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Poland Puts New Restrictions On Abortion Into Effect, Resulting In Near-Total Ban On Terminations WARSAW, Poland. — The Polish government has imposed a near-total ban on abortions, including the termination of pregnancies with fetal defects,  delivering a major blow to pro-choice advocates in one of Europe’s most devout Catholic countries. The unexpected announcement that the ruling would take effect on Wednesday sparked nationwide protests, despite a ban on gatherings due to Covid-19 res...

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Protesters against new restrictions on abortion walk toward the Law and Justice Party headquarters on Wednesday night in Warsaw. A Constitutional Court ruling in October determined that abortions are only legal in cases of rape and incest, and when the mothers health or life is in danger. (Omar Marques/Getty Images) Protesters gathered in the streets of Warsaw and other cities on Wednesday night after Polands government announced a near-total ban on abortion had suddenly gone into effect. The c...

January 28, 2021 | 6:38 pm Font Size AAA WARSAW — Poland’s government put into effect on Wednesday a constitutional court decision banning terminations of pregnancies with foetal defects, as conservative policies increasingly take root in one of Europe’s most devout Catholic countries. The Oct. 22 ruling had led to weeks of massive protests, forcing the nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) government to delay its implementation. Small protests gathered late on Wednesday following an...

Astarta increases sugar sales by 33% with price rise by 37% in Q4, 2020 2 min read Astarta, the largest sugar producer in Ukraine, in October-December 2020 increased sugar sales by 33% compared to the same period in 2019, to 81,180 tonnes with a 37% increase in its price, to UAH 13,240 per tonne. As the company reported on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, sales of corn increased by 17%, to 294,560 tonnes, with a price increase of 19%, to UAH 4,860 per tonne, while wheat fell 81.8%, to 6,640 t...

Sonny Fox and the Holocaust: a little-known connection He was a childhood "friend." Here is the story that few people know. January 28, 2021 I feel like I just lost a childhood friend. Sonny Fox, the host of Wonderama, died this past week of COVID related pneumonia. He was 95 years old. I want to tell you a story about Sonny Fox. I also want to tell you why we have three yearly observances of the Shoah – Kristallnacht, Yom Ha Shoah, and International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which was yeste...

  Executive Summary • Despite the Biden administration’s push to revitalize U.S. alliances, U.S. relations with NATO are due for a reset. The United States should incentivize European members of NATO to take on additional responsibilities for their defense. • Encouraging the European allies to take initiative will help the United States focus on its other domestic and international priorities and may facilitate improving relations with Russia. This approach will also prove attractive to...

By VANESSA GERA Associated Press January 28, 2021 1 of 6 A woman adjusts flowers at the Memorial to the Sinti and Roma Victims of the Holocaust on the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Wednesday, in Berlin, Germany. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) The words #WeRemember are displayed at the facade of the Austrian Parliament at the Hofburg palace in support of the campaign for the International Holocaust Remembrance Day in Vienna, Austria, on Wednesday. (Associated Press) Rabbi Shaul Nekrich, ...

By Reuters Staff Slideshow ( 5 images ) WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland’s health minister said on Thursday that expected protests against a ruling restricting access to abortion will increase the risk of rising numbers of coronavirus infections. Poland’s government put into effect on Wednesday a constitutional court decision banning terminations of pregnancies with foetal defects, as conservative policies increasingly take root in one of Europe’s most devoutly Catholic countries. Reporting by A...

Poland imposes anti-abortion law amid EU concern (Photo: Piotr Pawłowski) Brussels, 28. Jan, 07:20 Poland is bringing a divisive anti-abortion law into force, amid escalating EU doubt on the legality of its court system. The law, banning all terminations except for cases of rape and incest or if the mothers life was at risk, was to come into effect after Polands Constitutional Court confirmed its earlier verdict by publishing a statement of justification on Wednesday (27 January). Read and de...