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BBC Europe – Austria gas plant burns after deadly explosion. A big explosion has rocked a key natural gas facility in eastern Austria, killing one person and injuring at least 18, police say. A fire followed the blast at the Baumgarten site, which happened around 08:45 (CET). The plant lies just east of Vienna, near the Slovak border. On Twitter Austrian police said the situation was under control and a technical fault had caused the blast.
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| Le Figaro |
Climate: businesses on the front line
Two years after the Paris Agreement, President Macron is organising another summit in the capital today to re-enlist the help of public and private actors in the fight against global warming. |
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| Frankfurter Allgemeine |
Merkel: the world is waiting for us being able to operate
CDU/CSU wants to determine “crash barriers” instead of “questions of detail.” |
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| Corriere Della Sera |
Bomb in New York, fear returns
Attacker wanted to strike Times Square. Intercepted, he refers to revenge for Israeli raids. |
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| Gazeta Wyborcza |
Front page Gazeta Wyborcza
Yesterday, the President swore in Mateusz Morawiecki as the new Prime Minister. Contrary to the expectations regarding a conflict between the President and the Ministry of Defence, Antoni Macierewicz remained in his office. Also Witold Waszczykowski and Jan Szyszko, both criticised by their actions in their ministries, did not lose their jobs. Changes in Morawiecki’s government will happen in January. |
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| El Pais |
Supreme court investigates all political leaders and figures related with Catalan independence push
Judge asks the police about the members of the strategic secessionist committee, including Marta Rovira, Artur Mas and the CUP party. |
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| Kristeligt Dagblad |
Immigrant schools gladly go to church for Christmas
While a school in North Zealand is criticised for cancelling a Christmas service, other schools with lots of immigrants maintain the tradition of going to church for Christmas. The opposition to going to Christmas services typically comes from teachers or non-religious parents, a scientist underlines. However, there are limits to the participation of Muslims, says an imam. |
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| Naftemporiki |
The list of banking prior actions
What does the updated memorandum foresee. |
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| Negocios |
Race for debt before Fitch decision
The Portuguese debt is the second highest in Europe. Fitch is expected to end Portugal’s “junk” status on Friday. |
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| Ziarul Financiar |
Romanians’ wealth stands at €370 billion
According to BNR, a Romanian’s net wealth is of almost €18,600, while the debt per person exceeds €1,500. |
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| Kommersant |
No reason not to quit
On Monday, President and Supreme Commander Vladimir Putin ordered that the Defense Ministry withdraw the bulk of forces and means of Russian troops from Syria. |
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