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Chinese leader seeks trust in India

China's prime minister has pledged to build trust and cooperation during his visit to India. Li Keqiang's first foreign trip since taking office comes just weeks after a…

Tornadoes rip through central US

One person is reported dead and several others injured after tornadoes tore through the…
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Syria army ‘in centre’ of Qusair amid assault on rebel town

Syrian government forces have launched a major offensive to retake the strategically…
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Clashes leave casualties in Tunisia as radical Islamists defy protest ban

One protester has died and several others have been injured in Tunisia after radical Islamists…
Protests and poll re-runs in Karachi

Protests have taken place in the city of Karachi in Pakistan, the day after a senior…

business

Eurozone remains in recession

At their latest meeting, Eurozone finance ministers have been trying to boost confidence in the European finance…
Slovenia’s shaky banks bring a downgrade from Fitch

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Europe Weekly: donors dig deep for Mali

International donors meet in Brussels with a view to raising funds for Mali; French President François Hollande calls…
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Cannes honours Bollywood

The legendary Amitabh Bachchan joined Leonardo DiCaprio on the red carpet at Cannes, both for his role in Baz…
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Malmö welcomes Eurovision thousands

The Eurovision Song Contest returns to its spiritual home this week, as host city Malmö gets ready to…

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Oledcomm is a Parisian start-up which has spent the last two years working with 'li-fi', or 'light…

Wi-fi makes room for li-fi
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Proton therapy gives cancer hope

Several million people in the world are affected by cancer and there are various treatments available. Some…
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Shrinking the pacemaker

At the Meditronic Company in Switzerland a new generation of equipment is being produced, from gloves and…

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Sweden win world title on home ice

Sweden won their ninth world title on home ice in Stockholm courtesy of a 5-1 demolition of surprise package Switzerland on Sunday. Switzerland…
football

Porto crowned champions

Porto maintained their stranglehold on the Portuguese topflight after clinching their 27th league title and third in a row following a 2-0 away win…
football

Carlo Ancelotti to leave French champions PSG

After leading Paris Saint Germain to their first league title in 19 years Carlo Ancelotti is set to leave the French capital club at the end of the…
tennis

Rafael Nadal beats Roger Federer to Win Italian Open

In the 30th meeting between the two tennis greats, Nadal controlled the final from start to finish to win 6-1, 6-3 Sunday for his seventh Italian…

other sports

Switzerland and Sweden to meet in World Championship final

Co-hosts Sweden will meet surprise package Switzerland in Sunday's final of the world ice hockey championships following respective wins over Finland…
football

PSG hope to keep Beckham involved with club

As well as celebrating extending their shirt sponsorship deal with Emirates by another five years Paris Saint Germain bosses announced they would…