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October 8, 2020

France won’t ‘sacrifice’ fishermen for Brexit deal: minister

France will not sell out its fishermen for a post-Brexit trade deal, a minister said Thursday, after the EU’s chief negotiator urged European states to come up with a compromise on the issue. European Affairs minister Clement Beaune set out…
October 8, 2020

Nigerian farmers take on Shell in landmark oil spill case

Lawyers for four Nigerian farmers accused Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell on Thursday of causing widespread pollution in a landmark court case filed in the Netherlands. The farmers first filed suit in 2008, demanding Shell clean up devastating oil spills in…
October 7, 2020

KLM virus bailout to go to court in November: Greenpeace

KLM could have its wings clipped after Greenpeace said Wednesday a court would hear its lawsuit next month against the government’s multi-billion-euro bailout package for the Dutch airline. The Netherlands in June said it would give the beleaguered national carrier…
October 6, 2020

Novichok-type nerve agent found in Navalny samples: watchdog

The global chemical weapons watchdog said on Tuesday that samples taken from Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who claims he was poisoned by the Kremlin, contained a Novichok-type nerve agent. The findings by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical…
October 6, 2020

Dutch doctor fathered 17 children in new IVF scandal

A deceased gynaecologist has fathered at least 17 children with women thinking they were receiving sperm from anonymous donors, a Dutch hospital said Tuesday, in the latest IVF scandal to hit the country. Jan Wildschut worked from 1981 to 1993…
October 6, 2020

Cruyff to get his own musical

A musical about the life of legendary Dutch footballer Johan Cruyff is set to start late next year, paying tribute to one of the game’s greatest-ever players. “14 de musical”, referring to the famous number on the back of Cruyff’s…
October 5, 2020

Pandemic boosts child porn, cybercrime: Europol

The coronavirus pandemic has been a boon for cybercriminals across Europe, especially for child pornographers and online scammers, the European police agency Europol said Monday. Fears about the virus, combined with unprecedented internet usage, have encouraged criminals to shift towards…
October 2, 2020

EU regulator probes possible kidney damage from coronavirus drug

The EU’s medicines regulator said Friday it is investigating reports of possible “acute” kidney damage in patients taking the coronavirus drug remdesivir, made by US pharma giant Gilead. The European Medicines Agency recommended the use of the anti-viral drug, sold…
October 2, 2020

Watchdog inconclusive on Syria’s claims of rebel ‘chlorine attack’

The global chemical weapons watchdog said Friday it could not establish whether toxic arms were used in a 2018 incident that Syria described as a chlorine attack by rebels. Damascus and its ally Moscow blamed “terrorist groups” for the November…
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