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Thousands march in Paris to protest pension reform plan 28 Dec 2019 - 06:56 pm
French labour union members and workers on strike attend a demonstration after 24 days of strike against French government's pensions reform plans in Paris, France, December 28, 2019. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
Russia Orthodox Church cuts ties with Alexandria patriarch 27 Dec 2019 - 07:41 pm
File photo: Russian President Vladimir Putin with Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill to place flowers at a statue of Minin and Pozharsky, the leaders of a struggle against foreign invaders in 1612 on Nov 4, 2013. AFP
Czech leader slams Russia's 'insolence' over 1968 27 Dec 2019 - 07:41 pm
His came as a something of a surprise as the veteran leftwinger is known to have pro-Russian views.
FBI investigating British socialite and others who 'facilitated’ Epstein 27 Dec 2019 - 07:41 pm
Ghislaine Maxwell, longtime associate of accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, speaks at a news conference on oceans and sustainable development at the United Nations in New York, June 25, 2013 in this screengrab taken from United Nations TV footage via
Montenegro's parliament approves religion law despite protests 27 Dec 2019 - 06:18 pm
Serbian Orthodox Church clergy and believers stand in front of police near the parliament, ahead of the vote on a controversial law on religious freedom in Podgorica on December 26, 2019. AFP / Savo Prelevic
71 migrants intercepted in English Channel: authorities 26 Dec 2019 - 07:19 pm
British rescuers helping some 20 migrants on a semi-rigid boat trying make their way from France across the English Channel on February 18, 2019. AFP / Societe Nationale de Sauvetage en Mer
Drunk driver rides e-scooter on German Autobahn 26 Dec 2019 - 06:59 pm
In this file photo taken on September 13, 2019 a couple rides an electric scooter in Paris. AFP / Martin Bureau
Notre-Dame restoration enters risky phase with scaffolding removal 26 Dec 2019 - 06:59 pm
A picture taken on December 26, 2019 shows a giant crane outside the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, which was partially destroyed when fire broke out beneath the roof on April 15, 2019.  AFP / Stephane De Sakutin
Anti-Putin activist 'forcibly drafted' and sent to Arctic base 26 Dec 2019 - 12:04 am
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Anton Vaino attend a meeting with business community at the Kremlin in Moscow on December 25, 2019. AFP / Alexander Nemenov
21 suffer carbon monoxide poisoning at French Christmas mass 25 Dec 2019 - 10:13 pm
Representative image: Worshippers light candles as they attend Christmas Mass at the Saint Antuan Church in the Beyoglu district of Istanbul, on December 24, 2019.  AFP / Yasin Akgul
Spain probes pool deaths of Briton and two children 25 Dec 2019 - 10:13 pm
A general view of a swimming pool where three members of the same British family, a father and two children, were found on Christmas Eve at a Costa del Sol resort in Las Lagunas de Mijas, southern Spain December 25, 2019. Reuters/Jon Nazca
Wolf 'snatches kangaroo' in Belgium 25 Dec 2019 - 10:12 pm
A handout file photo of an endagerered gray wolf from the US Fish and Wildlife Service via Reuters
Little Christmas cheer as French transport strike enters fourth week 25 Dec 2019 - 07:10 pm
Paris Opera dancers perform in front of the Palais Garnier against the French government's plan to overhaul the country's retirement system, in Paris, on December 24, 2019. AFP / ludovic Marin
Britain's Prince Andrew skips Christmas Day walk after royals' 'bumpy' year 25 Dec 2019 - 07:10 pm
Prince Andrew, Duke of York, leaves after speaking at the ASEAN Business and Investment Summit in Bangkok, on the sidelines of the 35th ASEAN Summit on November 03, 2019. AFP / Lillian Suwanrumpha
Queen Elizabeth II, close family celebrate Christmas 25 Dec 2019 - 05:01 pm
(L-R) Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's Princess Charlotte of Cambridge and Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge leave after the Royal Family's traditional Christmas Day service at St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham, Norfolk, eastern Engla
Pope's Christmas message appeals for peace in global flashpoints 25 Dec 2019 - 04:52 pm
Pope Francis celebrates from the balcony of St Peter's basilica during the traditional
15 people injured in helicopter emergency landing in Russia 25 Dec 2019 - 01:09 pm
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British father, two children drown in Spanish pool on Christmas eve 25 Dec 2019 - 12:34 am
Christmas toys and sculptures are seen in the abandoned Park Albanoel in the city of Itaguai, near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, December 20, 2019. Reuters/Ueslei Marcelino