2015-12-03

Former Manchester United captain Gary Neville was unveiled as the new coach of Valencia on Thursday. The 40-year-old has signed on with the club

Gary Neville unveiled as Valencia coach

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African cities facing climate change

The rainy season was supposed to have started in Johannesburg at the same time as the rest of South Africa but it hasn’t rained for months now. This

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Europe News

EU opens McDonald's tax probe

The European Commission has opened an investigation into the tax affairs of fast food giant McDonald’s. EU competition officials will look at the

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Belgium

Paris attacks: further arrests and questions

Police in Belgium have made two further arrests in connection with last month’s attacks in Paris. A 28-year-old Belgian man was detained at an

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Europe News

Greece asks for EU help with refugees

Greece has asked for more EU help to deal with the influx of refugees to its shores. It activated on Thursday the bloc’s so-called Civil Protection

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Greece

Greek capital brought to a standstill as workers strike against austerity

Protesters marched through the streets of Athens on Thursday as over two-and-a-half-million workers took part in a general strike that has brought

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US House Democratic Leader has backed congressional efforts to address mental illness

Authorities struggle to find motive for San Bernardino massacre

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The European Central Bank has announced fresh stimulus measures in a bid to boost inflation and the eurozone’s recovery. The ECB is to extend its

Lukewarm response as Draghi unveils ECB eurozone stimulus plan

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Italy’s Olympic chiefs have called for two-year bans for 26 of its athletes for failing to provide doping samples. The country’s National Anti-Doping

Twenty-six Italian athletes face ban for doping offences

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Are there more signs of a chink in the Saudi armour over oil production? OPEC’s effective leader has been softening its stance against cutting

Saudi Arabia hints it may back oil output cut - if others do too

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The bid to impeach Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is expected to slow efforts to reboot Latin America’s biggest economy. The acceptance by the

Brazil thrown even further off-balance by pressure to oust Rousseff

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Real Madrid could be facing expulsion from the Copa Del Rey after the club fielded an ineligible player during their fourth-round win over Cadiz

Real Madrid face King's Cup expulsion for fielding ineligible player

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Russian truck drivers are continuing to protest over a government plan to introduce new road tolls that they say will put them out of business

Protesting Russian truck drivers block roads in to Moscow

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Greece

Greece: death at the border leads to violence

The deaths of migrants at sea are all too common. But a man from Morocco has become the first person to die at the land border between Greece and the

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Spain

Spanish government poll says it will win country's election

According to a Spanish government opinion poll, the country’s governing People’s Party is set to win the most seats in this month’s general election

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Ukraine

Dmytro Firtash calls off visit to Ukraine employers' congress

The 10th Congress of the Ukraine Federation of Employers took place in Kyiv in the absence of its boss Dmytro Firtash. The Ukrainian billionaire was

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Unemployment in France has risen to its highest level for 18 years. The figures grind against the gradual improvement elsewhere in the eurozone. Data

French unemployment bucks eurozone trend to hit 18-year high

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Cinema

Youth lead the nominations for the European Film Awards

Michael Caine along with Harvey Keitel star in the Italian comedy-drama “Youth” written and directed by Paolo Sorrentino. It is one of the movies –

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Turkey

Turkey says ISIL oil trade accusations are old-style Soviet propaganda

Turkey has again denied that it is profiting from the oil trade with ISIL, claiming that the Russian accusations are reminiscent of old-style Soviet

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FIFA’s executive committee on Thursday unanimously approved a set of proposals to pave the way for significant change to the governance of World

FIFA ExCo committee approves reform package

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The European Central Bank has announced fresh stimulus measures in a bid to boost inflation and the eurozone’s recovery. The ECB is to extend its

ECB extends stimulus plan to boost eurozone economy

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The European Central Bank has begun taking stimulus measures in a bid to boost inflation and the eurozone’s recovery. Ahead of a news conference to

ECB cuts deposit rate with further stimulus measures expected

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