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Venner suicide at Notre-Dame ‘political’ – Le Pen

YoopyaMay 22, 2013September 2, 2024

by YoopyaMay 22, 2013September 2, 20240

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has said a suicide on Tuesday in Notre-Dame Cathedral was “political”, in a remark condemned by the ruling party....

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Gay marriage law strains UK Cameron’s leadership, government

YoopyaMay 20, 2013August 18, 2024

by YoopyaMay 20, 2013August 18, 20240

(Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron’s flagship gay marriage policy is set to deepen a rift in his own party on Monday with many...

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Russian oligarchs foot much of the bill for 2014 Olympics in Sochi as price of doing business

YoopyaMay 20, 2013August 18, 2024

by YoopyaMay 20, 2013August 18, 20240

SOCHI, Russia (AP) — The mountains of Sochi are now home to Potanin’s slope, Gazprom’s gondola lift and Sberbank’s ski jump. The nicknames used by...

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Paris nursery school shooting: Man kills himself

YoopyaMay 16, 2013September 2, 2024

by YoopyaMay 16, 2013September 2, 20240

A man in his 60s has shot himself in front of a dozen children at a nursery school close to the Eiffel Tower in Paris,...

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Cameron to publish EU vote bill in bid to defuse party revolt

YoopyaMay 14, 2013August 18, 2024

by YoopyaMay 14, 2013August 18, 20240

(Reuters) – Britain’s ruling Conservatives will unveil a draft bill on Tuesday that could make Prime Minister David Cameron’s promise of a referendum on Britain’s...

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Pope proclaims first saints, says Christians still persecuted

YoopyaMay 12, 2013September 2, 2024

by YoopyaMay 12, 2013September 2, 20240

(Reuters) – Pope Francis on Sunday proclaimed as saints some 800 Italians killed in the 15th century for refusing to convert to Islam, and said...

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Bulgarians vote in election unlikely to soothe anger

YoopyaMay 12, 2013September 2, 2024

by YoopyaMay 12, 2013September 2, 20240

(Reuters) – Bulgarians voted on Sunday in an election marred by suspicions of rigging, with expectations of a close result that is likely to prolong...

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Cameron says Britain must stay in EU, dismisses skeptics

YoopyaMay 9, 2013September 2, 2024

by YoopyaMay 9, 2013September 2, 20240

(Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron took on critics in his own Conservative party on Thursday, saying it would be wrong for Britain to...

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Most of Cyprus pain inflicted on overseas depositors, central bank says

YoopyaMay 9, 2013August 18, 2024

by YoopyaMay 9, 2013August 18, 20240

(Reuters) – Cyprus’ central bank said on Thursday most of the depositors who lost money at bailed-out Bank of Cyprus were from overseas and that...

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Arrests over $50m Belgium airport diamond heist

YoopyaMay 8, 2013September 5, 2024

by YoopyaMay 8, 2013September 5, 20240

Police in Belgium, Switzerland and France have arrested 31 people in connection with one of the world’s largest robberies of diamonds. Belgian prosecutors say they...