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Ukraine seethes at Gazprom tennis tournament starring top pros big-plus
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Politics Ukraine seethes at Gazprom tennis tournament starring top pros

Tuesday, 21 May 2024 05:52

Star Ukrainian player tells POLITICO that St. Petersburg competition is ‘shameful.’ A Gazprom-backed tennis tournament starting Friday in Russia with multiple top European pros taking part ...

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Argentina snubs BRICS invitation big-plus
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Interview Argentina snubs BRICS invitation

Tuesday, 21 May 2024 05:52

The country’s membership would have taken effect on January 1, 2024. Argentina will not join the BRICS grouping of developing nations, the country’s incoming foreign minister said Thursday. ...

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Commission sends Statement of Objections to six companies and one trade association in automotive starter battery cartel case big-plus
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Breaking news Commission sends Statement of Objections to six companies and one trade association in automotive starter battery cartel case

Tuesday, 21 May 2024 05:52

The Commission has concerns that between 2004 until 2017 the five starter batteries manufacturers created, published and agreed to use new indices in their price negotiations with c ...

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Dubai’s COP28 — a view from the ground big-plus
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Business Dubai’s COP28 — a view from the ground

Tuesday, 21 May 2024 05:52

One thing that has changed significantly about COP is the scale — in Poland in 2008 fewer than 10,000 people attended (Photo: Pascale Palmer) The big end-of-year COP28 climate summi ...

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EU Civil Protection Mechanism launches preparations for possible extreme weather events for 2024 in the face of climate change big-plus
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Opinion EU Civil Protection Mechanism launches preparations for possible extreme weather events for 2024 in the face of climate change

Tuesday, 21 May 2024 05:52

The meeting involves 54 representatives from 30 European countries that are part of the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. Together they will identify and share lessons and good practic ...

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Germany moves to criminalise NGO search-and-rescue missions big-plus
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Health Germany moves to criminalise NGO search-and-rescue missions

Tuesday, 21 May 2024 05:52

With the new move, Germany follows many other EU countries, including Greece and Italy (Photo: Proactiva Open Arms) Rescuing people from drowning in the Mediterranean and bringing t ...

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No pressure, Rishi: King Charles urges leaders to act as COP28 kicks off big-plus
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World No pressure, Rishi: King Charles urges leaders to act as COP28 kicks off

Tuesday, 21 May 2024 05:52

The king warned global leaders at the climate summit that the world was entering ‘dangerous uncharted territory.’ DUBAI — King Charles kicked off the COP28 climate summit in Dubai with a ra ...

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Ukraine blows up main railway connection between Russia and China big-plus
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Politics Ukraine blows up main railway connection between Russia and China

Tuesday, 21 May 2024 05:52

Ukrainian saboteurs strike deep in enemy territory. Ukraine’s security service blew up a railway connection linking Russia to China, in a clandestine strike carried out deep into enemy ter ...

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Commission disburses the third payment of €700 million to Croatia under the Recovery and Resilience Facility big-plus
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Opinion Commission disburses the third payment of €700 million to Croatia under the Recovery and Resilience Facility

Tuesday, 21 May 2024 05:52

On 24 July 2023, Croatia submitted to the Commission the third request for payment of €700m under the RRF covering 32 milestones and 13 targets. These cover several reforms in the a ...

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Israel recalls envoy in Madrid over Spanish PM’s comments big-plus
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Politics Israel recalls envoy in Madrid over Spanish PM’s comments

Tuesday, 21 May 2024 05:52

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has repeatedly criticized Israel’s actions in Gaza. Israel recalled its ambassador to Spain on Thursday, deepening the rift between the two countries ami ...

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Gaza truce crumbles as Israel and Hamas resume war big-plus
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Health Gaza truce crumbles as Israel and Hamas resume war

Tuesday, 21 May 2024 05:52

The IDF says the militant group ‘violated’ the terms of the cease-fire, which expired early Friday. Israel announced it restarted its military campaign in Gaza early Friday, just as its ext ...

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EU calls for higher ambition at COP28 with accelerated emissions reductions and clean energy transition big-plus
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Culture EU calls for higher ambition at COP28 with accelerated emissions reductions and clean energy transition

Tuesday, 21 May 2024 05:52

On 1 December, in the EU Pavilion, President von der Leyen will host a high-level event on promoting Paris-aligned carbon markets, as well as a launch event for EU-Catalyst breakthr ...

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