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'Just a few hours' left to agree Brexit trade deal
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Video 59 seconds
'Just a few hours' left to agree Brexit trade deal
Negotiators will continue talks after the latest call between the UK PM and the EU Commission head.
EU leaders isolate after Macron tests positive
French President Emmanuel Macron tests positive for Covid-19 after meeting other leaders recently.
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The decision approves a Belgian law banning kosher and halal slaughter without animals being stunned.
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MPs voted to return to Senegal and Benin prized artefacts that were looted during colonial times.
Sweden's king says coronavirus policy 'failed'
Sweden has been criticised for its more relaxed approach to handling the pandemic.
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Video 59 seconds
'Just a few hours' left to agree Brexit trade deal
Negotiators will continue talks after the latest call between the UK PM and the EU Commission head.
EU leaders isolate after Macron tests positive
French President Emmanuel Macron tests positive for Covid-19 after meeting other leaders recently.
EU backs ban on animal slaughter without stunning
The decision approves a Belgian law banning kosher and halal slaughter without animals being stunned.
Putin calls Navalny poisoning inquiry 'a trick'
Russia's president scorns a report alleging that agents poisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
Video 2 minutes 32 seconds
Does Putin admit any responsibility for 'new Cold War'?
Russian President Vladimir Putin was taking questions at his annual end-of year news conference.
French MPs back return of looted African artefacts
MPs voted to return to Senegal and Benin prized artefacts that were looted during colonial times.
Sweden's king says coronavirus policy 'failed'
Sweden has been criticised for its more relaxed approach to handling the pandemic.
EU leaders isolate after Macron tests positive
French President Emmanuel Macron tests positive for Covid-19 after meeting other leaders recently.
EU backs ban on animal slaughter without stunning
The decision approves a Belgian law banning kosher and halal slaughter without animals being stunned.
Putin calls Navalny poisoning inquiry 'a trick'
Russia's president scorns a report alleging that agents poisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
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