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Tower of London Beefeaters switch tunics for yellow vests
AFP, Published on 22/12/2018
» LONDON - Beefeater guards at the Tower of London switched their traditional red uniforms for yellow vests on Friday as they went on strike with staff at other historic sites over pensions.
At least 43 killed in Kabul govt compound attack
AFP, Published on 25/12/2018
» KABUL: An hours-long gun and suicide attack on a Kabul government compound killed at least 43 people, the health ministry said Tuesday, making it one of the deadliest assaults on the Afghan capital this year.
Germany at risk of recession but economists keep faith
AFP, Published on 15/01/2019
» FRANKFURT AM MAIN - Germany will find out on Tuesday if Europe's top economy ended 2018 in a technical recession, with fears over slowing momentum fuelling calls for Berlin to use its fiscal leeway to bolster growth.
Anger as UK's May asks yet more time for Brexit
AFP, Published on 25/02/2019
» LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday called for still more time to renegotiate her Brexit deal, and drew outrage by suggesting parliament may not be able to vote on the text until just 17 days before Britain leaves the EU.
Estonia votes as far-right surge challenges mainstream
AFP, Published on 03/03/2019
» TALLINN - Estonians vote Sunday in a general election with the centre-left coalition duelling its traditional liberal rivals and a surging far-right party buoyed by a backlash from mostly rural voters in the Baltic eurozone state.
Estonia votes as far-right surge challenges mainstream
AFP, Published on 03/03/2019
» TALLINN - Estonians began voting Sunday in a general election with the centre-left coalition duelling its traditional liberal rivals and a surging far-right party buoyed by a backlash from mostly rural voters in the Baltic eurozone state.
UK government warns it might not hold pivotal Brexit vote
AFP, Published on 18/03/2019
» LONDON: British leader Theresa May's government warned Sunday it might not hold a planned Brexit vote this week unless it feels it can secure a win that avoids a lengthy delay to pulling out of the Euroean Union.
Comic leads as Ukraine votes for president
AFP, Published on 31/03/2019
» KIEV - A comedian whose political experience is limited to playing the president on TV is likely to top the first round of voting when Ukrainians go to the polls on Sunday.
Paris police brace for May 1 rallies
AFP, Published on 01/05/2019
» PARIS - France's zero-tolerance approach to protest violence will be tested Wednesday when a heady mix of labour unionists, "yellow vest" demonstrators and hardline hooligans are expected to hit the streets on Labour Day.
Paris on edge as thousands gather for May 1 rallies
AFP, Published on 01/05/2019
» PARIS: Thousands began rallying for May Day in Paris on Wednesday, with a heady mix of labour unionists, "yellow vest" demonstrators and hardline troublemakers expected to turn out in a test for France's zero-tolerance policy on protest violence.