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New York stays ahead of London in top financial centres survey

New York retained the top spot in a survey of global financial centres on Friday, with London strengthening its position in second place just over three months before Britain's full…

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CD eNews, FranceCharlie Hebdo, France

UPDATED: Knife attack outside Charlie Hebdo’s former office in Paris, suspect arrested

Reports from Paris, France are indicating that at least four persons were injured in knife attack outside Charlie Hebdo's former office in the French capital. At least one of the…

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CD eNews, Coronavirus, SpainCoronavirus, Spain

Spanish government recommends to lock down all Madrid area

The Spanish government has recommended locking down all of the city of Madrid again to curb the spread of coronavirus after local authorities imposed restrictions on some areas of the…

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CD eNews, Climate Change, SwedenClimate Change

World’s youth rallies against climate change

United under Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, young people rallied across the world on Friday to demand urgent action to halt catastrophic climate change, in their first global action during the…

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Brexit, CD eNews, FranceBREXIT, France

France rejects UK ‘intimidation’ on post-Brexit deal

France has dismissed this week's dire British warnings about post-Brexit transport delays across the Channel as tactical posturing, the Financial Times reported on Friday. "Of course, the signals that have…

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CD eNews, UKUK

UPDATED: UK police officer shot dead in south London

A British police officer has been shot dead by a man who was being detained at a custody centre in south London in the early hours of Friday. Police said…

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CD eNews, Comuniq.eu Covid, Coronavirus, European UnionAstraZeneca, Coronavirus, European Union, vaccine

AstraZeneca gets partial immunity in low-cost EU vaccine deal

European governments will pay claims above an agreed limit against AstraZeneca over side-effects from its potential COVID-19 vaccine, under different terms to a deal struck with Sanofi, an EU official…

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CD Sport, FootballBayern Munich, Sevilla, UEFA Super Cup

Bayern Munich beat Sevilla after extra time to win UEFA Super Cup

Bayern Munich beat Sevilla 2-1 after extra time on Thursday to lift the UEFA Super Cup and complete a quadruple under coach Hansi Flick, in the first European game played…

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CD eNews, Coronavirus, ItalyCoronavirus, Italy

Facemasks made obligatory outside too in Campania region in Italy as cases increase

Campania Governor Vincenzo De Luca signed an order making it obligatory to wear facemasks in open-air public places in the southern region due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and no longer…

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Belarus, CD eNewsBelarus

U.S., UK, Canada plan sanctions on Belarusian officials

The United States, Britain and Canada plan to impose sanctions on Belarusian individuals following what they view as a rigged election and violence against peaceful protesters since, six sources familiar…

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CD eNews, VaticanGiovanni Angelo Becciu, Vatican

Key Vatican cardinal resigns suddenly

A powerful Vatican cardinal caught up in a real estate scandal resigned suddenly on Thursday and gave up his right to take part in an eventual conclave to elect a…

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Malta, Malta24Coronavirus, Malta

Malta-24 News Briefing – Friday 25th September 2020

Updated 0835 - Newspaper Review The Times reports that the Financial Services Authority has ordered two companies, BT International and BT Management, to desist from offering new services to clients. Both…

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CD eNews, ItalyItaly, Pope John Paul II, Spoleto

Relic of Pope John Paul II’s blood stolen from cathedral in Spoleto, Italy

A gold and crystal casing holding drops of the blood of Saint Pope John Paul II was stolen from the cathedral of the central Italian city of Spoleto, its bishop…

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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. Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte gestures as he attends a press conference at…

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Malta, Malta24, NewsMalta, Politics, Vitals

Malta-24 News Briefing – Thursday 24th September 2020

Updated 1745 - News Portal Review TVM says 42 new Covid-19 cases were registered in Malta during the past 24 hours following 2,303 swab tests. 680 cases are presently active.…

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CD Sport, Coronavirus, NewsAc Milan, Coronavirus, Italy, Serie A, Uefa Europa League

AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic tests positive for coronavirus

AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has tested positive for coronavirus. The club confirmed that Zlatan Ibrahimovic has tested positive for Covid-19 and will be taking in a period of quarantine…

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Belarus, CD eNews, Comuniq.EU, European UnionBelarus, European Union

UPDATED: EU says Belarus’ Lukashenko not legitimate president

President Alexander Lukashenko is not the legitimate president of Belarus, the European Union said on Thursday, saying his abrupt swearing-in on Wednesday went directly against the will of the people.…

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CD eNews, Election Watch, USADonald Trump, Elections, USA

Trump will not commit to peaceful transfer of power

US President Donald Trump has refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses November's election. "Well, we'll have to see what happens," the president told a…

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CD eNews, Coronavirus, USACoronavirus

New study shows more contagious coronavirus strain now dominates

The first study to analyse the structure of the novel coronavirus from two waves of infection in a major city found that a more contagious strain dominates recent samples, researchers…

