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Man held over Macron slapping was medieval martial arts enthusiast
PARIS (Reuters) - The man alleged to have slapped French President Emmanuel Macron in the face ran a club for enthusiasts of medieval swordsmanship and had no previous criminal record, sources close t...
Jun 09, 2021
EU Commission starts legal action against Belgium over privacy watchdog
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission on Wednesday launched the first step of legal action against Belgium for failing to ensure the independence of its privacy watchdog in breach of EU privacy...
Jun 09, 2021
China to study using CanSinoBIO COVID shots as a booster
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese researchers plan to study using a COVID-19 vaccine from CanSino Biologics as a booster shot for people who have already been inoculated with other vaccines, clinical trial ...
Jun 09, 2021
EU Commission sues Italy over unsafe drinking water
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission took Italy to the EU's top court on Wednesday over the country's failure to provide clean drinking water to its citizens. The Commission said it was suing ...
Jun 09, 2021
Spanish EV charger maker Wallbox to go public in $1.5 billion New York SPAC deal
By Isla Binnie MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish electric-vehicle charger maker Wallbox plans to list on the New York Stock Exchange later this year through a merger with shell company Kensington Capital Acq...
Jun 09, 2021
Pakistan administers 10 million COVID vaccine doses; eyes 70 million target
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan on Wednesday hailed the administering of 10 million doses of coronavirus vaccines as an important step towards its goal of vaccinating 70 million people by the end of th...
Jun 09, 2021
Tiny worm comes back to life after 24,000 years in Siberian deep freeze
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A microscopic organism has wriggled back to life and reproduced asexually after lying frozen in the vast permafrost lands of northeastern Siberia for 24,000 years. Russian scientist...
Jun 09, 2021
EU Commission sues Czechia, Poland over EU citizens’ electoral rights
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission took Poland and the Czechia to court on Wednesday over their laws that ban citizens from other EU countries from joining a political party and standing in ...
Jun 09, 2021
EU Commission sues Poland over public procurement rules
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission announced on Wednesday it was suing Poland in the EU's top court for failure to fully apply EU public procurement rules. The Commission said Polish laws ex...
Jun 09, 2021
European Commission starts legal steps against Germany over ECB ruling
(Reuters) - The European Commission on Wednesday started a legal procedure against Germany, investigating whether a German court broke EU rules by challenging central bank bond purchases already appro...
Jun 09, 2021
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