Euro zone factory activity stuck in steep downturn
Euro zone manufacturing activity remained mired in a deep and broad-based downturn last month, according to a survey which showed on Monday that demand kept...
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Pope Francis hints at slight opening to blessings of same-sex couples
Pope Francis has appeared to leave open the possibility of priests blessing same-sex couples, if they are limited, decided on a case-by-case basis and not...
Greece shuts landmark Olympic stadium over roof safety concerns
Greek authorities have shut the country’s biggest sports stadium amid concerns over the stability of its steel dome, an architectural landmark built for the 2004...
Europe’s solar industry warns against tariffs on imports
Europe’s solar power industry has warned policymakers not to impose tariffs on imports, amid fears that disrupting supplies of products from China would seriously damage...
EU ministers convene in Ukraine to show support after US, Slovakia wobbles
EU foreign ministers convened in Kyiv for their first ever meeting outside the bloc on Monday, broadcasting their support after a pro-Russian candidate won an...
Slovakia’s poll winner defies European consensus on Ukraine
Slovakia’s pro-Russian and anti-liberal election winner Robert Fico was poised on Sunday to begin coalition talks to form a government likely to join Hungary in...
Polish opposition holds massive Warsaw rally ahead of tight election
Hundreds of thousands of people held an opposition rally in Warsaw on Sunday, two weeks ahead of an election that the liberal Civic Platform (PO)...
Nighclub fire kills at least seven in Murcia in Spain
At least seven people have been killed in a fire in a nightclub in Murcia in southeast Spain, the mayor said, adding that rescuers were...
US monitoring large Serbian force along Kosovo border -White House
The United States is monitoring a troubling Serbian military deployment along the border of Kosovo that is destabilizing the area, the White House said on...
Armenia asks World Court to order Azerbaijan to withdraw troops from Nagorno-Karabakh
Armenia has asked the World Court to order Azerbaijan to withdraw all its troops from civilian establishments in Nagorno-Karabakh and provide the United Nations access,...
