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Germany looks forward to get EU approval for AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on Friday

Ren Leen January 25, 2021

BERLIN (GERMANY) – The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is looking forward to getting approval for the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University on Friday, a spokesman of German’s health ministry said. EU officials are likely to request clarification from

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Dutch police detain alleged Asian drug syndicate kingpin

Editorial Bureau January 25, 2021

AMSTERDAM/SYDNEY (NETHERLANDS/AUSTRALIA) – Dutch police have arrested the alleged leader of a large Asian drug syndicate, listed as one of the world’s most-wanted fugitives and has been compared to Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. Tse Chi Lop is expected to be extradited after appearing before a judge, Aling said, It was also adding […]

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Dutch PM slams lockdown riots, calls it ‘criminal violence’

Editorial Bureau January 25, 2021

AMSTERDAM (NETHERLANDS) – Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Monday condemned riots across the country this weekend, when demonstrators took to protests and attacked police, setting fires and raising voices against a night-time curfew to slow the spread of the coronavirus, Mark Rutte called them “criminal violence”. The police said hundreds of people had

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France’s Macron: moves are on to better control COVID pandemic in Europe

Editorial Bureau January 25, 2021

PARIS (FRANCE) – French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that Europe as a whole was moving towards getting better control to curb the COVID-19 pandemic. Macron told the “Choose France” investment summit, “Everywhere in Europe, we are moving in the coming weeks in order to adapt our strategy to better control the pandemic.”

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Germany says Russia must release peaceful demonstrators immediately

Ren Leen January 25, 2021

BERLIN (GERMANY) – Germany on Monday called for the immediate release of peaceful demonstrators arrested on Saturday in Russia during rallies, supporting Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said ahead of a meeting with his European Union counterparts in Brussels, “The Russian constitution gives everybody in Russia the right to express

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Spain’s Health Minister steps down to contest in regional Catalan elections

Editorial Bureau January 25, 2021

MADRID (SPAIN – Spanish Health Minister Salvador Illa will leave his job on Tuesday to contest in the regional Catalan elections scheduled on February 14, the Prime Minister’s office said on Monday in a statement. The statement said, “Salvador Illa starts today his last 24 hours at the helm of the ministry. Tomorrow Tuesday will […]

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Head of French health regulatory body says COVID situation is worrisome

Editorial Bureau January 25, 2021

PARIS (FRANCE) – The head of the country’s Haute Autorite de Sante (HAS) health regulator told France Inter radio on Monday that the COVID-19 situation in France is worrying, as President Emmanuel Macron’s government is mulling over a new lockdown. France has the world’s seventh-highest COVID-19 death toll, and has so far witnessed more than […]

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Italy’s prime minister close to stepping down, aims at form new government – papers

Editorial Bureau January 25, 2021

ROME (ITALY) – Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte is close to stepping down and to later form a new government, which can count on a wider majority, national dailies reported on Monday. According to the La Repubblica newspaper, Conte said, “My aim is to find an agreement that gives a clear political perspective to the […]

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Dutch police arrest 240 nationwide amid violence in anti-lockdown protests

Editorial Bureau January 25, 2021

AMSTERDAM (NETHERLANDS) – Rioters were seen looting stores, set ablaze and had a clash with police in several Dutch cities on Sunday, which resulted in the arrest of more than 240 arrests, police and Dutch media reported. The series of events leading to unrest occurred on the second day of new, tougher coronavirus restrictions, which […]

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Mexican president’s health woes in the past throw light on the need for COVID-19 diagnosis

Editorial Bureau January 25, 2021

MEXICO CITY (MEXICO) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has had a history of heart problems and high blood pressure, which will make it a daunting task for doctors to combat the COVID-19 infection likely to weaken the strong role he has taken in public life. The 67-year-old, who was a heavy smoker until […]