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By Martin Coulter LONDON (Reuters) -The European Union has expanded that tech companies must remove illegal content from their platforms, or risk facing severe legal penalties. Following the militant Islamist group Hamas’ attack on Israel and Israel’s retaliatory airstrikes in Palestinian enclave Gaza, social media firms have seen a surge in misinformation related to the …

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VIENNA (Reuters) – Vienna police on Wednesday banned a pro-Palestinian protest due to coincide with a pro-Israel event after Saturday’s attack by Hamas, citing the fact the phrase “from the river to the sea” was mentioned in invitations and characterising it as a call to violence. The head of the city’s police force, Gerhard Puerstl, …

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By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden pledged to bolster military support for Israel following an unprecedented attack by Hamas militants that has killed more than 1,000 Israelis and prompted an intense retaliation against the Palestinian-controlled Gaza Strip. His promise raised questions about whether Washington can ramp up defense aid to Israel …

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BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany wants to make it simpler and faster to deport migrants, particularly those with a criminal background, by cutting notification periods and making searches by authorities easier, according to an Interior Ministry statement on Wednesday. Interior Minister Nancy Faeser presented a draft bill that she said would improve the possibility to deport migrants …

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By Andrea Shalal MARRAKECH, Morocco (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday pledged continued U.S. support for Ukraine for “as long as it takes,” and urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to stay focused on fighting corruption and strengthening governance. Yellen said the fourth meeting of a high-level roundtable on Ukraine, taking place during …

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By Sybille de La Hamaide PARIS (Reuters) – The European food safety agency (EFSA) is recommending preventative bird flu vaccination for susceptible poultry in areas with a high risk of transmission to stem the spread of a virus that killed tens of millions of birds in the EU last year. Governments, often shy to use …

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