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EU slams China for unfair trial of 10 Hong Kong pro-democracy protestors
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], December 29 (ANI): The European Union on Tuesday slammed Beijing for human rights violations against 10 political activists from Hong Kong who tried to escape to Taiwan, urging authorities to ensure a fair trial and called for an immediate release of the Shenzen 12.
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EU demands release of whistleblower of Wuhan virus
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], December 29 (ANI): The European Union External Action Service (EEAS) on Tuesday demanded that Beijing free citizen journalist Zhang Zhan, who was detained in May for her live stream reporting from Wuhan over Covid-19 and sentenced to four years of imprisonment.
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EU Ambassadors approve provisional application of post-Brexit trade agreem
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], December 28 (ANI): The European Union Ambassadors have approved the provisional application of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement as of January 1, 2021, Germany's permanent representative Sebastian Fischer said on Monday.
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EU to have enough COVID-19 vaccine doses soon, says European Commission pr
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], December 28 (ANI): The European Union will soon have enough coronavirus vaccine doses for everyone, the European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said on Sunday.
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Belgium reports 981 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], December 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Belgium on Tuesday reported 981 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing its national tally to 626,911, the public health institute Sciensano reported.
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IFJ demands release of filmmaker Du Bin, asks China to cease suppression o
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels, [Belgium], December 22 (ANI): International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) on Monday urged China to release Chinese journalist and filmmaker Du Bin and called on authorities to cease their suppression of press freedom and journalist independence.
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European Parliament asks China to allow UN fact-finding team to visit Xinj
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], December 18 (ANI): The European Parliament on Friday passed a resolution on forced labour and the situation of the Uyghurs in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous region while calling on the EU to proactively work towards an independent UN inquiry on China with a view to ensuri
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Belgium reports 3,146 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], December 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Belgium on Friday registered 3,146 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing its national tally to 618,204, the public health institute Sciensano reported.
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EU countries can ban ritual slaughter to promote animal welfare: Court rul
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], December 18 (ANI): The European Union's highest court has ruled that the member countries can ban the practice of ritual slaughter to promote animal welfare, without defying the rights of religious groups.
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EU expects Hungary to address asylum law breaches after court decision
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], December 17 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Commission will reach out to Hungary to ascertain how it is going to address its violations of EU law on asylum in the wake of the Court of Justice's ruling on the matter, spokesman for home affairs Adalbert Jahnz said on Thursday.
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Belgium reports 3,636 new COVID-19 cases, 615,058 in total
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], December 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Belgium registered on Thursday 3,636 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing its national tally to 615,058, the public health institute Sciensano reported.
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US tech giants could face heavy fines as EU sets new rules for business pr
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], December 16 (ANI): The European Commission on Tuesday (local time) released legislation giving regulators powers to force the US tech giants such as Amazon (AMZN), Apple (AAPL), Google (GOOGL) and Facebook (FB) to "change their business practices".
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