Fiat to pool with Tesla to avoid EU fines
Craig TaylorThe carmakers have drawn up an agreement that helps Fiat to avoid violating EU emissions rules. BBC News – Europe
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Berlin protests: Thousands gather for march against rising rent prices
Protesters are calling for Berlin’s government to seize properties from private landlords. BBC News – Europe
Brexit: UK asks EU for further extension until 30 June
Theresa May says she still wants to leave before European elections on 23 May if deal is agreed. BBC News – Europe
How Your Diet Might Be Killing You
jordonc ✅A study shows that the food we eat is putting 11 million of us into an early grave each year. The analysis, in the Lancet, found that our daily diet is a bigger killer than smoking and is now involved in one in five deaths around the world. According to the researchers, salt shortened the…
Kremlin questions Russian figures showing scale of poverty
Russian leaders “struggle” with statistics that show a third of Russians can’t afford two pairs of shoes. BBC News – Europe
North Macedonia deal: Greek PM Tsipras in ‘historic’ visit
After years of acrimony it is the first visit by a Greek PM to neighbouring North Macedonia. BBC News – Europe