People who as children were forced into state care by the former communist East German regime will more easily be able to obtain compensation, Berlin said Wednesday, as it sought to lift barriers to claims for payment. The German government's proposed legal change, which will ...
Bayer says Monsanto probably kept files on influential people across Europe
Bayer said on Monday its Monsanto unit, which is being investigated by French prosecutors for compiling files of influential people such as journalists in France, likely did the same across Europe, suggesting a potentially wider problem. French prosecutors said on Friday they had opened an ...
Germany's Bayer apologized Sunday after revelations in France that its subsidiary Monsanto had a PR agency collate lists of politicians, scientists and journalists and their views on pesticides and GM crops. The German agro-chemicals and drugs giant, which finalized the acquisition of the U.S. company ...
Facebook takes down dodgy Italian accounts ahead of EU election
Facebook said on Sunday it had taken down numerous Italian accounts on its platform that were false or were spreading fake news ahead of a European parliamentary election later this month. The European Union has warned of foreign interference in campaigning for the vote of ...
Fifty-two African migrants forced their way into Spain's North African enclave of Melilla from Morocco Sunday by climbing over a towering border fence, Spanish authorities said. About 100 migrants tried to storm the barbed wire fence at dawn but Spanish and Moroccan security force prevented ...
Most European Union countries reduced carbon dioxide emissions last year, estimates showed Wednesday, marking a turnaround in the battle against greenhouse gases as campaigners urged faster action to avoid the most damaging effects of climate change. Overall EU emissions from burning oil, coal and gas ...
Night deportations from Hungary crush Afghan families' hopes and draw UNHCR scorn
When they set off for Europe with their families some four years ago, two Afghan brothers never expected a European Union country to crush their dreams in the dark of night. Their hopes were dashed when Hungarian authorities deported the two families of asylum-seekers to ...
Libya force says it seized foreign pilot after downing plane over Tripoli
Libyan fighters say they shot down an enemy plane over Tripoli and captured its European pilot. The Libyan National Army, led by Field Marshal Khalifa Hifter, released video footage Tuesday of a man in bloodied clothes. Under questioning, he identifies himself as a 29-year-old Portuguese ...
Global security officials meet to hammer out united 5G security approach
Global cooperation is key to ensuring the security of 5G networks, cyber security officials said on Thursday at a meeting in Prague aimed at hammering out how to combat threats as nations begin rolling out next-generation telecoms equipment. The United States has been seeking to ...
Not performed for 200 years in Japan, abdication seen recently in monarchies in Europe — and Bhutan
Emperor Akihito on Tuesday became Japan's first monarch in more than 200 years to relinquish the throne, but around the world such moves are not uncommon. Including Commonwealth nations, the world has over 40 countries with some form of monarchy, the structures of which vary ...
Abe implores EU leaders to avert no-deal Brexit and safeguard Japan's 'gateway to Europe'
Touring ahead of the G20 summit, Abe told European Council chief Donald Tusk and European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker to avoid a no-deal exit “by all means.”
The EU adopted a regulation on Wednesday to curb trans fat amounts in products like snack food as part of efforts to fight heart disease and strokes in Europe. Industrially-produced trans-fatty acids, like margarine and some hardened vegetable fats, are popular among food producers because ...
