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Taiwan: EU to hold ‘milestone’ investment forum in Taipei
TAIPEI (TCA) — Member countries of the European Union (EU) are set to hold their first forum in Taipei to pitch investment opportunities directly to Taiwanese companies, according to…
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Bosnian Regional PM Calls on Italy to Help Stop Migrant Surge
Mustafa Ružnić, Prime Minister of the canton of Una Sana in Bosnia-Herzegovina, has called on Italy to help stop the flow of migrants in the Balkans as tens of thousands…
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UN chief calls on EU to share out migrants from Lesbos
PARIS — The UN secretary general urged European Union members on Saturday to take in thousands of migrants and asylum seekers who have been left homeless and destitute in Greece…
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New U.K. survey: 4% of Catholics will not return to church after pandemic
MANCHESTER, England (CNS) -- Only a small minority of British Catholics said they would not return to worship in church when the coronavirus pandemic is fully over, according to a…
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World War II Plays on for Centenarian Honored in Europe for Covert Aerial Missions
World War II may have officially ended 75 years ago Sept. 2, but for centenarian Orrin “Boody” Brown of Opelika, Ala., the conflict plays on in memory. The cast of characters, the few…
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Cardinal: Europe should be ‘ashamed’ after refugee camp fire
CNA Staff, Sep 10, 2020 / 05:10 am MT (CNA).- refugee camp fire - A cardinal said Wednesday that Europe should be “ashamed” after fire devastated the continent’s largest refugee…
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EU ban on neonicotinoids must be ‘stricly respected’, says Green MEP
After announcing €30 billion in support of an ecological transition last Thursday (3 September) the French government also presented a controversial bill authorising an exemption from the ban on neonicotinoid…
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Aid or autonomy? A showdown in Italy’s agricultural heartland
A confrontation is brewing in rural Italy over who should get to determine the needs of the most marginalised among the approximately 550,000 foreigners – including 150,000 undocumented migrants –…
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Frankfurt Cancels Physical Fair, Goes All Virtual
The Frankfurt Book Fair has canceled its physical, in-person fair and will proceed as an entirely virtual, online-only event. It will take place, as scheduled, October 12-18.
Europe
UK ups the ante on EU ahead of crunch Brexit trade talks
David Frost, the UK’s chief negotiator on a post-Brexit trade deal on Sunday (6 September) upped the ante ahead of a crunch week of negotiations, warning that Boris Johnson’s government…