EUROPEAN HEADLINES
BBC Europe – Rigopiano Hotel avalanche: Last bodies recovered by rescuers. The bodies of a man and a woman have been pulled from a hotel in Italy that was hit by an avalanche, bringing the final death toll to 29. Forty people were at the Hotel Rigopiano in Abruzzo when it was engulfed by snow on 18 January. Eleven survived. Nine people, including four children, were pulled out alive.
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Green lights for Trump projects push Dow past 20,000 milestone.
Order signed for Mexican border wall. Boost for sectors central to infrastructure push. |
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| WSJE |
Dow Average Vaults Past 20000.
U.S. stocks surge on hope for Trump’s policies; investors bet on banks, industrial companies. |
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| INYT |
A turn to Islam in Bangladesh.
Revisions to textbooks requested by madrasa leaders alarm secularists. |
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| Le Monde |
Trump dismantles Obama’s legacy.
With one decree after another, the US President, in his first days in office, is gradually scrapping all of his predecessor’s policies |
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| Les Echos |
State as a shareholder: years of strategic failures.
The Court of Auditors denounces incoherent choices and degraded patrimony. |
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| Frankfurter Allgemeine |
Raids against alleged right-wing extremists.
Weapons and explosives confiscated. Two people in custody. Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution: there are 10,000 “Reich citizens”. |
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| Sueddeutsche Zeitung |
Schulz goes for Gold.
“The SPD is coming to lead this country”, says the designated party chairman and candidate for Chancellor. Criticism of predecessor Gabriel for his transition tactics. |
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| La Repubblica |
Constitutional Court starts countdown to the vote.
Italicum: the Court blocks second ballot and approves 40% majority bonus. |
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| Il Sole 24 Ore |
Wall Street beats records; surpasses 20 000 points.
US economy previsions push the Dow Jones above historic milestone. |
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| Gazeta Wyborcza |
Poles will pass the hat round for national television.
The Law and Justice (PiS) party is preparing a new audiovisual charge. It will be paid by everybody, and tax offices will be the ones to control the obligation’s fulfilment. You will pay the charge even if you do not have a television set. |
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| El Pais |
Trump carries out his threats and orders to erect a wall with Mexico.
Yesterday, Donald Trump took the first measure to carry out one of his threats: the construction of a wall at the border between Mexico and the US. |
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| Expansion |
Santander earns more than 6 billion.
The company’s profit increased by 4%, but it would have risen by 15% without the Mexican peso and pound sterling depreciations. |
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| The Times |
Bullish May tells Trump they can lead the world.
Prime minister says US election and Brexit have renewed hope. |
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| The Guardian |
May turns on charm to seek special deal with president.
PM’s speech to Republicans calls for stronger ties. US visit comes as Trump signs series of orders.
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