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Austrian president-elect calls for unity, extends lead after final vote count

Austrian President-elect Alexander Van der Bellen on Tuesday addressed the nation, calling for the country to come together.

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European relief at Austrian far-right election defeat

Austria's voters have resoundingly rejected anti-immigration and eurosceptic Norbert Hofer's bid to become the European Union's first far-right president, a result greeted with relief from centrist politicians across the continent.

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Ugly Austrian "election of hate" draws to a close

Austria's long and ugly presidential campaign drew to a close Saturday, with the far-right aiming to emulate Donald Trump and Brexit campaigners by dealing a hammer-blow to Vienna's centrist establishment.

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Dior Homme Presents the New Black Carpet Collection in Beijing

A star-studded event accompanied the launch of Dior Homme’s latest formal-wear collection

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Austrian political leaders urge new president to establish unity

​Austrian political and religious leaders have called on the newly-elected president Alexander Van der Bellen to make efforts to unite the country following a closest-ever presidential election race that concluded Monday.

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Hong Kong's best-kept secrets: space in an industrial building for artists to exchange ideas

Tucked away on the top floor of a building in Chai Wan , WING is an intimate space for visual and performing artists to meet, stage workshops and put on small-scale performances

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Van Rompuy says EU welcomes more ambitious partnership with ASEAN

The European Union (EU) leadership here on Thursday reiterated the importance it attached to promoting EU ties with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), saying the EU welcomes a more ambitious, more political and more substantial partnership with ASEAN.

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Cameron forces EU to vote on European Commission presidency

British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday asked European Council President Herman Van Rompuy to prepare the European Council for a vote on the future president of the European Commission, Downing Street announced Monday.

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Death sentence proposed to uphold for former chief of Vietnam's state-run shippi

Supreme People's Procuracy of Vietnam on Wednesday proposed to uphold the death sentence for former chairman of state-run shipping firm Vinalines.

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Europe to seek talks with U.S. over spying

The European Union, under a Franco-German initiative, would seek talks with the United States over its alleged spying by the end of this year, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy said here in the early hours of Friday.

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Exhibition explores Van Gogh's years in Paris

London's private gallery Eykyn Maclean will start an exhibition this Thursday to explore Dutch painter, post-Impressionist Vincent Van Gogh's life between the years 1886 and 1888 when he lived and worked in Paris.