European leaders offer asylum to Syrian refugees
European leaders offer asylum to Syrian refugees – CBS News Watch CBSN Live French, German and English leaders are pledging to accept thousands of refugees into their countries — but …
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Croatian police accused of sexually abusing female asylum seeker | European Union News
A woman from Afghanistan says she was sexually abused, forced to strip naked, held at knifepoint and threatened with rape by a Croatian officer after crossing into Croatia from Bosnia …
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Despite Brexit, Britons won’t stop being European
Yet while Brits did vote by a majority of 1.3 million to leave the EU, what isn’t clear is whether they really wanted to be less European. “There are essentially …
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Pres. Obama talks Russian sanctions with European leaders
Pres. Obama talks Russian sanctions with European leaders – CBS News Watch CBSN Live President Obama held a conference call with leaders of key European allies over economic sanctions aimed …
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Trudeau says AstraZeneca vaccine is safe after some European countries suspend its use
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine is safe and Canadians should have no concerns about receiving it, after nearly a dozen European countries suspended its use over concerns about blood …
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Joachim Low to leave Germany manager role after European Championships
Low’s side beat hosts Brazil 7-1 on the way to winning the 2014 World Cup Joachim Low will step down from his role as Germany manager after this summer’s European …
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Aston Villa 0-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers: Hosts European hopes suffer another setback after goalless draw
Romain Saiss had the best opportunity to break the deadlock for Wolves Aston Villa’s European hopes suffered another setback as they were held to a goalless draw by Wolves in …
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Iran rules out talks with US, EU to discuss nuclear deal revival | European Union News
Iranian foreign ministry spokesman says time not right for talks given ‘recent actions’ of the US, European countries. Iran has ruled out holding an informal meeting with the United States …
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UN, European states call on Israel to halt demolitions | Occupied West Bank News
UN says at least 70 people or so living in the Bedouin community, including 41 children, face displacement in Humsa Al-Baqaia district. The United Nations and European members of the …
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EU agrees to sanctions on Myanmar military, Russian officials | European Union News
European Union foreign ministers have agreed to impose sanctions on Myanmar’s military over its coup earlier this month and withhold some development aid, as well as blacklist Russian officials for …
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Microsoft, European publishers side with Australia in fight with Facebook over news
Microsoft is teaming up with European publishers to push for a system to make big tech platforms pay for news, raising the stakes in the brewing battle led by Australia …
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Myanmar coup: European leaders condemn coup as Myanmar’s military seizes power, detains Aung San Suu Kyi
Naypyitaw, Myanmar — Myanmar’s military-run television network announced on Monday that the military had taken control of the country for one year, confirming that days of mounting concern over a …
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Cyber spies use LinkedIn to hack European defence firms
FILE PHOTO: Man poses in front of on a display showing the word ‘cyber’ in binary code, in this picture illustration taken in Zenica December 27, 2014. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic LONDON …
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Spain to open borders to most European visitors on June 21
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain will reopen its borders to most European visitors from June 21, 10 days earlier than previously planned, the government said on Sunday, in a further easing …
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England reports far fewer COVID-19 deaths in care homes than European states
FILE PHOTO: Care workers at the Elizabeth Lodge Care Home join members of the public in a weekly clap in support of care workers, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, …
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Coronavirus widens climate rift between European and U.S. oil majors
LONDON (Reuters) – Europe’s top oil and gas companies have diverted a larger share of their cash to green energy projects since the coronavirus outbreak in a bet the global …
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Soccer: European season will finish in August, says UEFA president
(Reuters) – UEFA has a plan to finish the 2019-20 season by August, including the Champions League and Europa League campaigns, the European soccer governing body’s president Aleksander Ceferin has …
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European lawmakers to consider tougher climate law: draft
(Reuters) – European Union lawmakers are considering toughening the bloc’s planned climate law, with stricter near-term emission goals and a binding commitment for every member state to decarbonize by 2050, …
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UK among European states yet to reach COVID-19 peak – EU says
Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives at Downing Street, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in London, Britain, May 4, 2020. REUTERS/John Sibley BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The head …
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European lockdowns could avert 11,300 air pollution deaths: report
(Reuters) – Improved air quality in Europe due to lockdowns to combat the coronavirus pandemic has delivered health benefits equivalent to avoiding 11,300 premature deaths, according to a study published …
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European firms step up COVID-19 vaccines work, UK team starts human trials
LONDON (Reuters) – Scientists in Britain began clinical trials of a potential COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday as other vaccine developers across Europe also stepped up work on their own experimental …
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European coronavirus app platform gains traction with governments
BERLIN (Reuters) – A European technology platform to support smartphone apps that can help trace people at risk of infection by the new coronavirus is gaining support from governments, one …
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Apple-Google alliance welcomed by European coronavirus app platform
BERLIN (Reuters) – An Apple collaboration with Google will make it quicker to get systems for tracing coronavirus infections up and running, the prime mover behind a European effort to …
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European politicians, CEOs, lawmakers urge green coronavirus recovery
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European politicians, CEOs, lawmakers and activists called on Tuesday for green investment to restart growth after the coronavirus pandemic, saying fighting climate change and promoting biodiversity would …
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Spain and EU Commissioners call for common European debt instruments: newspaper
FILE PHOTO: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks during a news conference after taking part in a conference call with European leaders at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain March …
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Help in coronavirus crisis should come from European level: ECB
FILE PHOTO: The skyline with its banking district and the European Central Bank (ECB) are seen, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Frankfurt, Germany, March 31, …
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Air pollution plunges in European cities amid coronavirus lockdown: satellite data
A combination image distributed by the European Space Agency (ESA) on March 27, 2020, shows the average nitrogen dioxide concentrations from air pollution across Italy in March, 2019 (L), and …
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YouTube, Amazon Prime forgo streaming quality to relieve European networks
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – YouTube and Amazon Prime will sacrifice streaming quality in the EU to help avert internet gridlock as tens of millions of Europeans, confined by the coronavirus outbreak, …
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – YouTube will sacrifice streaming quality in the EU to help avert internet gridlock as tens of millions of Europeans, confined by the coronavirus outbreak, switch to working …
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Netflix to cut European traffic by 25% due to coronavirus
Small toy figures are seen in front of diplayed Netflix logo in this illustration taken March 19, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Netflix said on Thursday it would reduce …
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