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British Prime Minister David Cameron accuses pro-Brexit campaign of lying
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Poland, NATO states hold major drill amid security fears
NATO members and partners on Monday launched their biggest ever joint exercise in Poland at a time when central and eastern European nations are seeking strong security guarantees amid concerns about Russia.
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Russia fears NATO is preparing a “global strike,” a high ranking official says
NATO is laying the groundwork in Eastern Europe for a “global strike” against Russia, the deputy head of the Defense Council in Russia’s upper house of parliament has declared
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Switzerland's voters rejects basic income plan
Swiss voters have overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to introduce a guaranteed basic income for all.
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Blatter, Valcke and Kattner awarded themselves £55m, say Fifa lawyers
Lawyers retained by Fifa say contracted payments to the three former officials appear to break Swiss law
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Switzerland to vote on universal basic income in referendum on Sunday
“WHAT would you do if your income were taken care of?”
Sterling volatility rises amid fears over EU vote
Pound falls as latest polls show British public becoming more sympathetic to idea of Brexit
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Dalai Lama says Europe has accepted ‘too many’ refugees
Tibet’s spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, thinks that Europe has accepted too many refugees, saying that they should stay only temporarily and return to rebuild their home countries once the conflicts there have been resolved.
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Europe migrant crisis: Heartbreaking photo of dead baby should shock the world
WARNING: Graphic and distressing image A HEARTBREAKING photograph of a drowned migrant baby in the arms of a c-harity worker has been released following a week in which 700 migrants were killed trying to cross the Mediterranean.
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Merkel’s TTIP policy is ‘wrong:’ German Vice Chancellor criticizes US-EU free trade deal
TTIP Hastiness would lead to an unfavorable agreement, German Vice Chancellor and Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel said, criticizing Chancellor Angela Merkel’s approach to reaching an agreement with the US on harmonizing trade and investment regulations.
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Boris Johnson as PM would be ‘horror scenario,’ warns top Juncker aide
A top aide for European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has described the possibility of a Boris Johnson premiership as a “horror scenario.”
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Europe has held its first virtual reality concert. What has the world come to?
FOR lovers of live music there’s nothing better than the buzz of a pumped up crowd.
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Jail for man who left baby brain damaged
A man who left a baby blind and brain damaged after shaking and d-ropping her in a fit of anger has been jailed for four years and four months.
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Angelina Jolie Lands Visiting Professor Position in London
Just call her Professor Jolie-Pitt! Angelina Jolie has landed a new role
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EgyptAir 804 Black Boxes Remain Unrecovered: What We Know About the Hunt for Answers
The crucial black boxes f-rom EgyptAir Flight 804 have yet to be recovered after the plane disappeared over the Mediterranean Sea last week with 66 people aboard. The United States, France, Egypt and other countries are contributing to search teams combing the area.
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Takeaway nut curry death: Restaurant owner Mohammed Zaman guilty
A "reckless" restaurant owner has been found guilty of killing a customer who had an allergic reaction to a curry.
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Groom finds bride dead morning after their wedding
The couple had two young children who were with them at the ceremony in Richmond in North Yorkshire, England.
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NATO seeks new meeting with Russia ahead of Warsaw summit
Germany is pushing NATO to holding a meeting with Russia ahead of the upcoming summit of the alliance in Warsaw. It comes as NATO continues to ignore Russia’s concerns over its expansion and military build-up in Europe
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Barred f-rom voting on their own future
About three million people living in the UK are citizens of another EU country. Many have lived here for decades and count Britain as their home, but they can't vote in the referendum on whether to remain in the European Uni-on. So what do they make of the vote?
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