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Spain announces new state of emergency as COVID infections soar

8:49 pm October 25, 2020

Madrid: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced a new state of emergency on Sunday in an effort to curb soaring coronavirus infections, imposing local nighttime curfews and banning travel between regions in certain cases. The measures go into force from Sunday night and will require all regions except the Canary Islands to impose a nighttime […]

France reacts after Erdogan questions Macron’s mental health

6:07 am October 25, 2020

Paris: France recalled its ambassador to Turkey for consultations after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said President Emmanuel Macron needed mental health treatment and made other comments that the French government described as unacceptably rude. Erdogan questioned his French counterpart’s mental condition while criticizing Macron’s attitude toward Islam and Muslims. His remarks at a local […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Teens behind latest art damage on Berlin’s Museum Island

11:57 pm October 24, 2020

Berlin: Several teenagers sprayed graffiti on a piece of art outside one of Berlin’s most famous museums and that the vandalism was unrelated to the damaging of more than 60 other art works on the city’s Museum Island that were smeared with an oily liquid early this month, police said Saturday. A huge granite bowl […]

Pope again updates Vatican legal code amid scrutiny, probes

Pope and Spain’s prime minister visit maskless at Vatican

11:54 pm October 24, 2020

Vatican City: Pope Francis met with the Spanish prime minister on Saturday at the Vatican, which has had a rash of COVID-19 infections confirmed in recent days, but neither man used a face a mask during the public part of their meeting. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez wore a mask when he arrived in a Vatican courtyard. But everyone sat unmasked immediately […]

Polish police: 15 detained after abortion ban protest

7:39 pm October 23, 2020

Warsaw: Poland’s police said Friday they detained 15 people during protests in Warsaw against a court ruling that toughened the nation’s strict abortion law and banned abortion of fetuses with congenital defects. Hundreds of people protested Thursday night in front of the ruling right-wing party offices and the home of its leader, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, in defiance […]