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Bulgarian spirits inflamed by new rakia rules

Bulgarian spirits inflamed by new rakia rules

Bulgaria's traditional fruit spirit rakia sparked political controversy on Monday after the government proposed tighter rules on home production of the liquor.

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AlgoQuant Asset Management Selects Liquid Mercury to Enhance Digital Asset Trading Infrastructure

AlgoQuant Asset Management Selects Liquid Mercury to Enhance Digital Asset Trading Infrastructure

AlgoQuant will deploy Liquid Mercury's institutional-grade trading technology to scale its multi-strategy investment platform and enhance execution capabilities across global digital asset markets.

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Documentary turns camera on architect Peter Zumthor

Documentary turns camera on architect Peter Zumthor

After decades of shunning glittering skyscrapers and corporate office towers in favour of museums and memorials, while his peers conquered the planet, a Swiss architect is finally getting a star turn in the limelight.

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UK to reopen refugee resettlement scheme to push 'safe' migration

UK to reopen refugee resettlement scheme to push 'safe' migration

UK interior minister Shabana Mahmood announced Monday the reopening of a scheme for refugees to settle in Britain as part of a renewed focus on "safe and legal routes" for vulnerable people to reach the country.

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UK police say releasing on bail five men held over airbase incident

UK police say releasing on bail five men held over airbase incident

British police said Monday five men arrested near an airbase used by the United States were being released on bail, as officers probed whether a "foreign state" could be involved in a suspected bomb plot targeting it.

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Trump admin finalizes reversal of US fuel economy standards

Trump admin finalizes reversal of US fuel economy standards

President Donald Trump's administration on Monday finalized its rollback of US fuel economy standards that were meant to spur the transition towards electric vehicles and reduce planet-warming emissions from transport, the country's biggest source of greenhouse gases.

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Iranian lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh wins Council of Europe's rights prize

Iranian lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh wins Council of Europe's rights prize

Iranian human-rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh on Monday won the Council of Europe's Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize in recognition of her long-running advocacy work, months after being released following her latest arrest.

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Dozens kidnapped in two weekend attacks in northern Nigeria

Dozens kidnapped in two weekend attacks in northern Nigeria

More than 80 people, mostly women, were missing Monday after being abducted by armed gangs in two separate weekend attacks in northern Nigeria, the latest mass kidnappings to rock the country.

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Next stop the world: Pathirage wins Asian Games javelin gold

Next stop the world: Pathirage wins Asian Games javelin gold

Sri Lanka's Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage won javelin gold at the Asian Games on Monday to add to his growing collection and then set his sights on world and Olympic domination.

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Gakpo withdraws from Netherlands squad

Gakpo withdraws from Netherlands squad

Cody Gakpo has pulled out of the Netherlands squad with an ankle problem, adding to Liverpool's injury problems.

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