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Narco-busting nan: Italian grandmother helps police bust mafia cocaine ring after grandson’s drug addiction

Posted on March 11, 2021March 11, 2021By Editor

A grandmother’s tip-off over fears for her drug-addicted grandson has led anti-mafia police in Italy to arrest 33 people for alleged drug trafficking and for possession of illegal weapons in the southern region of Calabria. … Read More >Narco-busting nan: Italian grandmother helps police bust mafia cocaine ring after grandson’s drug addiction

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WATCH: Demonstrators occupy French national theaters in anti-Covid lockdown protests

Posted on March 11, 2021March 11, 2021By Editor

Protesters have occupied three of France’s national theaters in opposition to coronavirus shutdowns, as cultural spaces have remained closed since the country’s lockdown began in October. … Read More >WATCH: Demonstrators occupy French national theaters in anti-Covid lockdown protests

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WATCH Greenpeace activists paraglide onto European Central Bank building in fossil fuel protest

Posted on March 11, 2021March 11, 2021By Editor

Activists from the environmental group Greenpeace paraglided onto the top of the European Central Bank’s (ECB) press building on Wednesday, unveiling a banner protesting the bank’s links to fossil fuel polluters. … Read More >WATCH Greenpeace activists paraglide onto European Central Bank building in fossil fuel protest

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Paris rejects Covid-19 vaccine passport proposed by Netanyahu that would allow obstacle-free travel between France and Israel

Posted on March 11, 2021March 11, 2021By Editor

The Elysée Palace has said it doesn’t support the idea of a health passport that would allow inoculated people in France and Israel to make obstacle-free round trips, claiming an EU agreement with Israel would be preferable. … Read More >Paris rejects Covid-19 vaccine passport proposed by Netanyahu that would allow obstacle-free travel between France and Israel

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Potentially huge Covid-19 vaccination boost in April dismissed by German health minister as unrealistic

Posted on March 11, 2021March 11, 2021By Editor

The German health minister has confirmed that there will be a boost in Covid-19 vaccination in April but admitted the increase won’t be as considerable as people might be hoping for. … Read More >Potentially huge Covid-19 vaccination boost in April dismissed by German health minister as unrealistic

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Bild’s ‘spying’ allegations against RT German are perfect fit for ‘NATO narrative,’ Afshin Rattansi says as RT vows legal action

Posted on March 11, 2021March 11, 2021By Editor

Dramatic charges by tabloid Bild that RT reporters worked as spies in Germany are sure to mesh well with prevailing narratives about Russia in NATO states, host and commentator Afshin Rattansi said as RT prepares a lawsuit. … Read More >Bild’s ‘spying’ allegations against RT German are perfect fit for ‘NATO narrative,’ Afshin Rattansi says as RT vows legal action

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March against police brutality ends in violence in suburb of Greek capital (VIDEOS)

Posted on March 11, 2021March 11, 2021By Editor

Greek police deployed tear gas and clashed with demonstrators in the Nea Smyrni suburb of Athens after several thousand people took to the streets on Tuesday, angered by footage of the recent brutal arrest of a local man. … Read More >March against police brutality ends in violence in suburb of Greek capital (VIDEOS)

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Beheaded over a LIE? French teen whose story of schoolteacher & Prophet Mohammed cartoons led to his murder wasn’t even in class

Posted on March 11, 2021March 11, 2021By Editor

The schoolgirl who claimed a teacher asked Muslim students to leave the lesson before displaying obscene caricatures of Prophet Mohammed as part of his freedom-of-speech class lied about being there to avoid parental punishment. … Read More >Beheaded over a LIE? French teen whose story of schoolteacher & Prophet Mohammed cartoons led to his murder wasn’t even in class

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1,500 Belgian police swoop in 200 dawn raids in a major operation against cocaine-smuggling gangs

Posted on March 10, 2021March 10, 2021By Editor

Belgian police conducted some 200 raids simultaneously on Tuesday morning in a coordinated strike against cocaine- and drug-smuggling gangs focused on the port of Antwerp. … Read More >1,500 Belgian police swoop in 200 dawn raids in a major operation against cocaine-smuggling gangs

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AstraZeneca Covid vaccine batch at the center of Austrian death investigation went to 16 other European countries

Posted on March 10, 2021March 10, 2021By Editor

A batch of AstraZeneca Covid vaccines, which Austria has stopped using while it investigates the death and illness of two people who had the shot, was received by 16 other European countries, senior health officials have said. … Read More >AstraZeneca Covid vaccine batch at the center of Austrian death investigation went to 16 other European countries