LYCHEN, Germany — There is perhaps no better sign that people are eager to move on from the coronavirus than the fact that this German lake district town is embroiled in a heated debate about nude swimming, and it has drawn national attention. The local council’s ban on naked swimming — and other activities such as naked yoga — has…
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France’s newly-appointed Prime Minister, Jean Castex, has vowed to be “intransigent” in defending France’s official secularism, promising to fight “radical Islamism in all its forms” as “an absolute priority”. Unveiling new government policy in Paris on Wednesday, Castex told the National Assembly that the French republic was being “shaken to its foundations” by “the coalition of its enemies – terrorists,…
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France will make the wearing of face masks compulsory in indoor public spaces from next week, the government said Thursday, as officials noted signs of an uptick in the coronavirus outbreak. Obligatory gear on collective transport until now, masks will also become mandatory in shops and other indoor places frequented by the public, Prime Minister Jean Castex said in the…
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Germany’s federal and regional governments on Thursday agreed on stricter lockdown measures in a bid to contain local outbreaks and ward off a second wave of COVID-19 infections. According to AFP, the new measures allow for a ban on travel “in and out of the affected areas” to limit the spread of the virus, according to an agreement adopted by…
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Danish media reported that Frederiksen, 42, married filmmaker and photographer Bo Tengberg, 55, Wednesday at the medieval Magleby Church on Moen island in southeastern Denmark. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has managed to get married after her wedding was postponed and then rescheduled due to a busy1st year in office that included the covid-19 pandamic. Danish media reported that Frederiksen,…
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he US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, will visit Copenhagen on July 22nd, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed. Pompeo will meet with Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and subsequently with Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod. “I look forward to welcoming my good colleague Mike Pompeo when, on one of his few trips at this unusual time, makes a stop in…
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The White House national security adviser says the US is very sympathetic to France in its dispute with Turkey over a naval standoff in the Mediterranean Sea between the two NATO allies. The White House national security adviser says the US is very sympathetic to France in its dispute with Turkey over a naval standoff in the Mediterranean Sea between…
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Russia is also hopeful that it will possibly be the first covid vaccine to be approved in the world The country aims to produce 20 crore doses of coronavirus vaccine this year Russia plans to produce 30 million doses of an experimental Coronavirus vaccine domestically this year, with the potential to manufacture a further 170 million doses abroad, the head of…
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The European Union has denounced the decision by China’s parliament to pass national security legislation for the former British colony of Hong Kong despite an international outcry. Sweden said on Monday it supported Franco-German efforts for a robust response to China’s new security law on Hong Kong, joining Denmark and the Netherlands in pushing the European Union to consider countermeasures on…
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Finland lifts on Monday restrictions on trips to almost 20 European countries imposed amid the coronavirus pandemic, the government reports. According to the government, the countries where it will be possible to travel without restrictions are Austria, Andorra, Belgium, Greece, Italy, Cyprus, Slovakia, Switzerland and others. The current epidemiological situation in these countries is the criterion for lifting restrictions –…
View More Finland reopens borders for trips to almost 20 European countries