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From community to union: Jacques Delors, champion of Europe
AFP, Published on 28/12/2023
» PARIS - For both fans and foes of the European project, Jacques Delors was Brussels' driving force during the EU's greatest period of integration, the creation of the single market and the euro.
Former EU Commission president Jacques Delors dies at 98
AFP, Published on 28/12/2023
» PARIS - Jacques Delors, a former head of the EU Commission and key figure in the creation of the euro currency, has died, his daughter Martine Aubry told AFP on Wednesday.
White House urges 'serious scrutiny' of US Steel takeover deal
AFP, Published on 22/12/2023
» WASHINGTON - A proposed deal that would see US Steel Corp bought by Japan's Nippon Steel should be closely investigated by American authorities, the White House said Thursday, warning it could have national security implications.
Swedish court affirms life sentence for Iranian
AFP, Published on 19/12/2023
» STOCKHOLM - A Swedish appeals court on Tuesday confirmed the conviction of a former Iranian prison official handed a life sentence for crimes committed during a 1988 purge of dissidents.
Live music offers respite from Ukraine trench life
AFP, Published on 15/12/2023
» DONETSK REGION (UKRAINE) - With bawdy songs and violin solos, a live concert near Ukraine's front line gave troops a chance to unwind and clear their heads of warfare.
Journalist deaths decline in 2023
AFP, Published on 14/12/2023
» PARIS - The number of journalists killed in the line of duty fell this year, despite reporter deaths in Gaza in the past two months, media advocacy group Reporters Without Borders said on Thursday.
Armenia, Azerbaijan exchange prisoners
AFP, Published on 13/12/2023
» BAKU - Armenia and Azerbaijan on Wednesday swapped prisoners of war, a first step towards normalising relations since Baku retook control of the long-disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region in a one-day autumn offensive.
Macron defends Jewish ritual at Elysee palace
AFP, Published on 08/12/2023
» PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron felt compelled Friday to justify allowing a Jewish ritual at the Elysee palace after critics accused him of failing to respect France's secular traditions.
Ukrainian truckers stranded in Poland battle cold
AFP, Published on 06/12/2023
» KORCZOWA, Poland - In a Polish car park near the Ukrainian border, truck drivers stranded by a month-long blockade that has caused disruption and a row with Ukraine shoveled snow off their vehicles.
'How are you not ashamed?' elderly hostage told Hamas leader: grandson
AFP, Published on 02/12/2023
» TEL AVIV - After Hamas gunmen stormed into 85-year-old Yocheved Lifshitz's house and shot her husband in the hand, they threw her on a motorbike and dragged her off to a tunnel network beneath Gaza, her grandson Daniel says.