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New Labeling Regulations for Bottled Water in Romania: Source Identification and Transparency

A new legislative proposal introduces additional labeling requirements for spring water and table water sold in Romania, regardless of whether the products originate domestically or from other European Union member states. According to the proposal, labels on these products must clearly indicate the product category—either “spring water” or “table water”—and also include the name of […]

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Greek premier in hot water over snowstorm impact

Natural disaster caught the country off guard despite similar extreme weather conditions occurring last year Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has apologized to his fellow citizens after heavy snowfall paralyzed traffic in Athens, leaving thousands of motorists trapped on blocked highways. Speaking at the start of a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Mitsotakis admitted that “there […]

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WATCH: Water cannon, tear gas deployed amid chaotic Covid-19 protests in Brussels

Thousands of people marched through the streets of Belgium’s capital Brussels on Sunday, protesting new Covid-19 restrictions. A group of demonstrators clashed with police, who responded with tear gas and water cannon. Some 8,000 people took park in the street protests in Brussels on Sunday, according to police estimates. The participants condemned the government’s Covid-19 […]

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LEAKED documents reveal intense ‘lobby activism’ by fossil fuel players to ‘water down’ UN climate change report – media

Several fossil fuel-reliant nations, including Saudi Arabia, Australia and Japan, are reportedly lobbying to add “policy neutral” language to a UN report that calls for “urgent and accelerated” efforts to tackle climate change. More than 32,000 comments have been made by governments, corporations and other interested parties to scientists compiling the International Panel on Climate […]

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Italian riot police fire tear gas, water cannon at anti-Covid health pass protesters blocking Trieste port (VIDEOS)

Police in northeastern Italy deployed tear gas and water cannon to disperse protesters staging a sit-in at Trieste port in opposition to the introduction of the country’s ‘Green Pass’ Covid health document. The Italian government approved a law in September requiring all workers to show a Covid Green Pass, which provides proof of their vaccination […]

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Swiss cops deploy water cannon & rubber bullets to break up 500-strong protest opposing Covid-19 health pass (VIDEOS)

Swiss police used a water cannon, rubber bullets and tear gas to break up an anti-Covid protest on Thursday after a crowd of demonstrators broke through barriers outside the federal capital’s parliament building. The unauthorized protest saw around 500 critics of the government’s Covid-19 restrictions gather for a weekly demonstration, as activists continue to reject […]

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Slovenian police deploy water cannon & tear gas against hundreds marching in protest of Covid restrictions before major EU summit

Police in Slovenia’s capital Ljubljana clashed with crowds demonstrating against Covid restrictions, deploying horse-mounted officers, tear gas and water cannon to disperse people on the eve of today’s European Union summit there. Hundreds of demonstrators on Tuesday took to the streets of Ljubljana to oppose the government’s pandemic measures, with a video on Twitter showing […]

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Slovenian police use tear gas & water cannon as rally against Covid-19 pass mandate gets chaotic (VIDEO)

Tear gas and water cannon were deployed by police in Slovenia’s capital, Ljubljana after thousands of demonstrators upset over mandatory Covid-19 passes tried to block a major highway and were accused of assaulting the media. The Slovenian government made Covid-19 passes mandatory for almost all shops, services, and workplaces in mid-September, as the nation faced […]

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WATCH: Swiss police use rubber bullets, teargas and water cannons to disperse Bern protest against Covid passports

Police in Switzerland’s de facto capital of Bern fortified the parliament building and used water cannons, teargas and rubber bullets to forcibly disperse a crowd protesting against the government-mandated Covid-19 passports. Thursday’s rally against the coronavirus measures was officially canceled by organizers and banned by the authorities, but a large number of people still turned […]

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Beijing blasts Japan over decision to water down textbooks on historic ‘comfort women’ abuses

The Chinese foreign ministry has registered its anger and disappointment over Japan’s decision to revise textbook language on so-called comfort women, victims of Japanese wartime sexual slavery and other forced workers. Speaking on Monday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told reporters at a daily briefing that abuses against comfort women were a serious crime […]