Russia meddled in the 2014 Scottish referendum, and the British government did not request an in-depth assessment of possible Kremlin-led interference in the Brexit vote, according to the British Parliament’s intelligence and security committee. “There have been credible open source comments suggesting that Russia launched influence campaigns in connection with …
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The promising results of trials of three possible coronavirus vaccines have raised hopes in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, which has killed more than 600,000 people and destroyed economies worldwide. According to results published in The Lancet, early-stage clinical trials of AZD1222, a closely watched experimental vaccine that was …
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MADRID (Reuters) – The prevalence of the new coronavirus in Spain has tripled in the last three weeks as authorities struggle to contain an eruption of fresh clusters, mainly in the regions of Catalonia and Aragon, according to data from the Ministry of Health. FILE PHOTO: Journalists record how people …
Read More »EU leaders in ‘internal tranche’ for recovery deal after days of disputes
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders appeared to be close to agreeing on a massive stimulus plan for their coronavirus-ruined economies on Monday night after the president of his four-day summit presented a new proposal to close the gaps between them. EU Council President Charles Michel said he was confident …
Read More »Data analysis on the downed Ukrainian plane begins Tuesday; Canada skeptical of Iran’s explanation
PARIS / OTTAWA (Reuters) – Investigators examining the black boxes of the Ukrainian plane accidentally shot down by Iran will begin analyzing the recovered voice and flight data on Tuesday, France’s BEA accident investigation office said on Monday. A view of the flight recorder of the Iranian airline PS752 Boeing …
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