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Czech firefighters battle freight train fire
Czech firefighters were battling a large fire on Friday after a freight train carrying the highly flammable liquid chemical benzene derailed and burst into flames around…
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Britain’s house prices rise for 6th consecutive month in Feb
Britain's house prices increased by 0.4 percent month on month in February, data from Nationwide, the country's largest building society, showed on Friday,…
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German soldier gets life term for killing 4 in rampage
A German soldier received a life sentence on Friday for the murder of three adults and the involuntary manslaughter of a child during a rampage in March last year,…
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Britain’s asylum claims hit highest level since 1979
The number of asylum seekers in Britain reached a record high in 2024, the highest since official records began in 1979, according to Home Office data published Thursday,…
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Lithuanian president backs extending gas transit deal with Russia
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said Thursday that he sees no reason why Amber Grid's gas transit contract with Russia's Gazprom should not be extended…
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European countries vow retaliation against Trump’s tariff threat
Transatlantic trade tensions have escalated following U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement of a 25 percent tariff on European imports, with European countries…
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Strike at Munich Airport grounds 80% of flights
A two-day strike by airport workers, called by the verdi trade union in a public sector wage dispute, has begun at Munich Airport, reported dpa. Airlines have cancelled…
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Merz pleased to find broad agreement with Macron in Paris
Germany's presumptive next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, described his three-hour meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Wednesday as a great…
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Strike at Hamburg Airport to cause disruption from Thursday
Germany's Hamburg Airport is set to see disruption on Thursday and Friday after a trade union called a strike, reported dpa. The verdi union said on Wednesday that…
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Zelensky says Ukraine, U.S. preparing for talks on Friday
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday that U.S. and Ukrainian teams are preparing for negotiations on Friday, reported Xinhua. In his evening address,…
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