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Dortmund beaten at home, Bayern extends lead in Bundesliga

10:42 pm November 28, 2020

Berlin: Borussia Dortmund lost at home to Cologne 2-1 and Bayern Munich survived a scare at Stuttgart to open a two-point lead in the Bundesliga on Saturday. Robert Lewandowski scored again in Bayern’s 3-1 win, taking his tally to 12 in eight games and lifting the defending champions four points clear of Dortmund. Bayern is two points ahead of Leipzig, which […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Belarus: Leader says new constitution would put him from job

11:56 pm November 27, 2020

Kyiv: The president of Belarus said Friday that he would not remain in the post he has held for more than 26 years if his country adopts a new constitution. However, President Alexander Lukashenko did not describe the amendments he is seeking or give a timeline for when a new constitution might be adopted. Lukashenko has repeatedly […]

Polish PM says he’s told Merkel of plan to veto EU budget

11:37 pm November 27, 2020

Warsaw: Poland’s prime minister on Friday said he had confirmed to German Chancellor Angela Merkel that Warsaw is ready to block the EU’s huge budget and recovery package because it’s linked to democratic standards in member states. Mateusz Morawiecki wrote on Facebook that he spoke with Merkel, whose country holds the rotating European Union presidency, about the 1.8 trillion-euro ($2.1 trillion) budget […]

Germany to compensate gay servicepeople for discrimination

11:40 pm November 25, 2020

Berlin: Germany’s Cabinet on Wednesday approved legislation that would provide compensation to gay service people who experienced discrimination in the military before a change of policy 20 years ago. The decision comes two months after Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer issued an apology for decades of discrimination. A study commissioned by her ministry documented “systematic discrimination” […]

Global push to end domestic violence, worse amid COVID-19

11:38 pm November 25, 2020

Paris: With domestic violence on the rise amid the coronavirus pandemic, activists are holding protests Wednesday from France to Turkey and world dignitaries are trying to find ways to protect millions of women killed or abused every year by their partners. The pope called for global action to mark the International Day for the Elimination […]