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 After seven years of tracking and debunking pro-Kremlin disinformation campaigns in the bloc, the EU's anti-fake news agency is now looking even further east in a bid to counter Chinese propaganda.
EU anti-fake news agency starts debunking in Chinese
BRUSSELS — After seven years of tracking and debunking pro-Kremlin disinformation campaigns in the bloc, the EU's anti-fake news agency is now looking even further east in a bid to counter Chinese propaganda.Two reports from EUvsDisinfo were over the past few weeks released in Chinese — a first for the Task Force which usually publishes its reports in one or several of 13, mostly European, languages.Both were on fake news over the war in Ukraine."EUvsDisinfo has published these two articles in Chinese to provide Chinese-speaking audiences with fact-based information to help raise awareness of disinformation surrounding the war in Ukraine," a spokesperson from the EU Commission explained to Euronews."In the past, EUvsDisinfo has reported on alignment between...
May 03, 2022

EU anti-fake news agency starts debunking in Chinese

Italians take time out at a coffee bar in Rome.
Italy and Greece relax some COVID restrictions ahead of tourist season
ROME — Italy and Greece eased some COVID-19 restrictions ahead of Europe's peak tourism season.Greece's civil aviation authority announced on Sunday that it would lift COVID-19 restrictions for domestic and international flights.The only remaining COVID-19 measure for passengers and staff will be to wear a facemask at airport arrivals and waiting areas as well as on flights.Passengers had previously been required to prove vaccination or show a negative test result.Meanwhile, Italy will no longer require its health pass to access much of public life including restaurants, cinemas and other venues and visitors to Italy will also no longer need to have a passenger locator form.Italy also eased some of its indoor mask requirements although facemasks will still be required on public...
May 02, 2022

Italy and Greece relax some COVID restrictions ahead of tourist season


The aftermath of bombing in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol. Residents under fire were forced to share a makeshift pit latrine. — courtesy Alina Beskrovna
UN-Red Cross operation under way to evacuate civilians from stricken Mariupol plant
GENEVA — A United Nations and Red Cross (ICRC) operation to evacuate desperate civilians trapped in the Azovstal steel plant in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol is under way, the spokesperson for the humanitarian affairs office in the country confirmed on Sunday.“A safe passage operation...is ongoing today,” said Saviano Abreu, of OCHA in Ukraine, adding that the efforts are being “coordinated” by the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross, “in coordination with the parties to the conflict.”According to news reports, more than 100 civilians were allowed to leave in the first phase of the operation.Abreu said it had been agreed by Russian and Ukrainian authorities that the civilians who have been in the heavily damaged steel plant for nearly two months,...
May 02, 2022

UN-Red Cross operation under way to evacuate civilians from stricken Mariupol plant

Venus and Jupiter have been drawing closer together all week.
Planets Venus and Jupiter to almost touch in night sky
LONDON — Look up in the sky at the right moment this weekend and you could see two of the solar system's brightest planets almost touching.Venus and Jupiter will be millions of miles apart, but from Earth they will appear close to colliding.This planetary conjunction happens annually but this year they will appear much closer than usual. The same spectacle won't occur again like this until 2039.Just the naked eye or binoculars should be enough to see it in a clear sky. After Saturday, the two planets will go their separate ways as they drift apart in the coming days."It's very exciting for astronomers and it's a really great opportunity for people to get out and have a look," explains space scientist and chief stargazer at the Society for Popular Astronomy Prof...
May 01, 2022

Planets Venus and Jupiter to almost touch in night sky

Smoke rises from the Metallurgical Combine Azovstal in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine. —courtesy photo
Civilians reportedly leave steel plant in Mariupol
KIEV/ MOSCOW — A group of civilians left the steelworks plant in Mariupol overnight, where the last Ukrainian troops are holding out in the besieged port city.An estimated 100,000 civilians remain in the port city, which has faced constant shelling since early on in the war.Russia's offensive in the east of the country has continued as Ukrainian forces fight village by village to stall their advance.A top official with the Azov Regiment, the Ukrainian unit defending the plant, said 20 women and children were evacuated during a cease-fire.Several Russian state media outlets reported that 25 civilians were evacuated from the plant. It was not immediately clear if they were referring to the same group of civilians."They have been transferred to an agreed place and we hope that they...
May 01, 2022

