Russians bid to farewell to Gorbachev, but without Putin
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev will be laid to rest Saturday in a Moscow ceremony,…
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Europe
‘All dead’: the Munich Olympics massacre 50 years ago
by Pascale JUILLIARD Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- September 5, 1972: Palestinian gunmen storm the Olympic Village at the…
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IAEA chief says integrity of Ukraine nuclear plant ‘violated’
Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine (AFP) by Stanislav DOSHCHITSYN The head of the UN nuclear agency on Thursday said the "physical integrity" of…
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Putin visits Baltic exclave Kaliningrad as tensions with EU soar
Moscow, Russia (AFP) President Vladimir Putin on Thursday was in Russia's exclave of Kaliningrad, wedged between NATO member countries, with…
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10 times normal rainfall drove vast Pakistan flooding: ESA
Paris, France (AFP) Rainfall 10 times heavier than usual caused Pakistan's devastating floods, the European Space Agency said Thursday,…
3 years ago
Gorbachev and Reagan: a friendship that ended the Cold War
by Paul HANDLEY Agence France Presse Mikhail Gorbachev stepped onto a Washington street and began shaking hands to cheers…
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‘Beginning of the end’: patients hail new treatment for drug-resistant TB
PARIS, France (AFP) - Volodymyr is celebrating a major milestone on Wednesday -- it's his final day of taking a…
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Queen to receive new UK prime minister at Scottish retreat
London, United Kingdom (AFP) - Queen Elizabeth II will receive the new UK prime minister next week at her Scottish…
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EU ministers agree to suspend Russian visa facilitation deal
Prague, Czech Republic (AFP) EU foreign ministers on Wednesday agreed to suspend a 2007 visa facilitation deal with Russia but…
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Gazprom halts pipeline gas flow in new jitters for Europe
by Sophie MAKRIS Agence France Presse Russian energy giant Gazprom suspended gas deliveries to Germany for maintenance on a…
3 years ago
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