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Now playing Next Sweden Swedish zoo kills nine healthy lion cubs over six years The CEO of Borås Zoo says putting down animals is normal practice if it becomes too expensive to look after them. 11/01/2018
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Now playing Next United Kingdom Farage calls for second Brexit referendum "What is for certain that the Cleggs, the Blairs, the Adonises will never give up ... I'm reaching the point of thinking that we should have a second referendum on EU membership." 11/01/2018
Now playing Next Moldova Moldova moves to ban Russian ‘propaganda’ broadcasts Critics of Chisinau’s crackdown on Russian news programmes say it denies Moldovans a fundamental right. 11/01/2018
Now playing Next Switzerland Train services to the stranded Swiss ski resort of Zermatt resumed The town was cut off to ground transport for over two days after a metre of snow fell in less than 24 hours. 11/01/2018
Now playing Next Germany Last chance for German coalition talks to begin Chancellor Angela Merkel says her conservative bloc and the Social Democrats still had difficult obstacles to clear before they could agree to enter coalition talks 11/01/2018
Now playing Next Switzerland Swiss law bans boiling lobsters alive The marine animals must be stunned before they are killed as part of broader animal protection reforms that will come into effect this spring. 11/01/2018
Now playing Next France Scandal as recalled products still on sale Several French supermarkets have apologised after baby milk powder is found to still be on sale. 11/01/2018
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Now playing Next Greece Greek coastguard intercepts ship carrying explosive materials The vessel Andromeda has been impounded in Crete. Authorities say it was bound for Libya and was carrying materials that could be used for making bombs. 10/01/2018
Now playing Next Germany Eleven mafia suspects arrested in Germany to be deported to Italy Part of group of 200 arrests made in southern Germany and Italy in cross-border joint operation with Italian anti-mafia police. 10/01/2018
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