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During a press conference with Belgian PM Alexander de Croo and Polish Pm Donald Tusk, EU chief, Ursula Von der Leyen, announces that aid for Poland frozen over rule-of-law row has now been unblocked. SOUNDBITE
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen says Poland will only receive the money from its 35.4-billion euro ($38 billion) post-Covid economic recovery package if it carries out rule of law reforms. She says the EU's approval of the plan announced on Wednesday is "important" but only "a first step, as the money will be disbursed when the reforms and investments are in place". SOUNDBITE
The United States vows to keep promoting human rights in Turkey, while also calling for cooperation, after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened to expel the ambassador over his advocacy. "We will continue to promote the rule of law and respect for human rights globally," State Department spokesperson Ned Price tells reporters during a briefing in Washington, DC. SOUNDBITE
Kenya's Court of Appeal will deliver its verdict Friday on the president's controversial three-year quest to change the constitution, a ruling that could shake up the political landscape less than a year before elections. The so-called Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) seeks notably to dilute the current winner-takes-all electoral system blamed by Kenyatta for poll unrest, by expanding the executive and parliament. IMAGES
The British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, leaves the European Commission after meeting with its president, Ursula von der Leyen. The two leaders have agreed to decide by Sunday whether their Brexit talks are worth continuing, said Downing Street, noting that "large gaps" still remain. IMAGES
On Friday, Maria E. Ruiz Bonilla filed a whistleblower retaliation suit against McDonald's. Ruiz claims she was fired after protesting safety violations at the chain during the pandemic. She said the company lacked masks and cleaning supplies. "I was afraid, of course. I was thinking about losing my job," Ruiz told Business Insider. "But, at the same time, my fear of getting sick with COVID and dying was bigger." In response to the lawsuit, McDonald's said Ruiz allegations are untrue and cannot be confirmed.
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