Europe

According to German law, the man who shot ten people and himself in Hanau had strong racist motives. Nine people were killed in two shisha bars, cafes where you can smoke a hookah. The police then found the bodies of the…
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Pope Francis responded today to statements by his predecessor Benedict XVI. Benedict writes in a book that comes out on Wednesday that celibacy is sacred within the church and that this should not be altered. A spokesperson for…
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A knife attack on Friday in a park in Villejuif, one of the suburbs south of the French capital Paris, killed one. Another person was seriously injured, a third was slightly wounded. The police subsequently shotted the perpetrator…
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A day later than planned, a European planet seeker went into space. The Cheops probe was launched on Wednesday from French Guiana. The countdown was stopped on Tuesday due to a software problem. The Cheops must start looking for…
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Boris Johnson: Brexit Deal to be Put before Parliament on Friday. The British government will present to Parliament on Friday the legislation necessary for the British departure from the European Union. Prime Minister Boris…
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Criminals smacked this morning at historical museum Grünes Gewölbe (Green Vault) in Dresden, Germany, and stole antique historical jewellery. Based on German media, this might be "the biggest art theft in post-war history." The perpetrators…
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European Commissioner expects Agreement on Criminal proceedings against Italy. European Commissioner Pierre Moscovici expects European finance ministers to agree to criminal proceedings against Italy for failing to reduce debt. "We…
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Donald Tusk warns about the Rise of large Tech Companies. The President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, warns of the rise of major tech companies such as Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon. Tusk compares its influence with…
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Zalando Attracts more Customers who buy more Together. The European online fashion store Zalando saw the number of customers increase in the first quarter of 2019 compared to a year earlier by 14.1 percent to 27.2 million. The…
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Italian Economy out of Recession after Growth in the first Quarter. The Italian economy grew by 0.2 percent in the first quarter compared to the last quarter of 2018, the Italian statistics agency Istat reports Tuesday. With this,…
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