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EU's military carbon footprint equivalent to 14 million cars

Members of the German Bundeswehr prepare a Patriot missile launching system. /Getty A new report commissioned by The Left group in the European Parliament - GUE/NGL illustrates the toll milita

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Far-right movements swiftly becoming a transnational threat in Europe

Thousands took part in an annual far-right march in Warsaw to mark Poland's Independence Day. November 2020. / Getty The far-right movement in Europe is "undergoing a broader and more fundame

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France slaps $1.1m fine on Google over 'misleading' hotel rankings

A Google logo seen next to Grand Canal Dock railway station in Dublin during a COVID-19 lockdown, on, February 2, 2021, in Dublin, Ireland. /Getty Google has been again fined in Europe after a

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'Human tragedy': Children are now 34% of trafficking victims worldwide

"Human trafficking is a human tragedy," American columnist Mark Shields once said. And the recently released UN report on the issue perfectly encapsulates columinst's views."In 2018, for every 10 vic

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Bolsonaro and his govt struggle with public inquiry and pressure

President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro. /Getty Nearing 219,000 deaths by COVID-19, Brazil continues to face the pandemic in an unstable political environment, with President Bolsonaro and his gov

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Red lips spark a feminist storm amid Portugal's presidential election

Presidential candidate Marisa Matias. /Marisa Matias campaign website Portugal’s presidential campaign is underway, with voters set to make the final decision on Sunday, January 24. But this

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Proud Boys, the Western chauvinist men's club on 'stand by'

A flag of the Proud Boys, a far-right neo-fascist organization, is seen as Donald Trump supporters gather for a Donald Trump Cruise Rally at Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Oregon, U.S., Septembe

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Brazil, a COVID-19 vaccine battleground

COVID-19 seems to be taking over Brazil. The South American country has surpassed 1.2 million cases and is climbing fast, with more than 56,100 deaths. For the worst reasons, the country is now fe

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Knowledge is power: Countries test virus prevalence in the population

Staff work at a the COVID-19 testing facility at Ikea near the Wembley stadium in London, Wednesday, April 29, 2020. Coronavirus testing is now available for more people in England from Wednesday

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Immunity tests – a tool to know how widespread the coronavirus is

Virus. Antibodies. Immunity. Tests. Vaccines.Never a health lexicon was so present in people's day-to-day life as now. With the coronavirus deaths totaling more than 211,000 and a vaccine still month

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COVID-19 impact on aviation goes 'beyond' worst-case scenario

A flight schedule board shows numerous canceled flights due to the coronavirus at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo, March 18, 2020. /AP On March 4, Brian Pearce, chief economist at the In