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• Unemployment rises for fifth straight month in Europe amid pandemic

  The jobless rate increased to 8.1 per cent in the 19 countries that use the euro currency, from eight per cent in July, official statistics showed Thursday.

  World

  Oct 1, 2020
  
• Viagra bust: Polish police seize 100,000 pills in black market drug factory bust

  Polish police have seized 100,000 fake Viagra pills and 430,000 portions of fake doping substances worth millions of euros in a raid on an illegal factory.

  Crime

  Sep 22, 2016
  
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• Defiance, joy among fans as French make winning Euros start

  Protected by an unprecedented security operation, the European Championship opened Friday with a reassuringly peaceful showpiece at the Stade de France and a French victory.

  Sports

  Jun 10, 2016
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• $2.4 billion up for grabs in Spain’s Christmas lottery

  People across Spain are tuning into radios and television to see if they are among the lucky ones to win a share of 2.2 billion euros ($2.4 billion) in prize money in this year's Christmas lottery, known as El Gordo (The Fat One).

  World

  Dec 22, 2015
• FedEx buys TNT Express for 4.4 billion euros

  American package delivery service FedEx has agreed to take over Dutch rival TNT Express, one of Europe's largest delivery companies, for 4.4 billion euros ($4.8 billion), the companies announced Tuesday.

  World

  Apr 7, 2015
• Insurers set aside $300 million to deal with costs of Germanwings crash

  Lufthansa says its insurers are setting aside $300 million to deal with possible costs resulting from last week's crash of a Germanwings jet in the French Alps, in which 150 people died.

  World

  Mar 31, 2015