Civilians reportedly leave steel plant in Mariupol

US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kiev.
Top US lawmaker Pelosi meets Zelenskyy in Ukraine
KIEV — A top US lawmaker led a Congressional delegation to Ukraine to meet with the country's president ahead of talks in Poland.Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi traveled to Kiev to "send an unmistakable and resounding message" that the US "stands firmly with Ukraine," the California Democrat said in a statement.Pelosi, who is second in line to the presidency after the vice president, is the highest-ranking US leader to visit Ukraine since the start of the war.Footage released by Ukrainian officials showed Pelosi meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy surrounded by other US lawmakers.In a video later released by Pelosi’s office, the speaker and Zelenskyy both thanked each other for their support in the war.“We are here to say to you that we are with...
May 01, 2022

Top US lawmaker Pelosi meets Zelenskyy in Ukraine

Exterior view the International Court of Justice, or World Court, in The Hague, Netherlands.
Germany files case against Italy in UN court over war reparations
BERLIN — Germany has filed a case against Italy at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over war reparations related to World War II, the Hague-based UN court said.The filing referred back to a 2012 decision by the UN court that determined civil claims by Nazi victims could not be brought against Germany in foreign courts.Italy's supreme court had judged in 2008 that an Italian civilian was entitled to reparations after his deportation to Germany in 1944 to work as a slave laborer. The ICJ ruled that Italy must ensure that decisions of its courts that infringe on German immunity cease to have effect.But in the new filing, Germany alleges that several new cases have been brought against the country in Italian courts seeking reparations in relation to Nazi war crimes during World...
May 01, 2022

Germany files case against Italy in UN court over war reparations

Leftist candidate, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, came close to qualifying for the runoff election. His party is now leading the negotiations, with talks coming down to the wire this weekend.
France's left-wing parties discuss possible parliamentary coalition
PARIS — France's left-wing parties are negotiating to form an alliance ahead of the country's June parliamentary elections after none of their candidates made the second round of the presidential election.Only one leftist candidate, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, came close to qualifying for the runoff election. His party is now leading the negotiations, with talks coming down to the wire this weekend.In an interview with a weekly newspaper, Mélenchon said that the left needed to leave behind "a permanent culture of defeat", adding that some parties were dogged by internal problems. But he said he was optimistic about finding a potential agreement between parties.Mélenchon received nearly 22% of the vote in the first round, just over a point shy of far-right candidate Marine Le...
May 01, 2022

France's left-wing parties discuss possible parliamentary coalition

Neil Parish. — courtesy UK Parliament
UK MP resigns after admitting to watching pornography in parliament
LONDON — Neil Parish, a Conservative lawmaker in Britain, has resigned after admitting to watching pornography twice in the House of Commons.Parish admitted to the BBC that he had watched pornography in a "moment of madness", stating that the first time was accidental.The 65-year-old MP for Tiverton and Honiton was suspended from his party on Friday over the incident. The resignation will trigger a by-election for the seat in southwest England.A spokesperson for Tiverton and Honiton Conservatives said they thanked Parish for his service over the past 12 years."We support his decision to step down as our Member of Parliament," the spokesperson said.At first, he said that he would continue as an independent lawmaker and was "cooperating fully with any...
April 30, 2022

UK MP resigns after admitting to watching pornography in parliament

Screenshot of Greece-Bulgaria Pipeline. — courtesy photo
Eastern Europe teams up to reduce EU's dependence on Russian gas
ATHENS — Countries in Eastern Europe are partnering up to develop projects and share resources to counter the Russian dominance in the gas market and curb the EU's reliance on Russian supply.A natural gas pipeline between the Greek-Bulgarian borders should be ready by June, which aims to provide the two countries and their neighbors with access to new grid connections.This new pipeline comes on the back of Russia cutting off gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria over demands to be paid in rubles.Moscow made these demands after Western countries implemented sanctions against them over the Russian invasion of Ukraine.This €240 million line will run from the Greek city of Komotini to the city of Stara Zagora in central Bulgaria. The project is funded by the countries involved as well as...
April 30, 2022

Eastern Europe teams up to reduce EU's dependence on Russian gas

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