Europe
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Thousands gather to oppose Dutch virus measures despite ban
euronews– Thousands of people in the Netherlands defied a ban on assembling and demonstrated Sunday against the Dutch government’s coronavirus…
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‘One familiar laugh missing’: Queen laments first Christmas without Prince Philip
sbs– The Queen has reflected on a year of personal grief in a moving Christmas Day message, saying there was…
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Pope Francis condemns domestic abuse as ‘almost satanic’
bbc– Pope Francis has condemned domestic violence against women as “almost satanic”, in some of his strongest language yet on…
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‘Pure evil’ woman is found guilty of murdering her partner’s baby girl
independent.ie– The woman who killed 16-month-old Star Hobson is “pure evil” and “ascended from the bowels of hell”, the toddler’s…
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Two detained after UK boat’s fatal collision off Sweden
bbc– Two people have been detained after a UK cargo ship collided with a Danish boat in the Baltic Sea…
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Western leaders urge Russia to lower Ukraine tensions
bbc– Western powers have called on Russia to lower tensions with Ukraine, and backed Kyiv against any threats from Moscow.…
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Yazidi genocide: IS member found guilty in German landmark trial
bbc– An Iraqi member of the Islamic State (IS) group has been found guilty of genocide against the Yazidi religious…
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Sweden’s first female prime minister has resigned after hours in the top job
sbs– Sweden’s first female prime minister, Social Democrat Magdalena Andersson, resigned on Wednesday after less than 12 hours in the…
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Merkel: Germany hit by full force of Covid
bbc– Germany is in the grip of a “dramatic” fourth Covid wave, Chancellor Angela Merkel has said on the eve…
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‘Our leaders are failing us’: Draft of final COP26 agreement criticised as ’empty words’
sbs– A draft text at the COP26 climate summit urged countries on Wednesday to boost their emissions-cutting goals by 2022,…
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