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On March 7, the Swiss voted in favour of banning the Islamic full-face veil. But the Algerian millionaire Rachid Nekkaz has announced that he wants to circumvent this measure by paying the fines out of his pocket.

OsloThe list of countries stopping AstraZeneca's vaccine continues to increase after the vaccine was linked to serious side effects and a number of deaths. A Norwegian expert group consisting of doctors who examined three affected healthcare workers, one of whom died after taking the vaccine, has now been able to determine the cause that could cause the vaccine to be fatal.

BerlinThe capital of Germany, ruled by a coalition of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, The Left [Die Linke], and The Greens, is embroiled in a new mega construction scandal. This latest scandal comes in the wake of two senior lawmakers from German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative alliance resigning after accusations that they had profited from the Coronavirus pandemic through kickbacks for state purchases of face masks.

BeijingBaizuo is a rough translation from Mandarin which means "white liberal". American foreign policy is driven by people who answer to the description of this Chinese neologism, a political epithet pejoratively used to refer to self-debasing Western ideology primarily espoused by white leftists.

BordeauxThe young woman of English nationality was beaten up in the middle of the city, in broad daylight. Nobody lifted a finger to help her.

HelsinkiThe opposition party in Finland, the True Finns is now the largest party in the country. A professor of political science at the Swedish-language university Åboakademin said in a comment to Swedish Radio that it was Corona fatigue that was having an effect and was punishing the current government before the upcoming local elections.

AtlantaThe American president stumbled three times before reaching the door of his Air Force One while pretending that nothing had happened. He seems to leading a stumbling administration too.

Lapu-LapuThe local health authorities on the island of Cebu, state in a clarification to the media that the mayor of the city of Lapu-Lapu did not receive the correct vaccine when journalists documented his vaccination, but a simulated jab. They further clarify that this was "part of the routine".

Lately, a significant amount of interest can be provoked almost exclusively by supplies of anti-Coronavirus vaccines and medication. Nevertheless, this topic, although being obviously on the front burner, is far not the only one to raise interest in the terms of international supplies – specifically, supplies of weaponry and military equipment are never off the agenda.

BerlinThe migrant organization “New German Media Makers” (NdM) has reiterated its demand that editorial offices become “more diverse”. To this end, the association presented a “Diversity Guide” this week under the title “How German Media Create More Diversity”.