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Swedish doctors and nurses’ battle for proper rest breaks big-plus
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World Swedish doctors and nurses’ battle for proper rest breaks

Sunday, 12 May 2024 09:24

One nurse said: ‘My husband is a truck driver. He is not allowed to become too tired so there are rules for how many hours he is allowed to drive. For hospital staff there is no such rule’ ...

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Istanbul lays bare Turkey’s electoral fault lines big-plus
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Sunday, 12 May 2024 09:24

Last month’s calamitous earthquake is turning up the heat on President Erdoğan, but backing among his core supporters remains robust. “Nothing will be the same.” In a country still reeling from ...

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African Drug Dealer on the Loose After Spree of Attacking French Police Officers big-plus
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World African Drug Dealer on the Loose After Spree of Attacking French Police Officers

Sunday, 12 May 2024 09:24

An illegal migrant from Africa injured a police officer during an apprehension just days after he was arrested for drug dealing and assaulting officers in France this month, according to reports. ...

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French judge drops embezzlement case against Sylvie Goulard big-plus
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World French judge drops embezzlement case against Sylvie Goulard

Sunday, 12 May 2024 09:24

Goulard was President Emmanuel Macron’s top pick for French commissioner in 2019, but the European Parliament rejected her appointment. PARIS — A French judge dropped a case Thursday against for ...

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Money laundering in Milan? Qatargate shifts to Italy big-plus
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World Money laundering in Milan? Qatargate shifts to Italy

Sunday, 12 May 2024 09:24

The sprawling corruption probe in Brussels is expanding, as Italy probes whether Qatar laundered bribes through a Milan consultancy. MILAN — Reporters took turns knocking at the prosecutor’s doo ...

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MEP Mussolini hands sanitary pad to Italy’s EU commissioner big-plus
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World MEP Mussolini hands sanitary pad to Italy’s EU commissioner

Sunday, 12 May 2024 09:24

Dictator’s granddaughter campaigns to reduce taxes on women’s hygiene products. BRUSSELS — Forza Italia MEP Alessandra Mussolini on Wednesday gave Italy’s EU Economy Commissioner Paolo Gentilon ...

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EU proposes temporary fix to debt and deficit rules big-plus
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World EU proposes temporary fix to debt and deficit rules

Sunday, 12 May 2024 09:24

EU economy commissioner Paolo Gentiloni stressed the need for new rules that are fit for purpose (Photo: European Commission) Member states will be permitted more leeway in reducing public ...

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International Women’s Day: EU takes landmark decisions big-plus
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World International Women’s Day: EU takes landmark decisions

Sunday, 12 May 2024 09:24

“The growing oppression globally on women and girls and attacks on their human rights are alarming. We stand by women in Iran, whose freedoms are systematically restricted; and those in Af ...

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Will verdict in killing of Slovak journalist be a rare sign of hope? big-plus
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World Will verdict in killing of Slovak journalist be a rare sign of hope?

Sunday, 12 May 2024 09:24

Floral tributes outside the home where Ján Kuciak and his fiancée, Martina Kušnírová, were murdered in 2018 (Photo: Miro Kern) Five years ago, a young investiga ...

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Playbook Paris: Article 7, une nuit ne suffit pas — Bergé lâchée — Wesh Moretti big-plus
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World Playbook Paris: Article 7, une nuit ne suffit pas — Bergé lâchée — Wesh Moretti

Sunday, 12 May 2024 09:24

Le briefing politique essentiel du matin. Par ANTHONY LATTIER Avec ELISA BERTHOLOMEY Envoyez vos infos | Abonnez-vous gratuitement | Voir dans le navigateur Bonjour à tout ...

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In Amsterdam, EU drugs regulator doesn’t want brothel moving in next door big-plus
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World In Amsterdam, EU drugs regulator doesn’t want brothel moving in next door

Sunday, 12 May 2024 09:24

Sex and drugs don’t mix, argues the EMA. "You don’t have to put on the red light." Those aren’t just the lyrics to a hit song by The Police. It’s also the message that the European Med ...

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Nearly 1 Million Without Power as Blackouts, Blizzards Leave Americans Stranded big-plus
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World Nearly 1 Million Without Power as Blackouts, Blizzards Leave Americans Stranded

Sunday, 12 May 2024 09:24

Last weekend, an enormous storm struck the US, bringing with it subfreezing temperatures and many feet of snow. Unprepared for such weather, some Northern Californians are now requesting rescue as ...

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