Roughly 20,000 people gathered on August 1 in Berlin, Germany without face masks or adhering to social distance measures to protest against coronavirus restrictions. Now, Berlin officials are banning anti-restriction protests planned for this weekend, angering many of the country’s far-right supporters. The assembly’s authority lifted the ban on Wednesday, …
Read More »Who else but Navalny? Kremlin critic’s illness a blow to campaigners to break Putin’s grip
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny’s sudden illness has unleashed his strategy to challenge Vladimir Putin’s grip on power in the upcoming regional elections. But it also exposes a longer-term issue – the leadership vacuum within Russia’s opposition. FILE PHOTO: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny awaits the start of …
Read More »Russian prosecutors say there is no need for a criminal investigation into the Navalny case
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian prosecutors said on Thursday they saw no need for a criminal investigation into the sudden illness of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who poisoned his supporters’ suspicions, and found no sign of any crime. . FILE PHOTO: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny delivers a speech at a …
Read More »NATO is facing ‘real political crisis’ as tensions flare up in Belarus, Turkey
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) looks at US President Donald Trump (R) walking in a family photo next to her as part of the NATO summit at the Grove Hotel in Watford, northeast of London on December 4, 2019. CHRISTIAN HARTMANN NATO Secretary-General Meets German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin …
Read More »COVID-19 in school: Coronavirus data 2 weeks after Germany’s school year ‘exposes’ expert
Berlin Germany’s students and teachers have been slowly returning to a more or less normal academic routine over the past few weeks, but have reported to the Federal Health Agency coronavirus infections, schools are in a difficult position. Just a few days after a number of German states reopened their …
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