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Dubai ruler threatened wife, had daughters abducted, judge rules
Sheikh Mohammed, who is also vice president and prime minister of the United Arab Emirates, is popular at home and is seen as a modernising force.
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Gender pay gap
EU poised to introduce gender pay gap laws: report
Women in the EU earn on average 16 per cent less than men, perpetuating a pension disparity of 30 per cent between the sexes.
Immigration
Greece accused of shooting at migrants on Turkish border
Thousands of migrants are stranded on Turkey's land border with Greece ever since Turkey on Friday said it would no longer stop them from trying to reach Europe.
World politics
Zelensky replaces PM in second government shake-up in a month
While the world remembers the comedian-turned-president mostly for his central role in Trump's impeachment, at home his administration has been under turmoil.
- by Isabelle Khurshudyan
Coronavirus outbreak
UK airline Flybe near collapse amid coronavirus-linked fall in demand: source
A representative for Flybe declined to comment on the possibility of administration or the airline's longer-term financial situation.
- by Sarah Young
Huawei ban
Huawei use like 'heroin addiction' for UK says former Tory leader
The debate was led by former Tory leader Iain Duncan-Smith and backed by a more than half a dozen government MPs.
- by Latika Bourke
Coronavirus outbreak
Prince William asks if coronavirus 'hyped up'
The UK government issued an action plan on Tuesday which included a warning that more than a fifth of employees could be off work at the peak of the outbreak.
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Huawei ban
Huawei protest futile, Hague warns rebel MPs pushing for ban
The former foreign secretary predicted the rebellion would end in failure.
- by Latika Bourke
Coronavirus outbreak
When plague hit in 1665 one English village self-isolated - and 260 died
As coronavirus continues its exponential spread, the choice made 350 years ago by the villagers of Eyam is something many more of us may face in the coming weeks.
- by Joe Shute
Diversity
Down syndrome, so what? One woman's campaign for office
With a broad smile and a gritty determination, Eleonore Laloux is canvassing support in her home-town in France, talking up her ambitions for a fairer society.
- by Caroline Pailliez and Lucien Libert
Pension
Macron's pension reform survives two confidence votes
As legislators accused Macron of "dictatorial" behaviour in a debate that lasted past midnight, protesters illuminated the Champs-Elysees with red flares.
- by Sylvie Corbet