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‘A real rampage’: Rioters attack police and smash shops in Stuttgart, Germany (VIDEOS)

Posted on June 21, 2020June 21, 2020By Editor

More than a dozen police officers were injured overnight after a riot broke out in the middle of the southwestern German city of Stuttgart. Shops were damaged and looted in the city center. … Read More >‘A real rampage’: Rioters attack police and smash shops in Stuttgart, Germany (VIDEOS)

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Extinction rebellion activists hose business association HQ with FAKE BLOOD to denounce ‘cynical lobbyists’

Posted on June 20, 2020June 20, 2020By Editor

The French branch of the climate change movement Extinction Rebellion (XR) used a hose to spray fake blood on the facade of the office of the biggest employers’ organization in the country, accusing them of cynicism. … Read More >Extinction rebellion activists hose business association HQ with FAKE BLOOD to denounce ‘cynical lobbyists’

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EU Parliament meddles into US affairs as it condemns Trump’s response to protests and declares ‘BLACK LIVES MATTER’

Posted on June 19, 2020June 19, 2020By Editor

A lengthy resolution by the European Union legislators denounced US President Donald Trump for wanting to use force against rioters and condemned the “appalling death of George Floyd” and arrests of journalists. … Read More >EU Parliament meddles into US affairs as it condemns Trump’s response to protests and declares ‘BLACK LIVES MATTER’

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Scientists Find Traces of SARS-CoV-2 in Italian Wastewater Predating 2019 Wuhan Outbreak

Posted on June 19, 2020June 19, 2020By Editor

A sewage wastewater study conducted by the Italian National Institute of Health (ISS) has examined 40 samples and determined that traces of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, were present in water samples dating back to mid-December. … Read More >Scientists Find Traces of SARS-CoV-2 in Italian Wastewater Predating 2019 Wuhan Outbreak

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EU’s top court slaps down Hungarian law on NGO transparency imposed amid Budapest feud with Soros over ‘political meddling’

Posted on June 19, 2020June 19, 2020By Editor

A 2017 Hungarian law on the transparency of foreign funding for NGOs, imposed in response to what Budapest called meddling by billionaire George Soros, violates EU laws, the union’s top court has ruled. … Read More >EU’s top court slaps down Hungarian law on NGO transparency imposed amid Budapest feud with Soros over ‘political meddling’

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German prosecutor charges Russian man in Berlin with contract hit on former leader of Chechen insurgency, links affair to Moscow

Posted on June 19, 2020June 19, 2020By Editor

A German prosecutor has accused an official Russian entity of hiring an assassin to kill a former Chechen insurgent leader in Berlin. Moscow denies any ties to the murder, saying the victim was a terrorist who had many enemies. … Read More >German prosecutor charges Russian man in Berlin with contract hit on former leader of Chechen insurgency, links affair to Moscow

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‘Unacceptable threat’ and ‘provocation’: European nations fume after US pulls out of talks on global digital tax

Posted on June 19, 2020June 19, 2020By Editor

European nations have blasted Washington’s decision to pull out of talks on a major overhaul to the taxing of digital giants, which currently move profits into low-tax havens from the places where those profits are actually made. … Read More >‘Unacceptable threat’ and ‘provocation’: European nations fume after US pulls out of talks on global digital tax

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The king is dead! Long live… Greta? Swedish former mayor calls for replacement of Charles XII statue with one of Thunberg

Posted on June 18, 2020June 18, 2020By Editor

An ex-mayor of a Swedish municipality took some heat online for suggesting that a statue of King Charles XII be pulled down, and a sculpture of Greta Thunberg or the late UN head, Dag Hammarskjold, be installed instead. … Read More >The king is dead! Long live… Greta? Swedish former mayor calls for replacement of Charles XII statue with one of Thunberg

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Operation In(ter)ception: Hackers are targeting European aerospace and military companies, tech security experts warn

Posted on June 18, 2020June 18, 2020By Editor

Cybersecurity experts have uncovered highly targeted malware attacks against aerospace and military companies in Europe and the Middle East, highlighting how effective spear phishing can be when targeting individuals. … Read More >Operation In(ter)ception: Hackers are targeting European aerospace and military companies, tech security experts warn

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At least 3,000 children fell victim to sex abuse at hands of French Catholic Church

Posted on June 18, 2020June 18, 2020By Editor

The president of a commission set up to investigate child abuse in the French Catholic Church has revealed that at least 3,000 children have fallen victim to sex abuse by clergy and other church officials. … Read More >At least 3,000 children fell victim to sex abuse at hands of French Catholic Church