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EU proposes 10th sanctions package against Russia

February 16, 2023

This undated photo shows European Union flags in front of EU headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. The European Commission proposed a tenth package of sanctions against Russia and Iranian drone suppliers, and banning Moscow from acquiring advanced technology, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Feb 15, 2023. (PHOTO /...

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EU debates trade curbs worth $11.8b in new Russia sanctions

February 16, 2023

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a debate on the results of the conflict in Ukraine, as part of a plenary session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, on Feb 15, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) BRUSSELS - Representatives of the 27 European Union countries meet...

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France moves to block access to pornography sites for minors

February 7, 2023

This photo taken in Toulouse, southern France, shows screens displaying an age restriction warning sign and the logos of the pornographic sites Pornhub (right) and Xhamster (left), on May 24, 2022. PARIS - France will present this week a digital-certification mechanism to oblige pornography websites to effectively control the age...

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Greek govt survives motion of censure over wiretapping affair

January 28, 2023

Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis speaks during a parliament debate in Athens, Aug 26, 2020. (PHOTO / AP) ATHENS - A motion of censure against the Greek government over allegations of extensive wiretapping was outvoted on Friday, Greek national broadcaster ERT has reported. The motion was tabled by the main...

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Protests in Stockholm draw condemnation from Türkiye

January 22, 2023

Protesters demonstrate in front of the Consulate General of Sweden after Rasmus Paludan, leader of Danish far-right political party Hard Line and who also has Swedish citizenship burned a copy of the Koran near the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm, in Istanbul, Turkey, on Jan 21, 2023. (YASIN AKGUL / AFP)...

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Russia opens criminal case against US citizen over espionage

January 20, 2023

This Sept 6, 2022 photo shows the city view of Vladivostok, Russia. (ALEXANDER ZEMLIANICHENKO JR / XINHUA) MOSCOW — The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said Thursday it had initiated a criminal case against a US citizen over espionage. "The Russian Federal Security Service initiated a criminal case against a...

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Spain’s court drops sedition charges against separatist leader

January 13, 2023

Member of European Parliament and outgoing Junts per Catalunya party president Carles Puigdemont applauds with supporters during the Catalan seperatist party Junts per Catalunya (Together for Catalonia) congress in Argeles-sur-Mer, southern France, on June 4, 2022. (RAYMOND ROIG / AFP) MADRID – Spain's Supreme Court on Thursday dropped sedition charges...

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Ex-Liberian rebel seeks to overturn Swiss war crimes ruling

January 11, 2023

The building of the Swiss Federal Criminal Court is seen in Bellinzona, southern Switzerland, on March 7, 2022. (FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP) BELLINZONA, Switzerland - A Liberian man convicted of 22 counts of war crimes including rape, murder and an act of cannibalism is seeking to overturn the judgment at...

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Prosecutor fired, banks seek to quash women cases in Epstein scandal

January 4, 2023

The top prosecutor in the US Virgin Islands has been fired less than a week after she filed a lawsuit accusing JPMorgan Chase of ignoring Jeffrey Epstein's sex-trafficking operation. Attorney General Denise George filed the lawsuit in Manhattan on Dec 27 alleging that the New York-headquartered financial services giant "provided...

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Ukrainian strike kills 63 Russian servicemen

January 3, 2023

Local residents carry their belongings as they leave their home ruined in a rocket attack in Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine on Jan 1, 2023. (ANDRIY ANDRIYENKO / AP) MOSCOW/KYIV/TEHRAN - Ukrainian troops fired rockets on the temporary deployment facility of the Russian troops in the city of Makiivka in Donetsk, killing at least...

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Moscow: West using Ukraine to launch cyberwar against Russia

December 29, 2022

A local resident, living in a modular town after her house has been destroyed, sits in a tent for warmth, in Borodyanka, near Kiev on Dec 4, 2022. (DIMITAR DILKOFF / AFP) MOSCOW/KIEV - The West has been using Ukraine as a launchpad to carry out cyberattacks against Russia and test...

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EU leaders greenlight 9th sanctions package against Russia

December 16, 2022

Flags of the European Union flutter in front of the headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, on March 10, 2021. (ARMANDO BABANI / AFP) BRUSSELS - European leaders on Thursday gave their seal of approval to the ninth package of sanctions against Russia following...

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EU new sanctions target Russia’s armed forces, drone supply

December 8, 2022

A man walks along a bridge over the Moskva river in front of the Kremlin's Spasskaya tower in downtown Moscow on Sept 29, 2022. (YURI KADOBNOV / AFP) BRUSSELS - The European Commission on Wednesday proposed the ninth package of sanctions against Russia that will include almost 200 individuals and...

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EU regulator backs new COVID shots for primary vaccination

December 7, 2022

European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, Sept 28, 2022. (YVES HERMAN / REUTERS) MOSCOW / LONDON / LOS ANGELES – The European Medicines Agency said on Tuesday its emergency task force has concluded that messenger RNA bivalent COVID-19 vaccines, targeting the original strain and...

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El Salvador deploys 10k troops against gangs in capital suburb

December 4, 2022

Soldiers stand guard during an operation against gang members in Soyapango, El Salvador, on December 3, 2022. (MARVIN RECINOS / AFP) SAN SALVADOR - El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced Saturday the deployment of 10,000 security forces to a suburb of San Salvador known to be a stronghold for gangs....

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Peru: Third impeachment bid against Castillo launched

November 30, 2022

Hand out photo released by the Peruvian Presidency press office of President Pedro Castillo, announcing in a televised statement his decision to "reshuffle" his ministerial cabinet in Lima on Feb 4, 2022. (ALDAIR MEJIA / PERUVIAN PRESIDENCY / AFP) LIMA — Peru opposition legislators on Tuesday presented another impeachment motion...

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EU govt warns of COVID rise in winter, urges booster shots

November 25, 2022

An elderly man sits at the "Viktualienmarkt" daily food market, during the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Munich, Germany, March 18, 2020. (ANDREAS GEBERT / REUTERS) COPENHAGEN / MOSCOW / THE HAGUE – The EU's medicines regulator on Thursday urged Europe to prepare for a new wave of...

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Mexico’s pres dismisses protest against electoral overhaul

November 15, 2022

An areal view shows people protesting against the electoral reform proposed by Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and in support of the National Electoral Institute (INE), in Monterrey, Mexico, November 13, 2022. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril/File Photo MEXICO CITY — Mexico's president on Monday shrugged off a major demonstration against his...

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Moderna’s Omicron shots better against virus than original jab

November 15, 2022

This photo shows a vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, Bivalent, at AltaMed Medical clinic in Los Angeles, California, on Oct 6, 2022. (RINGO CHIU / AFP) MOSCOW - Moderna Inc said on Monday its Omicron-tailored vaccines produced a better immune response against the BA.4/5 sub variants in a mid-to-late...

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US FDA panel votes against Veru’s COVID-19 pill

November 10, 2022

Signage is seen outside of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in White Oak, Maryland, US, Aug 29, 2020. (ANDREW KELLY / REUTERS) NEW YORK / LONDON / MOSCOW – A panel of outside advisers to the US health regulator on Wednesday voted against authorizing Veru Inc's drug for treating high-risk patients hospitalized...