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Bill Gates says nuclear power ensures ‘reliability’ of energy supply, warns of public ‘backlash’ against carbon tax, price hikes

Posted on October 30, 2021October 30, 2021By Editor

Billionaire and philanthropist Bill Gates said that completely abandoning nuclear power makes it harder to guarantee stable energy supply. He warned against making climate change decisions that may anger the public. … Read More >Bill Gates says nuclear power ensures ‘reliability’ of energy supply, warns of public ‘backlash’ against carbon tax, price hikes

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Government response to Covid-19 was too slow and insufficient to stop spread, Swedish commission finds

Posted on October 30, 2021October 30, 2021By Editor

A commission appointed by the government has said that Sweden’s interventions at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic were insufficient to prevent the spread of the virus, and the state’s preparedness was substandard. … Read More >Government response to Covid-19 was too slow and insufficient to stop spread, Swedish commission finds

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Protests hit Italy after Senate kills bill broadening LGBT community’s rights (VIDEO)

Posted on October 30, 2021October 30, 2021By Editor

Demonstrators took to the streets in Rome and Milan, following Italy’s Senate vote on an anti-homophobia bill. It proposed to equate anti-LGBT discrimination with racism, and raise sex orientation and gender topics at schools. … Read More >Protests hit Italy after Senate kills bill broadening LGBT community’s rights (VIDEO)

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French police clear square outside Paris’ City Hall occupied by camp of homeless migrants demanding accommodation (VIDEOS)

Posted on October 29, 2021October 29, 2021By Editor

Hundreds of tents were set up on a square near the iconic Hotel de Ville in Paris on Thursday, as homeless migrants, supported by an NGO, demanded better housing. The protest was later dispersed by police. … Read More >French police clear square outside Paris’ City Hall occupied by camp of homeless migrants demanding accommodation (VIDEOS)

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France detains UK trawler in English Channel as row over fishing licenses heats up

Posted on October 29, 2021October 29, 2021By Editor

The French authorities have detained a UK boat amid a dispute over fisheries. Paris warned it would sanction the UK next week if London doesn’t grant French trawlers more licenses to operate in its waters. … Read More >France detains UK trawler in English Channel as row over fishing licenses heats up

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Green Pass compromised? Adolf Hitler gets a Covid certificate, as media speculate on whether EU security keys were STOLEN

Posted on October 28, 2021October 28, 2021By Editor

An apparently functional EU Digital Covid Certificate bearing the name of Adolf Hitler has circulated online this week, before being invalidated. The incident raises questions about the security of the ‘vaccine passport’ system. … Read More >Green Pass compromised? Adolf Hitler gets a Covid certificate, as media speculate on whether EU security keys were STOLEN

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Denying port entry & tightened checks: France unveils list of potential sanctions against UK over fishing licenses row

Posted on October 28, 2021October 28, 2021By Editor

France has published a list of sanctions it could impose from November 2 unless progress is made in an ongoing post-Brexit fishing row with the UK. The measures include closing ports to British vessels, and tighter border checks. … Read More >Denying port entry & tightened checks: France unveils list of potential sanctions against UK over fishing licenses row

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15 vehicles TORCHED in night of violence in Alencon, France after teen’s arrest for allegedly dealing drugs

Posted on October 28, 2021October 28, 2021By Editor

Over a dozen vehicles were left burnt out on Tuesday night in France’s Alençon and police and firefighters came under fire from incendiaries and other projectiles, after a 16-year-old was arrested on suspicion of selling drugs. … Read More >15 vehicles TORCHED in night of violence in Alencon, France after teen’s arrest for allegedly dealing drugs

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Where it hurts: Poland must pay 1 million euro PER DAY in rule-of-law row with EU, top European court rules

Posted on October 28, 2021October 28, 2021By Editor

The European Court of Justice has said on Wednesday that it ordered Poland to pay a million euro (around $1.2 million) every day until it brings its judicial system in line with European Union standards. … Read More >Where it hurts: Poland must pay 1 million euro PER DAY in rule-of-law row with EU, top European court rules

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German teachers’ union begs for return of mask mandates, wants to avoid school closures ‘at all costs’

Posted on October 28, 2021October 28, 2021By Editor

Germany’s teachers’ union chief has urged a return to mask requirements for elementary schools as the country is seeing a rise in Covid-19 infections among young children. … Read More >German teachers’ union begs for return of mask mandates, wants to avoid school closures ‘at all costs’