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Russian Parliament clears bill offering immunity to Russian Presidents and their families

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In a move which is regarded as highly crucial, the Russian Parliament has cleared a bill, which offers immunity to Russian Presidents and their families.

The move has been questioned by numerous political activists. Renowned political activist Alexei Navalny has asked why does the Russian President need an immunity at this juncture.

The law implies even if Russian President Vladimir Putin steps down from the top post he cannot be prosecuted by the Russian government in any circumstance.

The bill is a part of the constitutional amendments which was approved by the Russian population few months before.

Mr. Putin at present has absolute control over the Russian Parliament. The Parliament is dominated by the supporters of the Russian President.

The Russian President is supposed to step down from the post in the year 2024. A new amendment allows him to contest in at least two more elections.

As the possibility of the emergence of a new Presidential figure is less, the possibility of the re-election of the Russian President to the top post is very high.    

Mr. Putin is not less than 68-year-old. He has been in power since the year 2000.

The new bill however has generated fresh speculations about the political future of the Russian dictator.  

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French stuntman Vincent Reffet dies in accident

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Vincent Reffet, a French stuntman famous for airborne feats using jetpacks and carbon-fibre wing packs, has been killed in Dubai.

He has died during a training session organised in the UAE city of Dubai.

Mr. Reffet was a world-renowned stuntman. He was a member of a stunt team developed by Jetman Dubai, a company based in Dubai.

It attained global attention for his flights over the waterfront waterfront and the Alps of the UAE city of Dubai.

At this moment it remains unclear how the accident has happened. More details in connection with the issue is expected to go public in the near future itself.

Other members of his team have expressed their grief on the death of Mr. Reffet. They have released a joint statement, saying their thoughts and prayers were with the family of the legendary stuntman and all those who knew and worked with him.

The stunt man was known for his skydiving skills. He performed numerous stunts throughout his career, including BASE-jumping off the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa.

Though the legend has passed away, several wonderful performances he has given will remain in the heart of his fans as evergreen memories.

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Four face trial in France over August 2015 attack

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France has put at least four persons on trial in connection with the August 2015 attack. The main accused, Ayoub El-Khazzani, is accused of opening fire on board a train travelling from Amsterdam to Paris.

The rest three is accused of supporting the main suspect to carry out the attack.

If the main accused is found guilty, he may face life imprisonment punishment.

As the rest has been charged with less severe charges, they may not face the kind of punishment the main accused is likely to face.

The August 2015 attack is one of the serious attacks the country has faced in the recent history.

Fortunately, no one was killed in the attack. Around two people were injured in the attack.

The attacker was overpowered by the passengers, shorty after he had opened fired at the passengers in the train.

During an initial hearing, the prime accused told the judge that the Paris attacks’ organiser ordered his attack, according to news agency AFP.

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Conservative Europeans block Covid recovery fund

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Two conservative European countries, Hungary and Poland, have blocked the Covid-19 recovery fund, introduced to help those countries which were destroyed by the virus outbreak.

The European Union budget has been stopped using a clause that ties funding with adherence to the rule of law in the bloc.

Had the budget been passed, those countries which were devastated by the virus outbreak would have received a strong financial support of €750bn.

The EU functions on the basis of consensus. Each and every member has the right to veto European Union Budget.

The EU consists of over 27 member countries.

Hungary and Poland have used their veto power to block the budget.

Actually, these two conservative countries are not in a good relation with the rest of the European Union countries.

 The EU is currently investigating both countries for undermining the independence of courts, media and non-governmental organisations.

EU states had already agreed on the €1.1tn budget for 2021-2027, and the coronavirus stimulus package after a marathon four-day summit in July.

It is yet to been seen how the EU will handle the present crisis.

The EU is at the edge of a possible collapse. Already, the Covid-19 affected countries are angry with the EU for not coming to its rescue in a timely manner.

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Moldovan Election: Opposition marks victory against incumbent

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Maia Sandu, the opposition candidate, has defeated Igor Dodon, the incumbent President, in the Moldovan Election.

The winner has secured as many as 57.7 per cent vote. At the same time, her opponent, Mr. Dodon failed to wrist more than 42.2 per cent vote.

The contest, though was between Ms. Sandu and Mr. Dodon, was actually between the European Union and the EU rebel of Russia.

The winner is a pro-European candidate. The looser is a pro-Russian candidate. The result implies that the country in the near future may move close to the faction led by France and Germany away from the one led by Russia.

