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SECOND German region REIMPOSES Covid-19 lockdown after slaughterhouse outbreak

Posted on June 24, 2020June 24, 2020By Editor

A second German district is reimposing lockdown measures following an outbreak of Covid-19 at the Toennies meat factory in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, which saw 1,500 employees testing positive for the virus. … Read More >SECOND German region REIMPOSES Covid-19 lockdown after slaughterhouse outbreak

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WATCH Dutch riot police fire water cannon to disperse rally against coronavirus restrictions, dozens arrested

Posted on June 21, 2020June 21, 2020By Editor

Dutch police have cracked down on a protest against coronavirus restrictions in The Hague. Water cannon and mounted police were deployed to break up the crowd, and around 100 people were arrested according to local media. … Read More >WATCH Dutch riot police fire water cannon to disperse rally against coronavirus restrictions, dozens arrested

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‘A real rampage’: Rioters attack police and smash shops in Stuttgart, Germany (VIDEOS)

Posted on June 21, 2020June 21, 2020By Editor

More than a dozen police officers were injured overnight after a riot broke out in the middle of the southwestern German city of Stuttgart. Shops were damaged and looted in the city center. … Read More >‘A real rampage’: Rioters attack police and smash shops in Stuttgart, Germany (VIDEOS)

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Extinction rebellion activists hose business association HQ with FAKE BLOOD to denounce ‘cynical lobbyists’

Posted on June 20, 2020June 20, 2020By Editor

The French branch of the climate change movement Extinction Rebellion (XR) used a hose to spray fake blood on the facade of the office of the biggest employers’ organization in the country, accusing them of cynicism. … Read More >Extinction rebellion activists hose business association HQ with FAKE BLOOD to denounce ‘cynical lobbyists’

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EU Parliament meddles into US affairs as it condemns Trump’s response to protests and declares ‘BLACK LIVES MATTER’

Posted on June 19, 2020June 19, 2020By Editor

A lengthy resolution by the European Union legislators denounced US President Donald Trump for wanting to use force against rioters and condemned the “appalling death of George Floyd” and arrests of journalists. … Read More >EU Parliament meddles into US affairs as it condemns Trump’s response to protests and declares ‘BLACK LIVES MATTER’

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Scientists Find Traces of SARS-CoV-2 in Italian Wastewater Predating 2019 Wuhan Outbreak

Posted on June 19, 2020June 19, 2020By Editor

A sewage wastewater study conducted by the Italian National Institute of Health (ISS) has examined 40 samples and determined that traces of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, were present in water samples dating back to mid-December. … Read More >Scientists Find Traces of SARS-CoV-2 in Italian Wastewater Predating 2019 Wuhan Outbreak

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EU’s top court slaps down Hungarian law on NGO transparency imposed amid Budapest feud with Soros over ‘political meddling’

Posted on June 19, 2020June 19, 2020By Editor

A 2017 Hungarian law on the transparency of foreign funding for NGOs, imposed in response to what Budapest called meddling by billionaire George Soros, violates EU laws, the union’s top court has ruled. … Read More >EU’s top court slaps down Hungarian law on NGO transparency imposed amid Budapest feud with Soros over ‘political meddling’

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German prosecutor charges Russian man in Berlin with contract hit on former leader of Chechen insurgency, links affair to Moscow

Posted on June 19, 2020June 19, 2020By Editor

A German prosecutor has accused an official Russian entity of hiring an assassin to kill a former Chechen insurgent leader in Berlin. Moscow denies any ties to the murder, saying the victim was a terrorist who had many enemies. … Read More >German prosecutor charges Russian man in Berlin with contract hit on former leader of Chechen insurgency, links affair to Moscow

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‘Unacceptable threat’ and ‘provocation’: European nations fume after US pulls out of talks on global digital tax

Posted on June 19, 2020June 19, 2020By Editor

European nations have blasted Washington’s decision to pull out of talks on a major overhaul to the taxing of digital giants, which currently move profits into low-tax havens from the places where those profits are actually made. … Read More >‘Unacceptable threat’ and ‘provocation’: European nations fume after US pulls out of talks on global digital tax

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The king is dead! Long live… Greta? Swedish former mayor calls for replacement of Charles XII statue with one of Thunberg

Posted on June 18, 2020June 18, 2020By Editor

An ex-mayor of a Swedish municipality took some heat online for suggesting that a statue of King Charles XII be pulled down, and a sculpture of Greta Thunberg or the late UN head, Dag Hammarskjold, be installed instead. … Read More >The king is dead! Long live… Greta? Swedish former mayor calls for replacement of Charles XII statue with one of Thunberg