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German authorities bust child porn site with 400,000 users
The site included forums where members from around the globe exchanged images and videos showing children being sexually abused
- by Melissa Eddy
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‘Second Steele dossier’ on Donald Trump’s sexual exploits produced for FBI
The dossier is believed to be raw intelligence that makes claims of Russian meddling and sex tapes.
- by Robert Mendick
US and Britain tell China and Russia: we will push back
Even without its broader alliance, the G7 still packs a punch: combined it is much bigger than China both economically and militarily.
- by William James and Guy Faulconbridge
EU aims to open up to foreign tourists this summer amidst COVID-19
The European Union’s executive has recommended easing COVID-19 travel restrictions next month to let foreign travellers from more countries enter the bloc.
- by Gabriela Baczynska
In Moscow, big brother is watching and recognising protesters
Officials hailed Moscow’s massive facial-recognition camera network as a benign aid to residents that would enforce quarantine restrictions and catch criminals. Now it’s being deployed to crush dissent against President Vladimir Putin.
- by Ilya Arkhipov and Jake Rudnitsky
In public row, Italian rapper accuses broadcaster of censorship
Broadcaster RAI, which plays a central role in Italian cultural life and comes under enormous political pressure, denied trying to censor the rapper.
- by Crispian Balmer
Intruders caught after scaling fence around Prince Andrew’s Windsor home
The incident comes as police were already facing serious questions after a woman in a taxi talked her way on to the estate after telling security guards she was a friend of the Duke.
- by Mike Wright
Scotland’s cry of ‘freedom’ that just won’t go away
The outcome of an election in Scotland this week might help determine whether the United Kingdom stays together or breaks apart.
- by Bevan Shields
Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine: just what the doctor ordered to divide Europe
Martin Smatana, a former Health Ministry official in Bratislava, said he had been amazed by how many of his friends want the Russian vaccine and say, “Screw the system, use Sputnik.”
- by Andrew Higgins
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Infrastructure
Stepping out: New footbridge in Portugal not for the faint-hearted
The narrow footbridge suspended across a river canyon in northern Portugal claims to be the world’s longest pedestrian bridge and was officially inaugurated on Sunday.
Revealed, the secret vaccines deal that gave Australia access to AstraZeneca doses
British ministers let AstraZeneca export UK-made COVID jabs to Australia in exchange for access to up to 10 million doses produced in India.
- by Harry Yorke