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Italy delivers food to stranded German rescue ship
The Alan Kurdi’s crew and 149 refugees on board have been stranded since Monday, after Italy and Malta refused the vessel access to ports, citing…
Coronavirus: German lawmaker calls for delay to EU climate targets
The COVID-19 pandemic’s effects are expected to cause a deep recession in Europe and elsewhere. A key German politician thinks the EU’s climate targets should…
UN Middle East envoys urge greater action on COVID-19 ceasefire appeal
Economic duress is compounding the impact of conflict in Syria, even before the COVID-19 pandemic touched the country. In a joint appeal issued on Saturday,…
Coronavirus will dominate agenda of Germany’s EU presidency: minister
The coronavirus outbreak will dominate the agenda of the European Union when Germany takes over the rotating council presidency in the second half of this…
Fiscal support to non-Eurozone countries a possibility as bloc backs massive coronavirus rescue plan
The Eurozone’s €500 billion coronavirus rescue package will not unleash more austerity on Europe, and some of the funds will be open to EU countries…
UN chief calls on religious leaders to unite in the fight against COVID-19
Religious leaders of all faiths are being urged by the UN Secretary-General to join forces and work for peace around the world and focus on…
Votes for women: South Korea’s first feminist party seeks parliament seats
South Korea is regularly ranked lowest in the developed world for gender equality, but for the first time a feminist party is seeking parliamentary seats…
‘Please, we are not animals’: virus fears weigh on Cambodia’s garment workers
Climbing onto a crowded truck each morning, Cambodian seamstress Sim Samphor cannot help but worry about catching the coronavirus that has closed down most of…
European Parliament opens doors to homeless and vulnerable amid coronavirus crisis
EU politics has largely gone online, leaving empty buildings in Brussels. It means European Parliament facilities can be used in the battle against coronavirus. “We have decided…
EU ministers make breakthrough on coronavirus economic response
Finance ministers of eurozone countries reached an “excellent accord” on fighting the pandemic-triggered recession. Europe has proven itself to be “a match” for the crisis,…
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