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Ten detained in France for illegal weapons trading
dpa/GNA - Police have detained 10 people in France suspected of illegal weapons trafficking.
Among the group were two members of the armed forces,...
Eleven arrested in Hong Kong over helping activists flee
dpa/GNA - Hong Kong police have arrested 11 people on suspicion of helping pro-democracy activists who tried to flee for Taiwan in August,...
Germany’s Covid-19 death toll rises by record 1,244
dpa/GNA - Germany on Thursday counted its highest 24-hour death toll in the coronavirus pandemic so far, despite sweeping lockdown measures designed to...
Strong Chinese exports again in December, customs data indicates
dpa/GNA - China posted strong foreign trade figures again in December in a sign of a sustained economic recovery.
Exports in December increased by...
Analysts: German economy slumped by 5.1 percent in 2020
dpa/GNA – The German economy is expected to have contracted at a dramatic pace last year, after the launch of tough restrictions to...
Israel: over 9,000 daily virus infections for three days
dpa/GNA - Despite being in the midst of a third national lockdown, daily coronavirus infections have crossed the 9,000 mark for three days...
Uganda set to elect president in tight race between Museveni and Wine
dpa/GNA – Uganda is set to elect a president on Thursday, in a hotly contested poll in which long-time President Yoweri Museveni faces...
Trump impeached for historic second time after Capitol siege
dpa/GNA - The US House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to impeach Donald Trump for inciting last week's deadly Capitol siege, making him...
New Zealand to allow return of 1,000 international students
dpa/GNA - New Zealand will allow 1,000 international students to return from April, more than a year after the country closed its border...
European companies warn of risks of an economic decoupling with China
dpa/GNA - European companies active in China fear new dangers for their business activities despite the recent breakthrough on an investment deal between...
US to halt cotton, tomato imports from China’s Xinjiang
dpa/GNA - The United States said Wednesday it would detain cotton and tomato products imported from China's Xinjiang region at the US border.
US...
Twitter chief: Trump ban was right but sets dangerous precedent
dpa/GNA - Twitter's chief executive Jack Dorsey on Wednesday defended the platform's decision to suspend US President Donald Trump's account indefinitely, but also...
Court upholds South Korean ex-president Park’s 20-year jail sentence
dpa/GNA - South Korea's highest court upheld the 20-year prison sentence of ex-president Park Geun Hye on Thursday.
The Supreme Court in Seoul said...
Bobi Wine: A ray of hope for Uganda’s youth
dpa/GNA – Uganda's main opposition candidate, Bobi Wine, is a hit with the country's youth.
The arch-rival of incumbent President Yoweri Museweni is not...
Yoweri Museveni: The president who refused to let go of power
dpa/GNA – When Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni was voted into the highest office in 1986, he proclaimed that Africa's main problem is that leaders...
After second impeachment for inciting mob, Trump calls for unity
dpa/GNA - US President Donald Trump called for the public to "overcome the passions of the moment and come together as one American people"...
First identified victim of Indonesian jet crash to be buried
dpa/GNA - The family of a flight attendant who was the first victim to be identified after last week's crash of an Indonesian...
Trial of 350 suspected members of the ‘Ndrangheta to start in Italy
dpa/GNA - A major trial of 350 suspected members of the 'Ndrangheta Mafia is due to begin in southern Italy on Wednesday.
The trial of...
Kim again calls for strengthening of North Korea’s nuclear capabilities
dpa/GNA - North Korea's ruler Kim Jong Un has reiterated his call for an expansion of the isolated country's nuclear capabilities at the close...
US military leaders condemn Capitol violence, affirm Biden victory
dpa/GNA - Top US military leaders issued a rare statement on Tuesday condemning the mob of President Donald Trump's supporters that ransacked the...
Trump says speech that incited supporters was ‘totally appropriate’
dpa/GNA - President Donald Trump on Tuesday said a speech that incited supporters before they stormed the US Capitol was "totally appropriate," remaining...
Second impeachment looms after Pence rejects call to remove Trump
dpa/GNA - Vice President Mike Pence rejected calls from lawmakers to use the 25th amendment of the US Constitution to remove Donald Trump from...
Russian dissident Navalny says he’ll return to Moscow on Sunday
dpa/GNA - Leading Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, who blames the Kremlin for poisoning him, is planning to return to Moscow this Sunday.
After an...
Estonian premier Ratas to step down over party corruption allegations
dpa/GNA - Estonia's Prime Minister Juri Ratas has announced his resignation in connection with corruption allegations against his Centre Party.
He wanted to take...
At least 43 million hectares of tropical rainforest destroyed
dpa/GNA - At least 43 million hectares of tropical rainforest have been destroyed since 2004, according to calculations made by the World Wide...
Japan to expand coronavirus state of emergency
dpa/GNA – Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is set to expand a state of emergency over the Covid-19 pandemic to other parts of...
Poll: Almost half of Bulgarians don’t want coronavirus vaccine
dpa/GNA - Almost half of Bulgarians are against getting a coronavirus vaccination, according to a poll reported by local media on Tuesday.
Some 46...
German minister stresses no compulsory vaccination ahead of grilling
dpa/GNA - German Health Minister Jens Spahn found himself again rejecting the idea of compulsory vaccinations on Wednesday, ahead of his planned speech...
Air pollution killed nearly 5,000 people in Afghanistan last year
dpa/GNA – Nearly 5,000 people died in Afghanistan due to air pollution in 2020, the health ministry told dpa.
They died due to respiratory...
Argentina lifts corn export limits after farmers strike
dpa/GNA - After a two-day strike by Argentinian farmers, the government in Buenos Aires has lifted recently imposed export restrictions on corn.
The Ministry of...