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Belgian phone networks Orange and Proximus have selected Finnish supplier Nokia instead of Chinese firm Huawei to install 5G data networks amid security fears over Chinese espionage, Reuters reports. "Belgium has been 100-percent reliant on Chinese vendors for its radio networks - and people working at Nato and the EU were making mobile phone calls on these networks," Danish telecoms consultant John Strand said, echoing US concerns on China.

An der Corona-Front wird es hektisch. Denn die zweite Welle der Pandemie verläuft regional sehr unterschiedlich und das Ausbruchsgeschehen ist diffus.

High-level meetings at the European Commission are to exclude assistants, while top officials will face Covid-19 tests prior to attendance and be obliged to wear masks during talks, the commission said Sunday. The move comes after a 90-percent jump in infections in Belgium, the home of the EU institutions, last week, with 113 people a day being hospitalised, rising to 160 on Saturday. Some EU commissioners have also tested positive.

Turkey has said three vessels - the Oruc Reis, Ataman, and Cengiz Han - are to spend 10 days drilling for oil and gas in waters claimed by Greece and Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean in a move likely to redouble calls for EU sanctions. Early results in elections in Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus also showed hawkish challenger Ersin Tata neck-and-neck with the more moderate incumbent in a potential new flashpoint.

A magyar labdarúgó-válogatott 1-0-ra nyert Szerbia vendégeként vasárnap a Nemzetek Ligája harmadik fordulójában.

Police in Belarus used water cannon and stun grenades to break up pro-democracy protests Sunday - the eighth weekend in a row of violence in Minsk after rigged elections in August. They sprayed coloured water on crowds to mark out people for arrest. The EU has said it would increase sanctions, currently covering 40 Belarusian officials, if the regime did not back down and start a dialogue with the opposition.

Lithuania's centre-right opposition party, the Homeland Union, came first in Sunday's elections with some 23 percent, early results showed. They beat into second place the Farmers and Greens party (LVZS), on 18 percent, which had led the previous ruling coalition, in a show of discontent at government handling of the pandemic, as well as economic inequalities. Voters were urged to bring their own pens to ballot boxes, as infections spiked.

The EU is to train Mozambique's armed forces and give humanitarian aid to help stop an Islamist insurgency there, the EU ambassador in Maputo, Antonio Sánchez-Benedito Gaspar, said Saturday, following Mozambique's request for help last week. Rebels linked to jihadist group Islamic State have been fighting in northern Mozambique since 2017, but the country's army has also been accused of human rights violations in the combat zone.

A Russia-brokered ceasefire between Armenia and Azerbaijan has broken down shortly after it was agreed on Saturday.

The EU diplomatic chief on Sunday (11 October) expressed his deep concern over reports of violations of a Russia-brokered ceasefire between warring neighbours Armenia and Azerbaijan in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.

EU regions were unevenly hit by the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new report. The most economically hard-hit regions were those under strict lockdown measures for the longest - not necessarily those with the highest death-rates or most cases detected.

Talks between the UK and the EU have progressed painfully slowly, but a deal on future relations needs to be agreed by the end of October. MEPs and diplomats will have another go at settling the next EU budget.

With the support of EU institutions, the fossil industry is investing in natural gas infrastructure all across the continent, from Tallinn to Athens and from the Baltic to the Aegean. But does Europe truly need all this natural gas?

The EU Commission wants to reduce cancer rates in Europe. So it's imperative this week's chemicals strategy properly regulates substances that can cause cancer - despite the efforts of the chemicals lobby, which has spent years successfully preventing tough action.

Hotspot Berlin: Wegen der hohen Corona-Infektionszahl hat die Hauptstadt eine nächtliche Sperrstunde verhängt. Am ersten Wochenende mit den neuen Regeln war die Club- und Barszene vor allem eines: düster.

People of all ages can be prescribed parenteral nutrition because of varying diseases. Home Parenteral Nutrition (HPN) may improve patients’ quality of daily life

A Zalaegerszegi Járásbíróság letartóztatásba helyezett egy 35 éves férfit 18. életévét be nem töltött személy sérelmére sanyargatással elkövetett személyi szabadság megsértése és testi sértés bűntettének gyanúja miatt – közölte a Zalaegerszegi Törvényszék.

A bíróság harminc napra elrendelte a gyanúsított letartóztatását, mert felmerül a szökés, elrejtőzés veszélye, a bűnismétlés, valamint a sértett és a tanúk befolyásolásával a bizonyítás megnehezítése.

