Category: 3. Europe
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3 ways Christmas is busting the planet – POLITICO
TIE puts that down to loopholes in the EU’s toy safety regime. While the bloc has the “strictest” rules on toy safety in the world, the lobby says, they don’t cover sellers from outside the EU when the sale is facilitated through an online marketplace. “It’s getting worse because… Continue Reading
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Ukraine’s stamps put humour, patriotism and swearing in the post
MYKOLA TYS/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock The head of Ukraine’s postal company, Ukrposhta, says they’re “breaking the rules” with their war stamps Rude gestures are rare on postage stamps, but Ukraine’s best known stamp has one. It shows a soldier raising the middle finger to a Russian warship in… Continue Reading
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Deadly ballistic missile attack in central Ukraine on Christmas Eve
Earlier on Tuesday Ukraine launched drones towards Millerovo in Russia’s Rostov Oblast, a city home to a military airbase, according to local media. ADVERTISEMENT A Russian ballistic missile hit a residential building in the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih on Tuesday, killing at least… Continue Reading
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Swiss Olympic snowboarder Sophie Hediger dies in avalanche, aged 26
Swiss snowboarder Sophie Hediger died in an avalanche at a mountain resort in Switzerland, at the age of 26. Continue Reading
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Unlocking the sacred: What happens at the Holy Door for Jubilee 2025?
The Jubilee ceremony begins with Pope Francis opening the Holy Door at St Peter’s Basilica. The ceremony includes prayers in Latin and Italian, symbolising forgiveness, as the Pope crosses the threshold to start the Holy Year. Continue Reading
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Pope Francis opens Holy Door at St Peter’s Basilica to kick off special jubilee year
Pope Francis has launched a special jubilee year for Roman Catholics during a ceremony on Christmas Eve at the Vatican. The Pope marked the start of the jubilee by opening the usually bricked-up Holy Door at St Peter’s Basilica. Jubilees take place only once every 25 years, and more than 30… Continue Reading
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Pope Francis opens Holy Door to launch 2025 Jubilee
The 2025 Holy Year, themed around hope and trust, has begun with the Pope opening the Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica, as Rome prepares for 30 million pilgrims with heightened security and ongoing renovations. ADVERTISEMENT Pope Francis officially launched the 2025 Holy Year on… Continue Reading
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Are your Christmas gifts ready? Here are the top countries where EU toys come from
While the EU saw a drop in toy exports, China was the EU’s biggest supplier, providing 80% of these imports, valued at €5.2 billion. Continue Reading
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Denmark boosts Greenland defence after Trump repeats desire for US control
Reuters Greenland has major mineral and oil reserves The Danish government has announced a huge boost in defence spending for Greenland, hours after US President-elect Donald Trump repeated his desire to purchase the Arctic territory. Danish Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said the package was… Continue Reading
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Estonia’s city at the ‘end of the free world’ stares across a frozen border at Russia – POLITICO
This year, Smorzhevskikh-Smirnova came under online attack for running an exhibition titled Narva 44 dealing with the destruction of the border city during World War II by Soviet forces. The Kremlin blames the devastation on retreating German troops, she said, but the photos showed a… Continue Reading