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Coal mine in Upper Silesia poses serious threat to Poland

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A coal mine situated in the Upper Silesia region of the European country of Poland has contributed immensely towards the spread of the Covid-19 outbreak in the country.

In the recent past, as many as 1,151 new cases of Covid-19 have been reported in the country. Notably, the major portion of the figure is from the controversial Upper Silesia region.

According to a report published by an International media house, an outbreak among miners and their families at the Zofiowka colliery in the aforesaid region accounts for around two-thirds of that figure.

Poland is one of those European countries which have imposed strict lockdown measures. Since March, the country is under lockdown.

It is unfortunate that when most of the countries are recovering from the crisis this country is struggling with the rise of new cases.  

In the country, so far as many as 1,157 people have died due to the Covid-19 outbreak and over 26,561 people have been infected.

Globally, the death toll due to the Covid -19 outbreak has crossed around 4,00,000. And, the outbreak has left at least 6.9 million people infected.  V

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Minneapolis to dismantle local police

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The Minneapolis City Council has agreed to restructure the local police department – which faces serious criticisms over its attitude towards the black community of the city.

Recently, an unarmed black man was killed by a white police officer in the city. The incident triggered several waves of protests across the country.

The decision to dismantle the police force, which is the main demand of protesters, has been supposed by at least nine of the 13 councilors of the city council.

Earlier, the demand was dismissed by the city Mayor.

Now, without the support of his council, he may not be able to stick to his original stand over the issue for long.   

It seems that in the coming days the city may witnessed several serious debates over how the police office should be restructured.

At this moment, it remains unclear how the restructuring may be implemented by the city. Importantly, the police department has not yet responded to this issue. V

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Media Training Row: Finish FM resigns

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Katri Kulmuni, the Finance Minister of Finland, has filed her resignation following revelations that she spent more than €50,000 of public money on media training.

Ms Kulmuni, who is the leader of the ruling Centre Party since September 2019, earlier promised that she would pay back the entire money to the country.

She is not the first person who has resigned from the coalition government which rules the European country of Finland. Actually, she is the second senior member of the coalition government to resign in the recent times.

Last year, she, who was just 32-year-old, was presented by Finish medias as the young rise from the Finnish political platform.  

While speaking to media personals about the resignation, the young politician has said that she was not aware about the gravity of the issue.

Anyway, speaking about the resignation, Finish Prime Minister Sanna Marin has called the decision of his colleague as bold. V

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US to reduce its military presence in Germany

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Giving a clear message that the US will no longer sacrifice their wealth for the sake of the wellbeing of the entire western world – particularly their allies in the continent of Europe, the US has announced its plan to reduce the strength of its military capacity in Germany and several other European countries in the continent.

As many as 9,500 American is expected be withdrawn from the country of Germany by the month of September.

Earlier, the US urged their allies in the Europe to contribute more towards the security requirements of the North American Treaty Organisation, making its point clear that it might reduce its spending on the NATO in the near future itself.

The relation between the US and their NATO partners in Europe is at present in its lowest point. Since the induction of Donald Trump as the president of the world’s most powerful country in terms of military might and economic strength, the relation has been consistently worsening.

The withdrawn troops may either be redeployed elsewhere or be asked to return back to their respective base camps in the country, as per a media report published by an International media conglomerate.  

It is yet to be seen how the decision will affect the destiny of the global economy.  

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ECB brings in new measures to boost Eurozone Economy

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The European Central Bank has introduced certain dramatic measures to boost the economies of the countries in Eurozone.

The recession the world now faces is the biggest since the World War Two period.

This is not the first time the European Central Bank has introduced a program to boost the economies of the countries in the Eurozone region.

Earlier, it launched a similar policy, in response to the request of some badly affected countries in the southern region of the Europe such as Italy and Spain.

That means the latest policy is the second policy taken by the ECB to help the countries in the Eurozone to surmount the economic difficulties caused due to the Covid-19 outbreak.

According to the central bank, it will increase the size of its bond buying programme by €600bn to €1.35tn.

