Cauliflower and cheaper beer as Prague puts local tourists first
From Czech-speaking tour guides on the Charles Bridge to cheaper beer at Old Town Square pubs and traditional fried cauliflower on the menu, Prague businesses that rely on tourism are looking local to survive the summer season.
French court orders Rwanda genocide suspect be tried at U.N. tribunal
A French court on Wednesday ordered Rwandan genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga be handed over to a United Nations tribunal for trial.
Half of Israelis support West Bank annexation, poll finds
Half of Israelis support annexing parts of the occupied West Bank, although they are divided over whether to take the step without U.S. support, an opinion poll showed on Wednesday.
Story on Indonesian court order over Papua internet curbs is withdrawn
(The story headlined “Indonesia court orders president to apologize for Papua internet curbs” has been withdrawn. There was no order for such an apology in the court ruling. A new version of the story will follow shortly.)
Ukrainian computer game featuring Hitler in Moscow angers Kremlin
The Kremlin on Wednesday accused a Ukrainian computer game developer of glorifying Nazism by producing a game which features Adolf Hitler overseeing a fictional World War Two victory parade in Moscow, a charge the developer rejects.
German bans digital doppelganger passport photos
Germany will outlaw the ‘morphing’ of passport photos, in which pictures of two people are digitally combined, making it possible to assign multiple identities to a single document.
Denmark arrests six people suspected of tax fraud, money laundering
Denmark’s state prosecutor for economic crime said on Wednesday it arrested six people in relation to suspected tax fraud and money laundering worth 220 million Danish crowns ($33 million).
Rwanda genocide suspect’s health no obstacle to transfer to U.N.tribunal: French court
A French court said on Wednesday that the health condition of Rwandan genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga was “not incompatible” with his transfer to a United Nations tribunal.
Poland sets June 28 date for rescheduled presidential election
Poland picked June 28 on Wednesday as a new date for a presidential election that was cancelled last month amid the coronavirus pandemic, setting the stage for a short campaign that could weaken the country’s nationalist government.
Coronavirus is not high threat to workers, EU says, causing outcry
The European Commission classified the new coronavirus as a mid-level threat to workers, drawing criticism from socialist lawmakers because the move will allow less stringent workplace safety measures than if the virus was deemed a high risk.