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Belgium, CD eNews, CoronavirusBelgium, Coronavirus

Belgium cuts quarantine and eases mask rules, Malta and Luxembourg to become red zones

Belgium is ending a requirement to wear masks outdoors and reducing the time people have to self-isolate, in a slight easing of coronavirus restrictions announced on Wednesday despite sharply rising…

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CD eNews, Coronavirus, ItalyCoronavirus, Italy

Italian PM says Italy may adopt targeted closures against coronavirus

Italy may apply well-targeted closures where necessary to contain the spread of the new coronavirus while another general lockdown is unlikely, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte told la Stampa daily in…

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CD eNews, News, USABreonna Taylor, USA

Police officers shot during nationwide protests in the United States

Two police officers have been shot in Kentucky in the US after no officers were charged with offences directly linked to the killing of Breonna Taylor in March. Protests have…

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Brexit, Business, CD eNews, UKBREXIT, UK

UK warns industry to prepare for Brexit or face chaos

Britain told businesses on Wednesday to prepare for paperwork or face 100 km-long queues of trucks when the country fully leaves the EU next year, prompting accusations that the government…

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CD eNews, Coronavirus, SpainCoronavirus, Spain

Madrid pleads for more doctors, police as coronavirus cases surge

Spain's Madrid region on Wednesday requested urgent help to hire hundreds of foreign doctors and reinforce police as they registered 1,290 new coronavirus infections and considered extending a partial lockdown…

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CD eNews, Comuniq.eu Covid, CoronavirusEuropean Union, Novavax, vaccine

EU close to concluding preliminary talks with Novavax on COVID vaccine supply

Brussels is close to wrapping up preliminary talks with U.S. vaccine maker Novavax for its potential COVID-19 shot, an EU source involved in the negotiations said, as the bloc ramps…

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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. A handout photo made available by UN photo shows US President Donald J.…

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Malta, Malta24Malta, News

Malta-24 News Briefing – Wednesday 23rd September 2020

Updated 1745 - News Portal Review TVM says 42 new cases of Covid-19 have been identified in Malta over the past 24 hours after 2,444 swab tests were carried out.…

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Breaking News, FranceFrance

Eiffel Tower evacuated after bomb threat

The Eiffel Tower has been evacuated over a reported bomb threat. A large area around the Paris landmark is said to have been cordoned off by police, with people urged to stay away from…

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CD eNews, CDE Viewpoint, MaltaDaphne Caruana Galizia, Gasan, powerstation

Gasan family looking to exit from Electrogas investment

Gasan is looking to exit its interest from the Electrogas power station investment, the family has said. The Gasan family said that it has refrained from commenting on the ElectroGas…

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CD eNews, FranceFrance

Eiffel Tower evacuated after bomb threat

A general view of the Eiffel tower from Trocadero square in Paris, France. According to media reports, the Eiffel Tower and streets surrounding the tower were cordoned off by Police…

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Belarus, CD eNews, GermanyBelarus, Germany

Germany does not recognise Lukashenko as Belarus president after swearing in

Germany still does not recognise Alexander Lukashenko as president of Belarus even after his inauguration on Wednesday, government spokesman Steffen Seibert said. Lukashenko was sworn in for a new term…

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CD eNews, Comuniq.EU, MigrationEuropean Union, Migration

UPDATED: European Union seeks to overhaul defunct migration policies

The European Union's executive proposed on Wednesday overhauling the bloc's broken migration and asylum rules, seeking to end years of feuds and bitterness over the hundred of thousands of people…

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Belarus, CD eNewsAlexander Lukashenko, Belarus

UPDATED: Lukashenko abruptly sworn in for new presidential term in Belarus

President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus was sworn in for a new term on Wednesday, the official news agency Belta said, in a sudden inauguration conducted with no prior announcement. The…

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Austria, CD eNews, CoronavirusAustria, Coronavirus, Ischgl

Civil lawsuits filed over COVID-19 outbreak at Austrian ski resort of Ischgl

A consumer rights group said on Wednesday it had filed civil lawsuits against the Austrian government over a coronavirus outbreak at the ski resort of Ischgl last winter, but it…

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CD eNews, GermanyAlexei Navalny, Germany

Navalny has been discharged from German hospital

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has been discharged from the hospital in Berlin where he has been treated after falling ill on a domestic flight in Siberia last month and then…

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CD eNews, Greece, TurkeyGreece, Turkey

Turkey, Greece agree to resume talks after four year hiatus

Turkey and Greece have agreed to resume talks over their contested maritime claims in the eastern Mediterranean after a four year hiatus following weeks of tensions that culminated in a…

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CD eNews, Coronavirus, SwedenCoronavirus, Sweden

