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COPENHAGEN, Dec 10 (Reuters) – Denmark’s government said on Wednesday it had reached an agreement in parliament to provide individual compensation to Greenlandic women who were victims of a decades-long involuntary birth control campaign. The case is one of several that have emerged in recent years concerning allegations of misconduct by Danish authorities against the …

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AMSTERDAM, Dec 10 (Reuters) – The Netherlands reported another outbreak of bird flu on Wednesday, as the epidemic continued to spread in the major agricultural exporter. The country’s 25th outbreak of the past month was detected at a large farm in the south of the Netherlands, where around 80,000 chickens were culled to limit the …

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VIENNA, Dec 10 (Reuters) – An Austrian court has dealt a final blow to U.S. attempts to extradite Ukrainian tycoon Dmytro Firtash to face trial on corruption charges, rejecting an appeal against a ruling blocking the move. Firtash made a fortune selling Russian gas to Ukraine. Once a supporter of Ukraine’s ousted pro-Russian president Viktor …

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LONDON, Dec 10 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Wednesday that Europe was strong and he would stand up for its values of freedom and democracy after U.S. President Donald Trump said the continent was decaying. In an interview with Politico on Tuesday, Trump called Europe’s political leaders weak and denounced Europe …

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By Giselda Vagnoni ROME, Dec 10 (Reuters) – Italians hailed UNESCO’s recognition of their cuisine on Wednesday as a win for cultural diplomacy but critics warned it could backfire by turning popular dishes into bland tourist fare. A sound and light show at the Colosseum in Rome on Wednesday night will celebrate a successful bid …

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BERLIN, Dec 10 (Reuters) – Croatia signed a signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Germany on Wednesday to buy 44 Leopard 2A8 tanks, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said at a press conference with Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic in Berlin. (Reporting by Andreas RinkeWriting by Madeline Chambers; editing by Matthias Williams)