Ms. Sandu, who is 48-year old financial expert, is a former World Bank economist.

As soon as the initial trend has become out, the opposition has gone to a celebration mood.

The final result is expected to be released in the near future itself.

It is clear that the final result will be a big blow to the faction led by Russia and may reduce the influence of the European rebel in the region where the former Soviet satellite is located.

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UN calls for measures to protest people stuck in conflict hit region sin Mozambique

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The United Nations has called for urgent intervention of the concerned to protect those who have been trapped in the conflict hit regions in the African country of Mozambique.

The Cabo Delgado province in Mozambique has been captured by Islamist militants. Beheadings and kidnappings have been reported from the region.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, has warned that the population was in a desperate situation.

As per the statement made by the official, those who have been trapped in conflict-affected areas have barely any means of survival.

The officer has called on the Mozambican government to guarantee unhindered access for humanitarian agencies.

As many as 3,50,000 people have been displaced due to the conflict since the day the conflict broke out in the region.

It was at least three years before the conflict broke out.

The local population is desperately leaving the region for safer destinations. Around 14,000 people have fled by sea to the provincial capital, Pemba, so far.

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Pressure mounts over Armenian PM

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Protesters have demanded the resignation of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan for his decision to reach a deal to end the fighting with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh.

The Armenian PM has ignored an ultimatum by protesters.

The Armenian parliament is likely to hold an emergency session over the matter in the near future itself.

It is said that the deal has been reached at the behest of the European superpower of Russia.

 The deal permits Azerbaijan to keep the areas it has captured during its battle with Armenia.

Russia has deployed hundreds of peacekeepers in the disputed region.

The disputed region is actually a part of Azerbaijan. The region is at present controlled by the ethnic groups of Armenia.  

Turkey has joined hand with Russia to monitor the proper implementation of the agreement reached between Azerbaijan and Armenia at the behest of Turkey and Russia.

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Canadian PM expresses solidary with people of France

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Justin Trudeau, the Prime Minister of the North American country of Canada, has expressed solidarity with the people of France, which suffered a terrible terror attack in the recent past.

The Canadian Prime Minister has spoken to his French counterpart, President Emanuel Macron, in connection with the matter. He has expressed his country’s support.

French recently faced severe criticism from the Arab world as it pledged its support to the right to caricature.

The recent terror attack has a connection to the right to caricature. It was to suppress the right to caricature that the attack was carried out.

Certain countries in the Arab world such as Turkey even directed its citizens to boycott goods produced in France.

The support France has been offered by the North American superpower of Canada is thus very crucial.

What the latest development indicates that like the Arab world has united against the right to caricature the liberal west has united for the right.

It seems that the development may create a huge rift between the liberal world and the conservative world.

The attitude of the superpowers towards this issue is crucial. It is the one which can determine the course of the present development.

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Austria admits it failed to follow up Slovakia’s warning over Vienna gunman

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The European country of Austria has admitted that it failed to follow up the warning given by Slovakia over the gunman who carried out a deadly terror attack in the city of Vienna.

The attack left as many as four people killed. It also left more than 23 people injured. The brutal attack occurred on Monday.

The attacker was killed few minutes after he had carried out the attack in the city of Vienna.

As per a statement released by Slovenia police, days before the gunman carried out the attack, he had travelled to Slovenia to purchase a gun.

According to the statement, he returned to Austria emptyhanded from the country as he could not purchase a weapon from the country.

Slovenia has strict gun laws.   

The gunman was just 20 years old.

The attack which took place in the city of Vienna was the most serious attack the city witnessed in recent past.

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Sweden imposes strict restrictions

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The European country of Sweden, which once opted out from imposing severe restrictions, has introduced certain strict restrictions to curb the spread of the Covid-19 outbreak.

The country has brought in certain important restrictions in the area of dining in restaurants.

Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven has recently admitted that there was something to be worried about.

The country has witnessed as many as 31 deaths in the last few days. The total death toll has crossed around 5,969.

Sweden is one of the few countries which has never imposed a severe lockdown. When most of its neighbors adopted strict lockdown measures, Sweden opted not to impose strict measures.   

The recent development indicates that the Swedish government is planning to make a U-turn on its policy regarding the lockdown restriction.

The new restriction measures will bring a considerable change in the way people of the country use its public transport and non-essential shopping.

At preset at least 70 per cent of the total region of the country is under some kind of restriction.

The government has recently brought in Halland, Orebro and Jonkoping.   

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