Sweden says Stockholm measures possible as COVID cases rise

Sweden, which so far has decided against lockdowns as a means to contain COVID-19, is seeing early signs that the number of coronavirus cases are rising again and could impose…

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CD eNews, United NationsChina, United Nations, USA

UN General Assembly: Trump accuses Beijing of unleashing ‘plague’

U.S. President Donald Trump told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday that China must be held accountable for having “unleashed” COVID-19 on the world, prompting Beijing to accuse him…

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CD eNews, NewsPhoto 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. Former US Vice president and Democratic nominee for US president Joe Biden (C)…

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CD eNews, News, UKUK

New Covid-19 restrictions could last six months warns Boris Johnson

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told people on Tuesday to work from home where possible and ordered bars and restaurants to close early to tackle a fast-spreading second wave of COVID-19 with…

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CD eNews, LebanonLebanon

Arms depot of Iran-backed Hezbollah explodes in south Lebanon, source says

An arms depot of the Iran-backed Shi'ite Muslim group Hezbollah exploded in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, a security source said, injuring several people and sending a new shockwave across a…

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CD Covid-19, UKBoris Johnson, UK

Johnson invites British to work from home

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told people on Tuesday to work from home where possible and ordered bars and restaurants to close early to tackle a fast-spreading second wave of…

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CD Sport, ItalyFootball, Sport, Suarez

Luis Suarez Italian citizenship exam rigged, prosecutors say

Italian prosecutors said on Tuesday they had evidence that the language exam taken by Barcelona's Uruguay striker Luis Suarez to obtain Italian citizenship ahead of a possible move to Juventus was rigged.…

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CD eNews, Iran, USAUS

Iran says it is ready to swap all prisoners with U.S

Iran is ready for a full prisoner exchange with the United States, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in a virtual address to the Council on Foreign Relations in New York…

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CD Sport, SportsFootball

“Deeply impressed by the love of football witnessed here in Malta” – Nicolo Sarti, Juventus Academy Head Coach

“We are deeply impressed by the love of football that we have witnessed here in Malta over the past few weeks. All participating children will take home some important lessons…

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Malta, Malta24Malta, News

Malta-24 News Briefing – Tuesday 22nd September 2020

Updated 1951 - 24th Covid-19 death in Malta An 86-year-old man has died while suffering COVID-19, the Health Ministry announced this evening. He was diagnosed with the infection on September…

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CD eNews, Coronavirus, France, UKFrance, US

Covid-19 Round up: Pandemic flares up again around Europe

More than half of the French Departments have been designated as red zones, Madrid has restricted movement for almost one million persons while the UK is looking into further localised…

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Brexit, CD EUBREXIT, Valdis Dombrovskis

No deal Brexit not appealing, but not excluded – Dombrovskis

The European Union and Britain need to accelerate talks on a future trade deal since it was impossible to rule out there being insufficient progress in the talks, leading to…

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CD Sport, News, TennisDjokovic, Italy, Tennis

Djokovic wins his fifth Italian Open

World number one Novak Djokovic overcame a sluggish start to lift his fifth Italian Open title on Monday, defeating Argentine Diego Schwartzman 7-5 6-3 for a record 36th ATP Masters…

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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.

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Malta, Malta24Malta

Malta-24 News Briefing – Monday 21st September 2020

Update 2000 - Madam Justice Edwina Grima, issued an order to freeze all assets held by Keith Schembri, Chief of Staff of former PM Joseph Muscat, Schembri’s wife and his…

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CD eNews, ItalyItaly, Lampedusa, Migration

26 migrant-boat landings in 24 hours in Lampedusa

The southern Italian island of Lampedusa registered 26-migrant boats landings in 24 hours on Sunday. Twelve of those boats, carrying 263 asylum seekers, arrived in the evening. As a result,…

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CD eNews, MaltaBrian Tonna, Court, Karl Cini, Keith Schembri, Malta, NEXIA BT, Panama Papers

Malta’s Court upholds AG’s request for freezing of assets of former PM’s Chief of Staff and linked audit firm

Madam Justice Edwina Grima, issued an order to freeze all assets held by Keith Schembri, Chief of Staff of former PM Joseph Muscat, Schembri's wife and his companies, and Brian…

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Belarus, CD eNews, Comuniq.EUBelarus, European Union

Lithuania, Poland and Romania to ask EU leaders to offer trade, visa-free travel to Belarus

The presidents of Lithuania, Poland and Romania will ask European Union leaders at a summit later this week to offer a support package for Belarus if the country holds a…

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CD eNews, China, CoronavirusChina, Coronavirus, Food and Drink

Coronavirus found on imported squid packaging in China

Authorities in China’s northeastern Jilin province have found the novel coronavirus on the packaging of imported squid, health authorities in the city of Fuyu said on Sunday, urging anyone who…

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