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Divided EU ministers agree auto emission curbs
Environment
October 10, 2018
Divided EU ministers agree auto emission curbs
EU ministers battled Tuesday over the extent of emission cuts to be imposed on carmakers, in the wake of…
Putin: Sergei Skripal is a scumbag and traitor who betrayed Russia
World
October 4, 2018
Putin: Sergei Skripal is a scumbag and traitor who betrayed Russia
MOSCOW (CNN) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday dismissed the furor over the Salisbury nerve-agent poisoning, calling former…
German city braces for protests as Erdogan opens mega mosque
World
September 29, 2018
German city braces for protests as Erdogan opens mega mosque
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to open one of Europe’s largest mosques in Cologne on Saturday as…
Earthquake fear ends Dutch gas boom
World
September 26, 2018
Earthquake fear ends Dutch gas boom
The Dutch are proud of the way they have created a country by fighting back the ocean — but…
EU urges member states to toughen swine fever controls
Food
September 25, 2018
EU urges member states to toughen swine fever controls
Europe’s top agriculture official on Tuesday urged EU member states to prepare tougher measures to contain the spread of…
UK life expectancy stalls for first time since 1982
Health & Fitness
September 25, 2018
UK life expectancy stalls for first time since 1982
Life expectancy has fallen in Scotland and Wales and has stopped improving for the first time since 1982 in…
As Tripoli violence rises, France wants sanctions on militias
Middle East
September 25, 2018
As Tripoli violence rises, France wants sanctions on militias
NEW York (Reuters) – France said on Monday it wanted the UN Security Council to implement sanctions on militias…
EU gives Britain two months to pay 2.7 bn euros over China fraud
World
September 24, 2018
EU gives Britain two months to pay 2.7 bn euros over China fraud
The EU on Monday gave Britain two months to recover 2.7 billion euros ($3.3 billion) in lost customs duties…
UK PM May’s ministers still fully behind her Brexit plans: spokesman
World
September 24, 2018
UK PM May’s ministers still fully behind her Brexit plans: spokesman
British Prime Minister Theresa May’s senior ministerial team remains fully behind her Brexit proposals, her spokesman said on…
Pope to honor Baltic martyrs amid abuse crisis
World
September 22, 2018
Pope to honor Baltic martyrs amid abuse crisis
Pope Francis kicked off a Baltic tour in Catholic Lithuania on Saturday where he will honor victims of the…