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French police seize black market masks

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As many as 1,40,000 face masks meant to sale on the underground market have been seized by the French police.

The police have arrested a businessman in connection with the crime. The businessman has been while he was unloading the masks into a residence in Paris.

It is the biggest seizure the police have made in the recent history.

France is one of the most Covid-19 affected countries in this part of the world. The demand for masks in this country is very high.

The police have conducted raids in different part of the country. In the coming days, similar raids will be conducted across the country in order to prevent the injection of low quality masks into the market.

In the recent past, the Asian country of China seized as many as 89m poor quality face masks.


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France limits sale of Nicotine

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In a surprising move, the European country of France has limited the sale of nicotine productions as some researchers have found an unusual link between the conception of these products and the coronavirus outbreak.

The researchers have found that the chemical can be used in the present war of the world against the disastrous coronavirus outbreak.

As per the latest government order in connection with the sale of nicotine products, these products like nicotine gum cannot be sold through any online platform.

According to the same order, there are serious limitations for the sale of these products at present through the pharmacies in the country.

Recently, a report released by a hospital in Paris indicated that smokers were statistically less likely to be admitted for treatment for Covid-19.

The research is any way still at its preliminary stage. Several trials are needed to be done before it is established as a relevant finding.

France is one of the worst affected countries in the European country of France. So far, as many as 22,000 people have passed away due to the coronavirus outbreak across the country.

This report does not mean that smoking is a solution. It only means that a relation has been identified between the bad habit of smoking and the disastrous disease of Covid-19.

Smoking is very injurious to health. It may even lead to cancer and similar deadly diseases.


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Europe unhappy with China’s suppression of Covid-19 details

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Most European countries are aware about the fact that there is ground in the US’ allegation that China has suppressed certain information about the Covid-19 outbreak – which originated in the Chinese state of Wuhan few months back.

Still, unlike the North American country of the United States of America which has taken an aggressive stand against the Asian country, most European countries, it seems, has decided to take a lenient stand in the issue.

Recently, China reversed the total death toll due to the virus outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan, making the figure almost double the previous figure.

Nonetheless, China has not yet admitted that some mistakes have occurred due to the way they have handled the outbreak. The country has denied all report which indicate a systematic cover-up.

The latest reversal of the figure has been justified using the argument that several deaths that have happened outside the hospitals in the region have failed to enter the initial report due to various reasons.

At present, the Europe and the US stand in two different plains over whether China should be made liable to the loss the world has suffered due to its attitude of cover-up.

It may not take long before these two powerful factions come in a same plane to decide the fate of the world’s most populated country.


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EU agrees emergency aid plan

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The heads of the European Union has agreed a plan for injecting billions of euros of emergency aid into Europe’s Covid-19 affected economies such as Italy and spain.

The agreement has been reached in a meeting done with the support of the possibility of video conference.

As part of the agreement, a huge sum of 540 billion Euro will be released to support the affected countries.

The fund has been connected to the European Union budget, as per a latest report released by the greatest economic union of the world.

A senior European Union official has said that the process will boost investment in the region of the continent of Europe.

Earlier, there was disagreement between the southern countries of the EU and the northern countries over the sharing of the financial burden caused by the Covid-19 outbreak.

It remains unclear whether the issue has been fully resolved or not.

Recently, Italy expressed its unhappiness over the way the union responded to the outbreak in its initial stage.

The Italian government has welcomed the latest development in connection with the sharing of the burden caused by the outbreak.


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Trial against Syrian torture regime begins in Germany

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The trial of the first case filed against the Syrian regime against its use of torture and violence has begun in the European country of Germany.

Two men against whom the trial has been initiated are accused of committing crimes against humanity for the state of Syria.

Mr. Anwar R and Eyad A were intelligence officers working for the Syrian government. They in the midst of the Syrian civil war escaped Syria and sought asylum in Germany.

Since the year 2019, they are under the custody of the German government – which has filed a crime against humanity change against them.

Syrian has strongly denied the accusation that they have used torture and violence as a weapon to run the government smoothly.

Nonetheless, several human rights reports stay contrary to the claim made by the Syrian government supported by Russia, Iran and Iraq.

Neither the two persons, who remain in the custody of Germany, nor their legal representatives, have commended on the matter yet.

The case is very serious in nature. It is to be seen how Germany will handle the crisis. It is also unclear how other western countries will react to the trial initiated against a sovereign country – the reaction of Russia and Turkey will be very crucial in this matter.


