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Thai protesters challenge monarchy as huge protests escalate

Openly challenging the monarchy of Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn, thousands of protesters marched in Bangkok on Sunday to present demands that include a call for reforms to curb his powers.…

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CD eNews, CoronavirusCoronavirus, vaccine

Only one in 10 to be protected from COVID-19 in first year of vaccine use

Sky News on Sunday reported that just one in 10 of the world's population is likely to be protected against COVID-19 in the first year of a vaccine being made…

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CD eNews, NewsBuzzfeed News, ICIJ, OCCRP FinCENfiles

ICIJ leak: Global banks allowed criminals to move dirty money around the world – UPDATED

What is deemed to be an “explosive international financial investigation of historic scale” led by BuzzFeed News and ICIJ was released this evening. BBC reports “Leaked documents involving about $2tn…

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Malta, Malta24Coronavirus

Malta-24 News Briefing – Sunday 20th September 2020

Update 1600 - News Portal Review TVM says 32 new cases of Covid-19 have been identified in Malta over the past 24 hours after 2,196 swab tests were carried out.…

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CD eNews, Election Watch, ItalyElection Watch, Italy

UPDATED: Italy votes on cutting number of MPs

On Sunday and Monday Italians will vote in a referendum on whether to approve a constitutional law that amends the Italian Constitution to reduce the number of MPs in parliament,…

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CD eNews, USAUSA, White House

Envelope with deadly poison ricin addressed to White House intercepted

An envelope addressed to the White House and intercepted by U.S. authorities contained a substance identified as ricin, a deadly poison that appeared to have been sent from Canada, the…

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CD eNews, Coronavirus, USAAstraZeneca, Coronavirus, USA, vaccine

AstraZeneca says COVID-19 vaccine trial in U.S still on hold

AstraZeneca Plc said that its COVID-19 vaccine trial in the United States is still on hold. AstraZeneca on Saturday published a document describing details of how the COVID-19 vaccine trial…

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CD eNews, GreeceGreece, Weather

Two dead as destructive storm hits central Greece

Two people have died as a hurricane-like storm pounded central Greece, flooding streets and homes, the authorities said. Cyclone Ianos, known as a medicane (Mediterranean hurricane), uprooted trees and caused…

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CD eNews, Coronavirus, ItalyCoronavirus, Italy

Italy’s situation is gradually deteriorating – Higher Health Institute

The Higher Health Institute said Friday that it has observed "a slow, gradual deterioration in the SARS-Cov-2 epidemic" in Italy in its weekly monitoring report on the coronavirus. It added,…

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CDE News Views – This Day in Photos

Today's salient news in pictures as taken by the pool of photographers of EPA/EFE for CDE News. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis speaks with pupils during the beginning of the…

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Malta, Malta24, NewsMalta, Politics

Malta-24 News Briefing – Saturday 19th September 2020

Updated 1745 - News Portal Reviews TVM says 65 new cases of Covid-19 have been identified in Malta over the past 24 hours after 2,922 swab tests were carried out.…

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CD eNews, News, RussiaNavalny, Russia

Navalny posts ‘recovery’ update

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny was seen walking down the stairs in a photo posted on his Instagram feed on Saturday, five days after a Berlin hospital…

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CD eNews, VaticanCorruption, Vatican

Vatican signs new MOU to fight corruption

The Prefect of the Vatican Secretariat for the Economy, Fr Juan Antonio Guerrero, and the Auditor General ad interim, Alessandro Cassinis Righini, signed on Friday a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) regarding…

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CD eNews, USARBG, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, USA

In pictures: Mourners honour Ginsburg on U.S. Supreme Court steps

On a cool night in a heated political year in Washington, several hundred people clutching candles, flowers and signs quietly gathered on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court to…

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CD eNews, ThailandProtests, Thailand

Thai protesters rally for big anti-government demonstration

Protesters rallied in Bangkok on Saturday for what organisers hope will be the biggest demonstration in years to demand the removal of former junta leader and now military-backed Prime Minister…

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CD Covid-19, Coronavirus, UKCoronavirus, UK

Johnson declares ‘second wave’ of Covid-19 in UK

Boris Johnson has said the long-feared second wave of the pandemic has arrived in the UK, with new cases of coronavirus in England estimated to have doubled over the past…

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CD Sport, Football, NewsBundesliga, Football

Bayern registers biggest opening victory in 8-0 win against Schalke 04

Treble winners Bayern Munich crushed Schalke 04 8-0 with a hat-trick from Serge Gnabry and a superb debut from Leroy Sane on Friday as they made a sensational start to…

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CD eNews, ItalyItaly

Salvini eyes electoral coup in Italy’s Tuscany

Italy's far-right League leader Matteo Salvini staged rallies across Tuscany on Friday, looking to pull off a potentially stunning electoral victory against the left in the picturesque region. Seven regions…

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CD eNews, USA

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg dies at age 87 from pancreatic cancer

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a stalwart liberal on the U.S. Supreme Court since 1993, died on Friday at age 87, the court said, giving President Donald Trump a chance to expand its conservative…

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CD Covid-19, EuropaCoronavirus

