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E-sports: Australia integrity boss eyes corruption threat in online games
Australia’s newly appointed sports integrity boss has said he will work with the nation’s e-sports industry in the fight against betting-related corruption after police revealed…
EU could use long-term budget to solve North / South divide, says leading thinktank
The European Union could use its seven-year budgetary plan to tackle inequalities exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, leading European thinktank Bruegel says. The idea of…
At least 10 existing drugs could weaken Covid-19, study says
At least 10 different drug compounds ranging from cancer therapies to antipsychotics and antihistamines may be effective at preventing the new coronavirus from multiplying in…
Journalists provide ‘antidote’ to COVID-19 misinformation, UN chief says ahead of World Press Freedom Day
The UN Secretary-General is calling for greater protection of journalists who are providing the “antidote” to what he has characterized as a pandemic of misinformation…
Malta to keep migrants at sea until EU acts
Malta says it will keep 57 migrants on a ship anchored at sea until the EU can rehouse them. The island nation has been accused…
Greece is beating Covid-19, but more economic pain beckons
Greece has recorded one of the lowest numbers of Covid-19 fatalities in Europe — a success largely attributed to the discipline of its population under…
Number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Europe top 1.5 million
Italian anaesthesiologist Doctor Marino De Rosa takes care of a patient at the ICU of the Covid unit where he works at the San Filippo…
Millions of missing airmiles: How the UN civil aviation agency is helping airlines take off again
In normal times, the world’s airlines would be carrying nearly 2 billion international passengers this year. That’s 5.7 million a day. But with the COVID-19…
EU condemns attacks on press freedom during COVID-19 crisis
Ahead of World Press Freedom Day, Germany’s foreign minister says independent journalism is being weakened during the coronavirus pandemic. The EU has also warned that…
UK: Government pledges £76m for abuse victims
The government has pledged to spend £76m to support vulnerable people who are “trapped in a nightmare” at home during the coronavirus lockdown. Communities Secretary…
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