Smugglers pave path for migrants from Africa to Europe

AFP | They scale barbed-wire-topped fences and cross the sea in inflatable boats or jet skis more than 36,000 migrants entered Spain this year seeking...

Anti-Brexit campaigner seeks to ‘end the chaos’

AFP | Leading anti-Brexit campaigner Gina Miller launched an information campaign Friday to help "end the chaos" surrounding Britain's looming departure from the European Union....

Investors slow to follow H&M and Ikea into Ukraine

AFP | When Swedish clothing giant H&M opened its first store in Ukraine earlier this month, thousands of high-street fashion lovers rushed in to buy...

Pope in Sicily to honour priest killed by mafia

AFP | Pope Francis visits the Italian island of Sicily on Saturday to pay homage to a priest murdered by the mafia 25 years ago...

Spanish PM fights back against thesis plagiarism allegation

AFP | Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez angrily fought back Thursday against allegations that he plagiarised his doctoral thesis, in the same week his health...

Rising European life expectancy undermined by obesity: WHO

AFP | Life expectancy in Europe continues to increase but obesity and the growing proportion of people who are overweight risks reversing this trend, the...

Cancer in Europe: More cases but fewer deaths

AFP | The number of cancer cases has continued to rise across Europe, however mortality rates from the disease have fallen, according to the World...

Spain works to avoid row with Saudi Arabia over bomb deal

AFP | After blocking the sale of 400 bombs to Saudi Arabia, involved in the Yemen conflict, Spain now appears to be back-pedaling to maintain...

Juncker ready for one more push for EU unity

AFP | Greek debt. A refugee influx. Brexit deadlock. Jean-Claude Juncker has not had an easy term as head of the European Commission, the EU...

New construction boom threatens Spanish coastline

AFP | Sandwiched between the crystalline blue sea and green pine trees lies Aiguafreda, one of Spain's last largely unspoiled Mediterranean coves, which is threatened...

Scotland takes a heroic step towards women empowerment

Aliyah Sohail | In late August, this year, Scotland became the first country to supply free sanitary products at schools, colleges and universities. This generous...

Hunger stones tell Elbe’s centuries-old tale of drought

AFP | Once an ominous harbinger of hard times and even famine due to critically low water levels, a massive hunger stone embedded deep in...
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