From Greece to Denmark, Europe taking action to curb surging rise in coronavirus infections and deaths

European nations from Denmark in the north to Greece in the south announced new restrictions on Friday to curb surging coronavirus infections in some of their largest cities, and Britain…

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CD eNews, France, LebanonLebanon

Form government without delay, France tells Lebanese politicians

France's foreign ministry said on Friday that Lebanon's political forces need to assume their responsibilities and immediately form a government under the auspices of Prime Minister Mustapha Adib. "As Lebanon…

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CD EU, Comuniq.EUEuropean Commission, Racism

EU plans to crack down on racism

The European Commission pledged on Friday to take tougher action against member states failing to fully implement EU anti-racism laws, in a move reflecting global outrage at police violence against…

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Belarus, CD eNews, Comuniq.EUBelarus, EU

EU set to miss Monday’s deadline for sanctions on Belarus

The European Union is likely to miss its own Monday deadline for imposing sanctions on Belarus, three diplomatic sources told Reuters, stalled by a lack of unanimity among member states…

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CD Covid-19, FranceCoronavirus, France

France reports record 13,215 new cases

France reported 13,215 new confirmed coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, a new record since the start of the epidemic, while the daily death toll jumped to a four-month…

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CD EU, Comuniq.eu Covid, CoronavirusWHO

EU seals second COVID-19 vaccine deal as WHO scheme deadline looms

The European Union has agreed to buy a potential COVID-19 vaccine from Sanofi and GSK in its second such deal to secure supplies, as a deadline for joining the World Health Organization's (WHO) vaccine purchase programme looms. The deal will see the French and British…

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CD eNews, NewsNews, Photo Journalism

CDE News Views – This Day in Photos

Today's salient news in pictures as taken by the pool of photographers of EPA/EFE for CDE News. EPA-EFE/Martin Meissner / POOL EPA-EFE/VASSIL DONEVEPA-EFE/AIDAN CRAWLEY EPA-EFE/AIDAN CRAWLEY NHS staff at a…

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CD eNews, LibyaLibya, Turkey

Erdogan upset by al-Sarraj declared resignation

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that Turkey was upset by news that Libya's internationally recognised Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj wants to quit by the end of October. Sarraj announced…

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Belarus, CD eNewsBelarus, United Nations

U.N. investigator on Belarus warns of ‘another Iron curtain’

A U.N. investigator warned of the possibility of "another Iron curtain" descending in Europe during an urgent debate on the human rights situation in Belarus in Geneva on Friday. The…

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CD eNews, Greece, TurkeyGreece, Turkey

Turkey pulls back survey vessel to allow for diplomacy with Greece – Erdogan

Turkey pulled back its Oruc Reis seismic survey vessel from the eastern Mediterranean to allow for diplomacy with Greece, but this not mean Turkish operations in the region are finished,…

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CD eNews, LibyaKhalifa Haftar, Libya

Oil production in Eastern Libya to resume as Haftar announces lifting of blockade

Eastern Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar said in a broadcast on Friday that his forces had decided to resume oil production after having blockaded export facilities since January, without giving further…

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Belarus, CD eNews, Election WatchBelarus, OSCE

Seventeen OSCE members appoint experts to investigate Belarus election

Seventeen members of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) have appointed an independent team of experts to investigate alleged rights violations in Belarus' August presidential election, Denmark…

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Malta, Malta24Malta

Malta-24 – News Briefing Updated

Updated 1745 - News Portal Review TVM says the health authorities have confirmed that 39 new cases of Coronavirus have been identified in Malta over the past 24 hours after…

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Brexit, CD EUEU, Ursula von der Leyen

Ursula Von der Leyen ‘convinced’ EU and UK can still reach trade deal

The president of the European Commission on Thursday said she was convinced a trade deal with the UK was still possible despite the “distraction” caused by Boris Johnson’s move to…

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CD eNews, Election Watch, USADonald Trump, USA

Trump will deliver UN speech next week from White House

U.S. President Donald Trump will not travel to New York on Tuesday for his speech to the United Nations General Assembly, but will deliver the address from the White House,…

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CD eNews, European CommissionItaly, Migration, SOTEU

Conte welcomes von der Leyen’s announcement on Dublin Regulation overhaul

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Thursday welcomed European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's announcement that the Dublin Regulation, whereby migrants must register in the EU country they arrive,…

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CD Sport, Europa League, NewsUEFA Europa Leaguge

AC Milan, Floriana, Rangers and Tottenham reach third qualifying round of Europa League

Floriana rewrote the clubs’ history books on Thursdsay night after they edged past Linfield at Windsor Park to reach the third qualifying round of the Europa League. Mathias Garcia was…

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CD eNews, News, Photo StoryNews, Photo Journanalism

CDE News Views – This Day in Photos

The skeleton of a Tyrannousaurus Rex can be seen displayed in the auction house Christies's in New York, New York, USA, 15 September 2020 (issued 16 September 2020). The skeleton…

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CD eNewsMalta, Open Arms, Palerm, Palermo

