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More than 70 customers, mostly Russian or with Slavic names, filed a complaint in Paris for discrimination, denouncing the blockings of their accounts by certain French banks since the start of the war in Ukraine in February. Their lawyers called the blockages abusive and discriminatory. The 76 signatories of the …

A 36-year-old man living in Italy tested positive for both Covid-19, monkeypox and HIV, a study published August 19 in the Journal of Infection reveals. This is a first in the scientific literature. This combination of infection was discovered while the patient was returning from a trip to Spain, where …

US President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday, nearly $3 billion in new military aid to Ukraine in its fight against the Russian invasion. This statement comes at a time when the country, which has been fighting the Russian invasion for six months, marks the day of its independence. According to …

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday accused the United States of “dragging” the Ukrainian conflict and seeking to “destabilize” the world. According to the Russian president, the United States is trying to destabilize the world, alluding to the recent visit to Taiwan by Speaker of the United States House of …

Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a speech in the capital Moscow on Monday, pledged to provide arms to Africa to help it fight against insecurity and terrorism. Russia is more determined than ever to consolidate its close relations with the African continent. On the occasion of the opening of the …

Explosions, white smoke, disrupted transport: a fire broke out in Berlin’s largest forest on Wednesday, a very unusual event, from a police ammunition depot, media reported. The skies over Berlin took on a very unusual look in the heart of summer, with billowing white smoke visible over a large wooded …

A 39-year-old Nigerian street vendor, Alika Ogorchukwu, was shot dead in broad daylight on a shopping street in the Italian seaside town of Civitanova, RFI reported. His attacker, a 32-year-old Italian, was filmed by passers-by for four long minutes, without anyone intervening to help the seller. On the images, we …

A 34-year-old Spaniard, who had been in coma since late April after contracting an infection following cosmetic surgery, died on Sunday, Spanish newspaper Diario de Navarra reports. It is in the clinic of the European Medical Aesthetic Center (Ceme) in Madrid where the patient, originally from Palma de Mallorca, underwent …

Authorities in Estonia on Thursday said they would prevent Russian nationals from obtaining temporary residence permits or visas to study in Estonia. The Estonian Foreign Minister, Urmas Reinsalu, said in a statement that “maintaining sanctions against Russia is essential to ensure unrelenting pressure on this country.” “If sanctions help to …

US Foreign Minister Antony Blinken announced on Wednesday that he plans to speak with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov soon, for the first time since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in late February. This telephone interview, scheduled “in the coming days (…) will not be a negotiation about Ukraine”, said …