Новости за 15.02.2021

The European Commission has urged Hungary to let opposition radio station Klubradio keep going after it lost its licence. "I would request the Hungarian authorities to take urgent action, pending the ongoing court proceedings," senior EU official Roberto Viola wrote to Hungary's EU ambassador Tibor Stelbaczky 12 February, AP reports. Klubradio was being forced off air on "highly questionable legal grounds" in what would cause it "irreparable damage", Viola said.

Match report – Player ratings – Video Arsenal earned a big three points against Leeds yesterday in what was almost a classic game of two halves. In the first 45 we were front-footed and dynamic, edging possession, taking 8 shots, scoring three times, and with an 82% pass success rate. In the second we consolidated […]

Feb.15 (GMM) Despite undergoing surgery for a fractured upper jaw and having teeth removed, Fernando Alonso should be “fine” to test and race in Bahrain next month. “I’m ok and looking forward to getting 2021 underway,” said the Spaniard, after Alpine announced that its 39-year-old driver will remain in hospital for the next two days. […]

Feb.15 (GMM) Stefano Domenicali is hoping Formula 1 races can be held in front of live crowds in 2021. Last year, the spectator-free ‘ghost race’ trend began to ease amid the 2020 pandemic – but the world is currently gripped by new restrictions due to more virulent strains. F1’s new CEO was asked by the […]

The minimum temperature recorded at Safdarjung Observatory here, considered the official reading of the city, was 11.8 degrees Celsius early morning, according to the India Meterological Department.

EU regulators will fast-track vaccines that combat mutant corona-strains, EU health commissioner Stella Kyriakides told the Augsburger Allgemeine Sunday. "A vaccine that has been improved by the manufacturer on the basis of the previous vaccine to combat new mutations no longer has to go through the entire approval process," she said. Meanwhile, Prague is in talks with AstraZeneca to buy extra vaccine after EU approval delays, Seznam Zpravy reported.

Small groups of people held candle and phone-light vigils in support of jailed opposition figure Alexei Navalny in cities induing Irkutsk, Yekaterinburg, Novosibirsk, and Moscow on Sunday despite official threats, Reuters reports. There were just a handful of arrests in the town of Kazan. Some 100 women also formed a human chain in a shopping centre in Moscow. EU diplomats had promised to observe the rallies.

A bloc of pro-independence parties won 51 percent in Catalonia's devolved parliament in elections Sunday, gaining a majority for the first time since 2017 in what separatist politician Quim Torra called a "resounding pro-independence victory". The centre-left Catalan Socialist party came first overall (23 percent), saying that meant it was time to "turn the page" on secession. The far-right Vox party did well, winning 11 percent, while centre-right parties floundered.

Draghi will surely win an upcoming confidence vote, but the formation of his cabinet triggered a rupture in the 5 Star Movement, undermining the stability of a key ally.

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Outside of Brussels, Visegrad prime ministers will come together to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the central European cooperation within the V4 group. European Council president Charles Michel will join them.

This happened during a college function organised to celebrate the birth anniversary of first President of India Rajendra Prasad on December 3.

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Wallace grabbed the lead on lap 129 in the No. 23 Toyota. He lost it to two-time defending champion Denny Hamlin — who co-owns 23XI with Jordan — and ran third at the end of the stage.

European Parliament president David Sassoli called for the Conference on the Future of Europe "to start as soon as possible". Meanwhile, nearly half of EU citizens would like to see reforms to the bloc.

As people in Auckland adjust to a new lockdown, health officials say they’ve found no evidence the coronavirus has spread further in the community, raising hopes the restrictions might be short-lived

Last October, Der Spiegel published an investigation into illegal pushbacks off the Greek islands, implicating the EU's border agency Frontex. Journalists asked Frontex to release location data of its vessels, so has an MEP - without success.

Xinja shareholders have been asked to vote on two options for the neobank’s future. But now a group is calling for a third option that involves retaining its banking license.

On Monday, yet another brick in the Hungary's democracy was removed, with the silencing of the Klubrádió station - with devastating implications for press freedom both in the country and the wider EU.

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Nikola Jokic has a 23-point triple-double and Denver ends the Lakers' seven-game win streak, 122-105, on a night when Davis hobbles to the locker room after aggravating his sore right Achilles. He will have an MRI on Monday.