Dutch police clash with rioters in a second night of violence
Police used water cannon and tear gas against anti-curfew protesters in several Dutch cities as a second night of riots
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Rudy Giuliani sued for defamation over Dominion claims
American voting machines manufacturer Dominion has sued Rudy Giuliani for defamation over alleged false claims made during the 2020 United
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Which COVID variants have been identified and how infectious are they?
The UK announced in December that a more transmissible variant of COVID-19 was spreading in the country, prompting stricter lockdown
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Documentary makers on trial for illegally exploring MS Estonia wreck
Two documentary makers have gone on trial in Sweden concerning the illegal exploring the wreck of the 1994 MS Estonia
Read moreSpain’s top military chief resigns after jumping COVID vaccine queue
Spain”s top military commander has resigned after a local report revealed he and other high-ranking officers had jumped the queue
Read moreFrom plane to train: Swiss pilots are redeploying as train drivers
The coronavirus pandemic has had a disastrous effect on the air industry with thousands of planes grounded worldwide. Many pilots
Read moreNew Zealand records first COVID case outside of quarantine in months
New Zealand has reported its first case of COVID-19 outside of its managed isolation facilities since November. The 56-year-old woman
Read more11 trapped workers rescued from China mine after two weeks
Eleven workers trapped for two weeks by an explosion inside a Chinese gold mine were brought safely to the surface
Read moreAsian drug lord Tse Chi Lop arrested at Amsterdam airport
Asian drug lord Tse Chi Lop was arrested in the Netherlands on suspicion of large-scale drug smuggling. The 57-year-old Canadian
Read moreRelaxed scenes in Wuhan – a year on from alerting the world to COVID
Exactly one year after it thrust the word “lockdown” into the global conversation, Wuhan passed the anniversary on Saturday with
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