Greece: Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announces stricter laws for sexual crimes
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced stricter penalties for sex offenders as part of a government response to a slew of…
Day: 25 February 2021
New rapid COVID-19 diagnostic tests can differentiate between variants
Two new COVID-19 diagnostic tests have been developed that have a fast turnaround time and are able to differentiate between…
Abortion beyond EU’s remit – Equality Commissioner
EU Equality Commissioner Helena Dalli has told the European Parliament that the EU does not have jurisdiction over abortion laws.…
Twitter: 373 accounts linked to Iran, Russia, Armenia were removed
On February 23, Twitter said it had removed 373 accounts which had ties to Russia, Armenia and Iran for violation…
Germany is far behind the US, Israel and Great Britain in race for vaccination
The German government is coming under increasing pressure to offer the nation a roadmap out of the coronavirus crisis amid…
Biden lifts Trump green card freeze that blocked most legal immigration to US
President Joe Biden on Wednesday lifted a freeze on green cards issued by his predecessor during the pandemic that lawyers…
COVID pandemic causes spike in cyberattacks against hospitals, medical companies
Cyberattacks against healthcare organizations have doubled during the coronavirus pandemic, research suggests. On Wednesday, IBM released the company's annual X-Force…
What we can learn from the Facebook-Australia news debacle
Democracies around the world are all mired in one crisis or another, which is why measures of their health are…