EU navies in Red Sea escorted some 70 ships big-plus
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Politics EU navies in Red Sea escorted some 70 ships

Wednesday, 24 April 2024 17:25

EU has focused on a "high-risk area" near the Bab al-Mandab strait in the Red Sea (Photo: obt.inpe.br) EU frigates have helped 68 merchant vessels get through the Houthis’ Red Sea b ...

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Progressive leaders in Berlin say they’re united against the far right big-plus
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Politics Progressive leaders in Berlin say they’re united against the far right

Wednesday, 24 April 2024 17:25

During a high-level meeting in Berlin today, leaders from the S&D Group and the SPD met to discuss the challenges ahead of the upcoming EU elections in June a ...

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Welcome (back), Benjamin Fox — our new Africa correspondent big-plus
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Politics Welcome (back), Benjamin Fox — our new Africa correspondent

Wednesday, 24 April 2024 17:25

Great news. Since this month, we have the pleasure of welcoming back Benjamin Fox as our brand new Africa correspondent. Benjamin is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for ...

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EU ombudsman sounds alarm on tobacco lobby influence big-plus
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Politics EU ombudsman sounds alarm on tobacco lobby influence

Wednesday, 24 April 2024 17:25

Emily O’Reilly has been the EU ombudsman since 2013. (Photo: EU Ombudsman) Veteran European ombudsman Emily O’Reilly has cautioned about the risks of tobacco lobbying’s influence on ...

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MEPs give teeth to Parliament’s anti-harassment training big-plus
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Politics MEPs give teeth to Parliament’s anti-harassment training

Wednesday, 24 April 2024 17:25

The training consists of five different modules, ranging from successful team management to harassment prevention (Photo: EP/Laina Le Lardic) The European Parliament’s constitutiona ...

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Will Senegal’s new president break from the EU? big-plus
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Politics Will Senegal’s new president break from the EU?

Wednesday, 24 April 2024 17:25

Senegal will remain a “certain and trustworthy ally" but needs to “win more” from its relationship with Paris, Bassirou Diomaye Faye has said Senegal’s new president Bassirou Diomay ...

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Belarus ‘war’ comments prompt EU rebuke big-plus
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Politics Belarus ‘war’ comments prompt EU rebuke

Wednesday, 24 April 2024 17:25

Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko (l) with Russian president Vladimir Putin (Photo: Kremlin.ru) The EU says it is equipping itself to face down threats coming from Belarus a ...

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Women’s Forum 2024 big-plus
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Politics Women’s Forum 2024

Wednesday, 24 April 2024 17:25

The vibrant city of Barcelona, Spain, played host to the Women’s Forum 2024 on March 27-28, 2024, drawing together a diverse and influential gathering of presenters, attendees, and ...

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Kenyan traders react angrily to proposed EU clothes ban big-plus
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Politics Kenyan traders react angrily to proposed EU clothes ban

Wednesday, 24 April 2024 17:25

Western media has driven a ‘false narrative’ about the second hand clothes trade, says Teresia Wairimu Njenga, who chairs the Kenyan Mitumba association (Photo: Waldemar) Kenyan tex ...

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How migrants risk becoming drug addicts along Balkan route big-plus
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Politics How migrants risk becoming drug addicts along Balkan route

Wednesday, 24 April 2024 17:25

"Medicine can be often used as a tool of control," said Gianfranco Schiavone, president of Consorzio Italiano di Solidarietà, an association that offers assistance to refugees and is ba ...

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EU commisisoner Šuica sounds alarm on demographic shift big-plus
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Politics EU commisisoner Šuica sounds alarm on demographic shift

Wednesday, 24 April 2024 17:25

Dubravka Šuica, vicepresident of demography said: "We need dedicated structures to deal with demography in all its aspects" (Photo: EC — Audiovisual Service) The European continent ...

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The “end of Chinese growth”? No to blind conformism big-plus
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Politics The “end of Chinese growth”? No to blind conformism

Wednesday, 24 April 2024 17:25

As the famous theory of "China’s imminent collapse" has finally lost its force, the continued reluctance of some politicians, academics and media to recognize China’s long-term resi ...

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