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US President Joe Biden has signed a law banning the import of many products from the western Chinese region of Xinjiang. In addition, companies must demonstrate that the goods were not made through forced labour by the Uyghur minority. This…

In January, the French government will start a lawsuit against the United Kingdom to enforce more fishing licenses for British waters. The countries have been at odds about permits for some time. A few weeks ago, the British issued…

The European Commission opens new criminal proceedings against Poland for rejecting the importance of European law. The so-called infringement procedure could bring Poland before the highest European court. Then there is the threat…

The Japanese branches of McDonald's will only offer small portions of fries from Friday. This is due to a shortage of fries. Flooding in a port in Vancouver, Canada, where many fries are usually loaded with final destination Japan,…

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has returned to Earth after spending 12 days on the International Space Station. The trip served the 46-year-old Japanese in preparation for a future tourist flight around the moon. Maezawa…

Austria is easing lockdown for unvaccinated residents for the holidays. Instead, the government has decided to gather in groups of up to ten people during Christmas and the turn of the year, Austrian media reported. A maximum group…

Queen Elizabeth's traditional Christmas brunch with her family is cancelled. The decision to postpone was taken out of concern as the UK's coronavirus numbers are rapidly rising again. Especially the Omicron variant is strongly present.…

After six years under the wing of LogMeIn, password manager LastPass becomes a private company again. The popular password manager was acquired in 2015 by LogMeIn, software for taking over computers remotely. That company, in turn,…

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has had a few difficult weeks, and there is little prospect of improvement for the time being. There is strong opposition to the corona measures within his own Conservative Party that are up for a vote…

British health minister Sajid Javid does not rule out the possibility that schools in England will close again because of the corona. However, he has stated to radio station LBC that he does not want to take this measure but that there are…