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France registers over 100 Covid deaths in one day

France registered 111 deaths from Covid-19 in hospitals on Tuesday, the first time since June 1 that the daily toll was more than 100, health ministry data showed, Reuters reports. The new figures took the cumulative death toll from COVID-19 since the start of the epidemic to 112,844. The seven-day moving average of deaths increased to 72, from fewer than 20 per day at the end of July.

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Punish Belarus too for aiding Putin's Ukraine war

While Belarus has not sent its own troops to fight Russia's war in Ukraine, the Minsk dictatorship has been heavily involved. As a result, Belarus must be punished for its involvement — what can the world do to sanction Belarus?

Poland's culture of fear after three years of abortion 'ban'

Poland in 2020 imposed a near-total ban on abortion, triggering mass protests — and today the demands for access to safe abortion continue. On International Safe Abortion Day, dozens gathered in Brussels calling for solidarity among member states.

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