5 things to know about Ursula von der Leyen’s Pfizergate court cases big-plus
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Monday, 13 May 2024 16:46

The EU high court’s decision on access to text messages between Ursula von der Leyen and Albert Bourla is set to drop not long before the European elections. Ursula von der Leyen’s lips hav ...

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Meet the Labour think tank guiding Keir Starmer’s path to power big-plus
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Monday, 13 May 2024 16:46

Labour Together maintains a low profile in Westminster but is quietly crucial to its leader’s vision for government. LONDON — It began as a vehicle to stop the U.K. Labour Party from splitt ...

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MEPs seek financial perks for consumer-product repair big-plus
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Business MEPs seek financial perks for consumer-product repair

Monday, 13 May 2024 16:46

Repairers must now offer a free remedy within the legal warranty period, unless this option is more expensive than a replacement (Photo: Unsplash) MEPs have voted to strengthen cons ...

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Poland’s opposition proposes forming new government big-plus
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Monday, 13 May 2024 16:46

The head of the coalition government would be former PM Donald Tusk. WARSAW — Poland’s three largest opposition parties on Tuesday said they were ready to build a coalition to replace the i ...

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Macron to Netanyahu: France ‘ready to fight’ Hamas big-plus
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Monday, 13 May 2024 16:46

French president Emmanuel Macron arriving in Tel Aviv on Tuesday (Photo: elysee.fr) French president Emmanuel Macron has offered Israel to help fight Hamas in future, amid EU effort ...

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EU labour market as ‘gender-segregated as a decade ago’ big-plus
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Business EU labour market as ‘gender-segregated as a decade ago’

Monday, 13 May 2024 16:46

Women’s Day Off, 2010. Women in Iceland were on a one-day national strike to protest against inequality in the workplace and gender-based violence (Photo: The Women’s History Archives) ...

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EU launches plan to make wind power profitable again big-plus
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Business EU launches plan to make wind power profitable again

Monday, 13 May 2024 16:46

All major European wind turbine manufacturers reported significant operating losses (Photo: Tom Jensen/norden.org) The EU Commission presented a European Wind Power Action Plan to e ...

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Russia: Europe’s €13bn ‘critical metals’ sanctions blindspot big-plus
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Monday, 13 May 2024 16:46

Raw materials that the EU considers ‘critical’ or ‘strategic’ (34 in total) still flow freely from Russia to Europe in vast quantities, providing crucial funds to Putin’s state enterprises and ...

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Al-Ahli hospital blast likely caused by missile from ‘inside Gaza,’ says UK’s Sunak big-plus
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Monday, 13 May 2024 16:46

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak cites latest British intelligence on explosion that left hundreds of Palestinians dead. LONDON — British intelligence s ...

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US, EU blamed as climate fund talks break down over World Bank push big-plus
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Business US, EU blamed as climate fund talks break down over World Bank push

Monday, 13 May 2024 16:46

Rich and poor countries fail to secure deal on new climate damages fund. Recriminations were spreading Saturday morning after the failure of talks on the creation of a new fund to help vuln ...

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Appeasement policy costs lives big-plus
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Monday, 13 May 2024 16:46

The global landscape Amid the ongoing international conflicts, the failure of Russia in its war against Ukraine , the sunset of the Iran Nuclear Deal, peace negotiations between S ...

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UN poverty expert proposes penalising pay of ‘harmful’ jobs big-plus
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Business UN poverty expert proposes penalising pay of ‘harmful’ jobs

Monday, 13 May 2024 16:46

Fossil fuels, pesticides, plastics and tobacco are just some of the industries cited by the report as being among those where pay should be capped (Photo: Friends of the Earth Scotland) ...

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