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UK police won't act against Prince Andrew over abuse claim

Monday, 11 October 2021, 11:28 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

British police have announced they will not take any action against Prince Andrew after a review prompted by a Jeffrey Epstein accuser who claims that he sexually assaulted her. Virginia Giuffre...

Calls rise in Italy to ban pro-fascism groups after rampage

Monday, 11 October 2021, 07:00 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Left-leaning Italian lawmakers and politicians on Sunday called for measures to outlaw pro-fascism groups a day after anti-vaccine protesters, incited by extreme-right leaders, stormed a union office...

Kurz to quit as Austrian chancellor amid corruption probe

Sunday, 10 October 2021, 07:11 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said Saturday that he will step down in a bid to defuse a government crisis triggered by prosecutors' announcement that he is a target of a corruption...

UN officials say guards kill 6 migrants detained in Libya

Sunday, 10 October 2021, 06:05 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Guards at a Libyan detention center for migrants shot and killed at least six people amid chaos in the overcrowded facility, U.N. officials said Saturday as they again condemned widespread abuses...

Thousands march in Rome to protest workplace vaccine rule

Sunday, 10 October 2021, 06:01 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Thousands of demonstrators marched down Rome's famous Via Veneto and other streets on Saturday, some smashing their way into a union office and clashing with police as they protested Italy's new...

Journalists from Philippines, Russia get Nobel Peace Prize

Friday, 8 October 2021, 12:29 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia won the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for their fight for freedom of expression in countries where media outlets...

UK eases travel restrictions further by slashing 'red list'

Friday, 8 October 2021, 07:18 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

The British government said Thursday that it is to relax travel rules further next week, a move that will open up many long-distance holiday destinations to travelers for the first time since the...

French report: 330,000 victims of church sex abuse

Tuesday, 5 October 2021, 10:08 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

A major French report says there are an estimated 330,000 victims of child sex abuse within France’s Catholic Church over the past 70 years. The president of the commission that issued the...

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