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Flames tore through the historic building in Denmark’s capital on Tuesday, toppling its iconic spire. One of Copenhagen’s oldest buildings went up in flames on Tuesday. The blaze caused the 17th-century Old Stock Exchange to collapse, as passersby rushed to help emergency services save priceless paintings and other valuables. Danish Culture Minister Jakob Engel-Schmidt said…
French right uproar over call for far-right alliance
The leader of France’s right-wing Republicans party, Eric Ciotti, has sparked an outcry after he backed an alliance with the far-right National Rally in snap elections announced by President Emmanuel Macron. The anti-immigration party of Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella scored a dramatic victory in European elections on Sunday, prompting Mr Macron to dissolve…
Muslim call to prayer can now be broadcast publicly in New York City without a permit
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China Covid: Xi’s face-saving exit from his signature policy
If you want to know what the government’s Covid plan is in China, look at what it does rather than what it says. Take Beijing for example. There has not been a significant drop in infections, yet public transport now no longer requires a PCR test result, bars and restaurants are slowly re-opening, and in…


