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‘Break free’: Hundreds romp at secret rave in France amid strict lockdowns

Brew Admin   Mon 23 Nov 2020    

On a darkened residential street in Paris, a gate left partly open signals the entrance to an abandoned train tunnel — and an illegal rave party for 300 people looking for an escape from France’s Covid-19 lockdown. The attendees poured […]

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Violent anti-lockdown German rallies fling fireworks, police blast back with water bursts

Brew Admin   Thu 19 Nov 2020    

German police on Wednesday used water cannons and pepper spray to disperse thousands of unmasked protesters at a demonstration in central Berlin against government measures to curb the spread of coronavirus. A total of 365 arrests were made and ten […]

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‘Double confinement’: Palestinians set feet a-brisk to allay mental woes in Gaza

Brew Admin   Mon 16 Nov 2020    

At sunrise in Gaza, the strip’s coastal path begins to fill up with pedestrians, as growing numbers of Palestinians have taken up walking to relieve stress trapped inside the Israel-blockaded enclave. Life in Gaza, controlled by the extremist group Hamas […]

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UK booksellers go digital in fight against lockdown collapse

Brew Admin   Wed 11 Nov 2020    

Faced with closures amid on and off pandemic measures and rising threats from retail giant Amazon, 250 independent UK bookshops have banded together to kickstart a new online platform — to both sustain their loyal customer base and generate newer […]

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Londoners flock to pubs, eateries hours before country enters month-long lockdown

Brew Admin   Thu 05 Nov 2020    

Londoners shrugged off a resurgent COVID-19 pandemic and flocked to pubs and restaurants on Wednesday night, hours before the introduction of a new month-long lockdown across England. While the UK’s death toll from the coronavirus rose on Wednesday by 492, […]

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S.Korea imposes five-stage, anti-COVID measures amid virus hike, masks now mandatory nationwide

Brew Admin   Sun 01 Nov 2020    

South Korean Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun on Sunday announced a new social distancing scheme based on five levels instead of three, with plans to improve anti-virus measures amid criticisms that label the current system as too broad-brush. The scheme took […]

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Slovakia set to COVID-screen nearly all of 5.5m strong nation over weekend

Brew Admin   Sun 01 Nov 2020    

Over a million Slovaks took a coronavirus swab on Saturday as the country launched a huge logistical operation to test most of its population over the weekend to reverse a rise in the pandemic. Authorities say the ambitious plan to […]

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Greece joins France, Germany in month-long European lockdowns

Brew Admin   Sat 31 Oct 2020    

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Saturday declared a one-month partial coronavirus lockdown, shutting restaurants and other leisure activities in Athens and other major cities from next week. “We must act now, before intensive care units buckle under the strain […]

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‘Radical’ rallies clash with Czech police over COVID curbs, tear-gas, water cannons leave several injured

Brew Admin   Mon 19 Oct 2020    

Czech police said they used tear gas and water cannons at a violent rally held Sunday in Prague against government measures introduced to stem the coronavirus spread. Thousands of protesters, including “radical “football fans according to police, gathered in the […]

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Dark, silent streets in France as COVID curfew takes effect

Brew Admin   Sun 18 Oct 2020    

Some 20 million French people prepared to spend their first evening under curfew on Saturday, a measure taken by the government after an alarming surge in new coronavirus cases. The 9:00 pm to 6:00 am curfew came into force at […]

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Namita’s Natter // Cut the Bullschitt and watch Schitt’s Creek NOW if you haven’t already

Brew Admin   Sun 18 Oct 2020    

Spoiler Alert! It started off as a simple, sweet sitcom with a questionable name and a slightly amusing cast. But now it seems to be the show that everyone is binge-watching, one that is creeping into dinner table conversations and […]

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