East European leaders urge EU nations to increase birth rate to prevent ‘extinction of Europe’, saying immigration not the answer
The leaders of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Serbia and Slovenia signed a joint statement…More
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Lebanon at risk of complete blackout by end of September, Beirut’s electricity company warns
Lebanon’s state electricity company has said that the country is at “high” risk of being…More
Taiwan mounts urgent response after 19 Chinese PLA jets, including two nuclear-capable bombers, enter its air defense zone
Taiwan’s air force rushed to warn off a fleet of jets belonging to China’s People’s…More
Court case filed against French customs after officials refuse to disclose records of arms exports
Amnesty International France and the European Centre for Constitutional and Human Rights have jointly filed…More
Australia denies it recommitted to French submarine program just hours before AUKUS pact announcement
The Australian government has dismissed a French minister’s claims that Canberra had recommitted to the…More
Covid-19 pandemic will be over in a year, Moderna chief executive says
The CEO of US pharma giant Moderna, Stephane Bancel, has come up with a reassuring…More
First region in Poland abandons anti-LGBT resolution over threats of losing EU funds
A region in southern Poland has revoked a controversial anti-LGBT resolution over fears of losing…More
Melbourne, reeling from protests against Covid-19 restrictions, sets new world record for longest lockdown
Rattled by a wave of violent anti-lockdown protests, Australia’s second-largest city has hit a grim…More
‘No one is safe’: Actor Johnny Depp calls for revolt against cancel culture, warns that ‘it takes one sentence’ to destroy someone
Hollywood star Johnny Depp has railed against “cancel culture,” warning that the phenomenon has gone…More
Covid-19 appeared in the US before Wuhan, Chinese scientists claim in new research paper
Using mathematical models, a quartet of Chinese scientists has argued that the first case of…More