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The Netherlands squeezes Schiphol by cutting thousands of flights big-plus
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Opinion The Netherlands squeezes Schiphol by cutting thousands of flights

Monday, 06 May 2024 16:51

The Dutch government is cutting flights to lessen noise pollution, but airlines and analysts warn of negative impacts. Dutch authorities on Thursday confirmed they will slash the number of ...

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One in two countries in democratic decline, finds study big-plus
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Opinion One in two countries in democratic decline, finds study

Monday, 06 May 2024 16:51

Between 2017 and 2022, four times as many countries experienced a downturn in press freedom, than made progress (Photo: TheClimateRealityProject) Last year, global democracy experie ...

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Spain says adios to short-haul flights big-plus
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Opinion Spain says adios to short-haul flights

Monday, 06 May 2024 16:51

A similar idea in France has had little impact and campaigners worry the outcome in Spain will be the same. The formation of a new coalition government in Spain portends big changes for the ...

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Sunak defends China invite at AI summit while facing down Tory hawks big-plus
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Opinion Sunak defends China invite at AI summit while facing down Tory hawks

Monday, 06 May 2024 16:51

The British Prime Minister tells POLITICO it had been the “right decision” to invite China, despite vocal opposition from some Tory backbenchers. BLETCHLEY, England — British Prime Ministe ...

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Sanchez’s ‘amnesty’ talks with Catalan separatists to stay PM big-plus
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Opinion Sanchez’s ‘amnesty’ talks with Catalan separatists to stay PM

Monday, 06 May 2024 16:51

Pedro Sánchez’s team have been in talks in Brussels with exiled Catalan separatists (Photo: La Moncloa) Spain’s incumbent caretaker government, led by socialist prime ministe ...

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Against the odds, wartime Ukrainian football is thriving big-plus
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Opinion Against the odds, wartime Ukrainian football is thriving

Monday, 06 May 2024 16:51

In Ukraine, the lines between football, politics, and war are indelibly blurred. The frequent disruptions of matches due to air raid alerts, coupled with the absence of fans in stadiums, stand ...

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Western countries press for reform ahead of Ukraine decision big-plus
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Opinion Western countries press for reform ahead of Ukraine decision

Monday, 06 May 2024 16:51

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Spain and Belgium increased Russian LNG imports, study finds big-plus
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Opinion Spain and Belgium increased Russian LNG imports, study finds

Monday, 06 May 2024 16:51

Russia is the EU’s second-biggest liquified natural gas (LNG) supplier (Photo: Unsplash) Europe imported about the same amount of Russian liquified natural gas (LNG) from January to ...

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Spain and Belgium doubled LNG Russian imports, study finds big-plus
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Opinion Spain and Belgium doubled LNG Russian imports, study finds

Monday, 06 May 2024 16:51

Russia is the EU’s second-biggest liquified natural gas (LNG) supplier (Photo: Unsplash) Europe imported about the same amount of Russian liquified natural gas (LNG) from January to ...

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France wants EU to get real on corruption watchdog big-plus
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Opinion France wants EU to get real on corruption watchdog

Monday, 06 May 2024 16:51

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How Matt Clifford became Britain’s most powerful tech adviser big-plus
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Opinion How Matt Clifford became Britain’s most powerful tech adviser

Monday, 06 May 2024 16:51

The 37-year-old investor has traveled from London to Washington and Beijing to brief politicians and tech execs on this week’s AI summit. BRUSSELS — On a warm overcast afternoon in late Sep ...

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Australia trashes ‘not good enough’ EU trade deal. It will struggle to do better big-plus
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Opinion Australia trashes ‘not good enough’ EU trade deal. It will struggle to do better

Monday, 06 May 2024 16:51

Chances of getting talks back on track fade as elections loom in the EU and Down Under. BRUSSELS — “Not good enough,” was Australian Trade Minister Don Farrell’s verdict on the trade deal o ...

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