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France begins shutting down oldest nuclear plant 22 Feb 2020 - 03:40 pm
A banner is seen on a fence at France's oldest Electricite de France (EDF) nuclear power plant near the eastern French village of Fessenheim, France February 20, 2020. The banner reads:
Back to blue: UK passports revert to old colour from next month 22 Feb 2020 - 02:29 pm
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Italy towns on effective lockdown after death, virus cluster 22 Feb 2020 - 02:22 pm
Reporters wearing protective surgical mask walk across Codogno, southeast of Milan, on February 22, 2020.   AFP / Miguel MEDINA
Italy arrests ship's captain over alleged Libya arms trafficking 21 Feb 2020 - 07:03 pm
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Post-Brexit budget impasse exposes Europe’s divisions at summit 21 Feb 2020 - 07:03 pm
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis, European Council President Charles Michel and France's President Emmanuel Macron attend the second day of the European Union leaders summit, held to discuss the EU's long-term budget for
Ukraine minister joins China evacuees in quarantine after clashes 21 Feb 2020 - 01:25 pm
Buses transporting evacuees, who arrived from coronavirus-hit China's Hubei province, drive past demonstrators during a protest against their arrival near a sanatorium in the village of Novi Sanzhary in Poltava region, Ukraine February 20, 2020. REUTERS/V
Russia blamed for ‘paralyzing’ Georgia cyber attack in 2019 20 Feb 2020 - 10:03 pm
An IT researcher stands next to a giant screen of a computer infected by a ransomware at the LHS of the INRIA in Rennes on November 3, 2016. AFP /Damien Meyer
Frugal Four vs Friends of Cohesion: The EU's baffling budget battle 20 Feb 2020 - 09:54 pm
Charles Michel speaks during a press conference during the third day of a EU summit in Brussels on July 2, 2019. AFP / Belga Thierry Roge
Swiss president celebrates 60th with anyone born on same day 20 Feb 2020 - 06:28 pm
Swiss President Simonetta Sommaruga speaks during a parliament debate in the National Council on a new asylum and migration law in Bern, Switzerland September 9, 2015. Reuters/Ruben Sprich
UK PM Johnson reviewing government's engagement with business 20 Feb 2020 - 06:28 pm
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Climate activist Greta Thunberg donates prize money to new foundation 20 Feb 2020 - 03:12 pm
A carnival float shows German Green party co-leader Robert Habeck and climate activist Greta Thunberg  on February 18, 2020. (AFP / Ina Fassbender)
Britons return to the stores after Johnson election victory 20 Feb 2020 - 01:17 pm
Boris Johnson visits BAE Systems in Govan, Glasgow, Scotland, Britain July 5, 2019.(REUTERS/ Robert Perry)
London can host 2020 Games if moved over coronavirus: mayor candidate 20 Feb 2020 - 10:10 am
The Olympic rings are displayed in front of the Japan Olympic Museum in Tokyo, Japan, February 17, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
Gunman suspected of killing nine in Germany found dead in home 20 Feb 2020 - 09:12 am
Police and Forensic police investigate the scene of a shooting in Hanau, western Germany, on February 20, 2020. AFP / Yann Schreiber
Britain heralds end of 'cheap labour from Europe' with Brexit immigration system 19 Feb 2020 - 02:04 pm
FILE PHOTO: Participants hold a British Union flag and an EU flag during a pro-EU referendum event at Parliament Square in London, Britain June 19, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall/File Photo
EU27 harden stance, Britain sounds defiant ahead of new deal talks 18 Feb 2020 - 08:42 pm
European Union flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, December 19, 2019. Reuters/Yves Herman
UK firms urged to act on domestic abuse as female murder cases rise 18 Feb 2020 - 08:42 pm
A woman looks towards dark clouds over the Houses of Parliament in central London, August 11, 2014. Reuters / Luke MacGregor
Storm-swollen rivers surge in UK, severe flood alerts issued 18 Feb 2020 - 06:39 pm
A man walks on the Old Bridge in Hereford, western England, on February 17, 2020, as the waters of the swollen River Wye fill the arches in the aftermath of Storm Dennis.  AFP / Oli Scarff