EU commissioner knits during von der Leyen's speech
EU tech chief Margrethe Vestager knitted as her boss Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gave a policy speech on Wednesday, September 15.
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I'm not dead!: A woman's bureaucratic nightmare
Declared dead by a French court in 2017, Jeanne Pouchain has spent the past four years trying to escape a bewildering legal maze and prove to authorities that she is in fact very much alive. She says the experience has been devastating. Lauren Anthony tells her story.
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FBI raids homes linked to Russian oligarch
FBI agents on Tuesday raided Washington and New York City homes linked to Oleg Deripaska, a Russian billionaire under U.S. sanctions with Kremlin ties, part of an investigation led by the U.S. Attorney's office in Manhattan, according to two sources familiar with the probe. This report produced by Chris Dignam.
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'Drink water' - Ronaldo shuns coca-cola bottles
Portuguese soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo removed two bottles of tournament sponsor's Coca-Cola away from him as he entered a news conference on Monday, before holding up a bottle of water to the media, dismissing the famous sugary drink.
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Titanic sub suffered 'catastrophic loss' -US Coast Guard
The five people aboard a missing submersible died in a "catastrophic" event, a Coast Guard official said on Thursday (June 22), bringing a grim end to the massive search for the vessel that was lost during a voyage to the Titanic.
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Jamaican calls for reparations as British royals visit
Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate arrived in Jamaica on Tuesday as part of a week-long Caribbean tour, hours after activists protested to demand reparations for slavery amid growing scrutiny of the British Empire's colonial legacy.
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Gilded toilet: A Russian police corruption probe
Russia said on Tuesday it had caught a criminal gang led by a traffic policeman that extorted huge bribes, airing footage of his mansion containing palatial tsarist-style rooms, gaudy decorations, and a gilded toilet. Emer McCarthy reports.
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Putin invaded to put 'decent people' in Kyiv, says Italy's Berlusconi
Russian President Vladimir Putin was "pushed" into invading Ukraine and wanted to put "decent people" in charge of Kyiv, former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi has said, drawing fierce criticism just ahead of Italy's election.
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Google threatens to shut down search in Australia
Google said on Friday it would block its search engine in Australia if the government proceeds with a new code that would force it and Facebook Inc to pay media companies for the right to use their content. Libby Hogan reports.
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U.S. judge blocks Biden's deportation freeze
A federal judge in Texas on Tuesday temporarily blocked a move by new U.S. President Joe Biden to halt the deportation of many immigrants for a 100-day period, a swift legal setback for his ambitious immigration agenda. This report produced by Yahaira Jacquez.
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British press pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth II
Britain's newspapers mourned the death of Queen Elizabeth on Friday morning, hours after her death was confirmed by Buckingham Palace.
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North Korea's Kim says U.S. is 'biggest enemy'
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for more advanced nuclear weapons and said the United States is "our biggest enemy," according to state media in the country on Saturday. Adam Reed reports.
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Johnson must respect Scots' democracy, says Sturgeon
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Thursday that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has no right to stand in the way of Scottish independence if that is what the people of Scotland want.
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Kobe Bryant's widow awarded $16mln over leaked photos
The widow of the late basketball star Kobe Bryant was awarded $16 million by a jury on Wednesday over the sharing of photos of human remains at the helicopter crash site where her husband, their 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others were killed in 2020, according to multiple media reports. Jayson Albano reports.
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David Attenborough: 'We must act now on climate change'
British naturalist Sir David Attenborough warned world leaders it would be too late to tackle climate change if COP26 does not succeed.
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Aerials capture destruction of Madrid building blast
Images taken from a police helicopter captured the destruction of a blast in a Madrid building where at least two people died and eight were injured on Wednesday (January 20).
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Brazil's Bolsonaro asks supporters to lift blockades
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday (November 2) finally asked truckers blocking roads nationwide in protest of Lula's election win to clear the blockades, as many of his supporters call for military intervention to overturn the election. Diane To reports.
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UK govt to shift on trucker visas amid shortage
Britain is expected to announce plans to issue temporary work visas to truck drivers to ease an acute labor shortage that has led to fuel rationing at hundreds of gas stations and long queues to fill up - with pumps running dry in some places. Lucy Fielder reports.
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Missing boy found after days in Australian bush
A three year-old boy has been found in the Australian bush, three days after he went missing from his family’s property in the New South Wales Hunter region.
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Biden mistakenly calls Ukrainian people 'Iranian'
U.S. President Joe Biden accidentally referenced the "Iranian people" as he spoke about Ukraine during his State of the Union speech on Tuesday (March 1).
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Whistleblower says Facebook is misleading public
A Facebook whistleblower on Sunday accused the social media giant of repeatedly prioritizing profit over clamping down on hate speech and misinformation, and said her lawyers have filed at least eight complaints with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Libby Hogan reports.
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Dutch develop no-pain needle-free injections
With the "Bubble Gun," researchers in the Netherlands are hoping virtually painless, needle-free vaccinations could soon be a reality. It uses laser technology to penetrate the skin. Lucy Fielder has more.
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Teachers lead protests across Panama over living costs
Teachers led nationwide protests in Panama on Monday, demanding the government step in to curb inflation, and lower fuel and food prices, in the eighth consecutive day of demonstrations.
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Boris Johnson bows out of UK parliament
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson received a round of applause from members of his Conservative Party after he finished addressing parliament at his last appearance during Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday (July 20).
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Moderna contaminant thought to be metallic particles
A contaminant found in a batch of Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccines delivered to Japan is believed to be a metallic particle, Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported. Edward Baran reports.
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