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Pope endorses same-sex civil unions in new documentary film

Wednesday, 21 October 2020, 17:33 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Pope Francis endorsed same-sex civil unions for the first time as pope while being interviewed for the feature-length documentary “Francesco,” which premiered Wednesday at the Rome Film...

US election, the demographic trends

Friday, 16 October 2020, 21:35 Last update: about 7 years ago Kevin Schembri Orland

Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic Party candidate Joe Biden are currently in the middle of a heated Presidential election campaign. Both political parties have their targeted...

German, Czech, Italian virus records deepen Europe worries

Thursday, 15 October 2020, 11:48 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Record daily infection figures in Germany, the Czech Republic and Italy added to fears on Thursday that Europe is running out of chances to control its latest coronavirus outbreak. France has set a 9...

Cyprus to suspend citizenship by investment scheme

Tuesday, 13 October 2020, 12:58 Last update: about 7 years ago

Cyprus has announced that it will be suspending its citizenship for investment programme, following reports of abuses of a system that gives the rich a passport and visa-free travel throughout the...

Guitar rock legend Eddie Van Halen dies of cancer at 65

Wednesday, 7 October 2020, 10:20 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Eddie Van Halen, the guitar virtuoso whose blinding speed, control and innovation propelled his band Van Halen into one of hard rock's biggest groups and became elevated to the status of rock god, has...

Italy's Salvini faces possible charges for blocking migrants

Sunday, 4 October 2020, 16:56 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Italy’s right-wing leader, Matteo Salvini, appeared Saturday before a court in Sicily that will decide whether he will face trial for blocking 131 migrants for several days on a coast guard ship...

EU takes legal action against UK over planned Brexit bill

Thursday, 1 October 2020, 11:51 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

The European Union took legal action against Britain on Thursday over its plans to pass legislation that would breach parts of the legally binding divorce agreement the two sides reached late last...

Migration: EU plans mandatory pact to 'rebuild trust'

Wednesday, 23 September 2020, 15:10 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Conceding after years of chaos and dispute that its costly asylum system is broken, the European Union announced Wednesday a major overhaul of the rules in the hope that more countries will finally be...

EU postpones summit after Michel goes into quarantine

Tuesday, 22 September 2020, 18:37 Last update: about 7 years ago

The coronavirus pandemic forced the European Union to postpone a scheduled summit for a week after EU Council President Charles Michel went into quarantine because a close collaborator was diagnosed...

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