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12 Germans from ‘right-wing terrorist cell’ charged with plotting mass murder at mosques

Posted on November 13, 2020November 13, 2020By Editor

German prosecutors have charged 12 alleged members of a right-wing terrorist group with plotting attacks on mosques, in which they wanted to kill or injure as many Muslims as possible. … Read More >12 Germans from ‘right-wing terrorist cell’ charged with plotting mass murder at mosques

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EU needs stricter borders & swifter action on terrorist content online after string of attacks, say ministers

Posted on November 13, 2020November 13, 2020By Editor

Tighter internal borders and a more robust online counter-terrorism approach need to be implemented following a string of terrorist attacks in Europe, EU ministers have said. … Read More >EU needs stricter borders & swifter action on terrorist content online after string of attacks, say ministers

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EU warns Google CEO Sundar Pichai it won’t allow the web to remain the ‘Wild West’ any longer

Posted on November 13, 2020November 13, 2020By Editor

The internet should benefit not only US tech giants, but also smaller European businesses, and new rules being introduced by the European Union will ensure that, a top EU official has told Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai. … Read More >EU warns Google CEO Sundar Pichai it won’t allow the web to remain the ‘Wild West’ any longer

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Paris beefs up policing amid ‘lack of respect’ for Covid-19 rules as France mulls tighter lockdown

Posted on November 13, 2020November 13, 2020By Editor

France is to increase policing in Paris and other big cities amid a “lack of respect” for Covid restrictions, the prime minister has said, warning that lockdown could be tightened if the situation worsens in the coming days. … Read More >Paris beefs up policing amid ‘lack of respect’ for Covid-19 rules as France mulls tighter lockdown

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Moscow May Initiate Discussion of Navalny Case in UNSC, Others Will Not Like It – Envoy to UN

Posted on November 13, 2020November 13, 2020By Editor

Moscow may initiate the discussion of the case of Alexey Navalny in the UN Security Council, but other UNSC members are unlikely to find it pleasant, Russia’s Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia told Sputnik. … Read More >Moscow May Initiate Discussion of Navalny Case in UNSC, Others Will Not Like It – Envoy to UN

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European leaders issue bleak reminder that Christmas 2020 won’t be a normal one, despite Covid-19 vaccine euphoria

Posted on November 12, 2020November 12, 2020By Editor

Ireland’s PM has told people to hold off booking their flights home for Christmas, while Germany’s health minister warned that Covid-19 restrictions will likely continue throughout the festive period. … Read More >European leaders issue bleak reminder that Christmas 2020 won’t be a normal one, despite Covid-19 vaccine euphoria

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German company says its Covid-19 vaccine could be ready for use by September 2021

Posted on November 12, 2020November 12, 2020By Editor

Germany’s CureVac AG is about to launch third phase clinical trials of its coronavirus vaccine candidate, the company’s CEO, Franz-Werner Haas, said on Thursday. The jab could get final approval by September 2021. … Read More >German company says its Covid-19 vaccine could be ready for use by September 2021

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‘It’s about people’s lives’: Vaccines should not be politicized & Hungary will work with everyone on Covid-19, Hungarian FM to RT

Posted on November 12, 2020November 12, 2020By Editor

Political tensions should not affect international cooperation in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, particularly in the field of vaccination, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto told RT. … Read More >‘It’s about people’s lives’: Vaccines should not be politicized & Hungary will work with everyone on Covid-19, Hungarian FM to RT

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WATCH: Clashes during Poland’s Independence Day as marchers lob fireworks & police use rubber bullets

Posted on November 12, 2020November 12, 2020By Editor

Several thousand people reportedly gathered in Warsaw on Wednesday to mark Poland’s Independence Day, with clashes breaking out between some of those assembled and riot police. Several officers were injured, Warsaw police said. … Read More >WATCH: Clashes during Poland’s Independence Day as marchers lob fireworks & police use rubber bullets

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‘Safer world?’ Stoltenberg calls on international community to get rid of nukes, says NATO members should keep theirs for now

Posted on November 11, 2020November 11, 2020By Editor

he world should “urgently pursue nuclear disarmament,” NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said, while calling nukes a pillar of international peace and arguing it is not the time for the Alliance to forgo its arsenal. … Read More >‘Safer world?’ Stoltenberg calls on international community to get rid of nukes, says NATO members should keep theirs for now