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Europe: Daily Covid-19 death cases increases by around 40 per cent

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The continent of Europe has witnessed a sharp increase of forty per cent in the Covid-19 daily death case load compared to the daily case load the continent witnessed last week.

France, Spain, the UK, the Netherlands and Russia are the worst affected countries in this part of the world.

Some of these countries have already reintroduced certain strict measures necessary to bring down the daily death case load.

The increase has brought a severe stress to the hospital infrastructure of the continent of Europe – which is much more well equipped compared to the same elsewhere in the world.

The Covid-19 infection rate in Russia is alarmingly high. It is high time to find a solution to this crisis.

Italy is one of the first countries which have reintroduced certain tough measures to curb the spread of the dangerous virus.

Sadly, most of those countries which have reintroduced the restrictions have witnessed severe resistance from their local population.

It is clear that a section of society is tired of the restrictions, and are no way willing to tolerate another period of the restrictions.

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Turkish Prez urges Turks to boycott French goods

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Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the President of the Eurasian country of Turkey, has urged his citizens to boycott goods made in France, which recently toughened its stand on radical Islam.

Mr. Erdogan has criticized the new stand, adopted by France, as an attempt to oppress the Muslim community of the European country.

He has urged the world leaders to protect the Muslim community of the European country of France.

Recently, French President Emanuel Macron asserted that he would go to any extent to protect the secular values his country upholds.

The assertion came at the time his government was facing criticism for its failure to prevent the murder of Samuel Paty, a teacher who was beheaded for displaying a cartoon during a session on Free Speech.

The French President has paid tribute to the murdered teacher.  

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France fines African activist for his protest in a museum in Paris

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A France court has imposed a huge fine on an African activist who has staged a protest in a museum in Paris by attempting to remove an African artefact from the museum.

The activist livestreamed the whole episode. He alleged that the art piece was the part of art pieces looted from his continent during the colonial era.

He defended his act by saying that his attempt was to reclaim the art piece which was looted from his continent by France.

The act was intended to gain global attention over the matter of colonial looting.

Anyway, the France court has dismissed his defence. It has imposed a huge fine on the activist.

The court has justified its decision saying that the fine has been imposed to deprive others from following the same path adopted by the activist.

The activist has been found guilty fort aggravated robbery.

The judge has pointed out that he could have adopted other methods to invite the attention of the global community into the matter.

The action of the French court has invited mixed response. Many have come forward in support of the activist and the matter he attempted to project with his act to the world.

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Macron to interfere in Belarus issue

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French President Emmanuel Macron is likely to interfere in the Belarus issue.

Recently, he has promised to help mediate in Belarus.

The country has been witnessing protest since Alexander Lukashenko was re-elected as the President of the country.

The European Union has declared that it would not recognise Mr. Lukashenko as the legitimate leader of Belarus.

Meanwhile, the Belarus President has been lately offered support by the European country of Russia.

At present, Russia is the only supporter of Belarus.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has alleged that pression was being applied over Belarus.

He has even promised his country’s military support to Belarus.

Recently, French President has met the exiled opposition leader, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya.

During the meeting, he has called for a peaceful transition of power in Belarus.  

Many human rights organisations have called for the interference of the International community in the issue.

They have brought the attention of the world to the human rights violations committed by the Belarus in the aftermath of the tainted election.

Some have come up with undeniable evidences.

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Seven booked in connection with Charlie Hebdo office attack

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Once again, an act of terror has occurred in connection with satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo – which came to spotlight after several journalists had been killed during a terror attack in the year 2015.

In the latest attack, at least two people has been injured. The latest has taken place just outside the office.

As many as seven people have been booked in connection with an attack in Paris.

The attack has been carried out with a meat cleaver.

Shockingly, the main suspect of the attack is a eighteen year old man from Pakistan.

He has been taken into custody by the Paris police from the crime scene itself.

It is alleged that the police have miscalculated the security threat emerged as part of a trial that opened up recently in connection with the 2015 attack.

Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said it was an act of Islamist terrorism.

The building where the attack take place is no longer occupied by Charlie Hebdo, through it had been the office of the magazine since the year 2015 when a terrorist ravaged the office.

It is at present occupied by a production company.

The latest development is seen seriously by the French government. It is expected that it will prompt the country to increase its security installations in several key locations.

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Charlie Hebdo case: Trial begins

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The trial session has begun in the Charli Hebdo case, which is the most brutal terror attack case the country has witnessed so far.

As many as fourteen people are on trial in connection with the case.

The deadly attack on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo took place in 2015. The attack killed as many as twelve people.

The majority of those who has been brought before the court are accused of helping the militant attackers who shot dead 12 people in and around Charlie Hebdo’s Paris office.

The attack marked the beginning of a wave of terror attacks across France as well as across the continent of Europe.

The incident also triggered a strong movement in France against the politics that prompted the attackers to throw their anger at those in the media office.

‘I am Charlie’ is one of the movements that has been triggered by the incident.

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Macron asks Lebanon to form new government

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Emmanuel Macron, the President of France, has asked Lebanon to swiftly form a new government.

The statement has come shorty after a west-based leader was appointed as the Prime Minister of the country.

Mustapha Adib, who was appointed to the new role, is the former ambassador to the European country of Germany.

He was inducted to the post with the backing of most MPs.

It is said that the crucial decision on who should be appointed as the leader of the country has been made with the support of the French supremo.

Since the explosion in Beirut, the country has been in a state of unrest.

The blast was extremely devastating that around 200 people lost their lives because of the blast.

It was the blast that toppled the last government.

It remains unclear when the new government will come into force in the country.

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France witnesses unexpected rise in Covid-19 cases

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The European country of France has witnessed an unexpected rise in the number of Covid-19 cases. It has marked the highest single day rise since March 31.

The single day tally has touched around 7,379 cases. The development has brought the total number to 2,67,077.

The rise has brought the issue back to the central stage. It has forced the government to review its preparedness against the crisis.

The rise has hinted the possibility for a second wave.

Unlike the previous trend, this time the majority of those who have been infected are youngsters.

As per a report, the rise in the single day tally has not made any impact on the single day death tally so far.

The report means through the daily tally has marked an unexpected rise the system has done a good job to handle the crisis in a perfect manner.

Still, the unexpected rise opens up a possibility for the imposition of some restrictive measures.   

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EU Summit: Leaders to decide on post-Covid stimulus package

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The post-Covid stimulus package is a very controversial one. The member countries of the European Union have mixed opinions in this matter. Primely, there are two groups. One of them is led by the affected countries like Italy and Spain, and the other is led by certain conservative countries such as Hungary and the Netherlands. The affected faction wants the entire European Union to take the burden of the package. The conservative one is against that idea and wants the beneficiaries to repay the payment once things become stable.

Anyway, the leaders of the member countries of the European Union are set to meet to discuss the matter in the near future.

This is the first time since the outbreak of Covid-19 the leaders have decided to meet in person.

Some top leaders have hinted that the proposed meeting would be very crucial for the fate of the package and for the future of the economic union – which is the most powerful economic union in the world.

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Around three French police booked in connection with the death of delivery driver

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The death of a delivery driver has created a serious political uproar in the European country of France. The death is similar to the one happened in the North American country of the United States of America in connection with the death of a black man.

Like what happened in the US, this French man has also been chocked to death by the police. He has also cried several times for help. His loud cry has also gone unheard.

As many as three police personals have been booked in connection with the case. They have been charged with manslaughter.  

Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased man have expressed their unhappiness about the way the case was being handled by the police. They have demanded more serious charges against the accused police officials.   

The case has badly tainted the image of the police. It has turned the public against the police department.

It seems that the incident may prompt the country to review the working style of the police department.

The rise in the number of police atrocities across the world is a serious concern. The US incident has opened up a serious discussion around the topic.

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