The European Union has agreed to indefinitely immobilise the assets of the Russian Central Bank, a central element of the reparations loan to Ukraine, still under intense negotiations ahead of a make-or-break summit next week.
By doing so, the…
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EMA welcomes political agreement on new EU pharmaceutical legislation
The new legislation will modernise how medicines are developed, authorised and made available to patients across the EU. It is expected to simplify structures and procedures which have been introduced by different pieces of legislation over…
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Australia’s world-first social media ban is a ‘natural experiment’ for scientists
Young people in Australia can no longer use popular social media platforms.Credit: David Gray/AFP via Getty
This week, Australia became the first country to ban children under age 16 from using most social-media platforms. Many teenagers in the…
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Inside the very tense, very wet secret mission to get María Corina Machado out of Venezuela
It took an American private rescue team 15 to 16 hours to get Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado out of her country and safely on her way to Norway to collect her Nobel Peace Prize, and to be reunited with her family on…
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Hundreds of British Empire artifacts stolen from U.K. museum, as police release images of men carrying bags
More than 600 items from a collection documenting the links between Britain and countries in the former British Empire were stolen from a U.K. museum in September, police said Thursday.
Avon and Somerset police have launched an appeal for…
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More than 400 civilians killed in fighting in eastern Congo
GOMA, Congo (AP) — More than 400 civilians have been killed since the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group escalated its offensive in the South Kivu province in eastern Congo, regional officials said, adding…
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Despite Hungary’s objections, EU maps Ukraine’s road to accession
The European Union on Thursday handed Ukraine a long list of reforms needed to join the bloc, determined to push the process forward despite the ongoing war and objections from EU member Hungary.
Top EU…
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Bonnie Blue Learns Her Fate After Arrest For Controversial Video
Adult star Bonnie Blue, who was arrested in Indonesia for her raunchy stunt with a group of male tourists, has pledged her support for US President Donald Trump’s British ally, Nigel Farage.
The British content creator also learned her fate…
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How Venezuela’s Broken Oil Sector Became a Fault Line in U.S. Power Politics
As the recently published national security strategy emphasised, the new Trump administration is focused on maintaining control and influence in Latin America. The growing pressure that Washington is putting on Venezuela is just one…
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