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The head of a Serbian investigative news outlet being attacked for its work uncovering corruption says his country needs to...

US Slaps Tough Sanctions on Russia for Election Meddling

04/16/2021 Newsmaker

The Biden administration on Thursday imposed tough sanctions targeting the Russian economy to punish the Kremlin for the SolarWinds cyberespionage...

Zuckerberg Urged to Nix Kids’ Version of Instagram

04/16/2021 Newsmaker

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Advocates for children from around the world urged Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday to ditch plans for a version...

US Further Punishes Russia for Cyberattacks, Election Meddling  

04/15/2021 Newsmaker

The United States cannot allow a foreign power to intervene with impunity in American elections, President Joe Biden said Thursday,...

US General Sees ‘Low to Medium’ Risk of Russian Move on Ukraine

04/15/2021 Newsmaker

The U.S. military commander keeping close watch on Russia’s massing of military forces in Crimea and along the border of...

US Allies Confirm Troop Withdrawal from Afghanistan

04/15/2021 Newsmaker

U.S. allies including Britain have announced they too will begin pulling their troops out of Afghanistan, following Washington’s announcement it...

US Allies Announce Afghanistan Troop Withdrawal

04/15/2021 Newsmaker

U.S. allies have announced they will begin pulling troops out of Afghanistan following Washington’s confirmation that it intends to withdraw...

Notre-Dame Cathedral ‘Holding Up’ Two Years After Paris Fire

04/15/2021 Newsmaker

President Emmanuel Macron Thursday praised the painstaking efforts to rebuild Notre-Dame Cathedral, two years after flames ripped through its centuries-old...

Turkish Writer Altan Released From Prison: Lawyer

04/15/2021 Newsmaker

Turkish journalist and writer Ahmet Altan was released from prison on Wednesday, his lawyer said, after the top appeals court...

France Advises Citizens to Leave Pakistan for Security Reasons

04/15/2021 Newsmaker

France advised its citizens and companies Thursday to temporarily leave Pakistan, citing “serious threats to French interests” in the South...

COVID-19 Deaths Among Oldest Europeans Reach Lowest Level Since Pandemic Began

04/15/2021 Newsmaker

COVID-19 cases are declining among Europeans 80 and older and death rates in the age group are at the lowest...

Russia Targets Student Magazine With Raids, Criminal Charges

04/15/2021 Newsmaker

Russian authorities on Wednesday charged four editors of an online student magazine with encouraging minors to take part in illegal...

Sources: US Set to Slap New Sanctions on Russian Officials as Soon as Thursday

04/15/2021 Newsmaker

The United States will announce sanctions on Russia as soon as Thursday for alleged election interference and malicious cyber activity,...

Biden Reaches Out to Putin Amid Ukraine Tensions

04/15/2021 Newsmaker

President Joe Biden has offered to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin for a summit in a third country while...

British Ministers Rebuff Dublin Pleas for Emergency Summit on Northern Ireland

04/15/2021 Newsmaker

Ireland’s foreign minister Simon Coveney is expected to press his British counterpart, Dominic Rabb, this week during a meeting in...

South African Telecom App Helps Gender-Based Violence Survivors

04/14/2021 Newsmaker

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South African mobile communications company Vodacom South Africa, with British parent company Vodafone and charity Hestia, has launched a free mobile...

Computerized Map Predicts Next COVID-19 Outbreak

04/14/2021 Newsmaker

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Predicting whether an outbreak is likely to happen is now possible with the COVID-19 Outbreak Detection Tool, a map that...

An Existential Choice? France’s Communist Party Eyes Presidential Race

04/14/2021 Newsmaker

France’s once-powerful Communist Party is fielding its first presidential candidate in years for the 2022 elections, a choice some consider vital...

EU Makes Deal with Pfizer-BioNTech for 50 Million More Vaccine Doses

04/14/2021 Newsmaker

European Commission President Urusula Von der Leyen Wednesday announced the European Union has reached a deal with pharmaceutical partners Pfizer-BioNTech...