At least 45 people have been arrested on charges of assault on officers, obstruction and lack of dispersal, police said. According to the police, 21 officers were wounded by the firing of shells at them. Most officers were able to return to the service, the department’s Twitter said. An officer …
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FILE PHOTO: Zbigniew Ziobro signs documents after being appointed as Minister of Justice, at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, Poland, November 15, 2019. REUTERS / Kacper Pempel / File Photo WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland will take steps next week to withdraw from a European treaty on violence against women, which …
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FILE PHOTO: A pedestrian wearing a protective mask, as a preventive measure against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), passes signs on the street that say “No to paying the debt. Break with the IMF”, in Buenos Aires. Aires, Argentina, May 27, 2020. REUTERS / Agustin Marcarian / File Photo BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) …
Read More »UK travelers criticize the Spanish quarantine; Britain defends the movement
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