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Daniel Bellamy

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Orthodox Churches disagree on how to worship safely over Easter

Orthodox churches in Russia and Ukraine have sent mixed signals to congregations over whether or not they can attend Easter services this weekend.

USA

Half a million infected in US as daily death toll passes 2,000

The US is currently the most impacted by the global pandemic with more than half a million confirmed cases of the virus, according to a Johns Hopkins University count.

United Kingdom

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his partner expecting baby

Johnson and Carrie Symonds are engaged and expecting a baby. She will be his third wife.

France

Exiled Catalan separatist leader holds rally in France

Catalan separatist Carles Puigdemont addressed more than 100,000 supporters in Perpignan near the Spanish border.

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Turkey

Stand-off between 4,000 migrants and Greek border guards

Greek police officers sporadically fired tear gas to prevent them from entering the EU from Turkey.

Syria

Turkey warns Russia to 'get out of our way' in northern Syria

The warning came after 33 Turkish soldiers were killed by airstrikes in northern Idlib province on Thursday. Turkey has blamed Russia.

France

Louvre pulls an all-nighter for last weekend of Da Vinci exhibition

The Louvre Museum in Paris has announced it will be open day and night, on Saturday and Sunday, to mark the end of its Leonardo Da Vinci exhibition.

France

Macron tells farmers he opposes cuts to agricultural subsidies

France is the main beneficiary of EU agricultural subsidies. After Brexit there's a large hole in the EU's budget but the French president says he'll oppose any subsidy cuts.

Afghanistan

Afghans welcome week-long truce between US forces and Taliban

If all goes to plan a peace accord is due to be signed at the end of the week in Qatar where the Taliban have a political office.

Germany

Rallies in east Germany after ruling party votes with far-right party

Rallies condemned ruling CDU party after it teamed up with far-right AfD party to vote the leader of the state of Thuringia out of office on February 5th.

USA

US targets Airbus as it raises import tariffs on EU aircraft

Tariffs were introduced in October after the WTO ruled that the EU was found to have illegally subsidised Airbus.

World News

Authorities across Europe try to contain the spread of coronavirus

Authorities across Europe are trying to contain the spread of coronavirus by hunting down those who came into contact with infected people.

Poland

Poles rally in support of government justice system reform

"[The EU] has no right to interfere with the justice system," one argued.

USA

Donald Trump fires a second senior official who testified against him

Gordon Sondland, the US ambassador to the EU, was ousted hours after Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman who'd worked as a Ukraine expert at the White House.

Italy

Italy accepts 363 migrants and refugees rescued at sea

The Open Arms charity ship that rescued them had been repeatedly denied permission by both Italy and Malta to allow them to disembark.

Israel

Abbas to cut ties with Israel and US over Trump peace plan

The Palestinian leadership has been under mounting pressure to cut off security ties with Israel and the U.S.

Cinema

Berlin Film Festival suspends award amid claims founder had Nazi links

Historical research alleges that Alfred Bauer was both a member of the Nazi party and a member of the SA, the Nazis’ pre-war paramilitary wing.

Belgium

Brussels-based Britons hold vigil as the clock ticks down to Brexit

Some were wrapped in EU flags, others clutched candles. They were there to mourn Brexit.

Italy

Italy's right-wing leader Salvini targets leftist region in key vote

Matteo Salvini is trying to trigger a political earthquake in Italy this Sunday.

Italy

Russia and Turkey push for ceasefire in Libya

German Chancellor Angela Merkel backed the ceasefire effort and announced talks would take place in Berlin.

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