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'New era': Scholz becomes Germany's new chancellor as Merkel bows out

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Boris Johnson 'furious' over staff lockdown party claims

Democracy advocate Jimmy Lai leaves the Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong, Feb. 9, 2021.

Hong Kong tycoon, two others convicted over Tiananmen vigil

Little is still known about the new Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus

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Traditional toys make a comeback - and kidults are helping drive the trend

Kidults drive boom for traditional toys

Angola uses the Lobito corridor as a vehicle for investment and growth

Angola uses the Lobito corridor as a vehicle for investment and growth

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New Zealand plans 'smoke-free nation' by banning sale to young people

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, and British Prime Minister Theresa May leave after statements prior to a meeting in the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on July 5, 2018

The most striking pictures of Merkel's 16 years in power

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson waves at the media as he leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly Prime Minister's Questions at the Houses of Parliament, in London,

UK is planning to join diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko attends a meeting with top level military officials in Minsk, Belarus, Nov. 22, 2021.

Prominent Belarusian journalist Siarhei Satsuk arrested

'Being yourself is not a crime' said French Minister for Gender Equality Elisabeth Moreno.

'Nothing to cure': Senators back ban on LGBT 'conversion therapy'

Waves crash over the breakwater by Newhaven Lighthouse as Storm Barra passes through Newhaven, southern England on December 7, 2021.

Storm Barra: Thousands of homes left without power in Ireland

Netherlands' Princess Amalia poses in the garden of royal palace Huis ten Bosch in The Hague, Netherlands, Friday, July 17, 2020.

Princess Amalia, heir to the Dutch throne, turns 18

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks at a press conference in London's Downing Street, Wednesday Dec. 8, 2021,

UK PM announces new virus measures amid Omicron fears

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How much do you really know about other European countries? We delve beneath the surface to find the stories that matter.

Designated German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attends a news conference after the signing of the coalition agreement

Who is Olaf Scholz and what kind of leader will he be for Germany?

French President-elect Emmanuel Macron during a victory celebration outside the Louvre museum in Paris, France, May 7, 2017.

France election: Who's who in the race to unseat Macron?

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On the border with South Ossetia, families are victims of a frozen war

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How a fake jabs probe highlights Greece's deep vaccine scepticism

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Will EU end Brexit trade deal if UK ditches Northern Ireland treaty?

French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Oct. 29, 2021.

Macron reverts French flag to navy blue from lighter EU shade

Italian Airforce acrobatic squad "Frecce Tricolori" fly above the Monument of the Unknown Soldier in Piazza Venezia Square, in Rome

Is Rome on the brink of a renaissance?

Doctor Anita Godun at Hospital 4 in Kyiv

Inside a Kyiv hospital as Ukraine battles a record COVID surge

The government of Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin faces a vote of no confidence amid security concerns on its border with Russia

Finns fear migrants will be sent to their border with Russia

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Watch: Longest near-total lunar eclipse for nearly 600 years

French police patrolling the beach between Ambleteusse and Wimereux, northern France, pass by the wreckage of asmall boat used by migrants, October 16, 2021.

UK must stop using French as 'punchbags' over migrant boats — minister

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Investing in EU disaster prevention is a small price to pay | View

Floods and wildfires this year underscored the need for European countries to be better equipped for crises when they happen. This is a path we must follow together, argues Portuguese Secretary of State for Home Affairs Patricia Gaspar

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Online marketplaces often escape any responsibility for unsafe products and other illegal activities, leaving consumers to pick up the pieces. An important vote in the European Parliament could change that, writes the European Consumer Organisation's Ursula Pachl.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic shake hands during their meeting in Sochi, Russia, on Thursday, November 25

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Gas prices in Serbia will remain stable for another six months in a relief for President Vučić after a fraught meeting with Putin last month. But at what cost? asks LSE's Vuk Vuksanovic.

A man leaves a shop in Bratislava, Slovakia, where the government approved a fresh two-week lockdown to combat rising COVID-19 cases in November

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On the other side of COVID-19, Central Europe's sluggish economies need to diversify, work together and make room for innovation to thrive, says public sector advisor Soňa Muzikárová

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New reporting process for Twitter amid complaints of system misuse

Visa launches cryptocurrency advisory arm to help clients navigate digital currency and NFTs

Visa launches new cryptocurrency advisory arm to help clients

EU prepares new rules on gig workers rights which could hit Uber and Deliveroo

Gig economy: EU prepares new rules which could hit Uber and Deliveroo

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US and SDF military vehicles and tanks lining up ahead of a joint military exercise in the countryside of Syria's eastern province of Deir Ezzor.

US and Kurdish forces hold joint military exercise in north-eastern Syria

This handout image provided by Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), shows rights activist Patrick George Zaki hugging his sister after his release, on Dec. 8, 2021.

Egyptian activist Patrick Zaki released from prison after nearly two years

A German police officer guards the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021.

Brussels wants more cooperation between EU police forces to combat organised crime

Italian Culture Minister Dario Franceschini arrives with his wife Michela Di Biase for the premiere of Verdi's Macbeth at La Scala opera house in Milan, Italy, Dec. 7, 2021.

The Scottish play the Italian way: La Scala season opens with Verdi to a packed house

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France arrests two suspects planning Christmas knife attack

Serbia moves to defuse protests over Rio Tinto lithium mine

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The Sagrada Familia basilica is pictured during the inauguration of its second-highest tower, that is dedicated to the Virgin Mary, on December 8, 2021 in Barcelona

Giant star lights up Barcelona as Sagrada Familia tower inaugurated

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UAE becomes first Gulf state to introduce 4.5 day working week

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Away supporters banned from Belgian football after fan violence

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Lionel Messi and Alexia Putellas win Ballon d’Or awards

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MONDAY 06 DEC 2021
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Everton2 - 1Arsenal

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Aston Villa2 - 1Leicester City
Leeds United2 - 2Brentford
Manchester United1 - 0Crystal Palace
Tottenham Hotspur3 - 0Norwich City

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Watford1 - 3Manchester City
Newcastle United1 - 0Burnley
Southampton1 - 1Brighton & Hove Albion
Wolverhampton Wanderers0 - 1Liverpool
West Ham United3 - 2Chelsea

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