The programme will run until June 2021, which is actually six months longer than planned.

The move will keep borrowing costs low for countries and firms as they face huge budget deficits and recessions.


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France launches contract-tracing app

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In order to battle the Covid-19 outbreak, the European country of France has launched a new contact-tracing application.

As per a latest report, the app has been downloaded as many as 600,000 times since its official launch.

The app is named as StopCovid France. It warns users if they have been near someone who would test positive for the virus.

The launch of the app has faced few criticisms. Some have faced certain difficulties in downloading the application.

The last-minute launch delay has affected the credibility of the application. Many have accidentally downloaded a wrong app because of the dely.

The United Kingdom is also set to launch a similar app in the near future. It was supposed to be launched on 1st June. As per a latest report, it is less likely to hit the market until Mid-July.


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Black Lives Matter movement reaches France

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The Black Lives matter movement, which begun in the North American country of the United States of America, has reached the European country of France.

Recently, tens of thousands of people have assembled in streets across the French capital of Paris to express their protest over the 2016 black man custodial killing.

The death of the black man in the police custody in the year 2016 in France has been likened to the death of a black man in a US state in the recent past.

The protests have defied the measures imposed to curb the spread of the Covid-19 outbreak in the European country of France.

In certain regions where the protesters have gathered to express their anger, some small clashes between the police and protesters have happened.

The Paris police department has distanced itself from the custodial death allegation leveled against them by the protesters.

If the things progress in this direction, the movement may even spread in other countries in the continent of Europe.

Recently, a protest broke out in the United States following the custodial death of an unarmed black man in the country. The protest turned violent when force was used against the protesters.


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Hitler’s house to become police station

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The European country of Austria, in which the house of infamous dictator Adolf Hitler is located, has decided to turn his house into a police station.

It is an effort to eliminate the capability of the site to attract neo-Nazis and to prevent the transformation of the site as a meeting point of neo-Nazis.

The building was recently purchased by the Austrian government using a compulsory purchase order following a lengthy legal battle.

The transformation is expected to complete in few months itself. Probably in November, the inauguration of the proposed police station may happen.

As per a report published in an International media, an Austrian architecture firm will carry out the changes.

Hitler is one of the most fearful leaders the world has ever seen. Though the Nazi movement was stopped with the defeat of Germany in the Second World War, its supports still remain strong in certain pockets across Europe – particularly in Germany and Austria.

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G7: Russia denied entry

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The European country of the United Kingdom and the North American country of Canada have strongly opposed the suggestion made by the United States of America that Russia should be allowed to reenter the group as a member.

United States President recently announced his plan to postpone the G7 summit until September this year. It was when he addressed a group of media personals to discuss his plan to postpone the summit he expressed his mind about the possible expansion of the G7.

He even called the group an outdated group of countries. He indirectly termed the possible expansion undeniable.

The development has created a rift between the US and those countries which stand with the European liberals.

Recently, Mr. Trump made a telephonic conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. During the conversation, they discussed the possible reentry of Russia to the G7 – which was formerly G8 (until the ouster of the country from the group following its aggressive attitude).

It remains unclear whether the US will impose pressure over the group to allow the reentry of Russia into the group.

If the rift between the liberal countries increases, it may affect the strength of the liberal political platform.

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Russia lifts restrictions

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The European country of Russia has lifted some restrictions imposed to curb the spread of the Covid-19 outbreak.

The decision has come shortly after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that the country had passed the peak.

Some medical experts have expressed their disagreement over the decision of the Russian government to lift some restrictions imposed to curb the spread of the outbreak – which has brought the world into an unpleasant state.

The country has not yet witnessed any slowdown in the spread of the outbreak.

Anyway, the removal of the restrictions has allowed people to use the public spaces like parks and shopping centres freely.

The removal has marked an end to the nine week lockdown period the country has gone through as part of its fight against the outbreak.

Unfortunately, the sad reality is that the infection rate still remains high.

The country has so far witnessed 4,14,878 infections – which is the third highest number in the world after the US and Brazil. It has also seen as many as 4,855 deaths.


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