Europe

Hungary has no place in EU after new law on LGBTQ content: Dutch PM

Brussels [Belgium], June 25 (ANI): Hungary "has no place" in the European Union (EU) after passing a contentious bill banning LGBTQ content in schools, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Thursday, CNN reported.

2021-06-25T01:32:37.389001+00:00 IST

Czech authorities confirm first death from tornado, number of injuries rises to 300

Prague [Czech Republic], June 25 (ANI/Sputnik): The powerful tornado that hit the southeastern part of the Czech Republic on Thursday left at least one person dead and some 300 more injured, the Czech Television reported citing the Ministry of Health and the Interior Ministry.

2021-06-25T01:29:26.321571+00:00 IST

Africa struggling with 3rd wave of COVID-19 pandemic: WHO

Geneva [Switzerland], June 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Africa is in the midst of a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, as cases surge weekly and are on course to overtake the second wave at its peak if the trend continues, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Thursday.

2021-06-24T20:56:22.127001+00:00 IST

Switzerland: Uyghurs, Tibetan activists protest outside Olympic Museum against 2022 Beijing games

Lausanne [Switzerland], June 24 (ANI): Dozens of Uyghurs and Tibetan activists gathered outside the Olympic Museum in Lausanne city here to protest against the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.

2021-06-24T11:06:19.925699+00:00 IST

Former British-Pakistani peer to face retrial on child sex abuse charges

London [UK], June 24 (ANI): A former British-Pakistani peer, will face trial over charges of child sex abuse after the Court of Appeal in the UK ruled criminal proceedings against him should continue.

2021-06-24T02:44:58.033698+00:00 IST

EU reacts sharply to new Hungarian law over homosexuality content

Brussels [Belgium], June 24 (ANI): The European Union (EU) on Wednesday reacted sharply to a new law in Hungary, which critics say targets gays, lesbians and transgender people. The European bloc has threatened to sue Budapest over violations of fundamental human rights if it does not back down immediately.

2021-06-23T22:53:17.264849+00:00 IST

Antivirus entrepreneur John McAfee found dead in Spanish prison before extradition, suicide suspected

Madrid [Spain], June 24 (ANI): John McAfee, the British-American antivirus entrepreneur and founder of McAfee Associates, was found dead in a Spanish prison, as he was awaiting extradition after being charged with tax evasion in the United States last year. He was 75.

2021-06-23T22:41:45.418215+00:00 IST

Hundreds from Tibetan, Uyghur, Hong Kong communities protest in France against Beijing Winter Olympics

Paris [France], June 24 (ANI): Hundreds of people from the Tibetan, Mongolian, Uyghur, Vietnamese, Hong Kong and Taiwanese communities staged a protest at the Bastille square in Paris on Wednesday, demanding the boycott of the upcoming 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing over human rights violations against ethnic groups in the country.

2021-06-23T21:07:11.431343+00:00 IST

Macron calls Europe's COVID-19 vaccination campaign successful

Paris [France], June 24 (ANI/Sputnik): Europe is successfully conducting the vaccination campaign against COVID-19, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday.

2021-06-23T20:21:31.649195+00:00 IST

Free Tibet drops banner at Westminster Bridge urging boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics

London [UK], June 23 (ANI): Free Tibet, a group fighting for the rights of Tibetans on Wednesday unfurled a banner at the Westminster Bridge calling for a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics.

2021-06-23T17:44:42.600824+00:00 IST

Lithuania donates 20,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Taiwan amid strained ties with China

Vilnius [Lithuania], June 23 (ANI): Lithuania has donated 20,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine to Taiwan on Tuesday.

2021-06-23T12:48:14.348576+00:00 IST

UK High Court strikes down Nirav Modi's plea to appeal against extradition to India

London [UK], June 23 (ANI): The UK High Court has rejected a plea by fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi seeking permission against his extradition to India to face charges of defrauding Punjab National Bank (PNB) of more than Rs 13,000 crore.

2021-06-23T11:55:46.295864+00:00 IST

Italian PM receives Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine as 2nd dose after AstraZeneca

Rome [Italy], June 23 (ANI/Sputnik): Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi received the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine as a second shot, Corriere della Sera newspaper reported.

2021-06-23T01:10:08.736119+00:00 IST

In another setback for China, Swedish court upholds ban on tech giant Huawei

Stockholm [Sweden], July 23 (ANI): A Swedish court has upheld a ban on Chinese telecoms giant Huawei Technologies selling 5G equipment in the country, following Stockholm's decision to bar the company in October last year.

2021-06-23T00:02:31.458463+00:00 IST

Spain pardons 9 leaders over failed Catalonia independence drive

Madrid [Spain], June 23 (ANI): Spain's government on Tuesday pardoned nine leaders serving prison sentences for their roles in Catalonia's failed 2017 independence drive, announced Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.

2021-06-22T21:09:24.773623+00:00 IST

Pak should be held accountable for hosting 'dreaded, listed' terrorists: India at UN

Geneva [Switzerland], June 22 (ANI): Asserting that Pakistan should be held "accountable for aiding and abetting terrorism", India on Tuesday said Islamabad continues to provide pensions to dreaded and listed terrorists and hosts them on its territory as its state policy.

2021-06-22T16:24:27.468045+00:00 IST

Google's ad tech services face EU antitrust probe

Brussels [Belgium], June 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Commission says it has opened an antitrust investigation to see whether Google has breached EU competition rules by favoring its own ad tech online display advertising technologies over rivals.

2021-06-22T11:45:38.573149+00:00 IST

UN rights chief seeks 'meaningful access' to Xinjiang this year

Geneva [Switzerland], June 22 (ANI): UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has said that she hopes to agree on terms with China for a visit this year to Xinjiang province, to look into reports of serious abuse against Uyghurs.

2021-06-22T08:23:54.393076+00:00 IST

UKPNP strongly condemns killing of PoK activist

Brussels [Belgium], June 22 (ANI): The United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP) has strongly condemned the indiscriminate killing of Dr Ghulam Abbas, a prominent nationalist political activist and interfaith activist in Kotli district of Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

2021-06-22T06:12:17.436258+00:00 IST

EU, UK slap fresh sanctions on Myanmar individuals, entities related to military coup

Brussels [Belgium], June 22 (ANI): The European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom on Monday slapped fresh sanctions on Myanmar state-owned entities and individuals related to the February 1 coup and the subsequent violent repression of peaceful protesters.

2021-06-21T20:25:50.390450+00:00 IST

Baloch National Movement protests against Pakistan Army in Germany's Gottingen

Gottingen [Germany], June 21 (ANI): Baloch National Movement's (BNM) Germany Zone staged a protest at Gottingen against the targeting of families of political and social activists in Balochistan by the Pakistan army and intelligence agencies.

2021-06-21T17:39:45.784810+00:00 IST