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Macron to visit France's cyclone-battered Mayotte 16 Dec 2024 - 11:27 pm
France's President Emmanuel Macron (R) looks on with the logo of Air Corsica on an aircraft in the background as he attends the Pope's departure ceremony at the Ajaccio airport, on the French island of Corsica, on December 15, 2024. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP)
Italian population keeps ageing in 2023 16 Dec 2024 - 10:19 pm
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Germany's Scholz loses confidence vote, triggering early elections 16 Dec 2024 - 09:29 pm
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is pictured next to an exist sign during a vote of confidence against himself in a plenary session at the Bundestag (Lower house of Parliament) in Berlin on December 16, 2024. (Photo by RALF HIRSCHBERGER / AFP)
France in crisis mode as rescuers rush cyclone aid to Mayotte 16 Dec 2024 - 09:02 pm
This handout aerial photograph taken and released by the French Securite Civile on December 15, 2024 shows French Security Civile members removing debris in Combani, on the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte, after the cyclone Chido hit the archipelago. (Photo by Handout / Securite Civile / AFP)
Bosnia hits hottest year on record in 2024: meteorologists 16 Dec 2024 - 06:03 pm
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Weight-loss drugmaker Novo Nordisk invests $1.2 bn in new factory in Denmark 16 Dec 2024 - 01:12 pm
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12 die of carbon monoxide poisoning in Georgia 16 Dec 2024 - 10:26 am
Photo used for representational purposes. Georgia; people walk by outside the Georgian parliament after the parliament members elected a new president, in Tbilisi on December 15, 2024. Photo by Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP.
'Definitely several hundred' killed as Cyclone Chido devastates France's Mayotte 15 Dec 2024 - 07:53 pm
This handout photograph released by the Gendarmerie nationale on December 15, 2024 and taken on that day at an undisclosed location on the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte shows French gendarmes near their armored vehicle Berliet VXB-170 (or VBRG) as they work to remove an unrooted tree from a road, a day after the cyclone Chido hit the archipelago. Photo by Handout / GENDARMERIE NATIONALE / AFP.
Greek parliament is set to adopt an almost double defence budget 15 Dec 2024 - 05:49 pm
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Police probe suspect over five murders in northern France 15 Dec 2024 - 05:32 pm
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Cyclone Chido slams into Mozambique 15 Dec 2024 - 12:45 pm
This handout photograph taken and released by the General Direction of the civil aviation on December 14, 2024 shows damage in the control tower at the airport in Pamandzi, hours after Cyclone Chido batterred the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte with winds of up to 220 kilometres (137 miles) per hour. (Photo by Handout / DGAC / AFP)
Oldest Miss France clinches crown, aged 34 15 Dec 2024 - 08:33 am
Newly elected Miss France 2025 Angelique Angarni-Filopon celebrates winning the Miss France 2025 beauty pageant, on December 14, 2024. (Photo by Romain Perrocheau / AFP)
Founder of Spain's Mango clothing chain dies in accident 14 Dec 2024 - 11:18 pm
This handout image released by Mango on December 14, 2024 shows an alternative crop of Mango fashion powerhouse non executive chairman and founder Isak Andic who died unexpectedly December 14, 2024 in an accident according to a press release from Mango. (Photo by LLUIS GENE / AFP)
Georgia ruling party set to install loyalist president amid constitutional crisis 14 Dec 2024 - 12:50 pm
A parliament member casts his ballot during a session to elect a new president in Tbilisi on December 14, 2024. Photo by Vano SHLAMOV / AFP.
Italy grants Argentina's President Milei citizenship 14 Dec 2024 - 12:44 pm
Photo used for representational purposes. Italy's Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni welcomes Argentina's President Javier Milei at Palazzo Chigi prior their meeting in Rome on December 13, 2024. Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP.
Herzog says 'stereotypical' AI inferior to human directors 14 Dec 2024 - 10:37 am
German filmmaker, actor, opera director, and author, Werner Herzog, poses during a photo session in Paris, on December 12, 2024. (Photo by Joel Saget / AFP)
'Balancing life and death': Ukrainian activists urge minute of silence 14 Dec 2024 - 09:42 am
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France's Mayotte on highest alert as Cyclone Chido nears 14 Dec 2024 - 08:39 am
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