By Katabella Roberts Germany’s government blocked on Nov. 9 the sale of two domestic semiconductor factories to Chinese-owned companies, citing security concerns. “We have prohibited a non-Union investor from entering into business ventures…
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Court of Human Rights Makes Landmark Decision to End Extradition to China From Europe: Safeguard Defenders
by EditorTBy Mary Hong The European Court of Human Rights (Court) unanimously found that the extradition of a Taiwanese to China, which Poland’s courts had cleared earlier, would place him at significant risk of…
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Italian Magazine Publishes Piece Exposing Beijing’s Forced Organ Harvesting, Hits Back After Criticism From Chinese Embassy
by EditorTBy Kelly Song Panorama, an Italian weekly news magazine, published an article exposing China’s barbaric practice of forced organ harvesting, that is, procuring transplant organs from living, unconsenting, prisoners of conscience, and…
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By Tom Ozimek European natural gas prices jumped over 7 percent intraday Monday, building on last week’s sharp rally as Russia’s supply cuts drove concerns about critical shortages and rationing. The European benchmark…
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Macron Loses Absolute Majority in Parliament, Initial Projections Show
by EditorTBy Reuters PARIS—President Emmanuel Macron is on course to lose his absolute majority in the National Assembly and control of his reform agenda after the first projections by four pollsters showed Sunday’s election…
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Kremlin Makes Announcement Amid Rumors on Putin’s Health
by EditorKBy Jack Phillips A top Kremlin official on Monday disputed reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s health is getting progressively worse amid rumors that he may have cancer. Russian Foreign…
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French President Macron Wins Reelection, Le Pen Concedes
by EditorKBy Jack Phillips French President Emmanuel Macron won a second term on Sunday, defeating National Rally candidate Marine Le Pen. With 97 percent of votes counted, Macron was on course for…
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By Jack Phillips Thousands of demonstrators marched in Rome and other Italian cities over the weekend to protest against the government’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate—one of the strictest in the world.…
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Tens of Thousands Join Protest Over COVID-19 Measures in France
by EditorKBy Lorenz Duchamps Protesters in France took to the streets for the tenth consecutive weekend to demonstrate against COVID-19 vaccine passports and mandates. The French Ministry of the Interior said…
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‘I Will Not Submit’: 140,000 French Citizens Protest Against Vaccine Passport
by EditorKBy Jack Phillips Thousands of French citizens demonstrated in several cities Saturday for an eighth straight weekend, continuing protests against the country’s COVID-19 vaccine passport system required to enter most…
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