Germany expands pensions to 6,500 Holocaust survivors who endured siege of Leningrad & others who lived in hiding
Germany has agreed to further compensate around 6,500 Holocaust survivors who suffered under the Nazi…More
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‘My shame, our shame’: Pope reacts to bombshell report of Catholic Church’s sexual abuse of thousands of children in France
Pope Francis has expressed shame on behalf of himself and the Roman Catholic Church over…More
Dutch court says government has right to demand ‘corona pass’ despite widespread protests
A Dutch court has given its backing to the government, dismissing a call to scrap…More
Abstinence & condoms? AI chatbot in Singapore dropped after giving strange advice about testing positive for Covid-19
Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) has taken down a chatbot tool after it dispensed a…More
Germany’s coalition talks: Greens favor ‘in-depth’ negotiations with SPD & FDP, but don’t reject Merkel’s bloc just yet
Germany’s Greens said they have so far found more common ground with the Social Democrats…More
Slovenian police deploy water cannon & tear gas against hundreds marching in protest of Covid restrictions before major EU summit
Police in Slovenia’s capital Ljubljana clashed with crowds demonstrating against Covid restrictions, deploying horse-mounted officers,…More
South Korea to start Covid-19 vaccination of pregnant women as part of push to inoculate 80% of adults by end of October
South Korea will open vaccination against Covid-19 for pregnant women this month as part of…More
Can he say it? Canada’s Trudeau confuses internet with newest acronym for sexual minorities: 2SLGBTQQIA+
Canada’s PM Justin Trudeau has sparked an online storm after he used an obscure acronym,…More
Mali summons French envoy after Macron says Malian govt. ‘isn’t even a government’ in a row over troops withdrawal
Mali has summoned its French ambassador following “unfriendly and derogatory” remarks by the French president,…More
Elite police unit deployed to French prison as inmate reportedly dubbed ‘monster of Colombes’ takes 2 guards hostage
A violent inmate has taken two guards hostage in a high-security prison in north-western France.…More