Month: February 2021

Europe

Leave.EU donor Arron Banks loses data breach appeal

The Leave.EU campaign and the insurance company owned by the political group’s key financial backer, Arron Banks, have lost an appeal against £105,000 of fines for data protection violations in…

14 February 2021 · 3 min read

Europe

Germany partially closes borders, despite EU criticism

Germany partially closed its borders with the Czech Republic and Austria's Tyrol on Sunday over a troubling surge in coronavirus mutations, drawing a swift rebuke from the European Union. A…

14 February 2021 · 4 min read

News

Religion, death penalty collide at Supreme Court

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is sending a message to states that want to continue to carry out the death penalty: Inmates must be allowed to have a spiritual adviser…

14 February 2021 · 1 min read

Europe

Uganda chafes at EU criticism over Museveni re-election

A man reads the "Sunday Vision" newspaper whose front page shows a portrait of re-elected President Yoweri Museveni. (Yasuyoshi Chiba, AFP) Uganda's handling of elections last month is back to…

13 February 2021 · 3 min read