” Chancellor Angela Merkel said, a day after a senior European Commission figure stated that the bloc had suspended ratification efforts amid soured relations. … Read More >EU-China investment deal ‘very important,’ Germany’s Merkel says as Brussels pauses ratification efforts over sanctions fallout

Stores, malls, and restaurants to shut early in Egypt for two weeks, including Eid, as Cairo battles resurgent Covid-19

Egypt’s prime minister has announced a new set of Covid-19 restrictions that will run for a fortnight to slow the spread of the virus during the last days of Ramadan and the Eid celebrations to follow. … Read More >Stores, malls, and restaurants to shut early in Egypt for two weeks, including Eid, as Cairo battles resurgent Covid-19

India’s top court gives govt till Thursday morning to provide plan on supplying Delhi hospitals with oxygen amid shortages

India’s highest court has set a strict deadline for officials to devise a plan for solving the medical oxygen crisis in the capital. A lower court had previously threatened to charge the government with contempt. … Read More >India’s top court gives govt till Thursday morning to provide plan on supplying Delhi hospitals with oxygen amid shortages

‘Global reset’ needed to fight future pandemics, as creation of WHO research hub announced

A “global reset” is needed to fight future pandemics, Germany’s Health Minister Jens Spahn told a World Health Organization (WHO) briefing on Wednesday as the UN agency announced the creation of a new research hub in Berlin. … Read More >‘Global reset’ needed to fight future pandemics, as creation of WHO research hub announced

Italian-German Europol operation detains 31 mafia suspects over drug trafficking and money laundering

Europol has announced the arrests in an international operation with German and Italian authorities, as officers targeted members of the ’Ndrangheta mafia group over allegations of drug trafficking and money laundering. … Read More >Italian-German Europol operation detains 31 mafia suspects over drug trafficking and money laundering

Republicans wage war on trans youth & can America get back to work

33 states have introduced more than 100 bills that have a clear-cut goal in totality: “to stop people from being trans.” The US economy is poised to take off in coming months as it rebounds from the coronavirus pandemic, but the recovery faces a new challenge in an apparent labor market shortage. After watching 15 seconds of police body camera footage last week, viewers of various races and political affiliations had made a decision: 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant was ‘the aggressor’. … Read More >Republicans wage war on trans youth & can America get back to work

Norway to introduce Covid-19 vaccine certificates to attend events, before EU-compatible version rolled out

The Norwegian prime minister has said the country will bring in Covid vaccine passports, which will allow holders to attend events before the government brings in EU-compliant certificates later that month. … Read More >Norway to introduce Covid-19 vaccine certificates to attend events, before EU-compatible version rolled out

Red Cross warns ‘Covid variants are running rampant across Asia’ as India’s crisis spills over into neighbor Nepal

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has warned Nepal’s health system is at risk of being overrun by rising Covid cases, as India’s outbreak spills across into neighboring nations around South Asia. … Read More >Red Cross warns ‘Covid variants are running rampant across Asia’ as India’s crisis spills over into neighbor Nepal

Islamic group Ansaar banned by Berlin: Minister says they financed terrorism under the guise of humanitarian aid

German police have conducted raids on offices and locations belonging to Ansaar International, after Berlin outlawed the organization on the grounds that it had financed Islamist terrorism around the world. … Read More >Islamic group Ansaar banned by Berlin: Minister says they financed terrorism under the guise of humanitarian aid