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Migrant crisis: Is Germany far right rise echo of the past?

Saturday 19th of December 2015, 0:02
related countries: Germany Germany

Is far-right rise in German city an echo of the past?
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VIDEO: Christ Child fight-back against Santa

Saturday 19th of December 2015, 0:10
related countries: Austria Austria

A row is going on in Austria over who brings presents to children at Christmas.
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VIDEO: Photos celebrate Swedish dads

Saturday 19th of December 2015, 0:15
related countries: Sweden Sweden

Photographer Johan Bävman profiled 45 dads in Sweden, arguably the most father-friendly country in the world.
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VIDEO: 'Open the borders' rally in Greek capital

Saturday 19th of December 2015, 4:02
related countries: Greece Greece
related places: Athens

Several thousand people marched through the centre of Athens in Greece, calling for Europe to open its borders.
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US welcomes Syria 'milestone' at UN

Saturday 19th of December 2015, 8:02
related countries: Syria Syria, United States United States

A UN plan for Syria is a "milestone" in the efforts to end the conflict there, says US Secretary of State John Kerry.
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Tokyo Games 'six times over budget'

Saturday 19th of December 2015, 10:09
related countries: Japan Japan

The Tokyo 2020 Olympics will cost £9.98bn, six times more than the original estimate, it has been claimed.
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Beijing blanketed by dangerous smog

Saturday 19th of December 2015, 11:21
related countries: China China
related places: Beijing

Cars are forced off the road and factories closed in Beijing as the city is once again hit by a wave of hazardous smog.
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China accuses US of B-52 'provocation'

Saturday 19th of December 2015, 11:39
related countries: United States United States, Spratly Islands Spratly Islands, China China

China accuses the US of "serious military provocation" with a B-52 bomber flight over the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea.
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Coalition strike kills Iraqi soldiers

Saturday 19th of December 2015, 12:59
related countries: Iraq Iraq, United States United States

A US-led coalition air strike during an offensive against so-called Islamic State killed nine Iraqi soldiers, Iraq's defence ministry confirms.
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IMF reforms clear last hurdle

Saturday 19th of December 2015, 13:20
related countries: United States United States

The US Senate adopts long-awaited reforms designed to give emerging economies a greater say in how the International Monetary Fund is run.
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Gandhis bailed in India corruption case

Saturday 19th of December 2015, 14:41
related countries: India India

India's opposition Congress party leaders, Sonia and Rahul Gandhi, are bailed after appearing in court in connection with corruption allegations.
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Mercy for Nigeria soldiers facing death

Saturday 19th of December 2015, 15:38
related countries: Nigeria Nigeria

Nigeria's military announces that death sentences handed to 66 soldiers for munity have been commuted to 10-year prison terms.
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Poles march against new government

Saturday 19th of December 2015, 16:02
related countries: Poland Poland

Tens of thousands of people protest against Poland's new government for the second weekend in a row, saying they are defending the constitution.
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Three killed in Somali car bomb blast

Saturday 19th of December 2015, 17:24
related countries: Somalia Somalia
related places: Mogadishu

Three people have been killed and many others injured by a car bomb in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.
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Turkey will not allow PKK 'chaos'

Saturday 19th of December 2015, 18:21
related countries: Turkey Turkey

Turkey says around 70 Kurdish militants have been killed since Wednesday as it fights against "chaos" in south-eastern cities.
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Dozens killed in fresh Yemen clashes

Saturday 19th of December 2015, 18:33
related countries: Switzerland Switzerland, Yemen Yemen

At least 68 people are reported killed in fresh clashes in north-west Yemen, despite a ceasefire and peace talks being held in Switzerland.
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Brazil blocks mining giants' assets

Saturday 19th of December 2015, 18:33
related countries: Brazil Brazil

A federal judge in Brazil blocks the assets of mining giants BHP Billiton and Vale in the country over the collapse of a dam last month.
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Russia 'capable of more' in Syria

Saturday 19th of December 2015, 20:05
related countries: Syria Syria, Russia Russia

President Vladimir Putin says Russia is using "far from everything we are capable of" in its military operations in Syria.
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Conductor Kurt Masur dies at 88

Saturday 19th of December 2015, 20:51
related countries: Germany Germany, United States United States

Kurt Masur, the German conductor who led the New York Philharmonic orchestra for 11 years, dies in the US at the age of 88.
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Videos spark Swiss terror probe

Saturday 19th of December 2015, 21:56
related countries: Switzerland Switzerland, Syria Syria

Swiss authorities investigate a leading figure in a prominent Muslim organisation on terror-related charges over videos made in Syria.
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Cardinal makes donation after flat row

Saturday 19th of December 2015, 22:16
related countries: Italy Italy

An Italian cardinal has donated €150,000 to a Catholic charity which allegedly footed the bill for renovations to his luxury flat.
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Turkey 'to pull more troops from Iraq'

Saturday 19th of December 2015, 22:32
related countries: Iraq Iraq
related places: Baghdad

Turkey says it will move more of its troops out of northern Iraq, acknowledging a "miscommunication" with the Baghdad government.
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Italy halts EU-ordered olive tree cull

Saturday 19th of December 2015, 22:58
related countries: Italy Italy

Prosecutors in southern Italy put on hold a cull of olive trees in Puglia, ordered by the European Union over fears of a bacterial infection.
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Avalanche hits Norway's Arctic outpost

Saturday 19th of December 2015, 23:59
related countries: Norway Norway, Svalbard Svalbard

An avalanche has hit the main settlement on Norway's Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, killing one person and injuring nine others.
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