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Philip Pangalos

France

Yellow vest protester blames police after suffering serious eye injury

There is mounting concern for the French government after Jerome Rodrigues, a prominent protester, suffered a serious eye injury at a yellow vest demo

World News

Uber may have to re-route EU business plan after European Court ruling

Popular ride-hailing firm Uber sees its European operations hampered after claims of unfair competition by local taxi drivers and an EU court ruling

Sport

Powerhouse performance from Israel on final day of Tel Aviv Grand Prix

An electric atmosphere from a passionate home crowd helped Israel top the medals table on the final day of the inaugural Tel Aviv judo Grand Prix

Sport

Passion and power on sensational Day 2 of Tel Aviv judo Grand Prix

There was passion, power and magnificent judo on Day 2 of the Tel Aviv Grand Prix as Israel leads the medals table despite a push by Italian judokas

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Sport

Israeli judokas top medals table on Day 1 of Tel Aviv judo Grand Prix

The first IJF World Judo Tour event in Israel lived up to its high expectations with some thrilling judo on the opening day of the Tel Aviv Grand Prix

Germany

US threatens sanctions on German firms building Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline

The German-Russian proposal to construct the new Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea threatens a US-German diplomatic conflict

Sweden

Sweden's Social Democrats seek deal with opposition to form government

After months of political deadlock, Sweden's Social Democrats agreed a deal with the opposition Centre Party and the Liberals to try to form a government

Hungary

Hungarian PM Viktor Orban holds first government news conference of 2019

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said the migration issue will shock Europe in the next decade during his first government news conference of 2019

Spain

Spain's far-right Vox party gains first regional parliamentary seats

Spain's far-right Vox party gained its first regional parliamentary seats after coming fifth in elections at the end of 2018 in Andalucía

Focus

Solving the planet's plastic problem by closing the recycling loop

The 2018 Innovation Radar Prize has been won by an Italian startup project that seeks to recycle a much greater proportion of plastic waste

France

French police demand better compensation in 'blue vest' protest

French police in 'blue vest' protest for better compensation and working conditions amid long-standing fatigue and gilets jaunes' month-long protests

Cinema

Cold War takes top honors at 2018 European Film Awards in Seville

Seville hosted the 2018 European Film Awards, with Polish director Pawel Pawlikowski's Cold War winning 5 awards including best film and best director

Sport

Explosive judo on Day 3 of Osaka Grand Slam as Japanese judoka dominate

Japanese judoka dominated an explosive final day of the Osaka Grand Slam, with Japan ending the tournament with 11 gold medals out of a total of 14

Sport

Masterly Japanese judoka dominate again on Day 2 of Osaka Grand Slam

Masterly Japanese judoka dominate Day 2 of Osaka Grand Slam, with Japan's Shohei Ono Man of the Day and Canada's Jessica Klimkait Woman of the Day

Sport

Japan dominate Day 1 of Osaka Grand Slam with four golds out of four

Hosts Japan were unstoppable on the first day of the Osaka Grand Slam, winning gold medals in all four weight categories of a thrilling tournament

Sport

Clash of the titans on thrilling last day of The Hague Judo Grand Prix

Titans clash on last day of The Hague Judo Grand Prix, with diversity the watchword as 27 different countries win medals during a thrilling tournament

Sport

Fancy footwork and flying finishes on Day 2 of Hague Judo Grand Prix

Bulgaria’s Ivaylo Ivanov was our Man of the Day on a thrilling Day 2 of The Hague Judo Grand Prix, while China's Yang Junxia was our Woman of the Day

Sport

Dynamic display of judo on first day of The Hague Judo Grand Prix 2018

Dynamic judo was on display on Day 1 of The Hague Judo Grand Prix 2018, with Georgia's Vazha Margvelashvili our Man of the Day and Japan's Terumi Otsuji our Woman of the Day

Sport

Kosovo tops 2018 Tashkent Grand Prix medals despite an Azeri gold rush

Kosovo topped the judo medals table at the 2018 Tashkent Grand Prix in Uzbekistan despite an Azeri gold rush on the final day of the tournament. Our Man of the Day was Russia’s Soslan Bostanov, who won the +100kg gold, while our Woman of the Day was Loriana Kuka of Kosovo, who took the -78kg gold

Sport

Thrilling second day's judo at 2018 Tashkent Grand Prix in Uzbekistan

On Day 2 of the 2018 Tashkent Grand Prix, the home crowd were rewarded with a gold medal in the -73kg category by our Man of the Day Khikmatillokh Turaev of Uzbekistan. The home-countryman was on electric form throughout his preliminary contests as he claimed his first Grand Prix gold

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