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Germany dismisses commando policemen over Nazi content

BERLIN: German prosecutors have dismissed 19 policemen in a commando unit and suspended another over suspicions they had glorified violence…

5 years ago

Finland elections test for young PM Sanna Marin, Social Democrat leader

HELSINKI: Finland holds local elections Sunday in a first litmus test for the popular young Social Democratic prime minister, Sanna…

5 years ago

Scientists seek to protect Albanian river “jewel” from hydropower project

VJOSA RIVER, ALBANIA: Standing in the fast flowing water and swishing nets through the trees and shrubs on the banks,…

5 years ago

Hungary’s Fidesz moves against LGBT community with 2022 vote in sight

BUDAPEST: Hungary's ruling Fidesz party has proposed legislation that bans disseminating what it calls content promoting gender change or homosexuality…

5 years ago

Oil demand set to exceed pre-pandemic levels in 2022: IEA

PARIS: Oil demand is set to rise above pre-pandemic levels by the end of next year, the International Energy Agency…

5 years ago

Illusion institution: A Croatian museum goes global

ZAGREB: Seeing your own head on a platter or posing for a photo while walking on the ceiling, absurd images…

5 years ago

NATO summit seeks return to gravitas with Biden

BRUSSELS: NATO leaders will seek reassurance on Monday from U.S.President Joe Biden that after four years of denigration by his…

5 years ago

President Biden and PM Johnson discussed UK-US travel corridor, says Raab

LONDON: US President Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson discussed opening a transatlantic travel corridor at their bilateral meeting…

5 years ago

Swiss detail extra security measures for Biden-Putin summit

GENEVA: Swiss authorities will temporarily restrict airspace over the city of Geneva and deploy up to 1,000 troops to the…

5 years ago

UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet warns of escalating violence in Myanmar

GENEVA: The UN human rights chief is warning of a military build-up in parts of Myanmar and rising violence, with…

5 years ago