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World News

French arms sale 'aided Egypt's bloody repression'

A report by four human rights groups found that French arms sales to Egypt jumped from €39.6 million in 2010 to €1.3 billion in 2016.

02/07/2018

World News

Natives in Western countries overestimate number of immigrants: survey

Natives in six developed nations overestimate the number of legal immigrants in their countries — especially Muslim ones — a new survey has found.

29/06/2018

United Kingdom

‘Worst day’ tweet leads to ‘best week’ for local bookshop

A bookshop in the UK who tweeted about its worst trading day on Monday, has since been been flooded with support to record its “best week.”

29/06/2018

Brazil

Coutinho sends official jersey to favela boy whose picture went viral

Coutinho sends official jersey to favela boy whose picture went viral.

28/06/2018

United Kingdom

UK's role in torture during post-9/11 operations revealed in report

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28/06/2018

United Kingdom

Less than half of English teens learn a foreign language

Less than half of English pupils choose to learn a modern foreign language at school, a new report has found.

27/06/2018

United Kingdom

UK election regulator calls for tougher rules on digital campaigning

Britain’s Electoral Commission said “urgent” action is needed to make online political campaigning more transparent and accountable.

26/06/2018

Russia

Russian pop star close to Trump enacts 'pee tape' in latest video

Russian pop star Emin Agalarov, known for arranging a meeting between Donald Trump and a Russian lawyer claiming to have damaging information on Hillary Clinton, releases a music video with Trump and Kim Jong Un lookalikes.

26/06/2018

China

Hong Kong is most expensive city in the world, survey finds

Four of the five most expensive cities in the world for expatriates are in Asia, according to a cost of living study.

26/06/2018

Hungary

Designer offers to adjust Orban's suit for free

A Hungarian fashion designer invited Prime Minister Viktor Orban to send him one of his suits so he can adjust it for free after seeing a recent picture of the leader in ill-fitting trousers.

25/06/2018

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English village's competition of choice: toe wrestling

Every year, the charming, quiet English village of Fenny Bentley welcomes athletes from around the globe. Their sport of choice? Toe wrestling.

25/06/2018

France

French butchers want protection against vegan 'terrorism'

French butchers have called on the government to protect them against violent attacks from vegan “terrorism.”

25/06/2018

United Kingdom

Airbus warns it could cut thousands of jobs in UK because of Brexit

European aviation giant Airbus warned on Thursday that over 14,000 jobs could be cut in the UK if the country leaves the EU without a deal.

22/06/2018

Italy

Italy to seize rescue ships in new migrant row

Italy is to seize two ships from migrant rescue charity Mission Lifeline for allegedly breaking the law, which the NGO vehemently denies.

22/06/2018

France

Paris gets e-scooter share scheme

Parisians will from Friday be able to zip around the congested streets of the French capital on electric scooters for hire.

21/06/2018

United Kingdom

EU citizens must pay €74 to stay in UK after Brexit

Britain's Home Secretary Sajid Javid also criticised EU countries for “taking far too long” to outline their plans for Britons living on the continent after Brexit.

21/06/2018

World News

Euro, migrants, defence: What Macron and Merkel agreed on

Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron said they were “opening a new chapter” for the EU on Tuesday after agreeing on deeper integration in several domains, but the details still need to be thrashed out with the bloc’s other members.

20/06/2018

Italy

Benetton criticised for using pictures of migrants in adverts

Benetton criticised for using pictures of migrants in adverts

20/06/2018

World News

Wildlife trafficking bust uncovers polar bear carcasses, big cats

The month-long operation codenamed “Thunderstorm” took place in May and resulted in 1,974 seizures and the identification of some 1,400 suspects.

20/06/2018

United Kingdom

Protesters leave knicker-bunting outside door of MP who blocked upsk

Protesters leave knicker-bunting outside door of MP who blocked upskirting bill

19/06/2018