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Venezuela

"Go, Maduro" chant protesters as opposition returns to Caracas streets

The pressure is mounting on Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro, and it appears his Socialist party may be losing the streets as the opposition rallied in Caracas for a third day in a week, several t

Focus

Growing for growth: Senegal bets big on agriculture

Senegal has a climate to die for when it comes to growing food, and with enough water and the right investments could become an African ricebasket. The government is doing its best to ensure Senegal f

France

Roads, railways and refineries hit in two-day French strike

French transport workers on the railways and roads have delivered a patchy response to the Communist CGT union’s call for strike action to protest against labour law…

Germany

Watch this space as Merkel pulls out of ESA project announcement

Chancellor Angela Merkel was supposed to announce a major international space co-operation project on Wednesday. She didn't.

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Culture news

Corinne Baily-Rae tours new album "The heart speaks in whispers"

British singer-songwriter Corinne Bailey-Rae has seen the heights of love and sorrow in her 37 years, widowed young and remarried, she has taken the

Culture news

Tension mounts ahead of Eurovision finals

Go on, admit it. You are besides yourself with excitement at the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest which takes over the airwaves this weekend to love

Cinema

Jodie Foster goes for broke with "Money Monster"

For her fourth full-length feature Jody Foster goes more mainstream and tries to pull off a slick crime thriller full of twists, with the help of some famous friends in the lead roles...

Cinema

Woody Allen returns to Cannes with 'Cafe Society'

The 69th Cannes Film Festival has opened amid stormy skies, heightened security and the premiere of a new Woody Allen film 'Cafe Society'

Culture news

Eurovision hopefuls line up for finals glory

Well, Europe is in the middle of a refugee crisis, has Greece wobbling and the euro under threat, faces a resurgent Russia in the east, and a

Cinema

"X-Men-Apocalypse" seeks franchise renewal

Some of the surviving X-Men cast turned up for what could be their last outing, “X-Men Apocalypse”, for its London premiere. Famke Janssen is long

Culture news

Les Nuits Sonores tears down the house...again

Now one of Europe's leading electronic, techno and niche music festivals, Les Nuits Sonores in Lyon, France, has again brought prime cuts and deep grooves to the riverside and city venues

Culture news

Cyndi Lauper makes a Detour to sing Country

Pop singer, songwriter and Broadway musical composer Cyndi Lauper has been to Nashville to record “Detour,” a covers album that shows off the

Russia

Russia boosts western border defence with new divisions

There is no let up in the military game of chicken going on between Moscow and NATO, with the Russians announcing on Wednesday the formation of three

Turkey

EU Commission calls for Schengen zone visa-free travel for Turks

As expected the European Commission, in a wide-ranging press conference to outline major changes to immigration, asylum and refugee policy, is

Canada

80,000 flee as inferno threatens Canadian oil hub

A vision of climate armageddon in Canada as the abnormally dry arboreal forest ignites and threatens a remote city of 80,000 people, the centre of Canada's tar sands industry

Turkey

EU Commission to call for visa-free travel for Turks

It is a long-cherished Turkish desire and today the European Commission, in the teeth of opposition from several EU member states, is expected to

Sport

Woods misses Wells Fargo, says 'no idea' about tournament return

There is no return to the comeback trail for Tiger Woods yet, as the former golfing star will not be competing at the Wells Fargo PGA event despite

Next Series

Imagining the worst for Europe's riskiest assets

Europe has a wealth of sensitive high-value facilities that could spell disaster if they failed in, say, an earthquake or flood. And what if both happened simultaneously? And vital equipment malfuncti

Sport

Ajax and PSV in final-day duel for Dutch title

It is going down to the wire in the Dutch top flight with wins for the two contenders for the title this weekend, leaders Ajax making an emphatic

Sport

Heat to meet Raptors in NBA Semis

Miami Heat have taken the Eastern Conference of the NBA and sail into the semi-finals after mauling the Charlotte Hornets in their seventh deciding

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