A sprained back left Queen Elizabeth II out of an official ceremony to commemorate those who died in combat, one of the most important commitments for her. The monarch has presented health problems in the last time, something that lights the alarms in the United Kingdom.
Authorities reported on Saturday the lifeless appearance of a 20-year-old man with a Syrian passport in a wooded area near the Belarusian border. Details about the cause of his death were not released. Now there are eleven victims since the beginning of the migration crisis that involves both Baltic countries. Vladimir Putin pointed the responsibility to Westerners.
The rebound in cases has put Europe back at the epicenter of the pandemic and several countries on the continent announced new measures to curb the latest wave of infections. Germany, Norway, Austria, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic are some of the nations that will implement stricter restrictions, ranging from sectorized quarantines to the extension of the health pass.
Amid the tensions generated by the migration crisis on the border between Poland and Belarus, the Turkish Civil Authority announced this Friday, November 12, the ban on flights to Belarusian territory for citizens of Iraq, Syria and Yemen. Meanwhile, accusations between the two sides continue and thousands of migrants are stranded between Belarus and the EU in precarious conditions.
At the fourth Paris Forum for Peace, Emmanuel Macron and Kamala Harris made a joint plea in favor of multilateralism to overcome the difficulties created by the Covid-19 pandemic. It is the first time that the United States is part of this forum, which was boycotted by former President Donald Trump.
Poland celebrated Independence Day on November 11, with marches of nationalists that spread throughout the country, which has led to the deployment of its armed forces. This year, in addition, the date is marked by an unprecedented dispute with the neighboring country of Belarus.
The President of France, Emmanuel Macron, paid tribute this November 11 to the last fighter of the French Resistance during World War II, Hubert Germain, who died last October at the age of 101. The French president led the commemoration in the framework of Armistice Day.
The German health authorities confirmed this November 11 a new record of Covid-19 infections: 50,196 new cases in just the last 24 hours. This represents the highest number since the pandemic began and the fourth in a row this week. From next November 15, Berlin tightens restrictions and will deny entry to gyms, restaurants and beauty parlors, among other places, to unvaccinated people.
New record for daily Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, seven-day incidence rate on the rise and hospitals increasingly under pressure: the health situation in Germany is rapidly deteriorating. This fourth wave could be the worst since the start of the pandemic, even though around 70% of the adult population is vaccinated. A scenario that runs the risk of repeating itself in other European countries.
Six years after the attacks of November 13, 2015 in Paris, François Hollande, who was then the first president of the Gallic country, gave his version of the events in front of a court. The former president referred to the motives of the jihadists, the actions of the security forces and recalled his own version of what happened.
The General Court of the European Union ruled this November 10 in favor of maintaining the fine of 2,424 million euros against the technology company Google for unfair competition in its online shopping service. The sanction had been filed by the European Commission (EC) in 2017 after noting that the company abused its search engine to redirect users’ price comparison scans to its Google Shopping service.
Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak reported that there were “hundreds of attempts” by migrants to cross the border between his country and Belarus, for which dozens were arrested. Meanwhile, Warsaw and Minsk accused each other of “mistreating” the foreigners stuck in the area and using them as “human shields”.
In a televised speech, the president of France, Emmanuel Macron, announced a campaign to reinforce vaccination for people between 50 and 64 years old and the obligation of a third dose for those over 65 and vulnerable people to renew their health pass. He also delayed the controversial pension reform once again and asserted that new nuclear reactors will be built in the French country.
Poland fulfilled its last minute announcement and on November 9 sealed its border crossing with Belarus, in the city of Kuznica. The measure was carried out a day after strong clashes between Polish forces and hundreds of migrants when they tried to forcibly cross into European Union (EU) territory. Minsk, which rejects accusations of deliberately encouraging the flow of migrants, threatened to respond to “any provocation.”
We open with ‘La Tercera’ and ‘Pauta’ regarding the approval in the Chamber of Deputies of the impeachment against Chilean President Sebastián Piñera. We continue with the migrants blocked on the border between Poland and Belarus and the escalation of tensions between the EU and Lukashenko in a report by the ‘BBC’. We continue with Afghans in rural areas who celebrate the Taliban victory for the cessation of fighting, as seen by ‘Al Jazeera’, and we close with the analysis of ‘Eldiario.es’ to the first draft of COP26.