Tue 29 November 2022: Russia’s envoy has expressed Moscow’s strong dissatisfaction with the Vatican following Pope Francis’ latest condemnation of the “cruelty” of Russia’s actions in Ukraine, the RIA Novosti news agency reported. Francis had told the Jesuit magazine America in an interview: “When I speak about Ukraine, I speak about the cruelty because I […]
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Tue 29 November 2022: Microsoft is likely to offer remedies to EU antitrust regulators in the coming weeks to stave off formal objections to its $69-billion bid for “Call of Duty” maker Activision Blizzard, people familiar with the matter said. The deadline for the European Commission, which is investigating the deal, to set out a […]
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Tue 29 November 2022: British business minister Grant Shapps said on Monday there was no excuse for media covering protests to be beaten by police, after the BBC said Chinese police had assaulted and detained one of its journalists in Shanghai. “There can be absolutely no excuse whatsoever for journalists who are simply covering the protests going on, for being beaten by […]
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Mon 28 November 2022: Top global media organizations have urged the US to drop its prosecution of Julian Assange, claiming that the US indictment of the Wikileaks founder threatens free expression and press freedom. Five major news organizations issued an open letter on Monday condemning the US prosecution of Assange, who is wanted on 18 […]
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Mon 28 November 2022: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has increased the threat from weapons of mass destruction, including chemical munitions, the head of the world’s toxic arms watchdog says. The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons is closely monitoring the situation in Ukraine, its chief, Fernando Arias, said at the regulator’s annual meeting. “The […]
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Mon 28 November 2022: The UK government has been heavily chastised for spending £1.3 million ($1.5 million) of taxpayers’ money on a bronze sculpture by a well-known English artist. The statue was then delivered to No. 10 Downing Street and placed in the garden of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s new residence. The Sun reported that […]
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Mon 28 November 2022: In response to Germany’s World Cup protest, Qatari soccer supporters on Sunday covered their mouths while brandishing posters of former Germany star Mesut zil during the game against Spain. The Qatari fans in the stands hit back at Germany by holding photos of former German international Mesut Özil. The photos were […]
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Mon 28 November 2022: France is facing a pharmacist shortage and is urgently seeking 15,000 new recruits, according to the head of the country’s pharmacy federation on Sunday. The alarm was sounded by Philippe Besset, president of the Fédération des Syndicats Pharmaceutiques de France (FSPF), France’s pharmacist union, who took to French radio Franceinfo to […]
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Mon 28 November 2022: The United States and Russia are negotiating the release of basketball player Brittney Griner and former marine Paul Whelan through special channels, according to a senior U.S. diplomat quoted by RIA Novosti on Monday, According to Elizabeth Rood, charge d’affaires of the American embassy in Moscow, although the United States had […]
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Sun 27 November 2022: The global tourism industry is on track to reach 65 per cent of pre-pandemic levels of international visitors by the end of this year as the sector, led by Europe, recovers from the worst crisis in its history. The industry could bring in $1.2 trillion to $1.3 trillion in tourism revenue […]
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