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The Brief from Brussels: MPs hold final Article 50 vote

This is the Brief from Brussels, a daily round-up of the top stories from across Europe.

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Yemen

UN launches Yemen aid appeal in bid to avert famine

The United Nations has appealed for nearly 2 billion euros to provide life-saving assistance to avert famine in war-ravaged Yemen.

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Brexit bill backed by parliament

After three days of debate and the scrutiny of over 140 pages of amendments Westminster has passed The European Union Notification of Withdrawal Bill.

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United Kingdom

Brexit bill backed by British parliament

Mps back Brexit bill

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Israel

Rights groups challenge controversial new Israeli settler law

Rights groups in Israel have petitioned the country’s Supreme Court against a new law which legalises settler homes built on privately owned Palestinian land in the occupied West…

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USA

IMF’s Lagarde: More economic transparency means more prosperity

Economic transparency can make countries more financially stable and prosperous, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said.

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Business Line

How dangerous are Trump's bank regulation reform plans?

Business Line looks at President Donald Trump's efforts to reduce regulation of US financial services and how the Super Bowl became politicised.

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Sport

Countdown to Pyeongchang 2018

The countdown for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympic games is on

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world news

EU health check - how are bloc's vital signs 25 years since Maastricht?

It’s 25 years since EU leaders signed the Maastricht Treaty, the agreement that paved the way for the modern-day European Union.

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Spain

Industrial zone evacuated amid major fire in eastern Spain

The blaze broke out around 9am local as workers were arriving at factories in the industrial zone near Valencia.

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Austria eyes tougher border measures

Austria is planning to send troops to help patrol the EU’s external borders and shut down completely the so-called Western Balkan route for migrants.

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Afghanistan

Red Cross halts Afghan operations after six staff die in suspected ISIL attack

The Red Cross has put its aid activities across Afghanistan “on hold” after at least six of its staff were killed in a suspected ISIL attack.

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United Kingdom

Rolf Harris cleared in new sex crime trial

86-year old cleared of new charges, still imprisoned on earlier convictions

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USA

Trump defends travel ban by attacking US courts

The US president ramped up criticism of the courts, as his travel ban is examined by judges in Seattle.

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Turkey

Mass sackings in latest Turkish government purge

Thousands of public workers sacked in Turkish government crackdown.

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Sport

Philipp Lahm announces retirement

Germany and Bayern Munich legend Philipp Lahm will retire at the end of the season

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USA

Trump's cabinet nominations slow to get Senate approval

Donald Trump is finding it more difficult than any other president to get his nominations to the cabinet approved. Almost three weeks after his inauguration and there are only five confirmed cabinet p

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Next Series

Europe's drone challenge: addressing the threat to scheduled air traffic

Integrating drones into airspace: what is being done to prevent drones straying dangerously close to passenger flights?

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Romania

Romania's government survives no confidence vote as protests go on

Romania’s government has easily survived a parliamentary no-confidence vote, three days after mass protests forced it to ditch a controversial corruption decree.

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Business Series

European court rules size doesn't matter in supermarket ads

European Court of Justice rules on a case involving Carrefour and Intermarché over comparisons in adverts between prices in different sized retailers.

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Ukraine

Separatist commander killed in east Ukraine

A key commander of the Russian-backed separatists in east Ukraine, Mikhail Tolstykh has been killed.

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Sport

Erik Guay wins Super-G Gold

Canadian Erik Guay produces a stunning run to take Super-G gold

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United Kingdom

May reiterates no veto for Scots on Brexit

Brexit for Britain as May pays lip service to Scottish vote to remain

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Economy

Trump ban hits travel to the United States

Travel analysis company ForwardKeys concludes President Donald Trump's travel ban immediately caused a significant drop in bookings to the USA.

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Colombia

Can Colombia's last rebel group find peace?

Colombia's second largest rebel group, the Marxist ELN, is seeking peace after the bigger FARC group has made peace with the government.

08/02/2017

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Romania

Euroviews. How Romanian 'people power' defies corrupt 'business as usual' -view

The people were out on the streets because they felt it was a crucial moment for the country, lying at the crossroads: either corruption and oligarchs will take over the country or transparency, good governance, anticorruption and rule of law will prevail.

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Vatican

Pope slams people trafficking and Rohingya abuse

People trafficking and Rohingya abuse 'intolerable' says pope

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Europe News

EU refuses to rule out legal action over refugee relocation

EU countries have taken in just 12,000 migrants from Greece and Italy in a year and a half.

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Cult

David Hockney retrospective at the Tate breaks records

It is the fastest-selling exhibition in the history of Britain’s Tate Gallery.

08/02/2017

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world news

Why your big brother has an advantage in life

First-born children get more attention from their parents which leads to better results in life, a study has suggested.

08/02/2017

Technicians repair fire damage after arson incidents on French railway

How does Paris 2024's iconic flying Olympic cauldron work?

Trump criticises Harris' remarks on Israel-Hamas war

Italy to return ambassador to Syria after decade-long absence

Technicians repair fire damage after arson incidents on French railway

How does Paris 2024's iconic flying Olympic cauldron work?

Trump criticises Harris' remarks on Israel-Hamas war

Italy to return ambassador to Syria after decade-long absence

2017-02-08

The Brief from Brussels: MPs hold final Article 50 vote

UN launches Yemen aid appeal in bid to avert famine

Brexit bill backed by parliament

Rights groups challenge controversial new Israeli settler law

IMF’s Lagarde: More economic transparency means more prosperity

How dangerous are Trump's bank regulation reform plans?

Countdown to Pyeongchang 2018

EU health check - how are bloc's vital signs 25 years since Maastricht?

Industrial zone evacuated amid major fire in eastern Spain

Austria eyes tougher border measures

Red Cross halts Afghan operations after six staff die in suspected ISIL attack

Rolf Harris cleared in new sex crime trial

Trump defends travel ban by attacking US courts

Mass sackings in latest Turkish government purge

Philipp Lahm announces retirement

Separatist commander killed in east Ukraine

Erik Guay wins Super-G Gold

Trump ban hits travel to the United States

Can Colombia's last rebel group find peace?

Pope slams people trafficking and Rohingya abuse

EU refuses to rule out legal action over refugee relocation

Why your big brother has an advantage in life