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Thieves steal Swedish royal jewels and escape by speedboat   Thieves snatched two gold crowns and an orb made for King Karl IX and Queen Kristina and vanished aboard their speedboat into a vast patchwork of...

Macedonian president says won't sign name deal with Greece   Djorge Ivanov said Macedonia's possible future membership of the EU and NATO was not sufficient excuse to sign such a "bad agreement" with Greece under which...

Man arrested for smuggling king cobras to the US in crisp canisters   California man faces up to 20 years in prison after the three live snakes were illegally shipped from Hong Kong. A man has been...

Smart meter rollout could force household bills to rise, says supplier   Adam Vaughan   Energy company warns rising cost of installations due to ‘customer apathy’ could prompt suppliers to increase tariffs. Energy suppliers face rising costs for putting...

business NRA Sues Insurance Broker Behind ‘Carry Guard’ Polly Mosendz   https://youtu.be/pK0eFHfUPrw The National Rifle Association is suing Lockton Cos., alleging the insurance broker breached its contract with the firearms lobbying group. Lockton administered the NRA’s Carry Guard insurance program, which was advertised as the...

Sanchez succeeds Rajoy as Spain's prime minister   Socialist party head Pedro Sanchez becomes Spain's seventh prime minister after outgoing leader Mariano Rajoy lost a parliamentary confidence vote triggered by a long-running corruption trial. Spain's Socialist (PSOE)...

Kenya's election rerun faces major hurdles   The courts may have agreed with Kenya's opposition that there were problems with the election and ordered a rerun. But this poll may too be scuppered if concerns in...

Daughter of poisoned spy says she's recovering     Yulia Skripal said in statement released on Thursday by British police that her strength is growing daily and expressed gratitude to those who came to her aid. This is...

Firefighters struggle to contain Greece wildfires   Greece has pleaded for assistance from European neighbours to help battle wildfires, including a blaze ravaging a forest near Athens. The army was called in to assist firefighters around Kalamos,...

12 stadiums that will host matches at the World Cup 2018 in Russia Tom Ravenscroft  With the FIFA World Cup 2018 kicking off today in Russia, here's a look at all 12 of the stadiums that will...