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Hundreds of prisoners of war freed in latest exchange between Russia, Ukraine
Russia and Ukraine engaged in a swap of at least 300 prisoners of war on Wednesday in the latest prisoner-of-war exchange between the two warring countries. The deal was brokered by the United Arab Emirates, which has been behind numerous other prisoner exchanges....
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Norway’s state oil firm lobbying to open Rosebank oilfield halves green investments
Equinor becomes latest fossil fuel firm to backtrack on clean energy pledges with move to halve budget to $5bn...
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EU prepares to counter US protectionism
The European Union is preparing for a trade fight with the United States, but sees opportunities for negotiations, Bloomberg reports. According to the agency, the decision of US President Donald Trump to postpone the introduction of tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada has strengthened the...
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Macron denies involvement in Nestlé Waters scandal
French President Emmanuel Macron denied any “agreement” or “collusion” with the Swiss company Nestlé over the bottled water scandal on...
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Why Does George Soros Want Britain to Rejoin the EU?
This week Sir Keir Starmer welcomed German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to Chequers, where the two men reflected “on the progress made between the UK and Germany in recent months”. Forget the second referendum, Starmer appears to be taking matters into his own hands – and deciding that Brits want to...
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‘Red Hand’ Revolt in Serbia: People Power or Color Revolution?
> For six weeks now, Serbia has been rattled by what purports to be a student rebellion, leading to the prime minister’s resignation last week and rumors of a snap election. Students from sixty-three colleges of five state and two private universities, as well as four high schools, have emerged as...
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Foundations laid for tribunal to try Putin for Ukraine invasion, EU says
International lawyers have “laid the foundations” for a special tribunal to try Russia for the crime of aggression, the EU has said, hailing a significant step towards holding Vladimir Putin and his top officials accountable for the invasion of Ukraine. In a statement late on Tuesday, the EU...
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Third of Spanish schools offering too much fried food – study
Findings published as as country prepares legislation to reduce childhood obesity...
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Trump wants rare earth resources from Ukraine in exchange for aid
Germany’s Olaf Scholz calls US president’s plan ‘selfish’ but reports suggest idea may have come from Kyiv...
photo: AP / Julia Demaree Nikhinson
Prague museum to host first European display of 3.18 million year old Lucy
Prague: The bone fragments of Lucy, a 3.18 million year-old human ancestor which rarely leave Ethiopia, will go on display in Europe for the first time in Prague this year, the Czech premier said Tuesday. The ancient remains of the Australopithecus afarensis were discovered in Ethiopia in 1974. The...
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