Meloni: EU should hurry up and let Ukraine in big-plus
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Business Meloni: EU should hurry up and let Ukraine in

Friday, 02 June 2023 14:35

Accelerating accession process would be ‘smartest way to thank Ukrainians for what they are doing,’ says Italian PM. The EU should speed up Ukraine’s accession process as a reward for its ...

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Auditors find ‘scarce results’ of EU defence fund projects big-plus
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Health Auditors find ‘scarce results’ of EU defence fund projects

Friday, 02 June 2023 14:35

The European Defence Fund is worth around €8bn (Photo: Simon Ballantyne) Tests on using the EU budget to support defence research have delivered scarce results, says the EU’s financ ...

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Pernod Ricard quietly resumes booze exports to Russia  big-plus
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Culture Pernod Ricard quietly resumes booze exports to Russia 

Friday, 02 June 2023 14:35

The parent company of Beefeater Gin first paused exports in March 2022. BRUSSELS — Pernod Ricard has resumed exports of brands including Beefeater Gin and Jameson Irish Whiskey to Russia, a ...

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A New Yorker piece finally reveals why our NGO was mercilessly smeared big-plus
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Interview A New Yorker piece finally reveals why our NGO was mercilessly smeared

Friday, 02 June 2023 14:35

(Photo: FEMYSO Twitter) The morning of March 27th started like most for me. It was the first week of Ramadan and I had just begun working through some tasks in relation to our lates ...

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France plans power grab to block porn websites big-plus
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Culture France plans power grab to block porn websites

Friday, 02 June 2023 14:35

New bill would allow the regulator to block access to porn websites without the involvement of a judge. France is coming for porn websites again. The French government wants to give new po ...

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Activision and Microsoft to appeal after CMA blocks takeover big-plus
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Business Activision and Microsoft to appeal after CMA blocks takeover

Friday, 02 June 2023 14:35

Activision has said it will “work aggressively” with Microsoft to overturn the U.K. competition regulator’s decision to block Microsoft’s proposed takeover of the game developer. Microsoft and Acti ...

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South Africa moves to quit ICC over Putin arrest warrant — then backs down big-plus
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Business South Africa moves to quit ICC over Putin arrest warrant — then backs down

Friday, 02 June 2023 14:35

Putin could theoretically be arrested if he visits South Africa — which will host a summit later this year, to which Russia is invited. South Africa’s presidential office backtracked on co ...

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First-ever ranking of EU Parliament members vote on Israel presented in Brussels big-plus
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Health First-ever ranking of EU Parliament members vote on Israel presented in Brussels

Friday, 02 June 2023 14:35

For many years, political commentators have been asking themselves how is the European Parliament relating to issues related to Israel. The answer to this question was given on Tu ...

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Swedish space rocket crash lands in Norway, sparking Nordic spat big-plus
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Breaking news Swedish space rocket crash lands in Norway, sparking Nordic spat

Friday, 02 June 2023 14:35

Oslo government slams Sweden’s initial silence over rocket mishap. A research rocket launched from Sweden’s recently opened Arctic Circle spaceport landed over the border in Norway this we ...

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‘Not a competition’: UK’s Braverman hits back at criticism of Sudan evacuation big-plus
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Culture ‘Not a competition’: UK’s Braverman hits back at criticism of Sudan evacuation

Friday, 02 June 2023 14:35

The home secretary rejects suggestions the UK has been slow to evacuate British nationals LONDON — Home Secretary Suella Braverman dismissed suggestions the U.K. failed to prioritize the ev ...

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Making the European Green Deal work for people big-plus
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Politics Making the European Green Deal work for people

Friday, 02 June 2023 14:35

Central to addressing these challenges is developing a robust pool of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) graduates and strategy for advanced human capital (Photo: World Bank) ...

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Use Gulf trade deal to challenge human rights abuses, MPs urge UK big-plus
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World Use Gulf trade deal to challenge human rights abuses, MPs urge UK

Friday, 02 June 2023 14:35

British deal with the Gulf Cooperation Council must ‘reflect our values,’ trade committee says. LONDON — Britain should use a coveted post-Brexit trade deal with a six-country bloc of Gulf ...

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