Denmark tightens lockdown in north, mink cull devastates industry

[ad_1] COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark announced strict new lockdown rules on Thursday in the north of the country after authorities discovered a mutated coronavirus strain in minks bred in the…

Proposed Swedish bank tax reported to EU Commission

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A view of the Swedbank in Tallinn, Estonia October 3, 2019. Picture taken October 3, 2019. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – A Swedish banking lobby group said…

France condemns ‘barbaric’ Iranian execution

[ad_1] PARIS (Reuters) – France reacted with anger on Saturday to Iran’s execution of a Paris-based dissident journalist, which it said ran counter to Tehran’s international obligations. “France condemns in…

Bolivia says it hired U.S. lobbying firm linked by Facebook to fake news

[ad_1] SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Bolivia’s interim presidency said on Thursday it had hired a Washington-based lobbying firm that Facebook Inc accuses of launching fake news campaigns to skew democratic debate.…

Annie Lennox and Denmark’s Princess Mary call for men to join women’s campaign

[ad_1] By Emma Batha, Thomson Reuters Foundation COPENHAGEN(Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Singer Annie Lennox and Denmark’s Princess Mary called on Monday for men to join the fight for women’s equality…

Climate activists call on Italy to take swift action against climate change

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg attends a Fridays For Future protest at the Swedish Parliament (Riksdagen) in Stockholm, Sweden October 9, 2020. Jessica Gow /TT News Agency/via…

Switzerland votes for same-sex marriage, easing legal gender change

[ad_1] LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Swiss lawmakers voted on Friday to legalise same-sex marriage and allow transgender people to change their legal gender by making a declaration, marking a…