Venice suffers acqua alta

The gust of wind with  bad weather that has hit much of Italy saw acqua alta reach 1.27 metres in Venice on November 12, with much of the city swamped and the narthex of St Mark’s Basilica flooded. Significant flooding in Venice, Italy this morning 12th November! Thanks to Kristaps. Bankis ig #severeweather #floods #extremeweather…

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EU calls actors in S.Ossetia and Georgia to restrian

“Rising tensions along the Administrative Boundary Line (ABL) of break-away South Ossetia in Georgia are completely unacceptable. So are factually incorrect statements from within South Ossetia concerning security actions and developments on the ground, which only fuel further tensions” says the statement of the European Action Service spokesperson. On developments related to South Ossetia, Georgia…

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Iraq: EU Foreign Ministers express concern

“We will have two days of Council,today with the Foreign Ministers,tomorrow with the Defence Ministers, with a full agenda as usual”, said the EU top diplomat Federica Mogherini upon her arrivals to the Foreign Affairs Council. "We followed yesterday with great concern and feeling very close to the Italian authorities and militaries for the attack…

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Berlin Wall fragments sales at BRAFA

The 65th edition of BRAFA art fair, which will take place from 26 January until 2 February 2020 in Brussels, Belgium, will be celebrated in a highly original manner with the exclusive exhibition and sale of five segments of the Berlin Wall. In den Nachrichten: #Berlinermauer an der #BRAFA Art Fair vom 26. Jan –…

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Borrell’s undiplomatic offensive

European Commission has been confronted with questions of journalists over a Twitter micro blog embarrassing message, mounting up to “malfeasance in office” by its next EU top diplomat and incumbent Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Borrell, who posted a sensitive document from UK authorities on his feed. "Between Marlaska, the minister who, as a judge, did nothing…

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NATO Stoltenberg praises Merkel leadership

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg thanked Germany for its vital contributions to the Alliance in talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel on November 7, 2019. Always a pleasure to meet with Chancellor Angela Merkel. #Germany plays a leading role in our Alliance. We agree that a strong #NATO is essential for peace and security in Europe,…

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EU calls Haiti to avoid violence

“The grave deterioration of the living conditions of the Haitian population and profound worsening of the security situation together with a slowdown of economic activity and challenges the Haitians face on a daily basis have provoked serious, long-lasting and violent social unrest. https://youtu.be/6X-u1sDH9nI “The right to demonstrate freely and peacefully needs to be ensured while…

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General Franco family abundant wealth

The late General Franco grandchildren control assets that include a palace, 22 homes, 195 garage spaces, 29 country estates, five commercial premises and three rural plots, Spain’s newspaper EL PAIS reports. This EL PAÍS investigation reveals that Franco's grandchildren control assets worth €102 million that include a palace, 22 homes, 195 garage spaces, 29 country…

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Machiavelli portrait attribution to Leonardo

A portrait of Renaissance political philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli in a French chateau may belong to Renaissance genius Leonardo Da Vinci, some art experts claim. #Macchiavelli portrait in French chateau could be by #LeonardoDaVincihttps://t.co/nDPWmW6quc — Ansa English News (@ansa_english) October 30, 2019 The director of the Chateau of Valencay, one-time seat of French diplomat Talleyrand, has…

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