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‘NATO roulette’: Norwegian port to host nuclear-powered US subs despite local objections

Posted on May 29, 2020May 29, 2020By Editor

A municipal port in Norway is set to receive nuclear-powered submarines from NATO after the only naval base in the area was sold and decommissioned – but local politicians and environmental activists aren’t on board with the plan. … Read More >‘NATO roulette’: Norwegian port to host nuclear-powered US subs despite local objections

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EU officials point finger at US tech companies for ‘imposing’ standards on Covid-19 apps, call for more ‘digital sovereignty’

Posted on May 27, 2020May 27, 2020By Editor

Top digital officials in Europe have criticized US tech giants for “imposing” standards on Covid-19 tracing apps and called for Europe to wean itself off its reliance on foreign technology companies. … Read More >EU officials point finger at US tech companies for ‘imposing’ standards on Covid-19 apps, call for more ‘digital sovereignty’

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‘Sit Sandwich After Sit Sandwich’: Sweden, Denmark Up in Arms Over ‘Cloaca Gate’ in Baltic Sea

Posted on May 27, 2020May 27, 2020By Editor

The Danish plan to dump what corresponds to nearly 200 swimming pools of untreated sewage into the Øresund Strait has caused bad blood between the neighbours. … Read More >‘S*it Sandwich After S*it Sandwich’: Sweden, Denmark Up in Arms Over ‘Cloaca Gate’ in Baltic Sea

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EU mulls slapping US Big Tech with digital tax to help finance economic recovery from Covid-19

Posted on May 27, 2020May 27, 2020By Editor

Tech giants like Google, Facebook and Amazon could be forced to pay higher taxes in Europe as governments search for new revenue to deal with the Covid-19 crisis, CNBC has reported, citing its sources. … Read More >EU mulls slapping US Big Tech with digital tax to help finance economic recovery from Covid-19

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‘Orwellian dictatorship’: Italian government to recruit 60,000 ‘civic assistants’ to snitch on Covid-19 rule-breakers

Posted on May 26, 2020May 26, 2020By Editor

The Italian government is preparing to recruit unemployed citizens to act as volunteer social-distancing enforcers, who will operate amongst the masses as life returns to a semi-normal state after the Covid-19 lockdown. … Read More >‘Orwellian dictatorship’: Italian government to recruit 60,000 ‘civic assistants’ to snitch on Covid-19 rule-breakers

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Spain’s coronavirus death toll DROPS by 2,000… after new counting system introduced

Posted on May 26, 2020May 26, 2020By Editor

Spanish authorities have revised the coronavirus statistics, weeding out duplicate cases and deaths not linked to the dreaded disease. As a result, the country’s death toll sharply dropped by nearly 2,000. … Read More >Spain’s coronavirus death toll DROPS by 2,000… after new counting system introduced

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‘These are American policies’: US ambassador to Germany clashes with MP who said envoy ‘issued threats like a hostile power’

Posted on May 26, 2020May 26, 2020By Editor

The outgoing US ambassador to Berlin, Richard Grenell, has lashed out at a lawmaker who called out his “hostile” stance towards Germany. The envoy said he merely followed Washington’s policies and defended American interests. … Read More >‘These are American policies’: US ambassador to Germany clashes with MP who said envoy ‘issued threats like a hostile power’

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Patriotic consumers in Poland were duped by store into buying Ukrainian cucumbers, Belgian carrots as home-grown, watchdog finds

Posted on May 26, 2020May 26, 2020By Editor

A Polish supermarket chain has been caught mislabeling imported produce as home-grown, that country’s consumer watchdog has revealed. The violation might result in a fine of up to 10 percent of the company’s annual turnover. … Read More >Patriotic consumers in Poland were duped by store into buying Ukrainian cucumbers, Belgian carrots as home-grown, watchdog finds

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BIG PHARMA steered public money away from pandemic research and into PROFIT-MAKING projects for years – watchdog

Posted on May 25, 2020May 25, 2020By Editor

EU money intended for underfunded public-benefit research such as preparing for a pandemic has been diverted by the pharmaceutical industry into areas where it can make more money, according to a scathing new report. … Read More >BIG PHARMA steered public money away from pandemic research and into PROFIT-MAKING projects for years – watchdog

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‘Don’t complain, toe the line’: US envoy snaps at Germany for criticizing Open Skies Treaty pullout

Posted on May 24, 2020May 24, 2020By Editor

Berlin should pile pressure on Moscow instead of criticizing America’s withdrawal from the Open Skies Treaty, a US envoy told the German foreign minister, as the two NATO allies clashed over Washington’s move to ditch the accord. … Read More >‘Don’t complain, toe the line’: US envoy snaps at Germany for criticizing Open Skies Treaty pullout