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Spain calls for common EU response to mutated UK coronavirus strain amid b
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], December 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The Spanish government has called on the European Union to agree on a common strategy of response to the mutation of SARS-CoV-2, the discovery of which in the United Kingdom prompted many EU countries to shut their borders with the former fellow mem
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Several European countries ban travel from UK after emergence of new strai
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London [UK], December 20 (ANI): A growing number of countries on Sunday halted flights from the UK following the discovery of a new variant of Covid-19, which is said to spread faster than other versions of the virus.
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Xinjiang forced labour issue may hit China's investment agreement with EU
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Beijing [China], December 20 (ANI): With the European Parliament (EP) passing a resolution on forced labour and the condition of the Uyghurs in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), China's plans to have investment agreements with the European Union (EU) member states seem to be now
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Germany reports 22,771 new COVID-19 cases
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Berlin [Germany], December 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Germany's COVID-19 case total has risen by 22,771 over the past 24 hours to surpass 1.49 million, the European country's Robert Koch Institute said on Sunday.
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Jaishankar meets envoys of Visegrad group, discusses India -EU relations
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New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday met envoys of Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary and discussed global politics and India-European Union relations.
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European Parliament asks China to allow UN fact-finding team to visit Xinj
Updated : 5 years, 6 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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EU countries can ban ritual slaughter to promote animal welfare: Court rul
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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
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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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Belarusian opposition leader Tikhanovskaya receives EU's Sakharov Prize
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Moscow [Russia], December 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Belarusian opposition leader and ex-presidential candidate in exile, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, received the European Union's Sakharov Prize, awarded to the Belarusian opposition, on Wednesday.
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Long-term permafrost record details Arctic thaw
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Washington [US], December 16 (ANI): Frozen Arctic soils are set to release vast amounts of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere as they continue to thaw in coming decades.
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OVHcloud expands India operations and infrastructure
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New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI/NewsVoir): OVHcloud, a global player and the leading European cloud provider is expanding India operations through strategic investments in infrastructure and skilled workforce.
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US tech giants could face heavy fines as EU sets new rules for business pr
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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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