EU starts countdown to settle refugee quotas row by June
by Lachlan CARMICHAEL Agence France-Presse SOFIA, Bulgaria (AFP) - EU ministers stuck Thursday to opposing east-west camps as they started a countdown…
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New party gives voice to Russian speakers in Cyprus
LIMASSOL, Cyprus (AFP) - Muscovite pensioner Svetlana Bogomilova emerges from a Russian grocery store into the Mediterranean sunshine near the Limassol beachfront…
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Trump takes ‘America First’ message to Davos elite
by Andrew Beatty and Jitendra Joshi Agence France-Presse DAVOS, Switzerland (AFP) - The world's political and business elite headed Thursday into a…
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Cars, castles and communism: things to know about the Czech Republic
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AFP) - The Czech Republic emerged from four decades behind the Iron Curtain to become a member of…
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Macron ‘completely changed’ France’s image, says tech billionaire
by Clare Byrne Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) m-- President Emmanuel Macron has "completely changed" France's image, telecoms billionaire Xavier…
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Trump willing to be questioned ‘under oath’ in Russia probe
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Donald Trump said Wednesday he would "love" to be questioned under oath by Russia…
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Tennis: Cornet investigated after missing three drugs tests
PARIS, France (AFP) - Frenchwoman Alize Cornet was placed under a disciplinary investigation on Wednesday after missing three random drug tests, the…
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British PM urges social media investors to act on abuse
DAVOS, Switzerland (AFP) -- British Prime Minister Theresa May will encourage activist investors on Thursday to pressure social media firms into clamping…
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UK’s globetrotting trade chief defends globalism
by Jitendra Joshi Agence France-Presse DAVOS, Switzerland (AFP) -- Britain will stand by the poverty-alleviating benefits of free trade as it charts…
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World powers meet to pressure Syria on chemical attacks
by Valérie Leroux Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - Diplomats from 29 countries including US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson meet in…
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