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Moscow protest leader Navalny admitted to hospital in Berlin after being airlifted from Siberia

Posted on August 22, 2020August 22, 2020By Editor

Russia’s best known anti-corruption activist Alexey Navalny has been admitted to a hospital in Berlin shortly after he landed in Germany on Saturday morning. The Moscow protest leader remains in a medically-induced coma. … Read More >Moscow protest leader Navalny admitted to hospital in Berlin after being airlifted from Siberia

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Doctors block Navalny’s transfer to Germany amid confusion about whether Moscow protest leader was poisoned

Posted on August 22, 2020August 22, 2020By Editor

Medics treating Alexey Navalny have prevented his evacuation to Germany, saying his condition isn’t stable enough for the journey. Meanwhile, there were conflicting reports early on Friday as to whether the activist was poisoned. … Read More >Doctors block Navalny’s transfer to Germany amid confusion about whether Moscow protest leader was poisoned

World

Germany, France & UK REJECT US push to reinstate UN sanctions on Iran

Posted on August 21, 2020August 21, 2020By Editor

The US exited the Iran nuclear deal and therefore has no right to demand a ‘snap back’ of UN sanctions on Tehran, the foreign ministers of three European powers involved in the JCPOA said in response to Washington’s latest push. … Read More >Germany, France & UK REJECT US push to reinstate UN sanctions on Iran

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German NGO sends in ambulance plane to pick up ‘poisoned’ Kremlin critic Navalny at Pussy Riot co-founder’s request

Posted on August 21, 2020August 21, 2020By Editor

The Berlin-based Cinema for Peace Foundation has readied an ambulance aircraft, specialized for transporting coma patients, to pick up Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny to transfer him to Germany for treatment. … Read More >German NGO sends in ambulance plane to pick up ‘poisoned’ Kremlin critic Navalny at Pussy Riot co-founder’s request

EU

Germany records highest coronavirus daily toll since April

Posted on August 21, 2020August 21, 2020By Editor

Authorities in Germany recorded 1,707 new cases of the coronavirus in the past 24 hours. This is the highest daily toll since April. … Read More >Germany records highest coronavirus daily toll since April

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Germany’s Covid-19 immunization may launch at beginning of 2021 – if candidate vaccines clear final trials

Posted on August 20, 2020August 20, 2020By Editor

A German vaccines regulator says selected groups of people could be immunized against Covid-19 within six months. The prediction seems optimistic, however, as Berlin has cautioned that a cure shouldn’t be expected anytime soon. … Read More >Germany’s Covid-19 immunization may launch at beginning of 2021 – if candidate vaccines clear final trials

Washington wants to use ‘sanctions weapon’ against Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline – professor tells Boom Bust

Posted on August 20, 2020August 20, 2020By Editor

US lawmakers are ramping up threats against the construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline that will carry natural gas from Russia to Germany. … Read More >Washington wants to use ‘sanctions weapon’ against Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline – professor tells Boom Bust

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Berlin mulls taking US threats over Nord Stream 2 to UN – head of German Energy Committee to RT

Posted on August 18, 2020August 18, 2020By Editor

Germany is looking at bringing in the UN over Washington’s threats of sanctions against the Russian-led pipeline, saying the US pressure runs contrary to international law. … Read More >Berlin mulls taking US threats over Nord Stream 2 to UN – head of German Energy Committee to RT

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State Dept on Putin’s Iran Online Summit Proposal: UNSC Best Place to Discuss Arms Embargo

Posted on August 16, 2020August 16, 2020By Editor

The US considers the UN Security Council the best place to discuss the arms embargo against Tehran, a State Department spokesperson said, commenting on the proposal by Russian President Vladimir Putin to hold an online conference of leaders of the UNSC states … Read More >State Dept on Putin’s Iran Online Summit Proposal: UNSC Best Place to Discuss Arms Embargo

EU

Germany warns US against imposing sanctions on Nord Stream 2, says no country has right to ‘dictate’ its energy policy

Posted on August 12, 2020August 12, 2020By Editor

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has warned the United States not to interfere with the completion of the Russian-led Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project, stressing that Europe has the right to choose its own energy sources. … Read More >Germany warns US against imposing sanctions on Nord Stream 2, says no country has right to ‘dictate’ its energy policy