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Czech prime minister in favour of social media ban for under-15s

PRAGUE, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Sunday he was in favour of banni...

8th February, 2026

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Sweden to make asylum seekers live in centres in further tightening of rules

STOCKHOLM, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Sweden's centre-right government said on Friday it planned to make all...

6th February, 2026

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Olympics-Anti-ICE protesters rally in Milan ahead of opening ceremony

MILAN, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Hundreds of protesters gathered in Milan on Friday to oppose the presence o...

6th February, 2026

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Activists plan new, bigger flotilla to try to bring aid to Gaza

By Tim Cocks JOHANNESBURG, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Activists behind a flotilla intercepted at sea last yea...

5th February, 2026

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Slovenia prepares legislation to ban social media for under-15s

Feb 5 (Reuters) - Slovenia is preparing draft legislation that will ban access to social media for m...

5th February, 2026

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Instagram recovers after brief outage disrupts US users

Feb 4 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms' Instagram was down for more than 10,000 users in the U.S. on Wedne...

5th February, 2026

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Melania Trump says talks with Putin team continue to free Ukrainian kids

By Bo Erickson WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - U.S. first lady Melania Trump said on Wednesday she rem...

4th February, 2026

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Trump has attacked pillars of democracy, says Human Rights Watch

By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has attacked key pill...

4th February, 2026

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Russian comedian jailed nearly six years over war veteran joke

By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW, Feb 4 (Reuters) - A Russian stand-up comedian was convicted of inciting hat...

4th February, 2026

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NatWest commits $13.7 billion to support UK social housing

Feb 4 (Reuters) - NatWest on Wednesday said it would provide a package of 10 billion pounds ($13.72...

4th February, 2026

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Soccer-Guardiola vows to speak up for victims of global conflicts

Feb 4 (Reuters) - Pep Guardiola said he will continue to use his platform as Manchester City manager...

4th February, 2026

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Greece to soon announce social media ban for children under 15, government source says

ATHENS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Greece is "very close" to announcing a social media ban for children aged...

3rd February, 2026