Thu 20 January 2022: The French Senate has voted in favour of banning the wearing of hijabs in sports competitions, arguing that neutrality is a requirement on the field of play. The French upper legislative house voted late on Tuesday in favour of amending a proposed law stipulating that the wearing “of conspicuous religious symbols […]
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Wed 19 January 2022: Consumer prices rose in December as a result of higher energy costs, growing demand, and supply chain issues, sending the UK inflation rate to a 30-year high. On an annual basis, inflation jumped to 5.4 percent, the highest since March 1992, and up from 5.1 percent in November, which was also […]
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Wed 19 January 2022: In the midst of growing tensions with Russia, Germany restated its opposition to delivering arms to Ukraine on Wednesday. Steffen Hebestreit, a spokesman for the German government, said there had been no change in the administration’s position during a press conference in Berlin. “There will be no shipment of lethal weapons […]
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Wed 19 January 2022: As companies strive to cut expenses from the long-running pandemic, an increasing number of UK-based retailers are toughening their stance against unvaccinated employees who come into touch with infected people. Morrisons and its online rival Ocado, as well as apparel store Next and Swedish home furnishings giant IKEA, have all lowered […]
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Wed 19 January 2022: The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) said on Monday that ten countries’ law enforcement agencies had collaborated to shut down a VPN service named VPNLab.net that had been used by criminals to carry out cyber assaults. “This week, law enforcement authorities took action against the criminal misuse of […]
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Wed 19 January 2022: The White House warned Tuesday of an impending Russian strike on Ukraine, repeating a threat of severe economic consequences for Moscow if such an attack occurs. “We’re now at a stage where Russia could at any point launch an attack in Ukraine,” spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters at a news conference. […]
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Tue 18 January 2022: On Tuesday, Russia denied removing its diplomatic staff from Ukraine, a move that some have viewed as a prelude to an invasion. According to a statement on Telegram by Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova, the Russian Embassy in Kyiv and consulates in other locations are operating normally. “The Embassy and Consulates […]
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Tue 18 January 2022: According to a poll conducted by the Elabe firm for the BFMTV channel on Tuesday, French President Emmanuel Macron is likely to win re-election in April by 48 percent of respondents. By 14 percent of those polled, Republican candidate Valerie Pecresse and far-right National Rally party leader Marine Le Pen are […]
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Tue 18 January 2022: The military has been commissioned to take over operations in the English Channel as Boris Johnson attempts to save his job, reports The Times, following growing pressure on the prime minister to resign after revelations that he attended parties at Downing Street whilst the rest of the country was in lockdown. Under the […]
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Tue 18 January 2022: On Monday (January 17), UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres delivered a virtual presentation at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Davos Agenda 2022, emphasizing the need for immediate action to assist developing nations in the face of climate, coronavirus (COVID-19), and other problems. Guterres urged business leaders to support developing countries in the […]
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