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Survivors of new migrant tragedy arrive in Malta

YoopyaOctober 12, 2013March 31, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 12, 2013March 31, 20240

VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — A Maltese ship brought 143 survivors, mostly Syrians, from a capsized smugglers’ boat to Malta on Saturday, as the second migrant...

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EU awards top human rights award to Malala

YoopyaOctober 10, 2013March 10, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 10, 2013March 10, 20240

BRUSSELS (AP) — European lawmakers have awarded their top human rights prize to Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai, who survived a Taliban assassination attempt last year....

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Edward Snowden’s father arrives in Moscow

YoopyaOctober 10, 2013March 17, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 10, 2013March 17, 20240

MOSCOW (AP) — The father of former National Security Agency systems analyst Edward Snowden arrived in Moscow Thursday morning to meet with his son who...

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EU announces 30 million to help refugees in Italy

YoopyaOctober 9, 2013March 10, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 9, 2013March 10, 20240

LAMPEDUSA, Italy (AP) — The head of the European Commission announced Wednesday during a visit to Lampedusa that Italy would receive an additional 30 million...

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New DNA tests say head isn’t French King Henri IV

YoopyaOctober 9, 2013March 10, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 9, 2013March 10, 20240

LONDON (AP) — Three years ago, French researchers declared that a centuries-old mummified head was that of the beloved King Henri IV. But now a...

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Facebook slammed for paying NO TAX in UK despite raking in £223million

YoopyaOctober 9, 2013March 10, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 9, 2013March 10, 20240

The British arm of the social networking giant officially made a loss in Britain in 2012 Facebook was slammed today when it emerged it paid...

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Berlusconi U-turn secures Italian government survival

YoopyaOctober 3, 2013April 7, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 3, 2013April 7, 20240

(Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta won a confidence vote in parliament on Wednesday after Silvio Berlusconi, facing revolt in his own center-right party,...

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Leader of Greece’s far-right Golden Dawn jailed before trial

YoopyaOctober 3, 2013April 7, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 3, 2013April 7, 20240

(Reuters) – The leader of Greece’s far-right Golden Dawn party was sent to jail pending trial on criminal charges on Thursday in a boost to...

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Italy PM Letta faces showdown in parliament after Berlusconi crisis

YoopyaOctober 1, 2013March 17, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 1, 2013March 17, 20240

(Reuters) – Silvio Berlusconi fought to hold his fractious center-right party together on Tuesday a day before a showdown in the Italian parliament that will...

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Berlusconi faces party revolt over Italy political crisis

YoopyaSeptember 30, 2013March 17, 2024

by YoopyaSeptember 30, 2013March 17, 20240

(Reuters) – About 20 Italian center-right lawmakers may break with leader Silvio Berlusconi if he tries to bring down prime minister Enrico Letta’s coalition in...