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Uber chiefs face trial in France over low-cost taxi service

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Two Uber France executives could face jail in a case hinging on the taxi company’s banned low-cost service. The trial of Thibaud Simphal and Pierre-Dimitri...
CULTURE

Time Present and Time Past: The Oresteia

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Sean Sheehan It is over a century since Einstein established that the perception of time depends on an observer’s position but at Trafalgar Studios in...
NEWS

France investigates alleged crimes against humanity by Bashar Assad

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Paris prosecutors have opened a preliminary investigation into French government accusations that Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government has committed crimes against humanity. France is trying...
NEWS

Russian politicians give Putin go-ahead for troops in Syria

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The upper chamber of the Russian parliament has voted unanimously to let President Vladimir Putin send Russian troops to Syria. The Federation Council discussed Mr...
NEWS

David Cameron urged to make slave trade reparations during Jamaica visit

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David Cameron has been pressed to consider making reparations to Caribbean countries for Britain’s role in the slave trade as he arrived for a...
US NEWS

Georgia’s only woman on death row is executed

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After several denied appeals the US state of Georgia has executed its only female death row inmate despite appeals by her children and Pope...
NEWS

Edward Snowden joins Twitter and follows NSA

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Edward Snowden, who has confounded US officials since his abrupt departure from the country two years ago, has just found a new megaphone in...
AFRICA

Burkina Faso army fires at coup plotter barracks

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Burkina Faso’s army has fired at the barracks of the presidential guard that carried out a short-lived coup this month and is now refusing...
NEWS

Nepal considering restrictions on people who want to climb Everest

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Nepal is considering placing age and fitness restrictions on people who want to climb Mount Everest. Mohan Sapkota, a spokesman for the Himalayan country's ministry...
EUROPE

Ukrainian pilot on trial in Russia says she was kidnapped

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A Ukrainian officer charged with the deaths of two Russian journalists in eastern Ukraine has said she was kidnapped by Russians after being captured...
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