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The dirty men of Europe: report identifies the worst EU countries for recycling

A report has identified the EU countries that won't meet the EU's 2020 target of 50% recycling rate.

United Kingdom

'French Spider-Man' arrested after climbing London tower

'French Spider-Man' arrested after climbing one of tallest towers in London

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Raw Politics: EC rejects Italian budget, Saudi arms sales, data leaks

On Raw Politics Tuesday, the panel debates on how the EU should react to the Khashoggi investigation while MEP's tackle data leaks ahead of a vote to enforce stricter regulation on tech companies Thursday.

United Kingdom

Man verbally abuses black woman on Ryanair flight, sparks outrage

Ryanair is under heavy criticism for not removing a white man who verbally abused a black woman from its flight.

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United Kingdom

Ferry crashes into yachts at Isle of Wight harbour

A ferry crashed into at least two yachts at Isle of Wight harbour due to heavy fog.

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Train runs over crowd on tracks in northern India, 50 feared dead

Train runs over crowd on tracks in northern India, 50 feared dead

Green News

The guide to Bologna

A guide to one of Italy’s most underrated spots that will allow you to live la dolce vita and eat, shop and see the best the locale has to offer

World

At least ten people killed as flash floods hit Spanish island of Mallo

At least ten people have been killed and 12 remain missing after torrential rain caused flash flooding on the Spanish island of Mallorca last night.

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World Mental Health Day: Women suffer mostly from depression in the EU

Women suffer more from chronic depression than men in the EU, research carried out by Eurostat found for World Mental Health Day.

Denmark

Google starts measuring pollution levels in Copenhagen

In a new partnership between Google and the city of Copenhagen, the giant tech company started measuring pollution levels in the city to help find improvements to air quality levels.

Vatican

Pope Francis compares abortion to 'hiring a killer'

The Argentinian pontiff was speaking about how parents shouldn’t reject sick children when he made the comments on Wednesday.

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Is the 'box-wing' aircraft the plane of the future?

Aviation is facing a range of challenges, from economic to environmental. Can we tackle them by reshaping the aircraft wing? In this episode of Futuris, we’re meeting PARSIFAL project engineers designing an airplane of the future.

Business

Amazon scraps secret AI recruiting tool that showed bias against women

Amazon.com Inc's machine-learning specialists uncovered a big problem: their new recruiting engine did not like women.

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Europe briefing: Five stories you need to know about today

Take a look back at five of the biggest stories in Europe this morning.

Germany

Berlin court orders German capital to impose diesel ban

A Berlin court ruled on Tuesday that the German capital should impose driving bans on some roads for diesel cars whose emissions of nitrogen oxide exceed permitted limits.

Spain

Explained: Who is VOX? Spain's latest far-right party

Defending Spain from immigration, regional independentist sentiments, and the "Islamic threat" is what the Spanish far-right party VOX is all about. But will it be able to pierce through in the next elections?

Spain

Spain's 'stolen baby' doctor found guilty — but will not be punished

The Spanish doctor accused of stealing and selling a baby girl has been found guilty of all charges but will not be punished due to statute of limitations. A victim of the "stolen-babies" programme said verdict leaves a "bittersweet taste".

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Europe must play post-war role in Syria to allow refugees to return, says German Defence Minister

Germany's Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen has told Euronews that Europe must play its part in a post-civil war Syria if it is to alleviate pressure on migration.

Greece

Euroviews. As women, we have to fight to achieve our rights | View

How surviving the perilous journey to Europe gave a young Afghan women the courage to make her voice heard.

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Joschka Fischer: a Europe in decline needs its own military

Joschka Fischer: a Europe in decline needs its own military