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CD eNews, Syria, USAUSA

Syria accuses U.S. using sanctions to suffocate Syrians ‘like George Floyd’

Syria's foreign minister accused U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Saturday of attempting to suffocate Syrians with sanctions "just like George Floyd and others were cruelly suffocated in the United…

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CD eNews, GreeceLesbos, Migration, Moria

Testimony of how Moria migrant camp blaze started

A lengthy testimony to the security police on Lesvos over the devastating blaze that destroyed the migrant camp in Moria, an eyewitness described how a group of Afghan nationals set…

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

U.S. election winner might not be known for months – Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump said that Americans might not know the winner of the November presidential election for months due to disputes over mail ballots, building on his criticism of a method…

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CD eNews, EconomyBolt, Deliveroo, Economy, Glovo, Uber

Gig ‘delivery’ platforms treated workers ‘unfairly’ during pandemic – study

Gig economy platforms like Uber, Deliveroo, Bolt and Glovo failed to compensate workers enough for lost income during the coronavirus pandemic and many companies still don't offer sick pay despite…

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CD eNews, France, LebanonFrance

France will not let Lebanon down – source close to Macron

France will not let Lebanon down, a source close to French president Emmanuel Macron told Reuters on Saturday, following the decision of its prime minister-designate to quit after trying for…

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CD eNews, Coronavirus, FranceFrance

The second wave came faster than we thought – French Doctors’ head

France will face a months-long coronavirus epidemic that will overwhelm its health system if something does not change, one of the country's top medical figures warned Sunday. France 24 reports…

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CD eNews, Royal FamilyPrince William, Sir David Attenborough

Prince William, wife Kate join Attenborough after film screening

Britain’s royal family have released pictures of Prince William, wife Kate and their three children joining the naturalist David Attenborough in the gardens of Kensington Palace. The photographs were taken…

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CD eNews, Coronavirus, IndiaCoronavirus, India, vaccine

Indian PM pledges to UN that country’s vaccine will be made available globally

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged at the United Nations on Saturday that his country's vaccine production capacity would be made available globally to fight the COVID-19 crisis. "As the…

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CD eNews, USAAmy Coney Barret, Donald Trump, Supreme Court

Trump picks Barrett as he moves to tilt U.S. Supreme Court rightward

President Donald Trump on Saturday nominated Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, and she pledged to become a justice in the mold of the late staunch conservative Antonin Scalia,…

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CD eNews, IranIran, Sanctions

Iranian president accuses U.S. of savagery after new sanctions

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani accused the United States on Saturday of “savagery” for inflicting $150 billion of damage on Iran due to sanctions, and said Iranians should direct their anger…

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CD eNews, LibyaIOM

15 persons die in another tragedy in the Mediterranean Sea – IOM

"More loss of life in the central Mediterranean". This is what Safa Msehli, spokesperson for Iom - UN Migration wrote on twitter, adding that "last night, 120 migrants brought back…

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Belarus, CD eNewsBelarus

Belarus police detain dozens as crowds chant against Lukashenko

Belarusian security forces detained dozens of protesters on Saturday as crowds rallied in central Minsk accusing President Alexander Lukashenko of rigging last month's election. One group of women chanted "Our…

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CD eNews, CoronavirusCoronavirus, Czech Republic, Russia, Tunisia

More countries register record daily number of Covid-19 cases

The number of coronavirus infections in the United States has passed the 7 million mark, while the number of victims are over 203 thousand. The data are those of Johns…

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CD eNews, MaltaMalta, United Nations

Malta is seeking election as a Member of the UN Security Council

Malta's Prime Minister confirmed the country's intention to serve on the UN Security Council between 2023-2024. Dr Abela was addressing the UN General Assembly, through virtual means, in a first…

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CD eNews, Coronavirus, UKCoronavirus, Protests, UK

Clashes, injuries during anti-lockdown protests in London

At least nine police officers and three demonstrators have been injured during clashes at an anti-lockdown protest in London's Trafalgar Square - which saw 16 people arrested. Two of the…

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CD eNews, News, Photo StoryPhoto 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. Meghan Markle (L) meets well-wishers during a walk about with her husband Britain's…

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CD eNews, Election Watch, News, PolandPiS

Poland’s ruling party cement new coalition deal

Poland's ruling nationalists signed a new coalition agreement on Saturday, ending weeks of in-fighting in the three-party alliance over how it will govern over the next three years. The leaders…

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CD Sport, Formula 1Formula 1, Lewis Hamilton

Hamilton claims his 96th pole position, eyes Schumacher record

Formula One championship leader Lewis Hamilton roared back from qualifying drama at the Russian Grand Prix on Saturday to put his Mercedes on pole position for what could be a…

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Malta, Malta24Health, Malta

Malta-24 News Briefing – Saturday 26th September 2020

Updated 2002 - 92 year old is 31st victim from Covid-19 A 92-year-old woman is the 31st Covid-19 death, the Ministry of Health said last night. She was a resident…

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CD eNews, LebanonLebanon

Lebanon’s prime minister-designate steps down after failing to form cabinet

Lebanon's prime minister-designate quit on Saturday after trying for almost a month to line up a non-partisan cabinet, failing despite French pressure on sectarian leaders to rally together to deal…

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

WHO warns that global COVID-19 death toll could hit 2 million before vaccine in wide use

The global death toll from COVID-19 could double to 2 million before a successful vaccine is widely used and could be even higher without concerted action to curb the pandemic,…

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CD eNews, FranceCharlie Hebdo, France, Terrorism

Paris knife attack near former Charlie Hebdo office declared act of terrorism

Two people were seriously wounded in a knife attack in central Paris near the former offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo on Friday, police said. French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin…

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CD eNews, Coronavirus, USACoronavirus, Johnson & Johnson, vaccine

Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine produces strong immune response in early trial

A single dose of Johnson & Johnson's experimental COVID-19 vaccine produced a strong immune response against the novel coronavirus in an early-to-mid stage clinical trial, according to interim results published…

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CD eNews, Ukraine

22 dead as military plane carrying air force cadets crashes in Ukraine

A military transport plane carrying air force cadets crashed and burst into flames near a highway in northeastern Ukraine on Friday evening, killing at least 22 people on board, officials…

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CD Sport, OlympicsJapan, Oiympics

Japan determined to host Tokyo Olympics in 2021

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is set to tell the United Nations General Assembly on Friday that Japan is determined to host the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 after the games…

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Brazil, CD eNews, CoronavirusCoronavirus, COVAX

Brazil to join COVAX vaccine facility, as Chile, Israel, UAE also sign up

Brazil, which has the world's second-highest coronavirus death toll, has decided to join the global COVID-19 vaccine partnership known as COVAX and will earmark 2.5 billion reais ($454 million) for…

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Business, CD eNews, USABusiness, USA

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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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. 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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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. 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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