Facebook is planning to create a so-called metaverse by hiring 10,000 people in the EU, it comes as FB faces growing calls for tighter regulation amid fallout from scandals.
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The European Union is a political and economic union of 27 member states that are located primarily in Europe. Its members have a combined area of 4,233,255.3 km² and an estimated total population of about 447 million.
Founded: 1 November 1993, Maastricht, Netherlands
Headquarters: Brussels, Belgium
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G20: EU vows $1.2B in Afghanistan aid, ties more funding to Taliban actions
TRT World says G20 leaders have gathered for a virtual summit focused on addressing the looming humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.
EU exit fears spark mass protests in Poland as PM pushes for independence from bloc
The Daily Express says more than 100,000 Poles demonstrated on Sunday in support of European Union membership.
Tens of thousands take part in pro-European demonstrations across Poland
France24 says more than 100,000 Poles demonstrated on Sunday in support of European Union membership.
EU drug regulator backs Pfizer vaccine booster for over-18s
France24 says the EU’s drug watchdog on Monday approved booster doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid vaccine for all people aged 18 and over.
Top European court agrees Russia behind Litvinenko murder
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled Russia was responsible for the death of the former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko.
EU shamed by 'bigger, tougher' UK and US after Australia defence pact 'Full marks Boris'
BORIS JOHNSON’s pioneering trilateral defence deal has left both the European Union and France looking weak in comparison with the “bigger, tougher” UK and US, a former British diplomat has…
Europe medicines agency considering 4 additional COVID vaccines
VOA says Europe’s drug regulator, the European Medicines Agency, said Thursday it is reviewing four additional COVID-19 vaccines.
US, EU warn of influx of Eritrean troops in Ethiopia’s Tigray
US secretary of state raises concerns that large numbers of Eritrean forces have ‘re-entered Ethiopia after withdrawing in June’.
Belarus exile group leader Vitaly Shishov found dead in Kyiv, police say
The Guardian says the head of a Kyiv-based non-profit organisation that helps Belarusians fleeing persecution has been found dead in a park in the Ukrainian capital, police have said.
Freedom Travel to Europe and US for fully vaccinated Brits
Its finally been made official Freedom Travel to Europe and theUS for the fully vaccinated. People who have been fully vaccinated in the EU or US will not need to…
John McAfee: Anti-virus creator found dead in prison cell
Local authorities have suggested he took his own life but an investigation is underway and some Spanish political analysts have claimed foul play. 40.4195923-3.6927757
EUR THE ONE Euro 2020: Football is just a game but it’s our game. And now it’s coming home, again
football isn’t a matter of life and death, it’s much more important than that. Euro 2020 Kiff off tonight A WISE old sage once quipped that football isn’t a matter…
Schools reopen across France despite spike in ICU admissions
Schools reopen across France despite spike in ICU admissions French schools reopen amid an ICU admissions spike. Schools across France have reopened following a three-week closure. The reopening of nursery…
Breaking News: English clubs out of SuperLeague
ESL has crumbled within a week. Six English clubs all pull out of European Super League 51.4817103-0.1910055
Daily News Briefing: BoJo troops to YEMEN - ‘Brazil is suffocating’ & Outrage in Myanmar, girl dead
Daily News Briefing Brief. Me – TOP HEADLINES “,”nextArrow”:”“,”autoplay”:true,”autoplaySpeed”:5000}’ dir=”ltr” data-typing=”1″> 10:18 Thursday’s Briefing Video: Johnny Depp ‘wife beater’ decision 07:30 Daily News Briefing: BoJo troops to YEMEN –…
Covid-19: Europe wave will 'wash up on UK shores' & global covid snapshot
Covid-19: Europe wave will ‘wash up on UK shores’ & global covid snapshot UK/EU VACCINE ROW: UPDATE Boris Johnson said he had talked to his EU counterparts “repeatedly” in recent…
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