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The Vatican says it cannot bless sin, as the Pope advocates.

Even profanity was forbidden, wrote Mr Navalny. Shocking for a Russian prison: "This ban is strictly followed."The prison, referred to by the Russian initials IK2, has long been known for its strict enforcement of rules. Lawyers and…

The Sri Lankan government detains what it describes as "extreme religious beliefs" and bans the burqa.

The Republic of Ireland, Denmark, Norway, Bulgaria and Iceland have also temporarily suspended immunization with the vaccine, while the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Indonesia have postponed the start of its introduction. Several…

A year after Italy became the first European country to impose a national lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus, the nation has become eerily silent again. New restrictions were put in place on Monday to halt a third impending…

Prague, Czech Republic - With a population of 10.7 million and around 1.4 million COVID cases, the Czech Republic has the highest per capita infection rate in the world. The death toll - a grim 22,000 people - is also worrying. On March 1,…

Beijing has been hit by sandstorms much more frequently in the past, but pollution-reducing projects - including banning new coal-fired power plants, limiting the number of cars on the streets, and reforestation - have improved air quality…

(Would you like to receive this briefing by email? Here is the registration.)Good Morning.We cover the beginning of a pivot Election year in Germany, on Lockdown in Italy and an outcry in Britain against gender-based violence.A decisive…

Six months after the Trump administration dealt a severe blow to Huawei Technologies Co.'s smartphone business, the Chinese telecommunications giant is turning to less glamorous alternatives that could potentially offset the decline in its…

"Around 17 million people in the EU and the UK have now received our vaccine and the number of blood clot cases reported in this group is fewer than the hundreds that would be expected in the general population," said Ann Taylor, the chief…