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MADRID/KYIV (Reuters) -A security officer at Ukraine’s embassy in Madrid was injured when he opened a letter bomb addressed to the ambassador on Wednesday, prompting Kyiv to order greater security at all its representative offices abroad. The letter, which arrived by regular mail and was not scanned, caused “a very small wound” on one finger …

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By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission proposed on Wednesday new rules to reduce packaging waste through increased recycled content in plastic drinks bottles and targets for reuse of take-way cups and materials used for online deliveries. Under the proposal, all 27 EU members will be required to reduce packaging waste per capita …

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LISBON (Reuters) – Global police agency Interpol confirmed on Wednesday it had issued a red notice for Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos, daughter of the country’s former president, asking global law enforcement authorities to locate and provisionally arrest her. Dos Santos, who has repeatedly denied wrongdoing, has faced corruption accusations for years, including allegations by …

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BERLIN (Reuters) – Bosch and Mercedes-Benz have received approval for a fully automated self-parking software which enables cars to drive themselves into a pre-booked parking spot at a Stuttgart Airport parking lot and back out again, Bosch said on Wednesday. The software relies on communication with sensors in the parking location to detect obstacles in …

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By John Chalmers BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Commission on Wednesday proposed confiscating Russian assets that have been frozen to punish Moscow for the invasion of Ukraine, exploring legal options with the EU’s partners to compensate Kyiv for damage to the country. Officials in the European Union, the United States and other Western countries have debated …

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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The European Union will try to set up a specialised court, backed by the United Nations, to investigate and prosecute possible war crimes committed by Russia in Ukraine, European Commision President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday. “We are ready to start working with the international community to get the broadest international …

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By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgium launches its largest ever trial on Wednesday to determine whether 10 accused men played a part in the 2016 Islamist bombings of Brussels airport and the city’s metro that killed 32 people and injured more than 300. Among the 10 accused are six men already convicted in France …

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By Vladyslav Smilianets and Leah Millis SOUTHERN REGION OF DONBAS, Ukraine (Reuters) – Squelching through thick mud on Tuesday, Petro, a Ukrainian soldier dug in not far from Russian positions in the Donbas, recounted matter-of-factly how his unit had to use buckets to clear out water-logged trenches. “We’re more or less okay, but it’s bit …

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