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Germany pledges security inquest into Christmas market attack

Agence France-Presse The German government pledged Sunday to fully investigate whether there were security lapses before the Christmas market car-ramming attack that killed five people and injured over 200. Political pressure has built...

Iceland authorizes whale hunting until 2029

Agence France-Presse Iceland, one of only three countries still allowing whale hunting, on Thursday issued permits to two whaling companies for the next five years, until 2029, the outgoing government announced. The decision...

Notre Dame welcomes back public for mass after five-year refit

Agence France-Presse Newly restored Notre Dame cathedral held its first mass on Sunday, with Christians celebrating the return of the French capital's most famous place of worship after a historic re-opening ceremony. The...

Swedish app aims to end rows over household chores

Agence France-Presse Who's doing the housework? There's an app for that—in an effort to make "invisible work visible," Swedish engineering students have developed an app for families to organize and track chores...

Stiff business: Berlin startup will freeze your corpse for monthly fee

Agence France-Presse Becca Ziegler is only 24, but she already has her death planned out: her corpse will be deep-frozen to minus 200 degrees Celsius with liquid nitrogen. Ziegler, an American tech firm...

Spain flood death toll soars to 158, ‘dozens’ missing

By Agence France-Presse Spain mourned at least 158 deaths on Thursday while authorities told people in flood-stricken regions to stay at home as rescuers raced to find survivors in the rare disaster. An...

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