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Amazon threatens to shut down all warehouses in France amid Covid-19 after court ruled it violated workers’ safety rights

Posted on April 15, 2020November 17, 2020By Editor

Amazon said it may close down its warehouses in France instead of limiting its operations to the delivery of essential goods, after a court ruled that it has failed to protect its workers’ safety. … Read More >Amazon threatens to shut down all warehouses in France amid Covid-19 after court ruled it violated workers’ safety rights

Don’t trust Apple or Google with coronavirus data, says German app developer

Posted on April 15, 2020April 15, 2020By Editor

A German app developer has warned that the Covid-19 pandemic gives Silicon Valley tech giants perfect cover to suck up personal data. However, while the government may intervene, the tech firms aren’t known for listening. … Read More >Don’t trust Apple or Google with coronavirus data, says German app developer

WHO is ‘one of the best investments’: German FM blasts US after Trump cuts health organization’s funding

Posted on April 15, 2020April 15, 2020By Editor

Providing money to the “underfunded” World Health Organization is among the best ways to help develop a vaccine against Covid-19, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has said after Trump halted the WHO’s funding. … Read More >WHO is ‘one of the best investments’: German FM blasts US after Trump cuts health organization’s funding

Austria, Denmark & Italy tentatively emerge from coronavirus lockdown

Posted on April 14, 2020April 14, 2020By Editor

The governments of Austria, Denmark and Italy have all begun easing lockdown restrictions, allowing certain segments of the workforce to return to work in a staggered manner, in a bid to revive the countries’ ailing economies. … Read More >Austria, Denmark & Italy tentatively emerge from coronavirus lockdown

‘We weren’t prepared’: Macron extends France’s lockdown till May 11

Posted on April 14, 2020April 14, 2020By Editor

France will remain locked down until at least May 11, PM Emmanuel Macron has revealed, calling on citizens to continue to respect the rules his government has imposed to slow the spread of coronavirus. … Read More >‘We weren’t prepared’: Macron extends France’s lockdown till May 11

‘Go back to your corona-ridden country’: German officials apologize after French people insulted & spat on in border town

Posted on April 13, 2020April 13, 2020By Editor

The coronavirus pandemic has become a tough test of the EU’s unity, and a small German border town is actively failing it. Officials have sounded the alarm over a spike in aggression from the locals towards visitors from France. … Read More >‘Go back to your corona-ridden country’: German officials apologize after French people insulted & spat on in border town

Spain lifts lockdown for non-essential workers amid harsh debate & fears of new wave of Covid-19 cases

Posted on April 13, 2020April 13, 2020By Editor

Staff in food distribution, communications, sanitation and other non-essential sectors are now allowed to go to work in Spain, despite the country’s status as the world’s second-largest Covid-19 hotspot with over 17,000 deaths. … Read More >Spain lifts lockdown for non-essential workers amid harsh debate & fears of new wave of Covid-19 cases

Europe’s coronavirus death toll passes 75,000 milestone – AFP tally

Posted on April 12, 2020April 12, 2020By Editor

The number of fatalities due to Covid-19 in Europe rose above 75,000 on Sunday, according to a tally carried out by the AFP news agency. It is currently the continent worst hit by the pandemic. … Read More >Europe’s coronavirus death toll passes 75,000 milestone – AFP tally

Russian, Italian Troops Disinfect Retirement Homes in Three Lombardy Towns

Posted on April 12, 2020April 12, 2020By Editor

Russian military personnel and Italian military nuclear, biological and chemical experts have jointly disinfected nursing homes in three settlements in Italy’s Lombardy region, the Russian Defence Ministry announced on Saturday. … Read More >Russian, Italian Troops Disinfect Retirement Homes in Three Lombardy Towns

Italian Supreme Court Official Expresses Gratitude to Russian Doctors in Lombardy

Posted on April 12, 2020April 12, 2020By Editor

Lina Rubino, vice-secretary general of the Italian Supreme Court, has thanked doctors from Russia and other countries for their help in combating the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, in a video message shown at the virtual edition of the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum. … Read More >Italian Supreme Court Official Expresses Gratitude to Russian Doctors in Lombardy

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