This photo, taken on October 28, 2019, shows the logo of the Society General Bank in Istraham, Normandy, France. Summer Al-Dumi | AFP | Getty Images LONDON – The Society General beat analysts’ expectations on Wednesday, describing the second half of 2020 as a “significant improvement” in business, despite the …
Read More »Italy has a snowy, closed ski resort
CORTINA, Italy (AP) – The granite peaks, with Cortina d’Ampezzo glittering granite peaks being the most famous snowfall of the year, are a cruel joke of nature while the Covid-19 epidemic ravages Italy’s winter resorts. Cortina will be flashing on TV sports channels for two weeks this month, as past …
Read More »Alexei Navalny calls Putin “petty thief” in Russian court
Navalny, who was detained two weeks ago on his way back to Moscow from Berlin, is accused of failing to meet the conditions of his parole under a suspended sentence for embezzlement in 2014 – a case he has dismissed as politically motivated. Prison authorities have now upheld his suspended …
Read More »Russia: Protests continue in support of Alexei Navalny
Proponents of Navalny said they are planning nationwide protests in at least 120 cities, with everyone starting at noon in that city. There are 11 timezones covered in the country. Live video feeds and social media videos have seen crowds in a number of cities chanting “Putin is a thief” …
Read More »German officials say the AstraZeneca vaccine should not be given to people over the age of 65, citing a lack of data.
Vaccination (STIKO) on a standing committee at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) in Germany, the country’s chief public health officer, found that insufficient data on the effectiveness of vaccines developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University were for this age group. According to a statement from the Interior Ministry on Thursday. …
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