Europe
Covid-19 and repression in Turkey
SEBNEM KORUR FINCANCI, a forensic physician, and many other doctors had long insisted there was something dodgy about Turkey’s covid-19...
Russia to Exit Open Skies Treaty, Escalating Military Rivalry With U.S.
Another complicating factor is that key members of Mr. Biden’s cabinet may not yet be confirmed by the Senate in...
Heathrow Airport gives all clear after responding to ‘suspect item’ | DW | 15.01.2021
An unknown object prompted Heathrow Airport to deploy security teams to Terminal 2 on Friday. The officials also halted check-ins...
More than 100 arrested after protests over a Black man’s death in police custody
The Brussels prosecutor's office said Wednesday it had opened an investigation into "involuntary manslaughter" after a 23-year-old Black man lost...
Watch live: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo holds a press briefing on Covid pandemic
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Dutch Rutte government resigns over child welfare fraud scandal
Rutte: Cabinet decision to resign 'unavoidable'Mark Rutte's government has stepped down after thousands of families were wrongly accused of child...
OneWeb secures new funding from SoftBank to help it take on Elon Musk’s Starlink
A Soyuz-2.1b rocket booster blasts off from a launch pad of Vostochny Cosmodrome carrying 36 OneWeb satellites to orbit in...
British conductor Simon Rattle applies for German citizenship | DW | 15.01.2021
British conductor Simon Rattle, a staunch critic of Brexit, on Friday made public that he has applied for German citizenship....
Villarejo: The rise and fall of the Spanish state’s secret fixer
An undercover policeman now facing trial amassed a hoard of Spanish state secrets. Source
Madrid Mayor Says Snowstorm Caused Nearly $2 Billion in Damage
MADRID — Madrid’s mayor on Thursday called on the central government to declare Spain’s capital a disaster zone, warning that...
German chancellor race: The men vying for Merkel’s job
By Jenny HillBBC Berlin correspondentimage copyrightEPAimage captionFrom L-R: Friedrich Merz, Armin Laschet and Norbert Röttgen are rivals to run Mrs...
“ZeroCovid” campaigners urge Europe-wide shutdown | DW | 14.01.2021
A petition to impose a hard lockdown across Europe gained rapid momentum on Thursday. The "ZeroCovid" petition, launched in Berlin...
Fact check: As Wikipedia turns 20, how credible is it? | DW | 14.01.2021
Wikipedia, which has been referred to as a world treasure, turns 20 on Friday. According to research conducted over the years — including...
A Raven Queen Vanishes, and Britain Checks a Prophecy
LONDON — They flap and lollop and squawk and scavenge. They hold the future of the realm, some say, in...
Siegfried Fischbacher: Member of magic duo Siegfried & Roy dies aged 81
Illusionist Siegfried Fischbacher and partner Roy Horn were an institution in Las Vegas and beyond. Source
What we know about the spread of Covid among children — and whether shutting schools reduces the risk
Coronavirus, children and schools: A guide on what we know so farSearch quotes, news & videos Source
Elon Musk’s SpaceX starts testing Starlink broadband service in the English countryside
Elon Musk, CEO of Space Exploration Technologies Corp.Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesLONDON — SpaceX's satellite broadband service...
Many Migrants Still Stranded in Bosnia as Freezing Cold Sets In
Hundreds of migrants have slept in the open or in abandoned buildings in freezing temperatures this month as snow has...
Qatar Financial Centre wants to attract $25 billion of foreign investments by 2022 as Gulf rift ends
Qatar Financial Centre is seeking to attract $25 billion of foreign direct investment inflows by 2022, its CEO Yousuf Al-Jaida...
