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Hong Kong airport on alert ahead of fresh wave of protests

Hong Kong airport on alert ahead of fresh wave of protests

Luxembourg

Luxembourg could become first EU country to fully legalise cannabis

In an interview with Politico, Health Minister Etienne Schneider confirmed his government's plans to legalise production and consumption of cannabis for recreational purposes, while calling other European countries to do the same.

World News

UK foreign secretary says 'huge appetite' for US-UK trade deal

Dominic Raab said there was a huge appetite for a US-UK trade deal post-Brexit after meeting with Trump and other US officials in Washington.

Business

Ryanair pilots vote to strike — British Airline Pilots Association

Ryanair pilots voted in favour of a strike and the union set five dates for the strike.

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France

Watch: Farmers create natural straw intend to break plastic's back

Just a half acre provides 1 million drinking straws that are biodegradable, reusable, resist the cold and heat, as well as being dishwasher-friendly.

French Guiana

Watch: ESA launches high-speed network into atmosphere atop a rocket

The EDRS aims to create what has been called the "Space Data Highway" — a high-speed network that can transfer optical data from satellites to Earth in near-real-time.

Poland

Sprawling sunflower field in Polish city makes it top tourist spot

A sprawling sunflower field has made a Polish city look like a real-life Van Gogh painting.

Poland

Poland to hold parliamentary election on October 13

Poland to hold parliamentary election on October 13

Sport

Woman wins 4,000-km Bulgaria-France bike race after sleeping by road

Fiona Kolbinger has become the first female cyclist to win the Transcontinental Race. This was Kolbinger's first ever ultra distance event.

Sport

Belgian cyclist Lambrecht dies after crash in Tour of Poland

Belgian cyclist Lambrecht dies after crash in Tour of Poland

World News

Dutch band nixes Lebanon gig in solidarity with local artists

Dutch band nixes Lebanon gig in solidarity with local artists

Bulgaria

Bulgarian Kristalina Georgieva picked as EU candidate for IMF head

After long negotiations, the chief executive of the World Bank emerged as the EU candidate to succeed Christine Lagarde.

USA

'Tremendous victory': Trump toasts US-EU deal on beef imports

The US and the European Union have signed a deal to settle their former dispute over beef imports, US President Donald Trump says.

World News

International Beer Day: Germany king of beer in the EU

Germany produced 21% of the total EU beer production in 2018.

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Activists all abuzz over use of pesticides in Europe

Environmental campaigners gathered outside the European Commission on Wednesday asking for an end to the usage of bee-killing pesticides.

Business

Information of over 100 million individuals in US, Canada hacked

Capital One Financial Corp said on Monday that personal information including names and addresses of about 100 million individuals in the United States and 6 million people in Canada were obtained by a hacker who has been arrested.

USA

US to use drug for executions that's in short supply

The US Attorney General William Barr said the US government would use pentobarbital — which has been in short supply in the US in part due to a European ban on exporting lethal drugs.

Italy

Watch again: Italian policeman mourned in US murder suspect probe

Italian police investigate picture of blindfolded US murder suspect as hundreds gathered to mourn the policeman allegedly murdered by two American teenagers .

World News

Pope offers prayers for migrants killed in Mediterranean shipwreck

Pope offers prayers for migrants killed in Mediterranean shipwreck

World News

Trouble brewing? How coffee producers miss out as your coffee goes up

At the end of 2018, a bag of coffee cost the average UK coffee drinker €6.50 however coffee was selling at just $1 (0.89 cents of euro). So how come there is such a disparity between the market value and its retail price?