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Prague bans nighttime pub crawls to deal with drunk and rowdy visitors
The Czech capital has approved a ban on organized nighttime pub crawls, a popular pastime for tourists that has raked in the cash for bars but caused misery for residents and authorities alike
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Zelenskyy says 10,000 North Koreans could join Russian forces in Ukraine as he pushes 'victory plan'
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his government has intelligence information that 10,000 troops from North Korea are being prepared to join Russian forces fighting against his country, warning that a third nation wading into the hostilities would turn the conflict into a “world war.”
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EU leaders look at ways to tighten their borders in the wake of a far-right surge
European Union leaders have lauded a groundswell of support for tightening their borders and making the bloc a more hostile destination for migrants and asylum seekers
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PPG will lay off 1,800 employees as paints and coatings maker aims to cut costs
PPG Industries plans to lay off about 1,800 employees amid efforts to cut costs, with the paints and coatings maker also inking a deal to sell a sizeable chunk of its architectural business
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An independent journalist arrested on treason charges in Belarus
An independent journalist in Belarus has been arrested on treason charges, the latest move in a relentless crackdown on news media by authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko’s government
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Italian ship transfers 16 intercepted migrants to Albania in a first under their new migration plan
An Italian navy ship docked at the Albanian port of Shengjin to bring the first group of 16 migrants intercepted in international waters
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4 people die in a migrant boat accident off a Greek island
Greek authorities say four people, including two children, have died off the island of Kos in an accident involving a migrant smuggling boat crossing from nearby Turkey
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The cost of rising number of injuries in European soccer nears $800 million, report finds
An annual report says the rising number of injuries to top soccer players came at a cost of nearly $800 million across Europe’s leading leagues last season
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Nobel economics prize goes to 3 economists who found that freer societies are more likely to prosper
The Nobel memorial prize in economics has been awarded to three U.S.-based academics who studied why some countries are rich and others poor and have documented that freer, open societies are more likely to prosper
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Paris Motor Show opens during a brewing EV trade war between the EU and China
Auto manufacturers competing to persuade drivers to go electric are rolling out cheaper, more tech-rich models at the Paris Motor Show
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