German police prey on a man who detained officers and stole their weapons
Police in south-west Germany are searching for a man in combat gear armed with a bow and arrow, a knife and a handgun who held up four police officers and stole their [...]
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Hong Kong surveyor assaulted by police in the midst of security law crackdown
Hong Kong police have searched the office of an independent political pollster days after Beijing imposed sweeping national security legislation on the former British [...]
Statue of Melania Trump in Slovenia was removed after being set on fire on the weekend
A wooden sculpture of first lady Melania Trump near her home town of Sevnica, Slovenia, has been removed after being set on fire during the US independence day weekend, according to the artist who commissioned the [...]
Pret a Manger to close 30 stores and leave more than 1,000 people unemployed
Pret a Manger is to permanently close 30 branches and could cut at least 1,000 jobs after suffering “significant operating losses” as a result of the Covid-19 [...]
L’Oréal remove words such as “whitening” from skincare products due to the global anti-racism protests
L’Oréal al has announced it will remove words like “whitening” from its products, as global anti-racism protests [...]
Listeria bacteria in processed meats Offerman killed six, two women miscarried
At least six people died last year from the effects of the listeria bacteria that was in the meat products of meat products maker Offerman. Two women have also had a miscarriage. The Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) reports this in its annual review for [...]
TUI to offer flight-only customers the possibility of a refund rather than a voucher
Customers that booked a flight with the travel company TUI, but have seen their flight cancelled due to the corona crisis will now be given the option of receiving a refund. Previously TUI customers only had the option of being given a voucher they could be used to pay for another flight departing within the next [...]
Belgium wants strong role of hydrogen in EU climate policy
Belgium and six other European countries want to launch a European strategy to strengthen the role of hydrogen in the fight against global warming, they said in a joint [...]
The brothels in Belgium are allowed to open again, but no sex without a mask
Saunas and massage parlors will remain closed until July 1, but the brothels may open again in Belgium today. A visit to the sex houses will take some getting used to for the customers. Upon entering, the temperature of the customer is measured and the wearing of a mask is mandatory for both visitor and hostess / [...]
Facebook employees rebel over Mark Zuckerberg’s refusal to act against Trump
Facebook employees are staging a rebellion over Mark Zuckerberg’s refusal to act against Donald Trump, expressing their dissatisfaction with their boss on social media in a rare display of dissent from within the [...]