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Wed, 05 May 2021 05:36:31 GMT
Madrid election: Isabel Díaz Ayuso defeats left in bitter Spanish vote
Conservative politician Isabel Díaz Ayuso opposed some of the government's lockdown measures.

Wed, 05 May 2021 08:08:39 GMT
'Misunderstanding' in Jersey-France fishing row led to power threat
The Government of Jersey says it acted in "good faith" over a post-Brexit fishing licensing regime.

Tue, 04 May 2021 23:09:37 GMT
Man City 2-0 Paris St-Germain (4-1 on aggregate): City into first Champions League final
Riyad Mahrez scores twice as Manchester City seal an aggregate win over Paris St-Germain to reach their first European final in 51 years.

Tue, 04 May 2021 14:27:16 GMT
Marine Le Pen: French far-right leader cleared of hate speech
A French court acquits the National Rally head over images she posted of Islamic State atrocities.

Tue, 04 May 2021 12:19:08 GMT
Belgian farmer accidentally moves French border
The farmer moved a two-century-old border stone into French territory as it was blocking his tractor.

Tue, 04 May 2021 15:07:32 GMT
Monaco Grand Prix: Grandstands to be open for up to 7,500 spectators
Monaco is to open grandstands to the public at its grand prix this month.

Tue, 04 May 2021 15:34:37 GMT
Jose Mourinho named Roma boss from start of next season
Jose Mourinho will replace fellow Portuguese Paulo Fonseca as the manager of Roma from the start of the 2021-22 season.

Tue, 04 May 2021 13:21:45 GMT
Senior Swiss diplomat in Iran 'dies in fall from high-rise building'
Iranian media report that the 51-year-old woman fell from the high-rise building where she lived.

Tue, 04 May 2021 05:51:16 GMT
Pandora says laboratory-made diamonds are forever
The world's biggest jeweller says it will no longer use mined diamonds in a bid to become more sustainable.

Tue, 04 May 2021 10:23:21 GMT
Republic of Ireland to push ahead with alcohol minimum pricing
Retailers fear the move could see a surge of shoppers crossing the border for "cheaper booze".

Tue, 04 May 2021 20:36:18 GMT
G7: PM and Blinken discuss 'close alignment' of UK-US foreign policy
The meeting comes as G7 nations hold their first in-person talks in two years, amid Covid rules.

Tue, 04 May 2021 12:08:00 GMT
Max Verstappen: Red Bull driver defends Portuguese Grand Prix performance
Max Verstappen says second place at the Portuguese Grand Prix was the most he and Red Bull could have achieved.

Tue, 04 May 2021 23:22:35 GMT
Napoleon's incendiary legacy divides France 200 years on
Dictatorship and slavery taint the Napoleonic reforms that shaped modern France.

Sun, 02 May 2021 23:10:59 GMT
Sarah Halimi: How killer on drugs escaped French trial for anti-Semitic murder
The decision not to prosecute a Jewish woman's killer because of his drug use sparks a legal row in France.

Sun, 02 May 2021 00:20:54 GMT
Surgery in the womb: 'I've done the best for her'
Helena Purcell travelled to Belgium for an NHS-funded procedure on her unborn baby's spina bifida.

Sun, 02 May 2021 23:57:28 GMT
NI 100: Tracing the history of the 100-year-old Irish border
On May 3 1921 Northern Ireland came into being as the partition of Ireland took legal effect.

Sun, 02 May 2021 22:07:54 GMT
Rome Colosseum: Italy unveils plan for new floor with gladiator’s view
Work on a wooden, retractable floor at the Roman landmark is expected to be finished by 2023.

Sun, 02 May 2021 23:45:44 GMT
Carbon: How calls for climate justice are shaking the world
Young activists are breathing new life into the long-running debate over how to cut carbon fairly.

Mon, 03 May 2021 16:02:36 GMT
'We spent 40 days in a cave without sunlight or watches'
The Deep Time study aims to see how humans can adapt to isolation and losing their sense of time.

Sat, 01 May 2021 23:07:30 GMT
Sweden's IVF programme for single women not 'as good as hoped'
In 2016, single women in the country were given the same rights as couples to access fertility treatments.

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 22:57:51 GMT
Ransomware gangs target firms, schools and hospitals
More than 60 tech firm and law enforcement leaders want aggressive, urgent action against ransomware.

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 22:07:01 GMT
World's longest pedestrian suspension bridge to open in Portugal
Local residents tested out the 500m walkway, which spans a gorge in Portugal's Arouca Geopark.

Sun, 25 Apr 2021 23:06:35 GMT
Chernobyl nuclear disaster: ‘Three-day evacuation lasted 35 years’
Lyudmila Honchar was four when she had to leave her home in Pripyat, Ukraine after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Now she's going home.



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