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China’s Huawei hopes to hold on to Europe’s 5G networks amid US sanctions pressure

Posted on October 11, 2020October 11, 2020By Editor

Despite US attempts to cut off the world’s largest telecom equipment supplier from major markets, Huawei says it can still assist its European customers in developing key 5G infrastructures. … Read More >China’s Huawei hopes to hold on to Europe’s 5G networks amid US sanctions pressure

Op-ed

Thanks, Europeans. Your overwhelming support for Biden means Trump’s now more likely to win. You just don’t understand us at all

Posted on October 11, 2020October 11, 2020By Editor

Polls taken in seven European countries reveal they massively favor Biden there, by 67 percent to 14 percent for the incumbent. It just shows that continent’s ignorance of the US, and will make Americans more likely to vote Trump. … Read More >Thanks, Europeans. Your overwhelming support for Biden means Trump’s now more likely to win. You just don’t understand us at all

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Europe surpasses daily Covid-19 tally peak reached in spring, with 100,000 new infections recorded for first time

Posted on October 10, 2020October 10, 2020By Editor

More than 100,000 new Covid cases have been reported across Europe in one 24-hour period for the first time, as the continent struggles with the second wave of the virus and many nations record their highest-ever infection rates. … Read More >Europe surpasses daily Covid-19 tally peak reached in spring, with 100,000 new infections recorded for first time

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Danish politicians spoke for FORTY MINUTES with fake ‘Svetlana Tikhanovskaya’ via video link – ‘animal brothels’ were discussed

Posted on October 10, 2020October 10, 2020By Editor

The Danish Parliament has revealed that a supposed online meeting featuring leading Belarusian opposition figure Svetlana Tikhanovskaya actually involved an unknown prankster, who spoke to them about “animal brothels.” … Read More >Danish politicians spoke for FORTY MINUTES with fake ‘Svetlana Tikhanovskaya’ via video link – ‘animal brothels’ were discussed

Shows

US empire damaged by leaks, employers surveil employees at home, EU reigning in big tech

Posted on October 10, 2020October 10, 2020By Editor

This week, Lee Camp opens with a tale of two sets of leaks – about US police, and imperialist lies about Western intervention in Syria. Public opinion of America has plummeted around the world over the last 5 years, and Camp lays out all of the ways the US deserves this reputation. … Read More >US empire damaged by leaks, employers surveil employees at home, EU reigning in big tech

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European Parliament President Sassoli self-isolating after member of his staff tests positive for Covid-19

Posted on October 9, 2020October 9, 2020By Editor

The president of the European Parliament, David Sassoli, announced on Thursday he would self-isolate after contact with a Covid-19 infected person. … Read More >European Parliament President Sassoli self-isolating after member of his staff tests positive for Covid-19

Poland slaps huge fine on Russian gas pipeline that doesn’t even cross its borders

Posted on October 8, 2020October 8, 2020By Editor

Poland’s antitrust watchdog UOKiK said on Wednesday it has imposed a 29 billion-zloty ($7.6 billion) fine on Russia’s Gazprom over the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, designed to boost gas supplies to the EU. … Read More >Poland slaps huge fine on Russian gas pipeline that doesn’t even cross its borders

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While Brussels publicly condemned violent Belarus protest crackdown, EU funds paid for 15 surveillance drones in Minsk

Posted on October 8, 2020October 8, 2020By Editor

During the police suppression of post-election protest in Belarus, the authorities in Minsk bought surveillance drones with almost $900,000 of EU money. And it happened as Brussels publicly condemned the Lukashenko government. … Read More >While Brussels publicly condemned violent Belarus protest crackdown, EU funds paid for 15 surveillance drones in Minsk

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EU secures purchase of 20,000+ Remdesivir doses from US as countries run out of anti-Covid drug

Posted on October 8, 2020October 8, 2020By Editor

Brussels will buy an additional batch of Remdesivir – enough to treat thousands of Covid-19 patients – from US pharma company Gilead after countries across Europe reported shortages of the crucial anti-viral drug. … Read More >EU secures purchase of 20,000+ Remdesivir doses from US as countries run out of anti-Covid drug

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EU deals blow to Turkey’s membership bid, saying talks ‘effectively at standstill’

Posted on October 6, 2020October 6, 2020By Editor

The EU’s executive has said that Turkey’s inability to maintain democracy and safeguard human rights remain barriers to its membership of the 27-member bloc. Ankara criticized the report as ‘far from constructive’. … Read More >EU deals blow to Turkey’s membership bid, saying talks ‘effectively at standstill’