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Mali govt criticises the arrest of Singer Rokia Traore in France

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A day after a renowned Mali singer, Rokia Traore, was arrested in the European country of France on an arrest warrant issued by Belgium in connection with a family dispute filed in a Belgian court, the Mali government has released a statement supporting the singer, strongly criticising the arrest of the singer.

The African country has called the arrest illegal, saying that the fact that the singer is a Diplomatic Passport holder.

A person with a Diplomatic Passport has certain privileges. He/She cannot be arrested without the consent of his/her country.

The singer’s lawyer says that the singer was on her way to appear before the Belgian court to defend her estranged husband’s petition seeking the custody of their five-year-old daughter.

The singer faces several serious charges in Belgium. She is accused of kidnapping and hostage-taking.

As per a latest report, she is on hunger stroke in a French jail where she has been taken after her arrest.

The case is likely to disturb the diplomatic relation between the African country of Mali and the European country of France.


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Spainish King renounces inheritance from his father

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Spanish King Felipe VI has renounced the inheritance from his father, Juan Carlos, who is the former king of the European country of Spain.

The former king, who had been ruling the country for not less than 39 years, abdicated in the year 2014.

During this regime, he faced several serious allegations. He was criticised then for his extravagant lifestyle.

Importantly, Mr. Carlos will no longer receive the annual grand of 194,000 Euros.

Earlier, it was alleged that he received some illicit fund via Saudi Arabia.

He still faces an investigation in connection with the case.

Neither the Spain king nor his father, the former king, has commended on this matter.

It remains unclear why such a serious decision has been taken by the Spain monarch. It is also unclear how this development will affect the future of the Spanish monarch – which at present passes through a very difficult time.


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Europe at present epicentre of coronavirus outbreak

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The continent of Europe is at present the epicentre of the coronnavirus outbreak, which originated in the Asian country of China.

Experts have urged the continent to launch severe measures to curb the spread of the disease. Italy and Spain are at present the worst affected regions.

Recently, the United Sates imposed a serious ban to prevent the entrance of Europeans – especially from the affected region – to the country from the continent.

The World Health Organisation also recognises the fact that the continent is at present the epicentre of the virus outbreak.

It is a worrisome fact that the disease is rapidly spreading in the continent. What it exposes is the flaws in the present mechanism in the continent to prevent the spread of the disease.

Europeans are known for their interest in travelling.

It seems that a serious social campaign is needed to bring the situation under control in the continent of Europe.

Apart from Italy and Spain, Germany and France are the worst affected. When more than 2000 cases each have been reported from Germany, France and Spain, above 15000 cases have been reported from Italy – the worst hit region in the Europe.

It is high time to develop a solution to the issue.


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Anti-abortion advocates lost case in ECHR

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Two nurses, who approached the European Court of Human Rights against the discrimination they had undergone in Sweden for their refusal to carry out abortion, has not succeeded in winning their case in the top court based in the continent of Europe.

Ellinor Grimmark and Linda Steen, though are born in Sweden, are originally from the European country of Norway.

They applied for the post of midwife in Sweden. As the Swedish law requires midwives to carry out abortion, they were asked by their employer to do the service.

The nurses denied performing the service as they found that against their religious belief. Subsequently, they lost their jobs for that reason.

They approached several courts in Sweden before they has reached the ECHR.

Like every other court, the ECHR has also failed to understand the ground that they faced discrimination from their employer for their belief.

It is unclear what the next move of the duo will be. The possibility of the duo to approach the same court with the case is less, as that court is less likely to entertain the duo again in the future as there is no precedent exists like that so far.


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EU to pay huge amount to migrants willing to return home

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The European Union has announced an ambitious plan to reduce the burden of migrants which the EU country of Greece suffers at this moment.

The EU has expressed its willingness to pay a huge amount of 2000 Euros to migrants in the overcrowded camps in Greece willing to return to their home countries.

Most migrant camps in Greece are overcrowded. Those located near Turkey border are those which suffer the most.

Recently, Turkey announced that they would no longer prevent the travel of migrants from the war affected Middle East to Europe through its land.

The move is likely to help Greece reduce the burden of migrants.

Notably, the policy is only applicable to those who reached the continent of Europe on or before January this year.

