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UN tries to cut numbers at EU-funded migrant center in Libya
Middle East
December 1, 2019
UN tries to cut numbers at EU-funded migrant center in Libya
CAIRO (AP) — The UN refugee agency plans to cut the number of migrants staying at an overcrowded transit center…
Campaigners occupy German coal mines in climate protest
Environment
December 1, 2019
Campaigners occupy German coal mines in climate protest
Thousands of activists on Saturday occupied several opencast coal mines in eastern Germany, seeking to put pressure on the government…
UK PM Johnson pressured on jail terms after London Bridge attack
World
December 1, 2019
UK PM Johnson pressured on jail terms after London Bridge attack
LONDON (Reuters) – The London Bridge attack pushed law and order towards the top of the British political agenda on…
British PM Johnson to Trump: keep out of UK election
World
November 30, 2019
British PM Johnson to Trump: keep out of UK election
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday it would be “best” if US President Donald Trump does…
Two killed by knifeman as terror returns to London Bridge
World
November 30, 2019
Two killed by knifeman as terror returns to London Bridge
A man suspected of stabbing two people to death in a terror attack on London Bridge was an ex-prisoner convicted…
Forty dead as families pulled from Albania earthquake rubble
World
November 28, 2019
Forty dead as families pulled from Albania earthquake rubble
The death toll from the most powerful earthquake to strike Albania in decades rose to 40 on Thursday after more…
Germany’s Merkel says it’s essential to preserve NATO
World
November 27, 2019
Germany’s Merkel says it’s essential to preserve NATO
BERLIN (AP) — NATO is at least as essential today as it was during the Cold War, Chancellor Angela Merkel…
Uber loses London license due to safety risks
World
November 26, 2019
Uber loses London license due to safety risks
London’s transport authority on Monday refused to renew an operating license for ride-hailing giant Uber — and blamed “unacceptable” safety…
Britain is a dangerous mess, former PM Blair says
World
November 25, 2019
Britain is a dangerous mess, former PM Blair says
LONDON (Reuters) – Former prime minister Tony Blair said on Monday that Britain was in a dangerous mess and that…
New photos vs old: comparisons show dramatic Swiss glacier retreat
Environment
November 25, 2019
New photos vs old: comparisons show dramatic Swiss glacier retreat
THE FURKA PASS, Switzerland (Reuters) – On the hairpin bend of a Swiss mountain pass, a Victorian-era hotel built for…