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Czechs in post-vote limbo as president rushed to hospital

The Czech Republic was plunged into uncertainty on Sunday as President Milos Zeman was rushed to hospital a day after…

Algerian president demands ‘total respect’ from France

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Sunday demanded France's "total respect", following a row over visas and critical comments from Paris…

N.Irish police probe abuse at Church-run women’s homes

  DUBLIN, Ireland (AFP) -- Northern Irish police on Wednesday began probing historic allegations of abuse at women's homes run…

Vatican teen sex abuse trial ends with acquittals

  ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Two priests were acquitted on Wednesday of charges linked with sex abuse at a school…

Volcanic ash cloud closes airport in La Palma: officials

Spain (AFP) -- Clouds of thick ash from the erupting volcano on La Palma on Thursday forced the island's airport…

Germany puts 100-year-old on trial for Nazi crimes

  by David COURBET Agence France Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) --- A 100-year-old former concentration camp guard will on Thursday…

Sweden halts use of Moderna vaccine for young adults

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) -- Sweden's Public Health Agency on Wednesday recommended a temporary halt to the use of the Moderna…

Catholic Pope expresses ‘shame’ at French sex abuse scandal

  VATICAN CITY (AFP) -- Pope Francis on Wednesday expressed his personal shame and that of the Church at the…

On a boat, elderly couple find safe haven from Canaries volcano

by Alfons LUNA TAZACORTE, Spain (AFP) -- Fleeing their home after the La Palma volcano erupted on September 19, one…

Oldest Frenchman has died at 112: family

PARIS, France (AFP) -- France's oldest man Jules Theobald has died at the age of 112, his family told AFP…

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