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Sports · 9 Dec 2019 Russia banned from all global sport including 2020 Olympics and 2022 World Cup The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has imposed a four-year ban on Russia from all global sport, including the 2020 Olympics and the… New Zealand · 9 Dec 2019 UPDATED: At least five victims after volcano erupts in New Zealand A volcano has erupted in New Zealand with 100 people in the vicinity - leaving some unaccounted for and at least five… Malta · 29 Nov 2019 Malta’s Prime Minister Joseph Muscat expected to step down imminently – PM Muscat says he was blackmailed over Presidential Pardon The Times of Malta is reporting that Prime Minister Joseph Muscat informed associates on Friday that he intends to announce his resignation… North Korea · 28 Nov 2019 North Korea fires more missiles North Korea fired at least one unidentified projectile on Thursday, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said. No other details were… European Commission · 27 Nov 2019 MEPs approve Ursula von der Leyen’s European Commission MEPS in Strasbourg on Wednesday, MEPs voted in favour on the entire College of Commissioners following a debate with von der Leyen.… North Korea · 31 Oct 2019 North Korea fires unidentified projectiles into Sea of Japan North Korea has fired two unidentified "projectiles" into the sea, the South Korean military says. If confirmed as a missile test, it… Pakistan · 31 Oct 2019 Pakistan train fire kills at least 70 after gas canister explodes At least 70 people have died in a fire on a train in Pakistan after a gas canister being used to cook… UK · 28 Oct 2019 EU has agreed Brexit delay until January 2020 EU Council President Donald Tusk says the bloc has agreed to delay the Brexit deadline until 31 January 2020 at the latest.… Brexit · 25 Oct 2019 EU delays Brexit extension decision Brussels has delayed its decision to grant the UK a Brexit extension following Boris Johnson's call for a December election. The EU… France · 24 Oct 2019 Macron proposes Thierry Breton as new French EU commissioner France has proposed Atos technology group Chief Executive Officer Thierry Breton as its candidate to head industrial policy in the next European… UK · 23 Oct 2019 39 people found dead inside lorry in Essex Thirty-nine people have been found dead inside a lorry container at an industrial park in Essex. A 25-year-old-man from Northern Ireland has… France · 23 Oct 2019 UPDATED: French police deployed after emergency situation in museum The French SWAT team, RAID, has arrested a suspect who barricaded himself inside a museum on the French Riviera in the town…