Maddy Savage
BBC News, Helsinki
BBCWearing a laboratory coat and thin silver gloves, production specialist Jose Barrientos is painstakingly piecing together a white-framed goggle-like headset.
It includes multiple cameras, eye-tracking…
Category: 3. Europe
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The Finnish defence tech firms ‘on steroids’
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US calls political exclusion ‘concerning’ after Le Pen barred from French election – POLITICO
“We have got to do more as the West than just talk about democratic values. We must live them,” she said, paraphrasing Vance’s remarks. Vance has repeatedly refused to acknowledge that Trump lost the 2020 election to Joe Biden.
In his Munich speech, Vance criticized Europe’s…
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Taliban’s former ambassador to Spain remains detained at Dulles
The Taliban’s former ambassador to Spain remains detained by U.S. immigration officials at Dulles International Airport after a federal judge declined his petition for immediate release on Monday.
The Afghan diplomat, Mohammad Rahim Wahidi, is a lawful permanent U.S. resident living in…
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Five Israeli men acquitted of rape charge in Cyprus
Five Israeli men were acquitted of all charges on Monday at a Cyprus court over the alleged gang rape of a 20-year-old British woman.
Famagusta criminal court cleared the five defendants of two counts of rape, one count of sexual abuse, one count of forced sexual intercourse, one count of sexual…
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Combative Le Pen vows to fight on for French presidency – POLITICO
Le Pen and 23 others on Monday were convicted of misappropriating funds from the European Parliament and were handed a mixture of fines, suspended prison sentences and bans. The three judge-panel took the extraordinary — though not unprecedented — step of enacting Le Pen’s ban…
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Shock Marine Le Pen verdict rocks French far right
“Incredible.” That was the single word uttered under her breath by Marine Le Pen as she stormed out of a Paris courtroom on Monday morning.
She left the court early – just before hearing that she was barred from running for office for five years after being found guilty of embezzlement of EU…
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Can Keir Starmer bring down bills before bills bring him down? – POLITICO
But Miliband’s position is overly simplistic, said David Reiner, a professor of technology policy at Cambridge University.
Last month, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch withdrew her party’s support for the U.K.’s goal of reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. | Carl… Continue Reading
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Starmer blames lack of joint action for surge in migrant arrivals in UK by small boat
Despite law-enforcement cooperation with France and work with authorities in other countries along the migrant route, more than 6,600 people crossed the Channel in the first three months of this year, the highest number on record.
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Marine Le Pen denounces a ‘disastrous day for democracy’
Le Pen has been barred from running for public office for five years, meaning she won’t be able to stand in the 2027 presidential election.
Marine Le Pen has denounced Monday as a “disastrous day for democracy” after a Paris court found her guilty of embezzling European…
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Will European air passengers receive less compensation in the future?
The proposed update to European rules for obtaining compensation in the event of air travel delays could deprive 85% of passengers of compensation, according to consumer associations.
European air passengers could face new difficulties in obtaining compensation for…
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