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German police conduct raids linked to illegal gambling

4:44 pm August 16, 2020

Berlin: Hundreds of police officers searched shisha bars, tea houses and illegal gambling halls across western Germany early Sunday. The officers confiscated 34,000 euros (around USD 40,000) in cash, 19 gambling machines and three kilograms (6.6 pounds) of shisha tobacco, the German news agency dpa reported. Eleven stores were shut down because of violations against coronavirus measures. […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Germany defends calling Spain virus ‘risk area’

9:05 pm August 15, 2020

Berlin: Germany’s health minister has defended the decision to declare all of mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands “risk areas” for coronavirus infection. Travellers must undergo compulsory testing and two-week quarantine after arriving from there. Health Minister Jens Spahn told Bild on Saturday that he knows “how much Germans love Spain as a vacation destination. But the numbers there are rising quickly, too quickly.” The […]

Freed from Belarus jails, protesters recount beatings

7:21 pm August 15, 2020

Minsk: They emerged dazed, shaken and in tears from the detention centre in Minsk, to be met by waiting relatives. They displayed the black-and-blue bruises on their bodies, saying police had beaten them mercilessly. One teenager asked his weeping mother to look away. Authorities in Belarus have freed at least 2,000 of about 7,000 people who had been […]

Belarus authorities free detainees amid protesters’ pressure

3:42 pm August 14, 2020

Minsk: Belarusian authorities have released dozens of people detained amid demonstrations contesting the results of the presidential election, in an attempt to assuage public anger against a brutal crackdown on peaceful protests. Around midnight, scores of detainees were seen walking out of one of Minsk’s jails. In the early morning, volunteers also saw at least […]

Scientists uneasy after Russia approves 1st COVID vaccine

9:28 pm August 12, 2020

Moscow: Russia on Tuesday became the first country to approve a coronavirus vaccine, a move that was met with international skepticism and unease because the shots have only been studied in dozens of people. President Vladimir Putin announced the Health Ministry’s approval and said one of his two adult daughters already was inoculated. He said […]