NATO troops on guard in north Kosovo for third day amid protests big-plus
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Friday, 02 June 2023 14:45

The disturbances prompted NATO to send additional troops to the area and the alliance and the West slammed Kosovo for not having done enough to prevent violence, during which 30 NAT ...

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Big Tobacco faces big EU counterfeit problem big-plus
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Culture Big Tobacco faces big EU counterfeit problem

Friday, 02 June 2023 14:45

At one, in the northern town of Alfaro, they found 10 Ukrainian workers, five of them war refugees, who’d been put to work with no contracts and scant pay, police said. They worked ...

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EU wants to sanction Russians involved in child abductions, says Dutch prime minister big-plus
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Culture EU wants to sanction Russians involved in child abductions, says Dutch prime minister

Friday, 02 June 2023 14:45

"The eleventh package of sanctions we are working on includes the option to go after those responsible for child abductions," Rutte said at a joint news conference with Polish Prime ...

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After a 70-year wait, will Europe’s new patent system be a total flop? big-plus
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Culture After a 70-year wait, will Europe’s new patent system be a total flop?

Friday, 02 June 2023 14:45

The unitary patent system launches on Thursday but more than 400,000 patents have been opted out. Will it be worth the wait? Seventy years since the idea was first mooted — pre-dating the ...

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Parliament easily backs measure aimed at restraining Hungary’s EU presidency big-plus
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Culture Parliament easily backs measure aimed at restraining Hungary’s EU presidency

Friday, 02 June 2023 14:45

The non-binding resolution is a response to accusations of democratic backsliding in Budapest. BRUSSELS — The European Parliament on Thursday approved a resolution questioning Hungary’s ab ...

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New York City issues law protecting Fat People from Discrimination big-plus
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Culture New York City issues law protecting Fat People from Discrimination

Friday, 02 June 2023 14:45

Obese people are now officially a protected group in New York City after Mayor Eric Adams signed a controversial discrimination law. A new bill signed last Friday makes it illegal for employer ...

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UK and Moldova kick off talks on migrant returns deal as Sunak feels the heat big-plus
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Culture UK and Moldova kick off talks on migrant returns deal as Sunak feels the heat

Friday, 02 June 2023 14:45

Sunak says border security ‘must be top of the agenda’ as European Political Community gathers. LONDON — The U.K. will open talks with Moldova on a new deal to return migrants to the Easter ...

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Europe’s leaders meet in Russia’s shadow big-plus
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Culture Europe’s leaders meet in Russia’s shadow

Friday, 02 June 2023 14:45

European Political Community summit held in Moldova, in a region Putin sees as part of Moscow’s sphere of influence. CHIȘINĂU — Gathering more than 40 European leaders in Moldova on Thursda ...

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ECB: eurozone home prices could see ‘disorderly’ fall big-plus
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Culture ECB: eurozone home prices could see ‘disorderly’ fall

Friday, 02 June 2023 14:45

The ECB warned home prices might see ‘disorderly’ fall (Photo: Kiefer/Flickr) The European Central Bank (ECB) has issued a warning that high mortgage rates are rendering homes unaff ...

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With Erdoğan back, Sweden presses Turkey again on NATO bid  big-plus
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Culture With Erdoğan back, Sweden presses Turkey again on NATO bid 

Friday, 02 June 2023 14:45

Stockholm says it has delivered on Ankara’s demands. LULEÅ, Sweden — Sweden has met all of its commitments to join NATO and expects to become part of the transatlantic military allia ...

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Putin Warns ‘Woke’ Values Will Destroy the West: ‘Same Recipe Used By Marxists In 1917’ big-plus
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Culture Putin Warns ‘Woke’ Values Will Destroy the West: ‘Same Recipe Used By Marxists In 1917’

Friday, 02 June 2023 14:45

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that the far-left “woke” ideology being pushed on Western society is “evil” and will destroy the values that hold culture together. According to Put ...

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Germany questions Hungary’s ability to hold EU’s rotating presidency in 2024 big-plus
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Culture Germany questions Hungary’s ability to hold EU’s rotating presidency in 2024

Friday, 02 June 2023 14:45

Berlin’s remarks come as EU lawmakers push to delay Hungary’s upcoming 6-month stint helping run the EU’s policy-making process. BRUSSELS – Germany cast doubt Tuesday on Hungary’s ability t ...

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