Az előzményekről szombaton a Zalai Hírlap számolt be a Zala Megyei Főügyészség tájékoztatása nyomán. Eszerint a 35 éves nagykanizsai férfi áprilisában került közelebbi kapcsolatba a fiatalkorú lánnyal, aki hozzá is költözött. Október 4-én a lány a barátnőjével autóval indult a városba, ami haragot váltott ki a férfinál, ezért utánuk eredt, majd autójukat a Zrínyi utcában megállásra kényszerítette.

A férfi a lányt a hajánál fogva kirángatta a kocsiból, majd az albérletébe hurcolta, ott lemeztelenítette és bántalmazta, azzal gyanúsítva, hogy megcsalja őt. A férfi másnap sem engedte szabadon a lányt, akit újra megvert, a nyakára pedig kutyanyakörvet csatolt, azzal fojtogatta.

Végül a lány délután értesíteni tudta az anyját, aki érte ment. A lány pórázzal a nyakán távozott a lakásból, állapota miatt kórházba került, miután a testszerte elszenvedett zúzódások mellett az orrcsontja is eltörött.

A korábban többször büntetett férfi elmenekült a lakásból, a rendőrök kedden fogták el egy emeletes ház tetején.

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La Ghana Railways Development Authority (GRDA) et Afcons Infrastructure Limited de l’Inde ont signé un contrat de développement ferroviaire. Le contrat, d’une valeur de 419 millions de dollars (233,8 milliards FCFA), a été signé au ministère du Développement ferroviaire, à Accra. Il s’agit de la construction d’une ligne de chemin de fer à écartement standard […]

L’article Ghana : GRDA et Afcons, un accord ferroviaire de 233 milliards FCFA est apparu en premier sur Afrik.com.

Americas

A new active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar from Raytheon that will be installed on the B-52H bomber might allow the US Air Force to reduce the number of people operating the bomber from five to four. Maj. Gen. Andrew Gebara, director of strategic plans, programs, and requirements for Air Force Global Strike Command, said the decision in not “imminent.” Replacing the AN/APQ-166 radar will also lead to a new radome. And the new one might forgo the AN/ASQ-151 Electro-Optical Viewing System (EVS), which consisted of a low light level television (LLLTV) and a forward looking infrared (FLIR) system mounted in blisters under the nose. Its capability is currently surpass by Litening and Sniper pods carried on the bomber.

The Defense Department announced it has awarded $600 million in contracts to several companies for testing of 5G communications technology at five US military sites. The testing will be performed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.; Naval Base San Diego, Calif.; Marine Corps Logistics Base, Albany, Ga.; Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., and Hill Air Force Base, Utah, the Pentagon said. The Defense Department will include in the testing a pilot of 5G-enabled augmented and virtual reality for mission planning and training, testing 5G-enabled “smart warehouses,” and evaluating 5G technologies to enhanced distributed command and control. 5G is the fifth generation technology standard for broadband cellular networks, and the project is designed to explore potential military applications of the system.

Middle East & Africa

Turkey is preparing live-fire exercises in the Aegean Sea, angering Greece, and has transported its Russian-made S-400 air defense system to the Black Sea. Turkey, whose military buildup and claims of sovereignty in the Mediterranean Sea have angered Greece, announced it will stage exercises in the Aegean Sea from Oct. 26 to Oct. 28, in Turkish-held and international waters. The announcement was made Friday in navigational telexes from its naval station in Smyrna, Turkey.

Europe

The US State Department approved a $12.5 billion purchase on Friday by Finland for 64 F-35 fighter planes and associated munitions and equipment. The approval, a statutory notification to Congress, follows an April request by the Finnish Defense Ministry to buy the planes through the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, the US Defense Department agency responsible for foreign military sales. Although Finland is aligned with western military powers and not with its neighbor, Russia, it is not a NATO member.

The DoS not only approved a potential F-35 sale, but also the sale of the F/A-18EF Super Hornet. The Super Hornet package, which is worth an estimated $14.7 billion, includes 50 single-seat F/A-18E jets, eight double-seated F/A-18Fs and 14 EA-18G Growlers, which is the electronic attack variant. The package also includes 166 F414-GE-400 engines for the dual-engine fighter, Sniper targeting pods, AN/APG-79 radars, AN/ALR-67(V)3 electric warfare countermeasures receiving sets, and Next Generation Jammer Midband and advanced electronic attack kits for the EA-18G. The potential sales paved the way for the nation to purchase American jets should either Boeing or Lockheed Martin win its ongoing fighter competition.

Asia-Pacific

South Korea is planning to replace 103 of its UH-60P utility helicopters with the local-made KUH-1 helicopter, a lawmaker disclosed. Rep. Han Ki-ho of the main opposition People Power Party said the government ditched the project to upgrade the UH-60 and will be spending more than five times the amount of money to produce the KUH-1. A retired Maj. General, Han said the KUH-1 has reduced range and carry two fewer troops compared to the Black Hawk.

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