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The drug mules carrying Europe's cocaine in their guts

More than a sixth of the cocaine consumed in France is smuggled inside the bodies of drug mules from its poverty-stricken South American region of Guiana.. - 'Narco region' - Geography and poverty have made French Guiana "a narco region and one of the main hubs" of the cocaine trade, officials told AFP. Within striking distance of the Colombian coca fields, between a fifth and a sixth of cocaine consumed in France is estimated to pass through this thinly-populated region of mostly Amazonian jungle sandwiched between Brazil and Suriname.

Sun, Jan 15, 2023 6 mins read

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Latin American cocaine cartels bring violence to Europe

"Seventy euros for one, 120 for two," said the cocaine dealer as the young woman opened her door on Paris' chic Left Bank.. Twenty or so minutes after you place your order by WhatsApp or Signal, a dealer can be at your door.

Sun, Jan 15, 2023 9 mins read

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EU parliament chief to unveil reforms amid graft scandal

The president of the European Parliament will seek Monday to get ahead of a graft scandal that has rocked the legislature, by officially unveiling a series of reforms to clean up the multinational assembly.. She has also said the graft scandal showed "European democracy is under attack".

Sun, Jan 15, 2023 3 mins read

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Royals gather for funeral of Greece's last king Constantine

The funeral of Greece's last king, Constantine II, will take place on Monday with a host of European royalty expected to descend on Athens for the service.. The private service begins at noon at the Athens Metropolitan Cathedral, with almost 200 guests expected.

Sun, Jan 15, 2023 3 mins read

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Bereaved UK father criticises social media firms' response to tragedy

The father of a teenage girl who died in Britain after viewing harmful online content on Monday criticised the response of social media companies to a report aimed at preventing future tragedies.. In a "prevention of future deaths" report sent to the social media firms and the UK government, Walker urged a review of the algorithms used by the sites to provide content.

Sun, Jan 15, 2023 2 mins read

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Anxious vigil outside destroyed Dnipro tower block

A day after a Russian missile tore into the Dnipro tower block where Ukrainian refugee Roman Zhuravsky was living, he feared the worst.. So far 39 people, including six children, have been evacuated from the collapsing tower block, emergency services said Sunday evening.

Sun, Jan 15, 2023 2 mins read

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NATO hints at more heavy weapons for Ukraine

Kyiv can expect more deliveries of heavy weapons from Western countries soon, NATO said Sunday, as President Vladimir Putin praised his forces after their claimed capture of a Ukraine town.. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Ukraine could expect more heavy weapons following Kyiv's requests to its allies for the vehicles, artillery and missiles it says are key to defending itself.

Sun, Jan 15, 2023 3 mins read

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German police finish clearing site of violent anti-coal protests

Police on Sunday said they had almost finished clearing climate activists from a German village being razed to make way for a coal mine expansion, as both sides accused each other of violence.. The clear-out had initially been expected to last weeks, but police said on Sunday only two activists remained in the village, holed up in an underground tunnel.

Sun, Jan 15, 2023 2 mins read

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Bomb kills 10 at DR Congo church, Islamists suspected

A bomb killed at least 10 people and wounded 39 others after ripping through a church in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday, an attack blamed on suspected Islamists.. The explosion killed at least 10 people and wounded 39, Mualushayi said, revising up an initial death toll of five.

Sun, Jan 15, 2023 2 mins read

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German police finish clearing site of violent anti-coal protests

Police on Sunday said they had almost finished clearing climate activists from a German village being razed to make way for a coal mine expansion, as both sides accused each other of violence.. The clearout had initially been expected to last weeks, but police said on Sunday only two activists remained in the village, holed up in an underground tunnel.

Sun, Jan 15, 2023 2 mins read