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UK economy shrinks before election year 22 Dec 2023 - 01:42 pm
Shoppers browse stalls in Petticoat Lane Market, against the backdrop of The City of London financial district in London on August 11, 2023.  Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP
Missing UK teen found in France returned for better 'future' 22 Dec 2023 - 01:35 pm
This photograph shows a general view of the Villefranche-de-Lauragais' gendarmerie, south-western France, on December 15, 2023 after Alex Batty, a British boy who disappeared in Spain six years ago when he was 11, has been found near, in a mountainous area, in France on December 14, 2023. Photo by Ed JONES / AFP
French city makes public transport free for residents 22 Dec 2023 - 08:59 am
This photograph taken on December 21, 2023, shows tramways running on tracks in Montpellier, southern France. Photo by Sylvain THOMAS / AFP
Prague shaken as Czechs mourn victims of deadliest shooting 22 Dec 2023 - 08:44 am
Well wishers light candles for the shooting victims at the Charles University main office in central Prague, on December 21, 2023. Photo by Michal CIZEK / AFP
Prague university shooting kills 10 21 Dec 2023 - 07:42 pm
A police officer cordon off an area near the university in central Prague, on December 21, 2023. (Photo by Michal CIZEK / AFP)
Czech police say people have been killed in a shooting in downtown Prague 21 Dec 2023 - 06:21 pm
A police officer cordon off an area near the university in central Prague, on December 21, 2023. (Photo by Michal CIZEK / AFP)
Icelandic volcano eruption eases as evacuated village remains off limits 20 Dec 2023 - 07:41 pm
 Molten lava is comming out from a fissure on the Reykjanes peninsula 3km north of the evacuate town of Grindavik, western Iceland on December 19, 2023. (Photo by Kristinn Magnusson / AFP) /
EU agrees 'historic' reform of asylum laws 20 Dec 2023 - 02:55 pm
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On Yer bike: London firms turn to cargo bikes 20 Dec 2023 - 12:36 pm
Co-founder of green logistics company Zhero, Joe Sharpe, rides a cargo bike near Sadie Coles HQ gallery in London on October 27, 2023. (Photo by Daniel Matthews / AFP)
Hospital doctors in England start new strike over pay 20 Dec 2023 - 11:31 am
People hold British Medical Association (BMA) branded placards calling for better pay, as they stand on a picket line outside University College Hospital (UCH) in central London on April 12, 2023, during a strike by junior doctors -- physicians who are not senior specialists but who may still years of experience. Photo by Ben Stansall / AFP
Greece approves new law granting undocumented migrants residence rights, provided they have a job 19 Dec 2023 - 10:22 pm
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IN PHOTOS: Volcano erupts in southwest Iceland after weeks of earthquakes 19 Dec 2023 - 09:03 am
Flowing lava is seen during at a fissure on the Reykjanes peninsula 3km north of Grindavik, western Iceland on December 18, 2023. Photo by Kristinn Magnusson / AFP
Germany business mood sours as 2023 ends 18 Dec 2023 - 01:35 pm
A man ride bicycle along the Main river embankment during a sunny day in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on August 10, 2023. Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP
Russian President affirms West is bent on destroying his country 17 Dec 2023 - 05:35 pm
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UK teen found in France set to be repatriated Saturday 16 Dec 2023 - 05:17 pm
This video grab from an AFPTV video taken and released on December 15, 2023 shows a road sign at the end of the village of Camon, south-western France. A UK teenager found in France after disappearing in Spain six years ago when he was 11 is likely to return to Britain in days, police said on December 15, 2023. (Photo by Johan DEMARLE DAVIGNY / AFPTV / AFP)
Putin supporters formally nominate him as independent candidate in Russian presidential election 16 Dec 2023 - 05:08 pm
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Most Germans want new government, early elections, poll shows 16 Dec 2023 - 04:23 pm
Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks during a press conference at the end of the European Council at the European headquarters in Brussels, on December 15, 2023. (Photo by Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP)
UK destroyer downs suspected attack drone 'targeting Red Sea shipping' 16 Dec 2023 - 03:11 pm
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