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- Feb- 2023 -5 February
Eight dead in weekend avalanches in Austria
“One winter sports enthusiast was killed in an avalanche in Kaltenbach on Saturday,” a police spokesman told AFP, declining to…
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Macron gives ground to allies in unpopular pension reform bid
Former colonial power France had special forces based in the capital Ouagadougou, but its presence had come under intense scrutiny…
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Germany’s Scholz says ‘consensus’ with Zelensky that Western arms do not hit Russia
Berlin has already said it will provide Ukraine with 14 Leopard 2s from its military stocks, but manufacturers also want…
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Cult Austrian Soviet-nostalgia band Russkaja breaks up over safety fears
“Water Serpents II,” which depicts nymphs grappling with a red serpent, was completed in 1907 during Klimt’s so-called golden period, when…
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Avalanches in Switzerland and Austria kill five
The Swiss climate, at least where most of the people live in the Central Plateau, delivers a mixed bag of…
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Utility bills, ‘sexy’ myths and French seasons: 6 essential articles for life in France
LIVING IN FRANCE What to look for in your next electricity bill, the truth about the ‘sexy’ French, renting out…
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Burkina junta chief denies diplomatic split from France
POLITICS Burkina Faso’s junta leader said on Friday his country had not severed diplomatic ties with France, which he has…
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Gibraltar accuses Spain of ‘gross sovereignty breach’ over customs incident
Sánchez and a dozen ministers are set to meet Moroccan Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch for the first “high-level meeting” of…
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Austrian avalanches leave three dead
“One winter sports enthusiast was killed in an avalanche in Kaltenbach on Saturday,” a police spokesman told AFP, declining to…
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Spy or jihadist? Denmark probes jailed man’s case
POLITICS Danish lawmakers decided on Friday to investigate the case of a man who says he spied for Denmark in…
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