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Just beginning, not end, says Merkel

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel has appealed for greater participation of her country in the effort to help the continent of Europe recover from the crisis into which the continent has reached due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Ms. Merkel has reminded her countrymen about the need to remain clever and cautious, warning indirectly that what has passed is not the end phase but still just the beginning.

The comment which deserves serious attention has been made while speaking in the country’s parliament.

The European Union is scheduled to organise a video summit to discuss the matter of the coronavirus outbreak soon.

The latest stand of Germany is to be viewed through that prism.

Earlier, the EU countries failed to reach an agreement on how to handle the financial burden imposed by the virus outbreak.

Some EU countries which wanted a burden sharing openly criticised the attitude of certain countries in the union, which opposed the demand for the burden sharing formula.

The difference even threatened the stability of the union, when some countries expressed doubt in the capacity of the union.

As per the present EU law, countries cannot be made liable for each other’s debts.

The development indicates that in the upcoming video summit Germany may take a lenient stand on the matter of burden sharing.


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Spain arrests IS terrorist

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In a brilliant operation carried out by the Spanish police, a top Islamic State terrorist has been booked along with at least two of his aides.

The arrested terrorist, Abdel Majed Abdel Bary, was a rapper. He travelled to the Middle East to join the terrorist organisation in the year 2013.

The terrorist is said to have spent years in the war zone in the Middle East. He is considered as one of the top terrorists based in the Europe now.

The Spanish police have released a video showing the complete episode of the operation carried out to arrest the terrorist.

The incident proves the presence of terrorists escaped from the war zones in Syria and Iraq in the continent of Europe.

It remains unclear how the terrorist has managed to evade the attention of the Spanish authority so far.

The terrorist has been arrested from a rented apartment in the Spanish region of Almeria.

An investigation is on. It is not clear how the police have managed to identify the terrorist hiding in the rented apartment in the country.

It seems that the lockdown imposed on the country has made it easier for the police to identify the presence of these terrorists in the region.


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Romania uses fine to prevent lockdown breach

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The European country of Romania has used the possibility of fine to present the possible break of the measures imposed to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Over 2,00,000 people have been fined so far as they have been found to have violated the measures imposed to contain the spread of the disastrous virus.

The country has earned a huge amount through the policy. The total amount collected through the policy until now is not less than 69m Euro.

Even a mayor has been fined as he has been found to have violated the measures imposed by the Romanian government.

He has been caught with his cycle in a park closed due to the virus outbreak – almost all public spaces in the country are in a closed state due to the virus outbreak. His argument that he has come to the park to check whether any violation happens in the park has not been taken into account by the concerned authority.

The mayor has shared his plan to challenge the fine legally when he has been asked about the action taken against him.

It remains unclear whether there is any political angle in the action.

Romania at present has not less than 9,242 cases of Covid-19. It has suffered as many as 507 deaths in connection with the virus outbreak.


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Germany eases restrictions

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The European countries of Germany have eased several restrictions brought in to contain the spread of the coronavirus outbreak.

The country has allowed its small shops, car dealerships and bicycle stores to resume its business activities.

Though the relaxation has been announced, the majority of the restrictions are expected to remain until it is decided otherwise.

Germany is one of the worst affected countries in the continent of Europe. Unlike many other European countries, it has brought the things under control in a quick manner.

In the coming days, the country is expected to announce more relaxations. It seems that it will not take too many days after the country to come back to normal.

The country is different from other European states which have suffered the heat of the virus outbreak. The mortality rate from Covid-19 of the country is far lower than the rates of many of its European counterparts.

The German health department deserves special appreciation for the way it has handled the virus outbreak.

The country has so far suffered a little more than 4,400 deaths due to the coronavirus outbreak.


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Italy to announce exit plan soon

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The European country of Italy, which is under lockdown like many other countries in this part of the world, has announced its plan to launch an exit plan.

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, through his social media post, has assured to release the plan this week.

Mr. Conte has used his Facebook handle to publicise his plan to launch the exit plan aimed to bring everything back to normal.

From the post, it can be assumed that the country will seek the advice of all stakeholders – especially scientific experts – to develop the policy.

A statement in the post reads: a reasonable expectation is that the country will apply it from May 4.

Italy is one of the worst affected countries in the continent of Europe, as well as in the world. Italy has suffered over 24,114 deaths due to the virus outbreak, which is the highest recorded death toll in the continent.

Anyway, the new indices are favorable to the country.

The country has passed its peak. It is slowly coming back to normal.

The bold post of the PM indicates that the country – which has suffered a lot due to the outbreak – at present is confident enough to think of an exit plan.


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