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Europe goes into daylight saving time despite controversy

Europe goes into daylight saving time despite controversy

The controversial time-change sees clock go forward an hour every year on the last Sunday of March and back an hour on the last Sunday of ...

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2036 Olympics: The possible impact of Qatar's bid

2036 Olympics: The possible impact of Qatar's bid

The Games are supposed to rotate every season, and with the 2028 edition to be in North America and 2032 in Oceania, the 2036 Olympic Games ...

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New 10-euro bill debuts

New 10-euro bill debuts

European central banks have started circulating a new 10-euro banknote. The second generation of eurozone money has a number of enhanced security features.

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'Black Pete': Dismantling a racist tradition - DW

'Black Pete': Dismantling a racist tradition - DW

5 Dec 2022 — Black Pete is not based on Black people, he claims, but rather derives from pagan folklore. Just like the German Krampus, a demon-like dark ...

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Indian city faces rising cases of GBS disease

Indian city faces rising cases of GBS disease

India's western city of Pune is battling rising cases of the Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), with at least 111 identified cases just in the last three weeks.

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Who is Vice President JD Vance?

Who is Vice President JD Vance?

JD Vance is the 50th vice president of the United States, deputy to President Donald Trump and potentially the future of the president's long-running populist ...

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Dutch PM calls election after coalition collapse

Dutch PM calls election after coalition collapse

The Netherlands is heading for a new election after far-right firebrand Geert Wilders' party quit the coalition over an immigration policy ...

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Bomb stampede – DW – 05/05/2010

Bomb stampede – DW – 05/05/2010

The incident came just over one year after an assassination attempt against Queen Beatrix. On April 30, 2009, during a Queen's Day celebration, ...

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Retirement in Europe: How long will we have to work?

Retirement in Europe: How long will we have to work?

The law, approved by 81 lawmakers with 21 voting against, sets the retirement age at 70 for all citizens born after December 31, 1970. Currently ...

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H3N2 influenza spreads rapidly in Delhi, northern India

H3N2 influenza spreads rapidly in Delhi, northern India

An aggressive flu virus has gripped northern India. Two-thirds of families in the region are affected. Who's most at risk?

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Italy wins 2021 Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam

Italy wins 2021 Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam

23 May 2021 — Italy shot to the top of the 2021 Eurovision chart after a long night of music and even longer rounds of complicated voting.

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Europe's airports prepare to ease unpopular liquid rules

Europe's airports prepare to ease unpopular liquid rules

1 Aug 2025 — Currently, air travelers are limited to carrying liquids in containers of no more than 100 milliliters, but the technology could mark the ...

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Ajax meet Manchester United in Europa League final

Ajax meet Manchester United in Europa League final

Jose Mourinho's men are the favorites going into the final, to be held at the Friends Arena in Stockholm. However, they will be facing the ...

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Netherlands: Violence erupts at anti-immigration protest

Netherlands: Violence erupts at anti-immigration protest

Protesters clashed with police in The Hague at the rally demanding tougher migration policies. Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders has condemned the unrest ...

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Giorgia Meloni height jibe costs Italian journalist €5000

Giorgia Meloni height jibe costs Italian journalist €5000

After all, you're only 1.2 meters (4 feet) tall. I can't even see you." Cortese was acquitted of the tweet comparing Meloni to Mussolini but ...

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Sweden wins Eurovision Song Contest 2023

Sweden wins Eurovision Song Contest 2023

Swedish singer Loreen has been crowned Europe's best pop act at the Eurovision Song Contest, beating musicians from 25 countries.

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Dick Schoof: Ex-spy chief sworn in as Dutch prime minister

Dick Schoof: Ex-spy chief sworn in as Dutch prime minister

The Netherlands has a new prime minister, seven months after right-wing populists came out on top in the general election.

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Living Legends: The Rolling Stones

Living Legends: The Rolling Stones

The band's founding members included vocalist Mick Jagger, guitarists Keith Richards and Brian Jones, bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie ...

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What is NATO and why was it created?

What is NATO and why was it created?

NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, was formed in 1949 with the aim, first and foremost, of acting as a deterrent to the threat of Soviet expansion ...

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Eurovision 2025: Austria's JJ wins with 'Wasted Love'

Eurovision 2025: Austria's JJ wins with 'Wasted Love'

Austria's JJ has won the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with "Wasted Love." An estimated 160 million people from Europe and beyond were expected ...

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Why Saint Nick and Santa Claus are not the same

Why Saint Nick and Santa Claus are not the same

5 Dec 2024 — Elsewhere, its has been replaced by Santa Claus, a figure whose origin story is a mixture of the legend of Saint Nicholas, the fairy tale of ...

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25 years of Putin: Russia's president cements his power

25 years of Putin: Russia's president cements his power

Vladimir Putin has served as either prime minister or president of Russia since August 9, 1999. How has the former KGB officer managed to continuously ...

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Germany's Annalena Baerbock gets top UN job

Germany's Annalena Baerbock gets top UN job

Germany's former foreign minister has been elected to become the new president of the United Nations General Assembly for one year in September.

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Amsterdam court sentences murderers of journalist De Vries

Amsterdam court sentences murderers of journalist De Vries

Peter R. de Vries, a crime journalist, was shot in the city center in Amsterdam in 2021. Now, three men were sentenced to up to 28 years in prison for their ...

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Why Bosnia has Europe on edge again

Why Bosnia has Europe on edge again

20 May 2025 — The EU is attempting to stabilize the region, but Bosnia remains caught between Western and Russian influences. The country's future hinges on ...

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