Hans Kluge, Europe director of the World Health Organization (WHO), sees mandatory vaccination as “the last resort” in the fight against the corona pandemic.   At a press conference on Tuesday, he said that this could only be chosen if all other measures to increase the vaccination rate have had […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin has fired the prison service head after videos of torture and rape emerged in prison last month. The malpractice took place at the Saratov prison in southwestern Russia.   Aleksandr Kalashnikov was in charge of Russian prisons for two years until his resignation. He was under […]

Magdalena Andersson becomes Sweden’s first female Prime Minister. The parliament of the northern European country has cleared the way for her nomination.   Finance Minister Andersson received the support of 117 MPs in a confidence vote. 57 abstained, and 174 voted against. To torpedo her appointment, a majority of MPs […]

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