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German hospital staff set for strike on Thursday as dispute escalates
Hospital staff, care workers and emergency responders are set to go on strike in Germany on Thursday in the latest round of walkouts by public sector workers amid a…
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Overweight, obesity affect 29% of Italian children aged 8-9
An estimated 28.8 percent of Italian children between 8 and 9 years of age were overweight or obese in 2023, with the highest rates recorded in southern regions such as…
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Eurozone inflation slows to 2.4% in February
The eurozone's annual inflation rate is estimated at 2.4 percent in February, down slightly from 2.5 percent in January, according to a flash estimate released by…
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2 killed after car rams into crowd in Germany’s Mannheim
A car rammed into a crowd in downtown Mannheim, a city in southwestern Germany, on Monday, killing two people and injuring ten others, including five who sustained severe…
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Europe sees fewer asylum applications in 2024
The number of asylum applications in the European Union, Norway and Switzerland fell by about 11% last year, according to the Malta-based European Union Agency for Asylum…
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Germany needs military service to deter Russia, top general insists
Germany requires a new form of military service to meet its growing defence needs, reported dpa, quoting a leading general. Harald Gante, a top lieutenant general in the…
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UK PM announces new £1.6b deal for Ukraine to buy missiles
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Sunday that Britain will allow Ukraine to use 1.6 billion pounds of British export finance to purchase more than 5,000…
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Efforts to form German coalition jolted by Trump’s attack on Zelensky
Negotiators with Friedrich Merz's conservative bloc and their centre-left rivals, the Social Democrats (SPD), are set to meet on Monday for another round of…
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Violence up at German train stations, with Berlin top of list
German police recorded the highest number of violent incidents among all of the country's railway stations at Berlin's central train station in 2024. There…
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UK PM meets Ukrainian President in London
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer met with visiting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday, reported Xinhua. During their meeting at Downing Street,…
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