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Pauline Hanson nimmt an einer Anti-Impfstoff-Kundgebung in Canberra im Parliament House teil, erklärt Scott Morrison

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Pauline Hanson schließt sich Tausenden von Anti-Vax-Demonstranten des „Konvois nach Canberra“ vor dem Parlamentsgebäude an – inmitten von Befürchtungen, dass ein nahe gelegenes Impfereignis für Kinder ins Visier genommen wird

  • Impfgegner drängten sich im ACT vor dem Parlamentsgebäude zusammen
  • Premierminister Scott Morrison forderte die Demonstranten auf, respektvoll und friedlich zu sein
  • Pauline Hanson schloss sich am Samstag Tausenden von Impfgegnern an
  • Es ist fast die zweite Woche, in der sich Impfgegner in der Stadt versammelt haben

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Damage to Old Parliament House in Canberra after Indigenous rights protest

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Old Parliament House has suffered ‘incalculable damage’ after a fire ripped through the entrance to the historic landmark, with Scott Morrison branding the destruction ‘disgusting’ and ‘appalling’.

Within hours of the building going up in flames on Thursday, Greens senator Lidia Thorpe posted a tweet – which was hastily deleted – remarking ‘the colonial system is burning down’.

She was quickly slammed for the post, in which she appeared to celebrate the destruction and told followers ‘Happy New Year everyone’. 

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Europe remembers its forgotten war – POLITICO

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PISKY, Ukraine — Machine gun fire pulsed in the distance as Elgard, a 23-year-old junior lieutenant in the Ukrainian Armed Forces, walked a muddy road lined with bombed-out houses in this wrecked, abandoned village on the edge of Donetsk, the regional capital held by pro-Russian separatists.

Clutching his Kalashnikov at the ready, Elgard, who goes by the call signal “Svan,” pivoted instinctively at an intersection and scanned for danger in the direction of

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Busting the Merkel Myth – POLITICO

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BERLIN — In an age of us-versus-them politics, soon-to-be ex-German Chancellor Angela Merkel might be the only prominent international leader the global demos can actually agree on.

From Poland to Peru, clear majorities profess a favorable view of the East German physicist-turned-politician, whose 16-year tenure running Europe’s largest country draws to a close next week.

In contrast to her best-known contemporaries, who span ex-U.S. president George W. Bush to Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi and

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Jackie ‘O’ Henderson defends Lisa Wilkinson following Mark Latham’s parliament spray

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Jackie ‘O’ Henderson has defended Lisa Wilkinson after Mark Latham slammed her during a parliamentary address over claims she’s ‘always been about the money’ amid the release of her bombshell memoir, It Wasn’t Meant To Be Like This.

New South Wales One Nation leader Mr Latham blasted the 61-year-old for ‘reinventing herself as a victim of the gender pay gap at Channel Nine’ on Wednesday under parliamentary privilege in the state’s Upper House.

He also said an old classmate alleged

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Londoner Nachrichten: Feuerwerk und Fackeln werden ausgelöst, als der Protest am Parliament Square ausbricht | Großbritannien | Nachrichten

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Hunderte von Menschen sind aus Protest gegen Coronavirus-Beschränkungen wie das Tragen von Masken und Impfstoffen gegen London marschiert. Die Metropolitan Police ist vor Ort und hat die Demonstranten entlang Whitehall zum Trafalgar Square gebracht.

Die Met Police twitterte: „Unsere Polizeioperation bei den Demonstrationen heute Abend ist im Gange.

„Eine Gruppe von Demonstranten ist vom Parliament Square entlang der Whitehall, #Westminster, gezogen.

“Eine Reihe von Feuerwerkskörpern und Fackeln wurden gezündet.

“Beamte sind vor Ort, um sich mit der Menge zu beschäftigen.”

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The murky world of undercover EU lobbying – POLITICO

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At first glance, EU Reporter looks like just another media outlet reporting from Brussels on the European Union.

The website publishes articles about the European Commission’s latest proposals. It offers analysis of global events, like last month’s United Nations report on climate change. It provides almost daily updates on the COVID-19 pandemic.

But the company’s promotional material tells a different story.

In a glitzy YouTube video with Queen’s “A Kind of Magic” as

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Parliament draft report pushes for tax hike on all tobacco products – EURACTIV.com

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A draft of a new report from the European Parliament’s Beating Cancer Committee does not distinguish between cigarettes and novel tobacco products on key points, signalling a tighter position on tobacco control, with some lawmakers already mobilising to challenge this.

Once passed, the report by the BECA committee will serve as the institution’s position on the European Commission’s landmark Beating Cancer Plan.

The plan aims to tighten tobacco control, as smoking continues to be one of the main risk factors

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How the Zoom revolution will transform the Brussels bubble – POLITICO

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This article is part of After Corona, a series exploring how the pandemic has changed the world.

The hottest debate in Brussels this fall won’t be about rule of law or the budget. It’ll be about teleworking, hot desking and online voting.

Organizations around the world are grappling with how to apply lessons from the pandemic and adapt to the Zoom revolution. And the European Union’s two largest institutions are no exception.

Debates have broken out in the European Commission

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