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Hungary passes contested laws against foreign influence
AFP, Published on 13/12/2023
» BUDAPEST - Hungary's parliament on Tuesday passed a package of laws to curb foreign influence, which critics fear could be used to crack down on dissent against nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government.
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Bulgaria dismantles Soviet army monument
AFP, Published on 13/12/2023
» SOFIA - Regional authorities in Sofia on Tuesday began dismantling a towering Soviet-era monument prominently featuring a soldier following years of controversy between Bulgaria's opposing camps of pro-Europeans and Russophiles.
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Dutch dope trial: what's the deal?
AFP, Published on 13/12/2023
» THE HAGUE - On December 15, cannabis will for the first time be grown, sold, and consumed legally in the Netherlands as part of a four-year trial across the country.
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UK's Sunak faces key test over Rwanda migrant policy vote
AFP, Published on 11/12/2023
» LONDON: UK leader Rishi Sunak faces the riskiest week of his premiership, with lawmakers gathering Monday to decide whether to back his flagship policy to send asylum seekers to Rwanda.
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Hong Kong 'patriots only' elections see lowest-ever turnout
AFP, Published on 11/12/2023
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong's first "patriots only" district council elections saw a turnout of 27.5 percent, the government said Monday, a record-low number for a race that had shut out all opposition candidates.
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War-torn Sudan faces 'catastrophe' as UN funds run short
AFP, Published on 11/12/2023
» PORT SUDAN (SUDAN) - The United Nations has only been able to reach a fraction of the nearly 25 million people needing aid in war-devastated Sudan, the head of the UN's humanitarian response in the country says.
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'Stumbling blocks' for Wilders to form Dutch govt
AFP, Published on 11/12/2023
» THE HAGUE: Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders appeared Monday to have persuaded his preferred coalition partners to keep negotiating but reportedly major "stumbling blocks" remain over his hardline anti-Islam, anti-European views.
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'Not a minute to lose': Clock ticks on fossil fuel deal at climate summit
AFP, Published on 11/12/2023
» DUBAI: The UN climate chief on Monday urged an end to obstruction a day before the deadline for a deal at a summit in Dubai, with oil producers resisting historic calls for the world to wind down fossil fuels.
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Lula warns Maduro as South America nervously eyes Guyana-Venezuela row
AFP, Published on 10/12/2023
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva urged his counterpart Nicolas Maduro Saturday against escalating Venezuela's border row with neighboring Guyana, as South American leaders nervously monitored the deepening dispute.
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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.
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