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Disneyland Paris shuts down again as France enters lockdownThe closure starts at the end of the day on Thursday and is "in line with the latest direction from the French authorities," Disneyland Paris said in a statement.

Russian group offered Catalan separatist leaders 10,000 soldiers, judge saysA Russian group offered to send 10,000 soldiers to Catalonia to help the region achieve independence in 2017, according to a judge who is investigating alleged misuse of public money to fund the failed separatist bid.

Deadly stabbing in French city of Nice kills at least two people, wounds severalAn attacker with a knife killed at least two people and wounded several others near a church in the southern French city of Nice on Thursday, according to police officials. The city's mayor described the incident as an act of terrorism.

Scientists warn of new coronavirus variant spreading across EuropeShe emphasised that 20A.EU1 was unlike any version of Sars-Cov-2 — the virus that causes Covid-19 — she had previously come across. “I’ve not seen any variant with this sort of dynamic for as long as I’ve been looking at genomic sequences of coronavirus in Europe,” she said.

Dutch broadcaster removes logos from vehicles in face of hostilityThe hostile climate against media workers is stoked especially by the political right. "Right-wing populists politicians carry a lot of responsibility for journalists being targeted and singled out like this," says Lutz Kinkel. Right-wing figures commonly accuse public broadcasters of being government mouthpieces.

Coronavirus: France announces second lockdownFrance will enter a new coronavirus lockdown on Friday until at least December 1. French President Emmanuel Macron announced the new restrictions in a speech from the Elysee palace after an emergency meeting. It came shortly after neighboring Germany announced a new lockdown.

Coronavirus: Germany to impose one-month partial lockdownGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel has announced tough new measures from Monday, November 2, in an attempt to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. But will the German people be compliant?

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