Pro-Russian Milos Zeman wins Czech Republic presidential runoff
Czech Republic President Milos Zeman on Saturday won the country’s presidential election runoff, official results showed. The national statistics office CSU said
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IMF hikes global growth outlook on US tax cut boost
In the latest update to the IMF’s World Economic Outlook (WEO), nearly all the forecasts for 2018 and 2019 were
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Czech government loses confidence vote in parliament
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis has lost a vote of confidence in parliament on Tuesday. Originally scheduled for January 10, the vote
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‘Islamic State’ is fighting with weapons made in the EU: study
More than a third of the weapons used by “Islamic State” in Iraq and Syria came from European Union states
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War criminal Slobodan Praljak used cyanide to kill himself in court
Preliminary results from a toxicological test on December 1 have revealed “a concentration of potassium cyanide” in Slobodan Praljak’s blood,
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In Romania, thousands rally against proposal to water down corruption laws
Thousands of people have marched across Romania to protest against plans to reduce the powers of the anti-corruption body. It
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Mediterranean ‘world’s deadliest border’ for migrants, says UN
More than 33 000 people have died attempting the perilous journey across the Mediterranean since 2000, according to a UN
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Brexit: EU cancels UK bids for European Capital of Culture 2023
A looming Brexit makes Britain ineligible to host the EU’s year-long cultural title, the EU has confirmed, describing it as
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Russian meteorological service confirms elevated radioactivity
The source of the radioactive cloud that hovered over Europe in early October is being narrowed down to the Urals.
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