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Yemen peace talks set to start on Thursday

Talks to end the war in Yemen are set to get underway in Kuwait later on Thursday (April 21). The UN-backed talks were supposed to start on Monday

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Norway

Killer Anders Breivik's human rights have been breached, court rules

Norwegian killer Anders Behring Breivik has partly won a court case over his prison treatment. He is serving 21 years for murdering 77 people. The

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USA

VW avoids Federal US trial by paying diesel customers 5000 dollars

Volkswagen has reached a deal with the US authorities just hours before the expiry of a deadline to settle in its case of cheating its diesel

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Sport

Fifa boss Infantino meets Putin in Moscow ahead of 2018 World Cup

New Fifa boss Gianni Infantino has held meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Sport

Team Sky withdraw Sergio Henao from racing in biological passport probe

Cycling's anti-doping foundation has opened a biological passport case against Team Sky rider Sergio Henao.

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Italy

More evidence points to 500 deaths off Libyan coast

More light has been thrown on a still-unconfirmed migrant tragedy in the Mediterranean, but survivors picked up by a merchant ship just landed in

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Business Line

Cheap oil and the music industry's digital revolution

In this edition of Business Line we look in depth at the major oil producers attempts to stop prices falling and why they failed, plus the good news for the music industry from the digital revolution.

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Democratic Republic Of Congo

Africanews launches to 7 million homes across Africa

Africanews, the sister network of euronews, launched from the Republic of the Congo on Wednesday (April 20). Africanews aims to give Africa its

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United Kingdom

Britain marks Queen Elizabeth's 90th birthday, Royal Mail's 500th

Ahead of nationwide celebrations for her birthday, the queen shared the spotlight with another British institution: the Royal Mail.

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Republic of Ecuador

Second strong earthquake hits Ecuador halting rescue work

Ecuador's coast was hit by another strong earthquake on Wednesday. a 6.2 tremor near the epicentre of Saturday's 7.8 quake.

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Afghanistan

Death toll of Kabul suicide bombing rises sharply

Afghan officials said at least 64 people were killed and 350 more wounded in the blast, claimed by the Taliban.

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Sport

Hawks shread Boston in NBA playoffs for a 2-0 lead

The Boston Celtics, were the visitors to the Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia for game two of their first round NBA playoff series against the Atlanta Hawks, without injured point guard Avery Bradley.

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Saudi Arabia

Obama arrives in Saudi Arabia amid US 'terror bill' debate

US President Barack Obama is in Riyadh to meet Saudi King Salman and attend a Gulf nations summit on stability, counter-terrorism and Iran.

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Europe News

NATO-Russia Council holds talks after two years

NATO has reopened informal talks with Russia for the first time in nearly two years. Diplomats met for over 90 minutes to discuss Ukraine and the

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Business Series

Moscow wins Yukos ruling

A Dutch court has annulled an international tribunal's award of $50 billion (44 billion euros) in compensation to shareholders of defunct Russian oil giant Yukos.

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Norway

Mass killer Breivik wins court case over 'inhuman' prison conditions

Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik has partly won a court case against the Norwegian state, in which he claimed his human rights were

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Hungary

Hungary's teachers strike and give Orban 'fail' grade

Hungary’s teachers are staging a one-day strike in process at the government’s centralising of the system. Many complain the centralising refoms have

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Europe News

Google hit with EU anti-trust charge over Android 'dominance'

The European Commission accused Google on Wednesday of unfairly trying to crush rivals to its Android smartphone operating system. Marghete Vestager

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Greece

Seven things you may not know about the Olympic Flame

1. What does the Olympic Flame represent? The Olympic Flame, along with the five rings the most recognisable symbol of the Olympic Games, represents

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USA

Broken vote accusations dog Clinton's New York victory

Hillary Clinton may have won big in New York, but there could be a negative fallout for the Democratic frontrunner if accusations of large-scale

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Business Series

Kuwait oil workers end strike, crude prices fall

Oil prices slipped again on Wednesday as energy workers in Kuwait ended a three-day strike that had cut the country's production of crude by nearly half.

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Business Series

Tata Steel management buyout plan in the works

There is the possibility of a management buyout of Tata's British steelworks. The boss of the Port Talbot plant in south Wales - Stuart Wilkie - is behind the plan.

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Business Series

Intel to cut 12,000 jobs as it refocuses away from PCs

Intel says it is going to axe up to 12,000 jobs worldwide as it moves into new businesses due to fewer orders from the declining personal computer industry.

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Libya

Libya's eastern army gains ground in Benghazi

Libya’s eastern army gained more ground in Benghazi on Tuesday (April 19) after a major offensive against rebels. Dozens of Islamist militants were

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Ukraine

Chernobyl and Fukushima: lessons not learned

Around 8,000 km and 25 years separate the catastrophic Chernobyl and Fukushima nuclear disasters. There are clear differences between the Ukraine and

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Cinema

'Land of Mine' shines light on 'dark side' of Denmark's war history

‘Land of Mine’ is a Danish-German film, which opens up a rather unknown chapter of World War Two. Directed by Denmark’s Martin Zandvliet, it is a

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world news

EU charges Google with abusing Android dominance

The charge comes after a year-long investigation.

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Prince Harry meets Chewbacca

Britain’s Prince William and Prince Harry visited Pinewood Studios, west of London, to meet teams working on the Star Wars VIII film.

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Japan earthquake aftermath

In Southern Japan, rescue teams continue working non-stop to find survivors, after two powerful quakes hit the area last week.

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Japan

Mitsubishi admits rigging fuel economy tests

Mitsubishi Motors has admitted manipulating fuel economy tests on at least 625,000 of its small cars.

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Israeli airstrike hits school in Gaza, killing at least 30

Italy's Via Appia enters the Unesco World Heritage List

Leaders react to 'unique' opening ceremony in Paris

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Israeli airstrike hits school in Gaza, killing at least 30

Italy's Via Appia enters the Unesco World Heritage List

Leaders react to 'unique' opening ceremony in Paris

Your posts on X are now training its Grok AI model without you knowing

2016-04-20

Yemen peace talks set to start on Thursday

Fifa boss Infantino meets Putin in Moscow ahead of 2018 World Cup

Team Sky withdraw Sergio Henao from racing in biological passport probe

Cheap oil and the music industry's digital revolution

Africanews launches to 7 million homes across Africa

Britain marks Queen Elizabeth's 90th birthday, Royal Mail's 500th

Death toll of Kabul suicide bombing rises sharply

Hawks shread Boston in NBA playoffs for a 2-0 lead

Obama arrives in Saudi Arabia amid US 'terror bill' debate

NATO-Russia Council holds talks after two years

Moscow wins Yukos ruling

Hungary's teachers strike and give Orban 'fail' grade

Seven things you may not know about the Olympic Flame

Broken vote accusations dog Clinton's New York victory

Kuwait oil workers end strike, crude prices fall

Tata Steel management buyout plan in the works

Intel to cut 12,000 jobs as it refocuses away from PCs

Libya's eastern army gains ground in Benghazi

'Land of Mine' shines light on 'dark side' of Denmark's war history

Prince Harry meets Chewbacca

Japan earthquake aftermath

Mitsubishi admits rigging fuel economy tests