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On this day, a coup d'état is staged in which the opposing parties fight each other with flour and eggs."/> </div> <div class="teaserContentWrap"> <h2> In pictures: The Els Enfarinats festival in Spain </h2> <p>Every year on December 28, since 1856, a strange festival has been celebrated in the town of Ibi, in the province of Alicante. 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Australian officials are still considering whether to deport him.   </p> </a> </div>  <div class="linkList intern"> <a href="/web/20220113005719/https://www.dw.com/en/novak-djokovic-australian-court-orders-release-from-detention/a-60375322"> <h2> Novak Djokovic: Australian court orders release from detention   </h2> </a> </div> </div> </div>   <div class="col2 basicTeaser"> <div class="imgTeaserM white below"> <a href="/web/20220113005719/https://www.dw.com/en/nato-russia-talks-starting-point-or-standoff/a-60391614"> <div class="teaserImg"> <img loading="lazy" itemprop="image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20220113005719im_/https://static.dw.com/image/57312257_302.jpg" title="Russland Krim | Abzug des Militärs nach Manöver" alt="Russland Krim | Abzug des Militärs nach Manöver"/> </div> <div class="teaserContentWrap"> <h2> NATO-Russia talks: Starting point or standoff? </h2> <p>Stakes are high and expectations low as the 30 allies sit down for the first talks with Russia in more than two years. Teri Schultz reports that neither side initially sees room for compromise on Ukraine's future status.   </p> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col2">  <div class="col2 basicTeaser"> <div class="group"> <div class="news"> <a href="/web/20220113005719/https://www.dw.com/en/jury-still-out-on-omicron-and-vaccines-says-eu-drugs-regulator/a-60391716"> <h2 class="linkable"> Jury still out on omicron and vaccines, says EU drugs regulator </h2> <div class="teaserImg"> <img loading="lazy" itemprop="image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20220113005719im_/https://static.dw.com/image/60371399_301.jpg" title="Preliminary data shows the vaccine still protects against severe disease" alt="Preliminary data shows the vaccine still protects against severe disease"/> </div> <p>The European Union's medicines regulator says more data is needed to understand whether the omicron variant can dodge vaccines. World Health Organization experts have recommended regular adjustments to existing vaccines.   </p> </a> </div>  <div class="linkList intern"> <a href="/web/20220113005719/https://www.dw.com/en/coronavirus-digest-omicron-likely-to-infect-half-of-europe-in-2-months/a-60384102"> <h2> Coronavirus digest: Omicron likely to infect half of Europe in 2 months <span class="icon tv"></span>   </h2> </a> </div> <div class="linkList overlayIcon"> <a href="/web/20220113005719/https://www.dw.com/overlay/media/en/omicron-puts-uk-hospitals-under-pressure/60369813/60391716" rel="nofollow" class="overlayLink" link="/overlay/media/en/omicron-puts-uk-hospitals-under-pressure/60369813/60391716"> <h2> Omicron puts UK hospitals under pressure <span class="icon tv"></span>   </h2> </a> </div> </div> </div>   <div class="col2 basicTeaser"> <div class="group"> <div class="news"> <a href="/web/20220113005719/https://www.dw.com/en/bulgarias-surveillance-laws-violate-european-human-rights-code-court-rules/a-60391345"> <h2 class="linkable"> Bulgaria's surveillance laws violate European human rights code, court rules </h2> <div class="teaserImg"> <img loading="lazy" itemprop="image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20220113005719im_/https://static.dw.com/image/58310871_301.jpg" title="A person holds a smart phone as they stand in front of a building lit up with blue lights" alt="A person holds a smart phone as they stand in front of a building lit up with blue lights"/> </div> <p>The ruling comes amid growing backlash over secret surveillance in Bulgaria. A lack of regulations in Bulgarian law has led to a situation where data "could be used for nefarious purposes," the court said.   </p> </a> </div> </div> </div>   <div class="col2 basicTeaser"> <div class="group"> <div class="news"> <a href="/web/20220113005719/https://www.dw.com/en/covid-boris-johnson-accused-of-hosting-another-party-during-lockdown/a-60383705"> <h2 class="linkable"> COVID: Boris Johnson accused of hosting another party during lockdown </h2> <div class="teaserImg"> <img loading="lazy" itemprop="image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20220113005719im_/https://static.dw.com/image/60383755_301.jpg" title="Boris Johnson and his wife at Downing Street" alt="Boris Johnson and his wife at Downing Street"/> </div> <p>According to a leaked email, more than 40 people attended a Downing Street garden party amid the UK's restrictions on gatherings. Johnson is already under pressure for a number of other events held amid lockdowns.   </p> </a> </div> </div> </div>   <div class="col2 basicTeaser"> <div class="group"> <div class="news"> <a href="/web/20220113005719/https://www.dw.com/en/european-parliament-president-david-sassoli-dies-after-hospitalization/a-60384340"> <h2 class="linkable"> European Parliament President David Sassoli dies after hospitalization </h2> <div class="teaserImg"> <img loading="lazy" itemprop="image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20220113005719im_/https://static.dw.com/image/60128484_301.jpg" title="European Parliament President David Sassoli announces the 2020 EU Sakharov Prize at the European Parliament in Brussels on October 22, 2020." alt="European Parliament President David Sassoli announces the 2020 EU Sakharov Prize at the European Parliament in Brussels on October 22, 2020."/> </div> <p>The 65-year-old had been seriously ill in hospital for more than two weeks. 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