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Does Zelenskyy’s Ukraine still want to join NATO?

By Tetiana Gaiduk Ever since the outbreak of hostilities with Russia in 2014, Ukraine has looked to strengthen its ties with the NATO military alliance. While the alliance’s response to the conflict has been understandably cautious, there has also been…

Gino Strada: The Solidarity Virus Which is Spreading Throughout Europe

“Solidarity, the new virus which I hope will infect all Europe” is what Gino Strada, founder of Emergency, said he hoped for during an interview with Diego Bianchi on the program  “Propaganda Live” for the Italian TV Channel La7. “I…

Austria relaxes coronavirus lockdown measures

Austria will begin lifting its coronavirus restrictions on Tuesday. When Chancellor Sebastian Kurz announced the plan it caused a great deal of excitement — but this is the first step in a long process, experts say. Austria came to a…

Julian Assange’s fiancée (and children) revealed for the first time

Julian Assange’s fiancée (and children) revealed for the first time In this video originally published on the WikiLeaks channel, Julian Assange’s fiancée and children appear for the first time on the one year anniversary of his arrest inside Ecuador’s London…

“If Julian Assange is extradited, it’s the end of the rule of law in the West” Eva Joly (Interview)

By Jérôme Duval for MrMondialisation Last March, one of our journalists had the opportunity to speak with Eva Joly, a lawyer and former Member of Parliament, about the details of the Assange case, as she herself knows the main protagonist…

EU ministers make breakthrough on coronavirus economic response

Finance ministers of eurozone countries reached an “excellent accord” on fighting the pandemic-triggered recession. Europe has proven itself to be “a match” for the crisis, said French representative Bruno La Maire. After hours of talks on Thursday, representatives of 19…

UNESCO condemns theft of masterpieces during quarantine

The United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO) condemned this Thursday recent thefts of masterpieces, carried out by criminals who took advantage of the measures decreed to fight against Covid-19 pandemic. While most people are at home, criminals…

In the first person: my experience with the Covid-19 in pictures

By Juan Carlos Marín From March 16 to April 8, the day I was able to return home, I went through a process of hospitalization as a consequence of having been infected with Covid-19 or Coronavirus, which I could not…

Greenpeace wins legal challenge

UK government admits BP drilling permit process was unlawful. Greenpeace will now apply to have BP’s permit quashed on climate grounds. The government admits that it acted unlawfully in granting BP’s permit to drill for new oil in the North…

Hungary: Law to fight coronavirus creates ‘uncertainty’ for journalists

A law that holds a prison sentence of up to five years for spreading “false information” is part of new measures against COVID-19. As Fanny Facsar reports, journalists fear it could make it even harder to report news. These are…

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