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Co-pilot hijacks Ethiopian plane to Geneva, exits cockpit by rope

YoopyaFebruary 18, 2014October 30, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 18, 2014October 30, 20230

(Reuters) – A co-pilot who hijacked an Ethiopian Airlines flight to seek asylum in Switzerland on Monday surrendered to police at Geneva airport after jumping...

Europe Sports

Putin in Sochi: a disciplined show

YoopyaFebruary 17, 2014November 1, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 17, 2014November 1, 20230

SOCHI, Russia (AP) — So far during the Winter Olympics, Vladimir Putin hasn’t shown off his pecs, scuba-dived to a treasure site or engaged in...

Europe News

Murdoch’s ex-British paper boss Brooks to start phone-hacking defense

YoopyaFebruary 17, 2014November 25, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 17, 2014November 25, 20230

(Reuters) – Rebekah Brooks, the former boss of Rupert Murdoch’s British newspapers, is due to begin her defense on Wednesday against allegations she was complicit...

Europe World

Ukraine protesters and police pull back in contest over president

YoopyaFebruary 17, 2014October 30, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 17, 2014October 30, 20230

(Reuters) – Ukrainian opposition protesters ended a two-month occupation of city hall in Kiev on Sunday and opened a road to limited traffic, meeting an...

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Ethiopian plane hijacked to Geneva by co-pilot

YoopyaFebruary 17, 2014October 30, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 17, 2014October 30, 20230

GENEVA (AP) — An Ethiopian Airlines co-pilot hijacked a plane bound for Rome on Monday and flew it to Geneva, where he wanted to seek...

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German, French growth creeps above forecasts in last months of 2013

YoopyaFebruary 14, 2014October 30, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 14, 2014October 30, 20230

(Reuters) – Economic growth in Germany and France, the euro zone’s two largest economies, marginally exceeded expectations in the fourth quarter and offered hope of...

Europe News

Italian PM Letta to resign after party withdraws support

YoopyaFebruary 14, 2014November 25, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 14, 2014November 25, 20230

(Reuters) – Italian centre-left leader Matteo Renzi forced party rival Enrico Letta to resign as prime minister on Thursday after criticizing his government’s failure to...

Europe World

European press chief to UK: Ease up on Guardian over Snowden leaks

YoopyaFebruary 12, 2014October 30, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 12, 2014October 30, 20230

(Reuters) – Europe’s main media freedom watchdog told Britain on Wednesday it believed political pressure applied to the Guardian newspaper over its handling of leaked...

Europe

Insight: In Ukraine standoff, echoes of U.S.-Russia Cold War tensions

YoopyaFebruary 12, 2014October 30, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 12, 2014October 30, 20230

(Reuters) – After Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Ukraine last July, U.S. diplomats got a private recap of the message he delivered behind closed doors...

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Class back on rise in UK but elite different

YoopyaFebruary 10, 2014October 30, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 10, 2014October 30, 20230

LONDON (AP) — For the past three decades, many Britons had hoped the rigid class system that defined their country from Dickens to Downton Abbey...