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Why were people allowed to take items washed up on Dutch beaches?

Who are 'Strandjutters' and why were they allowed to take items that washed up on the Dutch coast?

France

French police release key 'gilets jaunes' activist Eric Drouet

Police released a key activist in France's 'gilets jaunes' (yellow vests) movement on Thursday. Officers detained him the day before for organising a protest without declaring it to officials

Germany

German cinema controversy over free screening of Schindler's List

A German cinema sparked outrage among members of the Alternative for Germany party, after offering them free admission to a screening of the 1993 film Schindler's List.

Brazil

Brazil's Bolsonaro strips agency of power to mark out indigenous lands

New Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro issued an executive order on Wednesday making the Agriculture Ministry responsible for deciding on lands claimed by indigenous peoples. The move unsettled native peoples rights groups.

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World News

Spacecraft beams back first images of most distant object observed

Spacecraft beams back first images of most distant object observed

Norway

Norway breaks electric car sales record

Norway broke the world record for electric vehicle sales in 2018 while sales of cars using traditional fuels plunged

Germany

Racist motive suspected in New Year car ramming in Germany

A man drove a car into a group of pedestrians in Bottrop, Germany in what police have described as a possible "xenophobic" attack minutes after the turn of the New Year.

Germany

Germans can now choose 'third gender' option on legal records

Germans will now be able to choose “divers” as an option for gender on documents, meaning intersex people can identify themselves

Russia

Russia widens ban on Ukrainian products

Russia bans chocolate, beer and nappies made in Ukraine, in its latest economic sanctions on Kiev

United Kingdom

Britain's trade minister says 50-50 chance Brexit may be stopped

Britain's trade minister, a leading support of leaving the EU, says 50-50 chance Brexit may be stopped

Austria

Austria plans tax on tech giants

Austria plans tax on digital giants

Italy

Italy's parliament approves 2019 budget in confidence vote

The Italian parliament passed the government's 2019 budget following last week's deal with the European Union, averting sanctions and fines on Rome.

Germany

Hanover airport resumes normal operations

Germany's Hanover has resumed normal operations after flights were temporarily suspended on Saturday when a man drove a car through a gate onto the tarmac near the runway

Germany

German suspect member of IS let 'slave girl die of thirst'

An alleged member of the Islamic State who is of German origin is facing charges of war crimes after letting a young girl reduced to slavery die of thirst, a federal prosecutor said

Egypt

Egypt forces kill 40 suspect militants following bus blast

Egypt forces kill 40 suspected militants following bus blast

Iceland

Iceland has 'dire need' for infrastructure reforms, PM

Iceland's Prime Minister calls for reforms after a car crash killed three British tourists

United Kingdom

Britain: Recent migrant crossings in English Channel 'major incident'

Britain's border and immigration authority said the recent migrant crossing attempts in the English Channel is to be treated as a 'major incident'

Egypt

Four dead after blast hits tourist bus near Giza pyramids, Egypt

At least four dead after roadside bomb hits tourist bus near the famous Giza pyramids, Egypt

World News

Antarctic scientists record 'eerie' sounds of space

Scientists at a research station in Antarctica recorded "eerie" sounds of space using a receiver which lies beneath the Earth's geomagnetic field lines

Austria

Manhunt on in Vienna after five monks assaulted in church

Several monks have been injured, one has been left with "severe head injuries", after being held captive at a Vienna church, police say. Two men, one carrying a gun, raided the Katholische Kirche Maria at around 1.30 pm local time.

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