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Greece: Syriza PM Tsipras sticks to anti-austerity pledges at first cabinet meeting
He promised ‘radical’ change in Greece and, at his first cabinet meeting since winning…
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Jordan ‘ready’ to swap jihadist bomber for pilot held by ISIL
Jordan has said it is willing to hand over an Iraqi would-be suicide bomber – if a Jordanian pilot captured by the so-called Islamic State is freed
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Apple’s record profit: five numbers you need to know
Soaring iPhone sales have helped Apple boost its quarterly profits to a new world record for a public company – $18 billion.
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Russia is accused of ‘financing illegal armed groups’ – Council of Europe
Russia is coming under increasing diplomatic pressure over its alleged involvement in the…
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UN Gaza agency forced to suspend aid to refugees
A shortfall in funding has forced the UN agency in Gaza (UNWRA) to suspend aid to tens of…
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Mexico says 43 missing students were definitely murdered
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American contractor among 9 dead in Tripoli five-star hotel blast
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Japan and Jordan join forces to secure release of two of their nationals from the hands of ISIL
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Markets mostly not fazed by S&P’s downgrading of Russia’s credit rating to junk level
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Death toll rises in Spain NATO fighter jet crash
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Federal Reserve not likely to change interest rate hike timetable
No change is expected on Wednesday from the Federal Reserve on its interest rate raising timetable. At the …
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Russia unveils anti-crisis plan to save banks, but light on details
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Ukraine seals emergency EU loan amid bankruptcy threat
The Ukrainian government sealed an emergency loan of 1.8 billion euros from the European Union on Tuesday as the…
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Europe Weekly: Europeans still reeling from Paris terror attacks
- 1Mexico says 43 missing students were definitely murdered
- 2Russia is accused of ‘financing illegal armed groups’ – Council of Europe
- 3A very academic cabinet, Tsipras government sworn-in
- 4Japan and Jordan join forces to secure release of two of their nationals from the hands of ISIL
- 5Ukrainian rebel attacks on city of Mariupol are condemned by the UN as a war crime
- 1Ukrainian rebel attacks on city of Mariupol are condemned by the UN as a war crime
- 2Spain: NATO plane crash kills 11, injures 21
- 3Fidel Castro breaks silence on Cuba-US talks to resume relations
- 4[As it happened] Remembering the Holocaust at Auschwitz, 70 years on
- 5Ex-Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko ‘killed at third attempt’
- 1Greek elections: SYRIZA on course to win, but may fall short of majority
- 2German men ‘can use toilet while standing’, judge rules
- 3Captured Ukraine troops forced to face angry crowd after Donetsk bus stop shelling
- 4No word on Japanese hostages after ISIL deadline passes
- 5Thailand: Army urges respect for Yingluck Shinawatra impeachment
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Cinema
Brad Pitt turns up for Indie films
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Cinema
Luxor Film Festival honours Arab and French cinema
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Le mag
Paris Fashion: Dior enters timewarp and rock meets chic at Giambattista Valli
Paris’ Rodin museum underwent a radical transformation for the Dior 2015 Spring-Summer fashion show. An…
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Le mag
Legacy of a genius: London’s Royal Academy exhibits Rubens
In London, the Royal Academy of Arts has opened the first major exhibition providing an overview of the life…
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Hi-tech
Multiple uses for Hector the stick insect robot
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Hi-tech
Solar carport: using sunlight to make electric cars cheaper to run
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Futuris
Picture this: a safe way to transport priceless paintings
At Rome’s National Gallery of Ancient Art crate up “Narcissus”, a masterpiece by Caravaggio, in preparation…
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Laser scanning trees
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Athletics
Former Olympic Champion Bubka to run for IAAF Presidency
Vice President of the International Athletics Federation (IAAF) and former Olympic Champion Sergei Bubka announced his intention to run for the…
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Football
PACE call on Fifa to rerun 2022 World Cup vote
The ongoing debate over whether Qatar should stage the 2022 World Cup was taken to a whole new level on Tuesday. The parliamentary assembly of the
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Football
Argentine playmaker Riquelme blows full-time whistle on career
Argentine playmaker Juan Roman Riquelme has retired from football. The 36-year-old won 51 caps for Argentina scoring 17 goals. He is best known for
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Formula 1
Formula One: Lotus release images of 2015 car
It has been hailed as a ‘massive step forward’ by its technical engineers. Lotus will certainly hope so. The British stable presented their new car
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Football
Real Madrid sign Silva
European Champions Real Madrid continue their January shopping spree by signing midfielder Lucas Silva from Brazilian club Cruzeiro. Silva has put
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Winter Sports
Koudelka makes it four after Sapporo leap to victory
Roman Koudelka leapt to his fourth World Cup ski jumping victory of the season in Sapporo, Japan. nailing jumps of 133 and 132 metres to take the top
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Winter Sports
Jansrud wins shortened World Cup downhill in Kitzbuehel
Norway’s Kjetil Jansrud overcame poor weather conditions to clinch a shortened version of the classic men’s World Cup downhill on the Streif course
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Winter Sports
Alpine skiing: Very Gut downhill victory
Lara Gut celebrated a home snow victory on Saturday. The Swiss Olympic Bronze medallist recovered from a slow start to master the bottom half of the
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Winter Sports
Ski jumping: Prevc soars to morale-boosting Sapporo win
Slovenia’s Peter Prevc won his first World Cup ski jump event of the season and first in just under a year on Saturday.
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McLaren has a ‘tail’ to tell at Geneva
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Runway hair: feathery locks at Alexis Mabille
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Post-modernist cuisine to include robots, smoking and smart menus
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Zac Posen to design wine label
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New Carnival ship to feature world’s first IMAX theater and cycling attraction
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Chef Grant Achatz dishes on his role as Bocuse d’Or honorary president
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