The European Union voted to ban single-use plastic among member states by the year 2021. This decision is a reaction to the increasing amount of plastic that has found its way into waterways and oceans. After 2021, these items will be composed of more sustainable materials and their consumption will be reduced by 25 percent.
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Investigators believe they have pinpointed the cause of the fire that ripped through Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral on Monday April 15. After a careful review of footage and photography from locals, investigators believe the fire was related to the elevators that were built for construction workers.
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A Northern Ireland journalist was killed in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, in a shooting involving the New Irish Republican Army (New IRA) and police. 29-year-old journalist Lyra McKee was covering the violence in Londonderry on the night of April 19 when she was shot in the crossfire and died.
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Shortly after political leaders in Europe met in Milan to pursuing forming an alliance of alternative right wing parties, Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini has expressed the hope that the newly united populist movement will become biggest party in the next European Parliament.
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The European Union (EU) and China convened at the EU-China Summit on April 9 to discuss their relationship and economic agenda, reports the EU Commission.
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The Trump administration is threatening to tax $11.2 billion worth of European Union goods. It is a rash move that marks another attempt by the administration to use tariffs to reshape global trade in its favor
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A recent trial was held in Germany over the alleged murder of a five year-old Yazidi girl who was chained outside the house of a member of the Islamic State and died of thirst.
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In late March, the European Parliament in Brussels voted to ratify copyright legislation that threatens to change internet freedoms for all member nations. Article 11 and Article 13, have caused a rift in societal opinion with regards to information and creative freedoms.
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China’s Belt and Road Initiative just gained Italy, Europe’s fourth-largest economy agreed to sign on to China’s signature global trade agreement, indicating an expansion of China’s economic influence in Europe.
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Following an attack at a tram stop at Utrecht’s 24 Okterberplein, which left three dead and five injured, Dutch officials, who had originally ruled out terrorism, have reconsidered it as a potential motive upon discovery of a letter from the shooter the next day.
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