Up to 60,000 so-called “witches” are thought to have been executed across Europe during the 1600s and 1700s, with tens of thousands more put on trial. But new research suggests that one English woman convicted of witchcraft and condemned to be hanged may have escaped the noose. Alice Molland – who...
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BARRIO DE LA TORRE, Spain — Survivors of the worst natural disaster to hit Spain this century awoke to scenes of devastation on Thursday after villages were wiped out by monstrous flash floods that claimed at least 95 lives. The death toll could rise as search efforts continue with an unknown number...
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A scientific study has concluded that human-caused climate change intensified all of the ten most deadly extreme weather events of the past 20 years and contributed to more than 570,000 deaths. The ten most deadly weather events of the past twenty years included three tropical cyclones, four...
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Georgian prosecutors on Wednesday launched a probe into the alleged "falsification" of the country's parliamentary election and summoned pro-Western President Salome Zurabishvili for questioning after she accused the ruling Georgian Dream party of fraud. The announcement came after several EU...
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The euro zone economy grew faster than expected last quarter but threats of oversized tariffs from a potential Trump presidency along with escalating trade tensions with China are keeping the outlook muted. Gross domestic product in the 20 countries sharing the euro grew by 0.4% in the third quarter...
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