European Union countries could begin coronavirus inoculations as soon as this year, the head of the European Commission said on Tuesday.
EU regulators move up Pfizer vaccine assessment to Dec. 21
Facing strong pressure from Germany and other European Union nations, the bloc’s medicines agency on Tuesday moved up a meeting to assess the #Pfizer-BioNTech #coronavirus vaccine to Dec. 21, likely bringing...
Exporting banned pesticides: EU’s double-dealing tactics?
Since the #EU banned the use of various dangerous #pesticides in its member states, agrochemical giants have continued to produce them in Europe and export them perfectly legally. In fact, business is booming. In 2018...
Social media companies face huge fines for failing to remove illegal content – BBC News
Social media companies will face huge fines if they fail to remove and limit the spread of illegal content — under new laws proposed by the UK government. Big tech firms will have to abide by a legal duty of care to...
Xinjiang: New reports on detention and forced labor of China’s ethnic minorities | DW News
New revelations on China’s coercive control over Uighur, Kazakh and other ethnic minorities in Xinjiang province. A US think tank finds evidence of forced labor at Xinjiang cotton farms. DW meets a former inmate...
Reports: China to ban Australian coal in escalating trade war | DW News
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison called China’s rumored move to not approve Australian coal imports a “lose-lose” situation on Tuesday and said it would be a breach of World Trade Organization...
New report links Navalny poisoning to Russia’s FSB secret service | DW News
A team of agents in the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) was behind the attempted killing of Alexei Navalny, the Russian dissident himself alleged on Monday. Navalny, an anti-corruption activist and Kremlin...