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What’s at stake for EU humanitarian aid? big-plus
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Politics What’s at stake for EU humanitarian aid?

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 05:57

EU aid workers in Beirut, Lebanon. (Photo: © European Union, 2020 (photographer: Bernard Khalil)) Editor’s note: We’ve partnered with the newsletter Brussels Dispatches, launch ...

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Enlargement: Representatives from EU candidate countries will now join the work of the EESC big-plus
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Politics Enlargement: Representatives from EU candidate countries will now join the work of the EESC

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 05:57

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) officially launched its initiative to welcome civil society representatives from EU candidate countries. A total of 131 ‘Enlargemen ...

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COP29 host Azerbaijan escapes Munich Security scrutiny big-plus
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Politics COP29 host Azerbaijan escapes Munich Security scrutiny

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 05:57

In 2009, Azerbaijan’s president Ilham Aliyev removed the two-term limit for presidents, consolidating his hold on the presidency (Photo: European Union) The Munich Security Report r ...

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Strong performances across European cinema with 24% box office growth big-plus
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Politics Strong performances across European cinema with 24% box office growth

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 05:57

The International Union of Cinemas (UNIC), representing European cinema operators and trade associations, has today released 2023 box office and admissions data for its 39 territori ...

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France joins UK, Belgium in European bans on Israeli settlers big-plus
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Politics France joins UK, Belgium in European bans on Israeli settlers

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 05:57

Paris said: ‘Colonisation [of the West Bank] is illegal under international law and must stop’ (Photo: cedric.chan) France has joined the UK and Belgium in banning violent Israeli s ...

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Putin — the man who failed Russia big-plus
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Politics Putin — the man who failed Russia

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 05:57

It is a pure joy to read about the achievements of the Vesuvius Challenge that aims to restore texts from scrolls buried in the 79CE Vesuvius eruption. The eruption obliterated several Roman sett ...

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Groundbreaking Insights: MPower by Enable Transforms Workplace Experiences for Menopausal Women big-plus
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Politics Groundbreaking Insights: MPower by Enable Transforms Workplace Experiences for Menopausal Women

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 05:57

MPower by Enable is proud to unveil its latest findings, from new data drawn between July and December 2023, marking a significant milestone in the journey to revolutionise workplac ...

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New Law makes Whistleblowing Illegal in the UK big-plus
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Politics New Law makes Whistleblowing Illegal in the UK

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 05:57

It was the afternoon of May 17 2023 and I had just arrived at London’s Luton Airport. I was on my way to the city of my birth to visit my family. Before landing, the pilot instructed all passen ...

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Germans told to turn their homes into Bunkers and prepare for War with Russia big-plus
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Politics Germans told to turn their homes into Bunkers and prepare for War with Russia

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 05:57

Citing a draft document from Germany’s Defense Ministry, local tabloid newspaper Bild reported that Germans are expected to build their own bomb shelters as the country’s national draft emergen ...

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President Biden says it is Trump’s Fault that the Southern Border is Not Secure big-plus
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Politics President Biden says it is Trump’s Fault that the Southern Border is Not Secure

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 05:57

Joe Biden attacked former President Donald Trump and his Republican allies for opposing the Senate border bill and claimed they are responsible for the collapsed open border. After arriving 90 ...

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Will Russia soon control the Red Sea? big-plus
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Politics Will Russia soon control the Red Sea?

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 05:57

The Suez Canal. Between 12 and 15 percent of total world trade goes through this maritime shortcut bottleneck — making it a prime target (Photo: Wikimedia) When I left as an envoy f ...

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Mercury: Council and Parliament strike a deal to completely phase out mercury in the EU big-plus
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Politics Mercury: Council and Parliament strike a deal to completely phase out mercury in the EU

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 05:57

The Council and European Parliament’s negotiators today reached a provisional political agreement on a proposal to phase out the use of dental amalgam and prohibit the manufacturing ...

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