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Iceland's volcano eruption no longer visible: met office 22 Dec 2023 - 07:18 pm
People watch flowing lava during an volcanic eruption near Litli Hrutur, south-west of Reykjavik in Iceland on July 10, 2023. (Photo by Kristinn Magnusson / AFP)
Spanish police seize over two tonnes of cocaine in major bust 22 Dec 2023 - 07:11 pm
This handout photo taken in an undisclosed place and released on December 22, 2023 by Spain's Guardia Civil shows a speed boat loaded with parcels, seized as part of a drug trafficking investigation led simultaneously in Spain and Portugal and coordinated by Europol. (Photo by Spanish Guardia Civil / AFP)
Shock, tears as Prague reels from university shooting 22 Dec 2023 - 07:02 pm
Well wishers light candles as people mourn at a makeshift memorial for the victims outside the Charles University in central Prague, on December 22, 2023, as police investigators kept working on the campus the day after a deadly mass shooting. (Photo by Michal Cizek / AFP)
Police seek motive in Prague mass shooting 22 Dec 2023 - 01:53 pm
Prague's Police chief Petr Matejcek (C-R, in blue shirt) addresses a press conference on December 22, 2023 in Prague to inform about a deadly mass shooting at a university the day before. Photo by Radek Mica / AFP
UK economy shrinks before election year 22 Dec 2023 - 01:42 pm
Shoppers browse stalls in Petticoat Lane Market, against the backdrop of The City of London financial district in London on August 11, 2023.  Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP
Missing UK teen found in France returned for better 'future' 22 Dec 2023 - 01:35 pm
This photograph shows a general view of the Villefranche-de-Lauragais' gendarmerie, south-western France, on December 15, 2023 after Alex Batty, a British boy who disappeared in Spain six years ago when he was 11, has been found near, in a mountainous area, in France on December 14, 2023. Photo by Ed JONES / AFP
French city makes public transport free for residents 22 Dec 2023 - 08:59 am
This photograph taken on December 21, 2023, shows tramways running on tracks in Montpellier, southern France. Photo by Sylvain THOMAS / AFP
Prague shaken as Czechs mourn victims of deadliest shooting 22 Dec 2023 - 08:44 am
Well wishers light candles for the shooting victims at the Charles University main office in central Prague, on December 21, 2023. Photo by Michal CIZEK / AFP
Prague university shooting kills 10 21 Dec 2023 - 07:42 pm
A police officer cordon off an area near the university in central Prague, on December 21, 2023. (Photo by Michal CIZEK / AFP)
Czech police say people have been killed in a shooting in downtown Prague 21 Dec 2023 - 06:21 pm
A police officer cordon off an area near the university in central Prague, on December 21, 2023. (Photo by Michal CIZEK / AFP)
Icelandic volcano eruption eases as evacuated village remains off limits 20 Dec 2023 - 07:41 pm
 Molten lava is comming out from a fissure on the Reykjanes peninsula 3km north of the evacuate town of Grindavik, western Iceland on December 19, 2023. (Photo by Kristinn Magnusson / AFP) /
EU agrees 'historic' reform of asylum laws 20 Dec 2023 - 02:55 pm
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On Yer bike: London firms turn to cargo bikes 20 Dec 2023 - 12:36 pm
Co-founder of green logistics company Zhero, Joe Sharpe, rides a cargo bike near Sadie Coles HQ gallery in London on October 27, 2023. (Photo by Daniel Matthews / AFP)
Hospital doctors in England start new strike over pay 20 Dec 2023 - 11:31 am
People hold British Medical Association (BMA) branded placards calling for better pay, as they stand on a picket line outside University College Hospital (UCH) in central London on April 12, 2023, during a strike by junior doctors -- physicians who are not senior specialists but who may still years of experience. Photo by Ben Stansall / AFP
Greece approves new law granting undocumented migrants residence rights, provided they have a job 19 Dec 2023 - 10:22 pm
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IN PHOTOS: Volcano erupts in southwest Iceland after weeks of earthquakes 19 Dec 2023 - 09:03 am
Flowing lava is seen during at a fissure on the Reykjanes peninsula 3km north of Grindavik, western Iceland on December 18, 2023. Photo by Kristinn Magnusson / AFP
Germany business mood sours as 2023 ends 18 Dec 2023 - 01:35 pm
A man ride bicycle along the Main river embankment during a sunny day in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on August 10, 2023. Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP
Russian President affirms West is bent on destroying his country 17 Dec 2023 - 05:35 pm
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