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London Mayor Fears Eurostar ‘Chaos’ Under New EU Border Checks

London mayor Sadiq Khan warned Saturday that Eurostar passengers going from Britain to the continent face “chaos” once a new computerised border scheme proposed by the European Union takes effect. All visitors entering the EU with visas or visa waivers will have to go through the automated EU Entry/Exit System, which has been long delayed […]

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London mayor Sadiq Khan says Brexit cost UK over US$178 billion so far: ‘obvious it isn’t working’

Britain’s departure from the European Union has reduced the size of its economy by 6 per cent so far – an annual cost of 140 billion pounds (US$178 billion) – London mayor Sadiq Khan said on Thursday, with the shortfall seen reaching 10 per cent by 2035. Khan, a member of the opposition Labour Party, […]

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Ukraine-launched drone heading towards Moscow destroyed – Moscow mayor

Nov 19 (Reuters) – Russia’s air defence systems destroyed a Ukraine-launched drone heading towards Moscow, the mayor of the Russian capital said early on Sunday. “Preliminarily, there is no damage or casualties as a result of falling debris,” Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on the Telegram messaging app. “Emergency services are on the scene.” The drone […]

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Fire at fuel tank in Russia’s Sochi sea resort extinguished -mayor

Sept 20 (Reuters) – A fire at a fuel tank near an airport in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi has been extinguished, the city’s mayor said on Wednesday. “There were no casualties,” the mayor, Alexei Kopaigorodskyi, said on the Telegram messaging platform. “The airport and the entire transport system are operating as normal.” […]

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Paris Mayor Strips Palestinian Leader Of Honour Over Holocaust Outburst

Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo has stripped Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas of the French capital’s highest honour after he made remarks about the Holocaust that echoed anti-Semitic tropes, her office said on Friday. Abbas could no longer hold the Grand Vermeil medal after he “justified the extermination of the Jews of Europe” in World War II, […]

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Ukrainian drone destroyed by air defences near Moscow – mayor

Mayor of Moscow Sergei Sobyanin attends a meeting chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin on the development of unmanned aircraft, at the Rudnyovo industrial park in Moscow, Russia April 27, 2023. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via REUTERS/file photo Acquire Licensing Rights Aug 28 (Reuters) – Air defences shot down a hostile drone near Moscow in the early […]

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Death toll rises to nine in Russian attack on Ukraine’s Kramatorsk – mayor

[1/5]Rescues and volunteers carry a woman rescued from the debris at the site of hotel and restaurant buildings heavily damaged by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in central Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine June 27, 2023. REUTERS/Oleksandr Ratushniak KRAMATORSK, Ukraine, June 28 (Reuters) – The body of a boy was pulled out […]

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Russian missiles hit Ukrainian city of Kharkiv: Mayor

KYIV, Dec 29 (Reuters) – Mayors of Ukraine’s eastern city of Kharkiv, the capital Kyiv western Lviv reported on Thursday that Russian missiles had struck the cities and caused a series of explosions. Kharkiv’s Ihor Terekhov said officials were clarifying what had been hit and whether there were any casualties, while Kyiv’s Volodymyr Klitschko warned […]

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Heating restored in freezing Kyiv, Mayor Klitschko says

Dec 18 (Reuters) – Heating has been fully restored to Kyiv after the latest Russian bombardment that targeted water and power infrastructure, the capital’s Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Sunday. “The city is restoring all services after the latest shelling,” Klitschko said on the Telegram messaging app. “In particular, the capital’s heat supply system was […]

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Spain cabinet reshuffle looms as minister runs for Madrid mayor

MADRID, Nov 14 (Reuters) – Spain’s Tourism, Trade and Industry Minister Reyes Maroto will quit to run for mayor of Madrid, triggering a cabinet reshuffle, she said on Monday. During her stint in government, Maroto took the lead on protecting the tourism sector during the pandemic and now heads negotiations over European Union-financed subsidies for […]

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