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Russians protest Kuril islands handover to Japan

Hundreds of Russians protested against a feared giveaway of strategic islands to Japan on Sunday, two days before a key summit between the countries' leaders in Moscow. Between 300 and 500 people gathered on Suvorovskaya Square, just outside Moscow city centre, for an authorised rally...

Two dead, 14 hurt in French ski resort fire

Two people died Sunday and 14 more were injured, four seriously, in a major fire at the ski resort of Courchevel in the French Alps, officials said. The pre-dawn blaze forced the evacuation of some 60 resort workers, including foreigners, from a three-storey accommodation building....

Car bomb explodes in Northern Irish city

A suspected car bomb rocked Northern Ireland’s Londonderry city centre Saturday night, local police said. The explosion took place outside a courthouse on central Bishop Street, the Police Service in Northern Ireland (PSNI) said. The PSNI tweeted a picture of a car on fire amid...

Hungary’s new labor law sparks backlash

Thousands of Hungarians went to the streets on Saturday to protest against a controversial labor law, local media reported. The law on overtime, dubbed “slave law” increases the amount of overtime that employers can request from 250 to 400 hours. Young workers “don’t want to...