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EU ramps up space efforts with €1bn deal
Europe needs to keep up with US and Chinese ambitions, space chief says, announcing EU cash for rockets and satellites.
- by Michel Rose
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World elections
Macron loses ground in local French elections as Greens vote surges
The municipal elections signal a wake-up call for the French president, with a possible government reshuffle now on the cards.
- by Marine Pennetier and Michel Rose
World elections
Poland's far-right President Duda loses ground in elections
Incumbent leader Andrzej Duda remains the frontrunner but is headed for a runoff on July 12 with Warsaw mayor Rafal Trzaskowski.
Coronavirus pandemic
Confirmed COVID-19 cases hit 10 million worldwide as Pence skips campaign rallies
US Vice-President Mike Pence has blamed a spike in coronavirus cases for his cancellation of a planned campaign bus tour in Florida.
- by Kirsti Knolle
Tax reform
US withdrawal cruels Europe's hope for a digital tax
Had things gone according to plan, this Wednesday promised to be a momentous day for the crusaders against Big Tech.
- by Bevan Shields
World elections
Divisions run deep as Poland holds delayed presidential election
President Andrzej Duda's campaign focused on defending traditional values in the mostly Catholic nation while promising to raise living standards to Western European levels.
- by Vanessa Gera
Coronavirus pandemic
Gyms do not increase risk of COVID infection, study finds
Research carried out in Norway adds to case for health facilities to reopen.
- by Marcus Parekh
World elections
Martin named new Irish prime minister, vows to tackle deep recession
Ireland's parliament picked veteran opposition leader Micheál Martin as prime minister on Saturday to head the first ever coalition uniting the two parties that have battled each other for power since a civil war nearly a century ago.
Coronavirus pandemic
Europe prepares to reopen to foreign travellers, including Australians
The bloc's draft in-and-out list reflects an assessment of how well other countries have managed to control their outbreaks.
- by Michael Birnbaum and Quentin Ariès
World elections
Irish civil war rivals and Greens to govern together in new coalition
The deal, for the first time, unites the two rival parties that have dominated Irish politics since independence a century ago, plus the Greens.
- by Padraic Halpin and Conor Humphries
Asylum seekers
Asylum seeker shot dead after stabbing spree was 'hungry' while in Glasgow hotel quarantine
An asylum seeker who was fed 'the same spaghetti and macaroni cheese' in extended lockdown stabbed six people, including a police officer.
- by Robert Mendick