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Ukraine leader defends decision to plug movie to end hostage situation

Zelenskiy is familiar with drama, having been in actor before becoming a politician. /AFP/Sergei Supinsky Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday defended his decision to agree to a

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Protests as Bulgaria's prime minister and president face-off

Protesters have gathered in central Sofia. AFP/Nikolay Doychinov Bulgaria is facing a political crisis after the country's president called on the government to step down and the chief prosecu

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Questions mount over timeline of COVID-19 outbreak

07:55 There is an increasing amount of evidence that the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, was present in the global population before testing could confirm cases in January 2020.While th

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UK announces raft of measures to boost economy ravaged by coronavirus

British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has been one of Britain's most popular politicians over the lockdown period. /AP Photo/Matt Dunham UK finance minister Rishi Sunak warned of eco

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War video game added to reading list for Poland's schools

03:52 The potential of video games as an educational tool is only just being realized, say the developers of This War of Mine, which is to be added to Polish students' reading lists.La

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Two dead as trains collide near Germany-Czechia border

The collision happened near the village of Pernink, Czechia. /Czechia Police via AP Two passenger trains collided head-on in western Czechia, killing at least two people onboard and injuring a

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EU must prepare for a no-deal Brexit, warns Germany's Merkel

Merkel was speaking as Germany takes over the rotating presidency of the EU. /AP The European Union must prepare for the possibility that talks with the UK over their future relationship could

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Pandemic fight continues in Germany as R-rate rises dramatically

02:31 The renewed lockdown measures in a German region where hundreds of coronavirus cases sprung up at a slaughterhouse provided a stark reminder that the fight against the pandemic i

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Former Wirecard CEO arrested over missing billions

Markus Braun led Wirecard as CEO and CTO for 18 years. /AP Photo/Matthias Schrader Wirecard's former CEO, Markus Braun, has been arrested, accused of inflating the company's balance sheet in a

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The face masks that can 'kill COVID-19' with a phone charger

00:48 Researchers say they have developed a reusable face mask that can kill the novel coronavirus with heat drawn from a cell phone charger.The disinfection process, which involves a

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German meatpacking cases, NHS app delayed: COVID-19 daily bulletin

- Czechia Health Minister Adam Vojtech says that from 1 July, wearing masks on public transport and indoors such as in stores, theaters and cinemas will no longer be mandatory.- Greek authorities hav

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WHO to change guidelines, Germany app success: COVID-19 daily bulletin

- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says a state ceremony will be held on July 16 to honor more than 27,000 people who have died in the COVID-19 pandemic.- The Danish government is urging proteste

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EU's Barnier warns UK it can't 'cherry pick' benefits in Brexit talks

The European Union's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier is leading talks with the UK over a trade deal. /AP/Yves Herman, The EU's chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, is urging the UK

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Can new drug help speed up recovery from COVID-19?

03:18 It may not be a cure for COVID-19 but trials of the drug remdesivir have shown an acceleration in recovery time for severely ill patients.Remdesivir is an antiviral medication de

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Statue protests reignite focus on Britain's slave trading past

Protesters in Bristol roll the statue of Edward Colston to the harbor. The history of Britain's involvement in the Atlantic slave trade was brought into focus over the weekend when Black Live

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UK mothers 'more likely to lose jobs than fathers in lockdown'

Women do more of the childcare and housework when both parents work from home, the study shows. /Getty/VCG British mothers are more likely than fathers to have left paid work or had their hour

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No regrets - Boris Johnson's top advisor defends breaking lockdown

Dominic Cummings defended his action in the press conference hosted in the gardens of 10 Downing Street. / AFP/ Pool/Jonathan Brady Dominic Cummings, special advisor to UK Prime Minister Boris