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Fascist symbols and rhetoric on rise in Italian EU vote

Thursday, 23 May 2019, 10:41 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

"Honor to Mussolini" read the banner unfurled steps away from the Milan piazza where the Fascist dictator's body was hung upside down in 1945 by partisans after his summary execution. That this was...

Updated: Dutch, UK polls open, starting 4 days of European elections

Thursday, 23 May 2019, 07:44 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Dutch and U.K. polls opened Thursday in elections for the European Parliament, starting four days of voting across the 28-nation bloc that pits supporters of deeper integration against populist Euroskeptics who want more power for their national governments....

Big question for EU vote: How well will the far-right do?

Wednesday, 22 May 2019, 16:05 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

The elections to the European Parliament have never been so hotly anticipated, with many predicting that this year's ballot which starts Thursday will mark a coming-of-age moment for the euroskeptic...

Taboos fall away as far-right EU candidates breach red line

Wednesday, 22 May 2019, 08:06 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Europe's taboos are falling away. Virulent language castigating immigration and Islam is creeping from extremist fringe groups on social media and the dark web into politics, and getting new...

No more Mr Europe: Macron forced to curb EU ambitions

Wednesday, 22 May 2019, 08:03 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

French President Emmanuel Macron sees himself as Europe's savior, and this week's European Parliament elections as a make-or-break moment for the beleaguered European Union. But Macron is no...

Updated: Seeking Brexit support, May offers vote on new referendum

Tuesday, 21 May 2019, 17:51 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

British Prime Minister Theresa May says Parliament will get the chance to vote on whether to hold a new referendum on Britain's EU membership, as she tries to get lawmakers to back her divorce deal...

Jamie Oliver's UK restaurant chain collapses into insolvency

Tuesday, 21 May 2019, 15:24 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver's British restaurant chain has become insolvent, putting 1,300 jobs at risk. The firm said Tuesday that it had gone into administration, a form of bankruptcy...

Blurred lines: A pregnant man's tragedy tests gender notions

Tuesday, 21 May 2019, 11:53 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

When the man arrived at the hospital with severe abdominal pains, a nurse didn't consider it an emergency, noting that he was obese and had stopped taking blood pressure medicines. In reality, he was...

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