Newscenter Media News The German parliament voted Friday in favour of legalising the possession and controlled cultivation of cannabis starting in April, despite fierce objections from the opposition and campaign groups. The post …
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Zelensky calls for fast deliveries of air defence systems, fighter jets
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called Friday for Western countries to accelerate deliveries of promised air defence systems and fighter jets, on the eve of the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion. …
Read More »Hungarian president resigns after child abuser pardon controversy
Hungarian President Katalin Novak announced her resignation Saturday following outrage sparked in the central European country by a decision to pardon a man implicated in child sexual abuse case. “I …
Read More »Greek police arrest four after blast near ministry
Greek police on Saturday said they had arrested four men accused of possessing explosives, a week after a bomb exploded outside the labour ministry in Athens. The post Greek police …
Read More »NATO chief calls on Europe to ramp up arms production
NATO’s secretary general called on Europe to increase its arms production to support Ukraine and prevent “potentially decades of confrontation” with Moscow, in an interview published by German media Saturday. …
Read More »French police fire tear gas on anti-motorway activists
Police fired tear gas and made arrests Friday ahead of a weekend protest by environmentalists opposing a planned motorway in southwest France, AFP journalists on the scene saw. The post …
Read More »Migrant killed by electric shock atop Eurostar train at Paris station
A man was killed by an electric shock after climbing on top of a stationary Eurostar train in Paris, a police source and prosecutors said Friday. The post Migrant killed …
Read More »France records over 5,000 deaths due to summer 2023 heat
More than 5,000 people died in France as a result of searing summer heat last year, health authorities said Thursday. The post France records over 5,000 deaths due to summer …
Read More »TikTok sues EU over content law levy
TikTok said on Thursday it is challenging an EU fee to enforce a content moderation law, a day after Facebook owner Meta announced a similar move. The post TikTok sues …
Read More »Czechs cull 140,000 birds in bird flu outbreak
Czech farmers have killed about 140,000 birds since the start of the year in a bid to halt the spread of a bird flu outbreak, the State Veterinary Administration (SVS) …
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