The policy is expected to benefit at least 5000 migrants. It is believed that at present there are at least 42000 asylum seekers in Greece.


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French fraudsters impersonated minister get serious punishment

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Two French fraudsters, who have impersonated a not-well-known minister who handles some important portfolios in the ministry, have been awarded certain tough punishments by a French court based in Paris.

The jailed fraudsters are two Franco-Israelis, named Gilbert Chikli and Anthony Lasarevitsch. The former has been awarded a sentence of 11 years imprisonment and the latter has been granted a sentence of seven years imprisonment. The court has also fined both heavily. Mr. Chikli has been charged a fine of 2 million Euro while Mr. Lasarevitsch has been given a fine of 1 million Euro.

Both denied the case during the trial. They claimed that the case was a part of a huge scam.

Nonetheless, the prosecution proved the claim made by the accused persons wrong easily, as the culprits failed to present any evidence to justify their argument.

It was proved that the culprits used a silicon mask to impersonate the minister. It was also proved that they coned several wealthy men with their action.

It is assumed that it is the lack of popularity of the ministry which helped the culprits to execute their con act without much difficulty.

It is the first such crime that has been reported in the country in the recent history.


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Italy advises people to stay at home

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The European country of Italy has advised its people to stay at their home due to the fear of the coronavirus outbreak, which reached the continent from China – which is situated in the continent of Asia.

In the country of Italy, the total death toll due to the outbreak has crossed the mark of 463. It is the worst hit country in the continent of Europe. And, it is the second worst hit region in the world, after China.

Recently, Italy announced several measures including the measure of travel ban to prevent the spreading of the disease outbreak.

In order to tighten the grip, the country has announced several other measures in addition to the one announced earlier.

Now, people of the country need the special permission of the government to travel outside the country.


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Italy to increase spending to overcome coronavirus’s impact on economy

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The European country of Italy, in which at least 366 people have died due to the coronavirus outbreak, has decided to increase its spending to overcome the impact the outbreak is expected to make on the country’s economy.

Undoubtedly, Italy is the worst hit country after China, where the outbreak originated, and where thousands of people have been killed due to the outbreak.

Apart from the said measure, the country has also announced several other measures to recover from the outbreak.

Those who live in the worst hit regions in the country have been directed to seek special permission to make any foreign trip.

The economy of Italy is badly injured due to the outbreak. It is expected that the measures announced by the country will make serious positive impact on its economy.

The country is at present under high alert.


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Coronavirus: Death toll crosses 197 in Italy

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The total death toll due to the coronavirus has crossed around 197 in the European country of Italy. Unfortunately, as many as 49 cases have been reported in the country in the last 24 hours.

The latest development gives serious worry to the European country, which experiences the worst side of the outbreak at this moment.

Italy has strengthened its defensive mechanism against the disease outbreak. Like the European country, many other European countries have adopted similar measures.

The places of public gathering such as religious institutions have been fumigated, as a defensive measure.

In total, not less than 3000 people have died across the world owing to the dangerous disease outbreak.

Unfortunately, the majority of these deaths have happened in the Asian country of China, where the outbreak originated.

Across the world, at least 100000 people have been affected due to the virus outbreak.

The coronavirus outbreak is a global hazard at this juncture. It is high time to formulate a feasible global strategy to contain this disastrous outbreak.


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Europe experiences warm winter

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Europe has experienced a warm winter this year. The average temperature of this year’s winters has been at least 1.4 C above than the previous year.

Definitely, the increase in the temperature in the continent of Europe is the after-effect of climate change.

Not only this continent, but also the entire world suffers due to climate change at this juncture.

It is high time to formulate an effective universal strategy to counter the issue of climate change.

The Paris Climate treaty was a good beginning. Unfortunately, that does not work in the right direction at this moment. The departure of the US from the climate treaty obligation left the organisation less powerful.

What Europe experiences at this moment is a remainder. The world can no longer remain insensitive about climate change.

It is inhuman to put the burden of our mistake to our successors. It is our duty to keep earth inhabitable for the future generation.

The more love we have in our future generation, the more careful we becomes in the matter of climate change, as the actual victim of this issue is the future generation not the present.


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