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Europe
Robot bartender unveiled in Prague
Forget the days of nursing a drink at the bar while pouring out your woes to the bartender.
Latest
Georgia elects first woman president
But Salome Zurabishvili will be the last directly elected president as the country is due to change to an electoral college parliamentary system.
- by Peter Spinella and Christian Thiele
Comment
War
Russia's latest attack on Ukrainians is a warning to the West
Though many have found it convenient to forget, the war between Russia and Ukraine still rumbles on. The only surprise is the timing of the latest scuffle. Why now?
- by Anne Applebaum
War
Sea of Azov: Russia and Ukraine face off as EU pleads for calm
Sunday's incident in the Sea of Azov has everyone worked up about a potential flare up in Europe.
Animals
Wolf attacks man at cemetery in northern Germany
Police in northern Germany say a wolf has attacked a man at a cemetery.
Influence campaigns
'Frat boy billionaires from California': Facebook faces global lashing for fake news
Nine countries, in total representing more than 446 million people, are not happy with Facebook's role in upending democracy.
- by Tony Romm
Paris Agreement
Countries fail Paris promises to cut carbon emissions: report
The gap between countries' Paris promises and emissions levels is even larger than previously believed.
- by Chris Mooney
Defence
Slovenia becomes only NATO state with female army chief
President Borut Pahor hopes Ermenc's appointment will help improve the performance of the military.
Oops
'I'm gonna die': US tourist posts video of terrifying Swiss hang gliding incident
An American tourist had to cling for his life to a hang glider in the Swiss Alps after the pilot forgot to attach his harness.
Russia probe
Paul Manafort met with Julian Assange in 2016: report
A report in the UK media claims Manafort secretly met Assange at the Ecuadorian embassy in London within days or weeks of being brought aboard Trump's campaign.
Margaret Thatcher
Thatcher nominated as face of £50 note - for her service to ice cream
The Bank of England has decided to honour a scientist with its next bank note design. One of the nominees? Britain's first female prime minister.