Kevin McDowell

Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky says a coup attempt in Ukraine was recently averted. The attempt would involve Russians and Ukrainians, the president said. The Kremlin denies any involvement. The president said the coup…
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United States President Joe Biden has invited some 110 countries to participate in a virtual democracy summit. The United States Department of State announced on Tuesday. However, China and Russia are angry about the guest list. …
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The new centre-left coalition government in Germany plans to legalize the regulated sale of cannabis. This is apparent from a document that the German news agency DPA was able to view. In the final agreement following the…
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The Italian competition authority AGCM has fined Apple and Amazon a total of 200 million euros. The US tech giants colluded to restrict Apple sellers' access to Amazon's online store. These are provisions in an October 2018…
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In the run-up to the vaccination requirement that comes into effect this Monday, more than 90 percent of US officials have already had themselves vaccinated at least once. The "vast majority" are fully vaccinated, officials said…
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The wife of Meng Hongwei, the "missing" Chinese former chairman of Interpol, has asked the international police organisation whether her husband is still alive. The former Interpol CEO suddenly disappeared in 2018 after taking a…
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There are already about 450 million users of 5G in China, the latest generation of mobile internet. That was revealed this week from figures from the Chinese government. China already started in 2019 as one of the first countries…
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In the explosion of a taxi in Liverpool, England, the suspect has been preparing his attack for at least seven months. British anti-terror police said on Wednesday. Emad Al-Swealmeen, the 32-year-old suspect who has killed himself…
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The Austrian parliament will decide on Thursday whether the immunity of former Chancellor Sebastian Kurz will be lifted. A parliament immunity committee has unanimously decided that the politician accused of corruption should be…
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The colours of the French flag have traditionally been blue, white and red. Yet, the French flag has been looking a little different for over a year now. President Emmanuel Macron had the blue colour darkened by a shade without…
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