EU rights court throws out gay cake case
A gay rights activist has seen his case over a pro-LGBTQ cake design dismissed by the ECHR The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has dropped a case against a…
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2/3 of EU population vaccinated against COVID-19 over last year
Since the start of COVID-19 vaccinations within the EU one year ago, over two-thirds of the population or 67.8% has gotten fully vaccinated, the European Center for Disease Prevention and…
Swiss to allow simple legal gender transition from Jan. 1
People in Switzerland will be able to legally change gender by a visit to the civil registry office from Jan. 1, putting the country at the forefront of Europe’s gender…
UK approves jab for 5-year-olds as COVID-19 cases top 100,000
British regulators gave the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine the greenlight for children aged 5 to 11, as the country reported over 100,000 new daily cases for the first time ever amid…
Omicron might cause new EU travel restrictions
As Europe struggles amid increasing COVID-19 cases with the emergence of the new variant, omicron, the European Council did not rule out new travel restrictions. Official conclusions adopted by the…
EU divided over how to tackle Omicron
European Union member states have failed to reach an agreement over a unified approach to the Omicron variant during a summit in Brussels, as surging Covid cases spark new restrictions…
Europe sees spike in omicron cases, weighs new restrictions
With more cases of the omicron coronavirus variant are being reported across Europe, countries are bracing for a new wave and weighing additional measures. “There is a tidal wave of…
Russia explains why it vetoed climate change resolution at UN
Russia has vetoed a draft UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution, linking climate change to security threats. Russia’s ambassador to the body claimed the document would have set a dangerously one-sided…
New ‘diversity’ guide finds ‘Brits’ to be problematic – reports
The British Council has issued a “non-discriminatory” guide to staffers that frowns on the use of “problematic” terms such as “Brits” or “native English speakers” so as to “reflect the…
Ancient national carpets smuggled out of Azerbaijan found in Ukraine – VIDEO
Azerbaijani national carpets, woven in Guba, Shirvan, Karabakh, and Derbent regions some 100-150 years ago, were found in the Ukrainian city of Vinnytsia, Report informs with reference to a report…