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Austrian high school on LOCKDOWN amid fears teacher is infected with coronavirus

Posted on February 26, 2020February 26, 2020By Editor

Students at a school in Vienna, Austria have been barred from leaving the building after one of their instructors was flagged as potentially carrying the deadly coronavirus, currently spreading across the globe. … Read More >Austrian high school on LOCKDOWN amid fears teacher is infected with coronavirus

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WATCH: Fight breaks out in Italian supermarket as coronavirus fears reach fever pitch

Posted on February 25, 2020February 25, 2020By Editor

Fears are running high in Italy’s Lombardy region after authorities confirmed the seventh coronavirus death on Monday. The rush to stock up on essential goods has led to tensions spilling over into violence in supermarkets. … Read More >WATCH: Fight breaks out in Italian supermarket as coronavirus fears reach fever pitch

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‘Chaotic Demoralized Union’: Merkel’s CDU laments ‘bitter day’ after losing big in Hamburg state election

Posted on February 24, 2020February 24, 2020By Editor

Leadership chaos and the recent scandal in Thuringia – where the CDU sided with the tabooed AfD – led voters to punish the chancellor’s party in Germany’s second-largest city, its top-tier members and opponents believe. … Read More >‘Chaotic Demoralized Union’: Merkel’s CDU laments ‘bitter day’ after losing big in Hamburg state election

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Shops stripped bare in scenes reminiscent of ‘zombie apocalypse’ as coronavirus fears sweep Italy

Posted on February 24, 2020February 24, 2020By Editor

Driven by fears of the rapidly-spreading coronavirus, Italians in the Lombardy region have begun stockpiling food and basic necessities, leaving shops in a post-apocalyptic-looking state. … Read More >Shops stripped bare in scenes reminiscent of ‘zombie apocalypse’ as coronavirus fears sweep Italy

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‘Anti-doping officer personally initiated police raid without IBU authorization’ – Russian biathlon head Vladimir Drachev

Posted on February 23, 2020February 23, 2020By Editor

The head of the Russian Biathlon Union (RBU) Vladimir Drachev revealed that a shocking police raid on Russian biathletes was initiated by IBU interim Anti-Doping Manager Sarah Fussek-Hakkarainen who personally signed the inquiry. … Read More >‘Anti-doping officer personally initiated police raid without IBU authorization’ – Russian biathlon head Vladimir Drachev

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‘Extremely concerning’: Russia’s Olympic Committee and diplomats file complaints over police raid on biathletes in Italy

Posted on February 23, 2020February 23, 2020By Editor

Moscow diplomats and sporting officials have urged Italy to explain why its police barged into the rooms of Russian biathletes mere hours before a world championship event. … Read More >‘Extremely concerning’: Russia’s Olympic Committee and diplomats file complaints over police raid on biathletes in Italy

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‘They took our rifles as if we were dangerous criminals’: Russian biathlete Loginov on Italian police raid

Posted on February 23, 2020February 23, 2020By Editor

Russian biathlete Alexander Loginov, who was subjected to a search by Italian police on Saturday, said that officers broke into their hotel room early in the morning while he was sleeping and confiscated his rifle. … Read More >‘They took our rifles as if we were dangerous criminals’: Russian biathlete Loginov on Italian police raid

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No lawyer, no sleep, not even badges – Loginov’s teammate Garanichev describes early morning police raid ahead of relay race

Posted on February 23, 2020February 23, 2020By Editor

Italian authorities took three days to act on a request to probe the Russian biathlon team over suspicions of doping, and the way they did it – on the day of a major race – was very disruptive, Loginov’s roommate Garanichev said. … Read More >No lawyer, no sleep, not even badges – Loginov’s teammate Garanichev describes early morning police raid ahead of relay race

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EU poised to create massive transatlantic facial-recognition database, link with US

Posted on February 22, 2020February 22, 2020By Editor

The EU is laying the groundwork for a massive international facial recognition database that may someday hook into the one maintained by the US, according to leaked internal documents. … Read More >EU poised to create massive transatlantic facial-recognition database, link with US

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German police raid Hanau shooting suspect’s home, discover him ‘dead with another body nearby’

Posted on February 20, 2020February 20, 2020By Editor

The suspect behind a shooting rampage that killed nine people in Germany has been found dead in his home, along with the body of another person, according to police. The circumstances of his death remain unclear. … Read More >German police raid Hanau shooting suspect’s home, discover him ‘dead with another body nearby’