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Sweden’s 2024 budget highlights sluggish economy
The Swedish government's 2024 budget, unveiled on Wednesday, aims to combat high inflation, bolster defense, and improve the judicial system, reported Xinhua.…
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Spate of gang killings across Sweden sparks gov’t crisis meeting
The Swedish government called a crisis meeting on Tuesday due to an escalation of gang violence across the country recently, with a spate of killings that the national…
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EU law clashes with Ukraine grain restrictions: German minister
The import restrictions on Ukrainian grain maintained independently by Poland, Hungary and Slovakia are probably not compatible with EU law, according to German…
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26 cops injured as riot erupts at Eritrean event in Germany
German police said 26 officers were injured when a riot broke out on the sidelines of an Eritrean event in the south-western city of Stuttgart, reported dpa.
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Germany must up defence spending as in Cold War days: NATO Chief
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has stepped up pressure on Germany to increase its defence spending in the face of Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine, reported…
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Hungary extends Ukrainian agricultural import ban
The Hungarian government has extended and expanded a ban on Ukrainian agricultural imports from Saturday, reported Xinhua.
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German minister says Ukraine missile decision a week or 2 away
Germany is still a week or two away from making a decision on whether to send Ukraine long-range Taurus cruise missiles, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said on Friday.…
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ECB raises interest rates to all-time high
The European Central Bank (ECB) on Thursday lifted key interest rates by another 0.25 percentage points, putting the rates to all-time high, reported Xinhua.
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Record numbers of migrants arrive on Italian island
A record number of asylum seekers landed on the Italian island of Lampedusa between Tuesday and Wednesday, placing overwhelming pressure on the island's resources,…
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Germany agrees to sign UN treaty to protect high seas
The German government has agreed to sign the United Nation's High Seas Treaty to protect the world's oceans, reported dpa.
"We will now have the…
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