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Europe-wide vote fragments centre as far right, Greens gain

Monday, 27 May 2019, 08:17 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

The European Union's traditional center splintered in the hardest-fought European Parliament elections in decades, with the far right and pro-environment Greens gaining ground on Sunday after four...

UK Conservatives fear wipeout in Brexit-dominated EU poll

Sunday, 26 May 2019, 17:46 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Anti-EU and pro-EU parties look set to make gains in a Brexit-dominated election for British seats in the European Parliament, while the governing Conservative Party is bracing for one of its...

'Revolution' in Poland as nation confronts priestly abuse

Saturday, 25 May 2019, 13:52 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

One victim spoke out, and then another, and another. A statue of a pedophile priest was toppled in Gdansk, put back by his supporters, and finally dismantled for good. A feature film about clerical...

Theresa May is latest Conservative leader swamped by Europe

Saturday, 25 May 2019, 07:48 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Theresa May has joined the ranks of Conservative prime ministers whose time in office has been overwhelmed — and cut short — by the issue of Europe. Ever since Edward Heath took the...

European Parliament elections: How they work, what could happen

Saturday, 25 May 2019, 07:05 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

European voters started heading to the polls Thursday to choose lawmakers to represent them at the European Parliament for the next five years. In all, 400 million voters in 28 nations will be voting...

Small blast in French city of Lyon wounds 7; cause unclear

Friday, 24 May 2019, 20:58 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

An explosion Friday on a busy pedestrian street in the French city of Lyon injured seven people, local officials said. The cause of the blast that occurred in or outside a branch of the bakery...

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