Facebook Faces Prospect of ‘Devastating’ Data Transfer Ban After Irish Ruling

Facebook Faces Prospect of ‘Devastating’ Data Transfer Ban After Irish Ruling

05/17/2021 Newsmaker
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Ireland’s data regulator can resume a probe that may trigger a ban on Facebook’s transatlantic data transfers, the High Court...

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France Pledges $1.5 Billion to Sudan to Pay Off IMF Loan

France Pledges $1.5 Billion to Sudan to Pay Off IMF Loan

05/17/2021 Newsmaker
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France announced Monday that it will grant Sudan a $1.5 billion loan to help the north African country pay off...

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Doubts Mount About Efficacy of Russia’s Sputnik Vaccine

Doubts Mount About Efficacy of Russia’s Sputnik Vaccine

05/17/2021 Newsmaker
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Doubts are mounting about the efficacy of Russia’s Sputnik vaccine. Drug regulators in the Czech Republic and Brazil have withheld...

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Germany COVID Infection Rate Falls Below Key Threshold

Germany COVID Infection Rate Falls Below Key Threshold

05/14/2021 Newsmaker
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Germany’s Health Minister Jens Spahn said Friday the nation’s average COVID-19 infection rate over the past week has fallen below...

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With Eye on China, India and Europe to Restart Stalled Trade Talks

With Eye on China, India and Europe to Restart Stalled Trade Talks

05/14/2021 Newsmaker
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The decision by India and the European Union to restart stalled talks on a free trade pact comes amid growing...

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Europe Emerging From Dark Coronavirus Months

Europe Emerging From Dark Coronavirus Months

05/14/2021 Newsmaker
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After dark months struggling with the coronavirus pandemic, Europe is finally hitting its stride, with vaccinations and economies picking up,...

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Johnson ‘Anxious’ Over Rise of Variant From India in UK

Johnson ‘Anxious’ Over Rise of Variant From India in UK

05/14/2021 Newsmaker
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson voiced anxiety Thursday about a rise in the U.K. of the coronavirus variant first identified...

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Europe Emerges from Dark Coronavirus Months 

Europe Emerges from Dark Coronavirus Months 

05/13/2021 Newsmaker
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After dark months struggling with the coronavirus pandemic, Europe is finally hitting its stride with vaccinations and economies picking up...

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Hungarian Plans for First Chinese University in Europe Prompt Security, Propaganda Fears

Hungarian Plans for First Chinese University in Europe Prompt Security, Propaganda Fears

05/13/2021 Newsmaker
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Hungary has announced plans to open a branch of a Chinese University in Budapest. Critics fear the development — the...

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Champions League Final Moved from Istanbul to Porto Due to COVID-19 Risks

Champions League Final Moved from Istanbul to Porto Due to COVID-19 Risks

05/13/2021 Newsmaker
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The Champions League final between Manchester City and Chelsea on May 29 has been moved from Istanbul to Porto to...

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Spain Promises Ambitious Vaccine Diplomacy in Latin America  

Spain Promises Ambitious Vaccine Diplomacy in Latin America  

05/13/2021 Newsmaker
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Spain has promised to donate 7.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Latin American and Caribbean countries this summer as...

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Pope Holds First In-Person Public Audience at Vatican in Six Months

Pope Holds First In-Person Public Audience at Vatican in Six Months

05/12/2021 Newsmaker
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A joyful Pope Francis greeted a group of about 300 faithful in a Vatican courtyard Wednesday as he resumed his...

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Russia Expands Military Facilities in Syria

Russia Expands Military Facilities in Syria

05/12/2021 Newsmaker
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Russia is expanding its navy base at the Syrian port of Tartus and planning to construct a floating dock to...

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Injured Toll in Russian School Shooting Rises to 23

Injured Toll in Russian School Shooting Rises to 23

05/12/2021 Newsmaker
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Twenty-three people remain hospitalized Wednesday in the Russian city of Kazan following a school shooting that killed nine people, seven...

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Germany to Use Digital Immunity Certificate

Germany to Use Digital Immunity Certificate

05/12/2021 Newsmaker
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German Health Minister Jens Spahn said Wednesday the nation is prepared to roll out a digital “immunity app” to show...

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Independent Panel Says Coronavirus Pandemic was ‘Preventable Disaster’

Independent Panel Says Coronavirus Pandemic was ‘Preventable Disaster’

05/12/2021 Newsmaker
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An independent panel released a report Wednesday saying the coronavirus pandemic was a “preventable disaster,” exacerbated by a slow and...

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Months of Lockdown Raise a Pressing Question: Where to Pee in Paris?

Months of Lockdown Raise a Pressing Question: Where to Pee in Paris?

05/12/2021 Newsmaker
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Paris begins reopening next week, bringing relief to residents missing its long-shuttered shops, museums, theaters and cafes that make France’s...

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Kremlin-imposed Cuts at US Embassy Leave Thousands Adrift

Kremlin-imposed Cuts at US Embassy Leave Thousands Adrift

05/12/2021 Newsmaker
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Under Kremlin orders, the U.S. Embassy has stopped employing Russians, forcing the embassy to cut its consular staff by 75%...

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Russia Denies Involvement in Colonial Pipeline Attack

Russia Denies Involvement in Colonial Pipeline Attack

05/12/2021 Newsmaker
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Russia has denied involvement in the cyberattack that crippled Colonial Pipeline, a critical artery for almost half of the U.S....

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75 Years On, World War II Leningrad Battle Is Still Felt

75 Years On, World War II Leningrad Battle Is Still Felt

05/11/2021 Newsmaker
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Among the many stories of World War Two, Nazi Germany’s Siege of Leningrad —  the Soviet city now known as...

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Russia-linked Cyberattack on US Fuel Pipeline is ‘Criminal Act,’ Biden Says  

Russia-linked Cyberattack on US Fuel Pipeline is ‘Criminal Act,’ Biden Says  

05/11/2021 Newsmaker
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A Russia-linked cyberattack targeting the largest U.S. fuel pipeline system is a “criminal act, obviously,” President Joe Biden said Monday.“The...

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Britain’s Queen Elizabeth Presents Government Agenda

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth Presents Government Agenda

05/11/2021 Newsmaker
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Britain’s Queen Elizabeth delivered the official Opening of Parliament speech Tuesday, her first ceremonial appearance since the death of her...

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