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Rome: Burial site of legendary founder Romulus 'uncovered.'

The stone sarcophagus, with its accompanying circular altar (Credit: Filippo Monteforte / AFP) Archaeologists working in Rome believe they have pinpointed the burial place of Romulus, the city

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Irish PM Varadkar resigns, but stays on with country in angry deadlock

Leo Varadkar at a European Council summit in Brussels, the day after tendering his resignation (Credit: Ludovic Marin/AFP) Ireland's Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has announced his resignation -

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Briton among 64 coronavirus cases on quarantined cruise ship

A Japanese Self-Defense Forces Health Corps vehicle approaches the Diamond Princess in Yokohama (Credit: Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP) A total of 64 people on board a cruise ship have now tested positive

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UK advises British to leave China amid coronavirus crisis

UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab: "The safety and security of British people will always be our top priority ." (Credit: AP) The UK Foreign Office has responded to the ongoing coronavirus out

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Why Europe's center is in Germany. Or Lithuania. Or Poland. Or Estonia

With Brexit done [citation required], the center of Europe has shifted decisively away from the UK. To be specific, it has shifted 50 miles to the south-east. Or has it? It depends who you believe...

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Brexit: What happens on Friday evening as the UK leaves the EU?

Flags outside the UK Houses of Parliament (Credit: AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali) At 23:00 GMT on Friday 31 January - midnight Brussels time - the UK will leave the European Union, 1,317 days after

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UK Huawei decision analysis: What happens next?

04:40 On Tuesday the UK government announced that it would allow Huawei to continue contributing to the expansion of Britain's 5G network, despite pressure from the U.S. to block the C

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Five being tested for coronavirus in Scotland

Five people in Scotland are being tested amid fears of the spreading coronavirus, a Scottish government spokesperson has confirmed."Following travel to Wuhan, China, two people confirmed as diagnosed

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Norwegian coalition breaks up after disagreement on ISIL repatriation

Progress party leader Siv Jensen announces her decision (Credit: Fredrik Varfjell/NTB Scanpix/AFP) Norway's coalition government is close to collapse after a right-wing party pulled out over t

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Berlin Libya summit: Who went, why, what was agreed... and what wasn't

Merkel invited the world to discuss Libya. Did it work? (Credit: Tobias Schwarz/AFP) German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Berlin summit on ways to end the Libyan civil war finished in the usual f

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Bacterial myth-busting: When to worry and when to relax

02:12 Of all the things to worry about in this wide world, bacteria might be among the busiest characters. From food to toilets, from swimming pools to public transport, not to mention

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UK finance minister: 'No alignment' with EU regulations after Brexit

Sajid Javid: "We will not be a ruletaker" (Credit: Tom Nicholson/Pool via AP) The UK's finance minister has warned British manufacturers that "there will not be alignment" with EU regulations

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UK finance minister: 'No alignment' with EU regulations after Brexit

Sajid Javid: "We will not be a ruletaker" (Credit: Tom Nicholson/Pool via AP) The UK's finance minister has warned British manufacturers that "there will not be alignment" with EU regulations

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Queen Elizabeth agrees to 'period of transition' for Harry and Meghan

The Queen expects a period of transition for the Sussexes (Credit: AP/Tolga Akmen) Queen Elizabeth II has agreed to what she calls a "period of transition" in which Prince Harry and Meghan, th

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Humans vs bacteria: A timeline of science, suspicion, trial and error

03:19 Humans have fought against bacteria since long before we actually knew what we were doing. To the ancients, the spread of disease and infection must have been as mystifying as it