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Kazakhstan, Sweden, Bolivia, Ethiopia win UN council seats Kazakh Foreign Minister Yerlan Idrissov said 'we are very proud to be the first Central Asian country to serve on the council'.

01 July 2016

Merkel warns EU against kneejerk reaction to Brexit German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday warned EU member states against drawing hasty conclusions about Britain's decision to quit.

24 June 2016

Britain votes to leave EU, PM resigns Britain voted to break away from the European Union Friday, toppling Prime Minister David Cameron and dealing a thunderous blow to the bloc

24 June 2016

EU agrees anti-tax evasion deal The EU agreed a raft of anti-tax evasion measures to make it harder for multinationals to shift profits to countries with lower taxes.

21 June 2016

France becomes first major nation to ratify UN climate deal President Francois Hollande finalised ratification of the Paris climate accord reached in December 2015.

15 June 2016

Income for all? Pro and con arguments in Swiss vote On Sunday the Swiss will vote on whether to provide the entire population with a basic, unconditional income, a world first.

03 June 2016

OPEC happy with oil market, kingpin Saudi says Saudi Arabia expressed confidence that oil prices will keep recovering.

02 June 2016

Polish grandpa heads from New York to Portugal... in a kayak A Polish grandfather left New York Sunday on his third solo trans-Atlantic crossing in a kayak, aiming to arrive in Portugal in time to celebrate his 70th birthday on firm ground in September.

30 May 2016

Romania's Senate speaker charged with lying in fraud probe Popescu-Tariceanu is accused of making "declarations not in line with reality" concerning his links with several Romanian and Israeli businessmen who have already been charged, thus "hindering the course of justice".

25 May 2016

Virtual Reality puts viewer in the movie at Cannes What if you could both watch a film and be a character in it?

17 May 2016

Total launches gas project in Britain's Shetlands French oil and gas company Total officially launched a project off Britain's remote Shetland Islands.

16 May 2016

British 'barbarians' need manners lesson, says China paper in rudeness row The British media is riddled with "barbarians" who would benefit from a lesson in manners from China's ancient civilisation, a state-run newspaper said Thursday after Queen Elizabeth II called some Chinese officials "very rude".

12 May 2016

Queen calls Chinese delegation 'very rude' Queen Elizabeth II called members of a Chinese delegation "very rude", in a rare diplomatic gaffe by the British monarch.

11 May 2016

Days are numbered for 500-euro banknote The European Central Bank is set to decide the fate of the 500-euro banknote, which many people associate with money laundering,

04 May 2016

Glencore cuts copper, zinc production to counter glut Commodities giant Glencore cut its copper and zinc production in the first quarter as it struggles to rein in the abundance of supply.

04 May 2016

Air France KLM narrows losses, warns of turbulence as pilots' pay cut Air France-KLM said Wednesday it cut its losses in the first quarter of 2016 but passenger traffic to Paris was affected by terror attacks.

04 May 2016

All Belgians to get iodine pills in case of nuclear accident Belgium is to provide iodine pills to its entire population to protect it against radioactivity in case of a nuclear accident.

28 April 2016

First shipment of US natural gas to EU arrives In a move which could lead to continental price wars and reduce Russian market domination, the first shipment of US natural gas to the European Union arrived.

27 April 2016

Britain would be less well off after Brexit: OECD Britons would be less well off if they voted to leave the European Union than if they stayed, the head of the OECD said on Wednesday.

27 April 2016

Drone crosses path of Aer Lingus plane over France A drone flying at more than 2,000 metres altitude came close to an Aer Lingus plane as it approached Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport.

21 April 2016

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