70 persons jump from rescue ship OpenArms

More than 70 migrants jumped overboard on a rescue ship while awaiting for permission to dock in southern Italy, according to a charity, reported on Sky News. Open Arms, a…

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CD Covid-19, Malta, Malta24Coronavirus, Healthcare, Malta

How two mass events ruined Malta’s image as ‘poster child of Europe’s Covid19 first wave success’ – Medical Expert Report

A paper published in the Journal of Community Health, by Professor Charmaine Gauci, the Superintendent for Public Health, doctors’ association head Martin Balzan, Mater Dei Hospital’s chief operating officer Steve Aguis, Sarah Cuschieri…

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Brexit, CD eNews, Comuniq.EUBREXIT, European Union, Michel Barnier

EU’s Barnier still hopes trade deal with Britain possible – sources

The European Union's Brexit negotiator told the bloc's 27 national envoys to Brussels that he still hoped a trade deal with Britain was possible, stressing that the coming days would…

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CD Sport, FootballBarcelona, Lionel Messi, Ronald Koeman

Messi scores twice in first match under Koeman

Lionel Messi scored twice as Barcelona eased to a 3-1 victory over Girona in their second pre-season friendly under Ronald Koeman on Wednesday. Philippe Coutinho struck the crossbar early on…

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CD eNews, Coronavirus, World Health Organization (WHO)Coronavirus, WHO

WHO’s Ryan: Need consistent messaging, must not turn COVID-19 into “political football”

The World Health Organization's top emergency expert, asked on Thursday about contradictory remarks by President Donald Trump and U.S. health officials, said that it was important for all countries to…

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CD eNews, RussiaAlexei Navalny, Germany, Russia

Navalny team says Novichok was found on water bottle in hotel room

The nerve agent used to poison Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was detected on an empty water bottle from his hotel room in the Siberian city of Tomsk, suggesting he was…

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Brexit, CD eNews, USABREXIT, Joe Biden, UK, USA

Biden warns US trade deal hinges on UK ‘respect’ for Good Friday Agreement

Joe Biden has said he will not allow peace in Northern Ireland to become a "casualty of Brexit" if he is elected US President in November. The Democratic candidate said…

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Malta, Malta24Coronavirus, Politics

Malta-24 News Briefing – Thursday 17th September 2020

Updated 1720 - News Portal Review TVM says 35 new cases of Covid-19 have been identified in Malta over the past 24 hours after 2,536 swab tests were carried out.…

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CD eNews, Coronavirus, World Health Organization (WHO)Coronavirus, WHO

WHO warns hospitalisations of 15-49-year-olds infected with Covid-19 increasing

The average age of people infected with Covid-19 is coming down, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) expert, Dr Maria Van Kerkhove. She has told a social media webcast…

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CD eNews, LibyaFayez al-Sarraj, Libya

Libyan PM Sarraj says he wants to quit by end October

Libya's internationally recognised Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj said on Wednesday he wants to quit by the end of October, which could feed political tensions in Tripoli amid new efforts to…

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Brexit, CD eNews, UKBREXIT, UK

UK government agrees to give parliament vote on any breach of Brexit divorce deal

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday evening agreed a compromise with rebels in his party, giving parliament the final say on whether powers in a new bill that would…

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CD eNews, CD EU, EU Commission, European UnionEuropean Union, Ursula von der Leyen

UPDATED: EU chief executive unveils blueprint to get Europe back on its feet

The European Union's chief executive on Wednesday painted a sober picture of the bloc grappling with a pandemic and the deepest recession in its history, but laid out ambitious goals…

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CD eNews, Coronavirus, IndiaCoronavirus, India

India’s coronavirus cases surpass 5 million mark

India's coronavirus cases surged past 5 million on Wednesday with a single-day jump of 90,123 infections in the last 24 hours, data from the federal health ministry showed. India is…

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CD eNews, JapanJapan

Japan’s Suga elected as country’s first new PM in 8 years

Yoshihide Suga was elected as Japan's prime minister on Wednesday, becoming the country's first new leader in nearly eight years and facing a raft of challenges including reviving an economy…

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Malta, Malta24, NewsMalta

Malta-24 News Briefing – Wednesday 16th September 2020

Updated 1630 - Newspaper Review Times of Malta reports that protesters have held a surprise anti-corruption demonstration in front of Castille, claiming government corruption is facilitated by ministers' failure to…

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CD eNews, Coronavirus, UK, World Health Organization (WHO)Coronavirus, David Nabarro, UK, WHO

World still at the beginning of the pandemic, WHO expert warns

The world is still at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, a World Health Organization special envoy on Covid-19 has said. Dr David Nabarro described the situation as “grotesque” during…

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CD eNews, Libya, United NationsLibya, United Nations

U.N. chief to appoint special envoy to broker peace in Libya

The U.N. Security Council asked Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to appoint a special envoy to broker peace in Libya, although Russia and China abstained from voting on the resolution that also…

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CD eNews, Coronavirus, USACoronavirus, USA, vaccine

Trump says coronavirus vaccine could be weeks away

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said a vaccine against the deadly coronavirus could be three or four weeks away, despite cautionary notes sounded by some U.S. public health officials…

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