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Kosovo and Serbia agree on ‘some kind of deal’ to normalize ties big-plus
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Politics Kosovo and Serbia agree on ‘some kind of deal’ to normalize ties

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 17:24

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic stated that Kosovo and Serbia had reached "some sort of a agreement" to implement a Western-backed agreement to normal ...

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’Forever chemicals’ industry hit by perfect storm big-plus
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Politics ’Forever chemicals’ industry hit by perfect storm

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 17:24

The stock market’s verdict is in — and a wave of US litigation has sent the value of chemical companies downwards (Photo: European Parliament) Institutional investors controlling assets wo ...

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International Criminal Court issues Arrest Warrant for Putin over War Crimes in Ukraine big-plus
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Politics International Criminal Court issues Arrest Warrant for Putin over War Crimes in Ukraine

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 17:24

Furious Vladimir Putin has condemned the International Criminal Court’s ‘outrageous’ decision to issue an arrest warrant for him over war crimes in Ukraine, that one expert said could hasten his r ...

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MEPs probing spyware ‘stonewalled’ by EU states big-plus
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Politics MEPs probing spyware ‘stonewalled’ by EU states

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 17:24

Pega chair MEP Jeroen Lenaers: ‘We’re not asking to expose state secrets or a full openness on matters of national security’ (Photo: © European Union 2023 — Source : EP) MEPs probing ...

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WHO: Raccoon dog data give clues to COVID origin — but no definitive answer big-plus
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Politics WHO: Raccoon dog data give clues to COVID origin — but no definitive answer

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 17:24

Media reports have linked the animals with the start of the pandemic. New Chinese data on genetic samples taken in the Wuhan market in China in 2020 don’t provide a definitive answer as to how t ...

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Meloni government backs bridge in earthquake zone big-plus
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Politics Meloni government backs bridge in earthquake zone

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 17:24

Plans for Sicily-to-mainland-Italy link date back to the Romans. Giorgia Meloni’s Italian government has agreed to resuscitate an ancient project to build a suspension bridge connecting Sicily ...

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Macron’s defiant show of force in parliament exposes a weakened president big-plus
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Politics Macron’s defiant show of force in parliament exposes a weakened president

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 17:24

Old-school politicking is coming back to bite the man who blew up traditional politics in France. PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to bypass parliament and impose his deeply ...

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Commission releases Net-Zero Industry Act big-plus
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Politics Commission releases Net-Zero Industry Act

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 17:24

Proposed regulation is a key part of the EU’s response to Washington’s massive green subsidies package. The European Commission today unveiled its Net-Zero Industry Act, a long-awaited proposal ...

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Poland smashes Russian spy ring, defense minister says big-plus
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Politics Poland smashes Russian spy ring, defense minister says

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 17:24

Group was a ‘real’ threat, Mariusz Błaszczak says. Poland’s security services have broken up a Russian spy network, the Polish defense minister said Thursday. “It was a spy group, they were col ...

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On the Balkan route, survivors of yesterday’s wars help today’s exiles big-plus
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Politics On the Balkan route, survivors of yesterday’s wars help today’s exiles

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 17:24

In a country once ravaged by war and still dealing with its own scars, many Bosnian people are showing solidarity to those escaping today’s wars and hardship, despite the resistance of the auth ...

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Dutch pro-farmers party wins big in provincial elections big-plus
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Politics Dutch pro-farmers party wins big in provincial elections

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 17:24

Result calls into question premier Mark Rutte’s ability to implement harsh policies to cut nitrogen emissions from farms. The farmer-friendly FarmerCitizenMovement (BBB) landed a major victory i ...

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The boundaries of the right to asylum big-plus
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Politics The boundaries of the right to asylum

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 17:24

EU countries are not waiting for the recent promise of European immigration ministers to be fulfilled before moving forward on asylum and migration as they see fit. The latest "innovation& ...

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