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German-Iranian Nahid Taghavi freed from captivity
Nahid Taghavi, a German-Iranian citizen who spent more than 1,500 days imprisoned in Iran, has flown safely back to Germany, according to the human rights group Amnesty…
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Cold weather hits Greece, causing traffic disruptions, floods
Greece has been in the grip of a cold weather front since Sunday with heavy rainfall and snowfall that have caused traffic disruptions and flooding in parts of the…
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Euro drops below 1.02 U.S. dollars, hitting new low since 2022
The euro fell below the significant threshold of 1.02 U.S. dollars on Monday, marking a new low since late November 2022, reported Xinhua. The European Central Bank…
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Nationwide strike causes disruptions to daily life in Belgium
Public transport, air travel, schools, and essential services were disrupted across Belgium on Monday as a nationwide strike took place to protest proposed pension…
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Ukraine aid can’t be funded with cuts elsewhere in budget: Scholz
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Monday he opposes any increase in arms deliveries to Ukraine if they would require cuts elsewhere in the budget, reported dpa.…
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Snowstorm leaves 32,000 households without power in Poland
About 32,000 households across Poland, mainly in the northern provinces, have been left without electricity due to snowstorm, reported Xinhua, quoting the Polish Radio on…
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Weather conditions behind fatal bus crash in Germany: Police
Police said on Sunday that they are treating the fatal bus accident that killed two people and injured 11 others in north-eastern Germany as a weather-related accident,…
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Milanovic secures landslide victory in Croatian presidential runoff
Incumbent Croatian President Zoran Milanovic convincingly won the presidential runoff held on Sunday, beating his rival Dragan Primorac with a commanding lead, according…
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German FM warns of reducing military aid to Ukraine
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock warned on Sunday of the consequences of reducing Germany's financial support for arms deliveries to Ukraine, reported dpa.…
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Disabled oil tanker adrift in Baltic Sea being towed eastwards
A loaded oil tanker that lost the ability to manoeuvre in the Baltic Sea near the German island of Rügen was being towed almost 25 kilometres eastwards by three…
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