“I’m lucky that I listened to my parents and also see a little bit when I was playing professional football. I don’t want to be that difficult guy at 35, 36. I saw really bad things in football, people fighting in the streets, fighting on the pitch, because if we don’t win, we don’t…
Category: 3. Europe
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Europe should back Donald Trump to again engage Kim Jong-un
For years, the European Union has approached North Korean affairs through a narrow lens: imposing sanctions, condemning Pyongyang’s human rights record, and providing humanitarian assistance. While the bloc has consistently denounced North…
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Lisbon funicular crash initial report reveals litany of failings
A preliminary report into last month’s funicular crash in Lisbon that killed 16 people has detailed a litany of failings.
Portugal’s Air and Rail Accident Investigations Bureau said an underground cable – which acted as a counterweight between two carriages and broke, prompting the crash – was…
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Catholic clergy sex abuse victims hopeful after Pope Leo meeting
Victims of sex abuse by members of the Catholic clergy have expressed hope after meeting Pope Leo at the Vatican for the first time.
Gemma Hickey, board president of Ending Clergy Abuse (ECA Global), told the BBC it spoke “volumes” he had met them so soon in his papacy.
The group is pushing for a…
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The Embarrassing Diplomatic Demotion of Europe
When the head of the largest military alliance in the world calls the president of the United States “daddy,” you’d be forgiven for thinking that it’s all over for the functional independence, much less dignity, of the…
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Pour la première fois, un sommet européen pour enrayer la montée de l’extrême droite
BRUXELLES ― Les dirigeants européens se livrent au combat de leur vie. Pour la première fois, le sommet qu’ils organisent cette semaine se concentrera sur des sujets visant à reprendre du terrain à l’extrême droite.
Les responsables politiques issus des partis traditionnels, qu’ils…
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Threat of EU sanctions against Israel ‘remains on the table’, Kaja Kallas warns
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The European Union won’t impose possible sanctions on Israel now over the war in Gaza, but hasn’t taken…
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Threat of EU sanctions against Israel 'remains on the table', Kaja Kallas warns
The 27 European ministers of foreign affairs, who were meeting in Luxembourg, considered the situation in Gaza too “fragile” to withdraw possible sanctions against Israel.
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Data Corner: who’s taking part in Horizon Europe’s joint undertakings?
Horizon Europe’s ten joint undertakings – the largest and most lobbied Horizon Europe industrial partnerships – have so far spent €10.88 billion on research and innovation projects, including €5.91 billion in Horizon Europe money….
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