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Man, 62, accuses BCM Group boss of assault
He hinted that he suspected the allegation was part of a scheme by his estranged wife to acquire his assets through fraudulent means.
DL News16 July 2021
Europe
EU tells Hungary to reverse its controversial LGBT laws or face punishment
Hungary has for years defied the EU with authoritarian laws that critics say have undermined free speech and threatened the independence of the country’s judiciary.
DL News8 July 2021
Europe
French champagne industry group fumes over new Russian champagne law
The “Comite Champagne” (Champagne Committee) added in a statement that it was also calling on French and European Union diplomats to get the law changed.
DL News5 July 2021
Europe
Italian court acquits two in Nigeria oil graft case
The judges dismissed the charges against the companies and defendants saying there was no case to answer.
DL News25 June 2021
Europe
Woman who killed her abusive husband goes on trial for murder in France
This year alone, 43 women have lost their lives at the hands of their partners or husbands, according to advocacy group “Feminicides par compagnon ou ex,”
DL News21 June 2021
Europe
Spanish man jailed for killing and eating his mother
A Spanish man has been jailed for 15 years and five months for killing and eating his mother at the apartment they shared in Madrid.
DL News16 June 2021
Europe
U.S, EU agree truce in 17-year aircraft subsidy battle
The two sides have been battling since 2004 in parallel cases at the World Trade Organization over subsidies for U.S. planemaker Boeing (BA.N) and European rival Airbus (AIR.PA)
DL News15 June 2021
Europe
French Court jails man who slapped President Macron for four months
Tarel attacked Macron when the French president was shaking hands with members of the public during a walkabout in France’s Drome region
DL News10 June 2021
Europe
Russian court declares Navalny groups ‘extremist’ ahead of elections
The court ordered that FBK be liquidated and its property transferred into the ownership of the Russian Federation
DL News10 June 2021
Europe
EU, British regulators commence antithrust probe into Facebook concerning EU competition law
The European Commission, in cooperation with the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority, opened a formal antitrust investigation Friday into whether Facebook has breached EU competition law.
DL News7 June 2021
Africa
Andre Onana: Cameroon and Ajax’s keeper has doping ban reduced
Ajax and Cameroon goalkeeper Andre Onana’s ban for a doping violation has been reduced to nine months by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
DL News11 May 2021
Europe
Austrian Catholics fly rainbow flag after same-sex blessing ban
The Catholic church of the parish of Hard is one of many in Austria which decided to fly the rainbow flag in solidarity with the LGBT community after the Vatican ruled last month that the Church couldn’t bless same-sex partnerships.
DL News4 April 2021
Europe
Russia now requires all smartphones and devices in the country to have Russian software preinstalled
Russia now requires all smart devices – including phones, computers, and TVs – in the country to have Russian software preinstalled, in what some locals have called a “law against Apple
DL News3 April 2021
Europe
Pastor Chris: UK sanction Chris Oyakhilome TV for ‘inaccurate and potentially harmful’ Coronavirus claim
UK broadcasting regulatory authority, don sama fine of £125,000 on Loveworld Television Network, one station owned by di church wey Chris Oyakhilome dey oversee.
DL News1 April 2021
Europe
Turkey’s withdrawal from women violence treaty goes to court
Istanbul, Turkey – With a presidential decree published in the Official Gazette on March 20, Turkey’s exit from the Council of Europe’s Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence was sudden but not u...
DL News1 April 2021
Europe
LEGO wins design patent case against German company at EU court
A European court has ruled in favor of the Danish toy giant, finding that its building block design is protected. Critics say the firm is using its heft to crush competition.
DL News24 March 2021
Europe
European countries using pandemic to stifle democracy and rule of law.
The Civil Liberties Union for Europe published a report on Tuesday detailing the negative impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on democracy and the rule of law in 14 countries in Europe and providing recommendations for the EU.
DL News12 March 2021
Europe
French schoolgirl admits lying about murdered teacher Samuel Paty
A French schoolgirl has admitted lying and fabricating a story about her teacher, who was beheaded last year after her accusations against him.
DL News10 March 2021
Europe
Brazilian footballer Robinho sentenced to 9 years for ‘brutally humiliating gang-rape victim’
Former Real Madrid and AC Milan forward Robinho’s nine-year prison sentence for his role in a gang-rape has been upheld after judges of Milan’s Court of Appeal determined that the Brazilian forward “belittled” and “brutally humiliated” an A...
DL News4 March 2021
Europe
Daphne Caruana Galizia murder: Suspect pleads guilty
One of three men accused of assassinating investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in Malta in 2017 has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty.
DL News24 February 2021