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Italy government braces for confidence vote

Italy's new prime minister has sought an end to the political deadlock that has marred the recession-hit country since February.

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EU to ban pesticides linked to bee decline

The European Union appears set to impose a two-year ban on three pesticides linked to bee deaths after a majority of member countries voted in favour of a moratorium.

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Czech building explosion injures dozens

A powerful blast in the Czech capital, Prague, has injured dozens of people and possibly trapped many others inside a building damaged by the blast, emergency officials said.

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UK PM concerned over claims of torture in UAE

Prime Minister David Cameron is concerned about allegations that three Britons charged with drug offences in Dubai have been tortured, his office said, two days before the president of the United Arab Emirates visits Britain.

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Deadly explosion hits French housing complex

A possible gas explosion has ripped off the side of a five-story residential building in France's Champagne province, killing up to three people and injuring at least ten others, officials have said.

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Iceland centre-right wins back power

Iceland's centre-right opposition scored a clear win in the island's parliamentary poll that allowed the two parties to begin negotiations for a coalition government.

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Protests against UK's use of armed drones

Anti-war campaigners have marched to an airbase in eastern England military to voice their opposition to Britain's use of armed drones in Afghanistan.

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Gunshots fired near Italy PM's office

President Giorgio Napolitano and Enrico Letta at a swearing-in ceremony when the shooting happended [AFP]Two Italian paramilitary police officers have been shot and wounded outside the Rome office of new premier Enrico Letta as he was being sworn in nearby presidential palace.

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Russia 'detains scores in sweep at mosque'

Russian law enforcement officers have detained 140 people at a Muslim prayer room in the capital, Moscow, as part of a search for extremist groups, Russian news agencies have quoted federal officials as saying.

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UK to honour Churchill with new banknote

Britain is set to honour Winston Churchill, its revered war-time prime minister, with a banknote featuring his portrait and the famous declaration: "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat".

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