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France

'It was not a choice I made myself, it was forced upon me,' French alp

French climber, Elisabeth Revol, recounted to the AFP how she was rescued from Pakistan's "Killer Mountain" and why she was forced to leave her partner behind.

World News

Latvia has highest share of environmental taxes, Luxembourg has lowest

The Baltic country had the highest share of environmental taxes in 2016, while the small western nation of Luxembourg scored the lowest.

World News

Less than half of EU countries are 'fully democratic,' says report

The Economist Intelligence Unit's new report suggests democracy may be in regression

Spain

Spanish police catch fruit thieves red-handed in orange heist

The thieves stole 4,000 kilos of oranges from a warehouse in Carmona near Seville.

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Iran

Movement against Iran's headscarf law gains momentum

A renewed wave of protest to get rid of the strict laws that force Iranian women to wear hijabs in public has gained momentum on social media.

Germany

German government blasts 'unjustifiable' fume tests on humans

BMW Group and Daimler claim they were not aware the exhaust fumes tests were being tested on humans and monkeys — while Volkswagen concedes some of its employees may have been aware of the testing at the time.

France

ECJ rules 'sexuality tests cannot constitute basis for refusal of asyl

The European Court of Justice barred the "sexuality tests" from being used as grounds to reject an asylum application.

Business Series

Malala explains what feminism means to her

The 20-year-old Pakistani activist spoke to the Davos audience about feminism and revealed who her ultimate role model was.

Saudi Arabia

Banned for Botox: 12 camels disqualified from Saudi beauty pageant

The pursuit of the perfect pout got the camels disqualified.

Business Series

'President Trump's use of fake news is the real problem'

A panel of heavyweights in the media industry looked at ways to tackle the problem of disinformation at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Switzerland

Switzerland chosen as ‘best country in the world’: report

Switzerland was chosen for a second year in a row as the "best country in the world" by the 2018 Best Countries report.

United Kingdom

British L'Oreal hijab model leaves campaign after 'anti-Israel' tweets

Amena Khan would have been the first hijab model to feature in a major brand beauty campaign.

Business Series

Davos 2018: What to expect this year

Here's what to expect from the 48th World Economic Forum meeting in Davos.

Japan

Tokyo holds ‘first-ever’ missile attack drill

Around 350 volunteers worked with authorities in the Japanese capital to simulate reaction to a North Korean nuclear attack.

World News

Insects could be the next hot ingredient used by European restaurants

European entomophages will rejoice.

Germany

Angela Merkel launches new round of preliminary coalition talks

Some think this is Angela Merkel's last chance at forming a coalition.

Spain

Cars trapped overnight on Spanish motorway due to snow

More than 3,000 cars were trapped on the AP-6 motorway in Spain's Castile and Leon region waiting for rescue services to shovel out the snow.

Denmark

‘World’s most expensive’ vodka bottle stolen from Danish bar

The million-dollar bottle was stolen from a bar in Copenhagen on January 2, according to authorities.

United Kingdom

#AskBarnier: Farage reveals questions he'll ask Barnier ahead of meeti

Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage will meet with the EU's chief negotiator for Brexit, Michel Barnier, on Monday. The conversation is likely to focus on post-Brexit trade deals and immigration.

United Kingdom

Windsor council leader calls for beggars to be removed from town befor

Windsor's head councillor, Simon Dudley, tweeted that "there was an epidemic of rough sleeping and vagrancy in Windsor".

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