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Things we learnt in plenary: banking union, posted workers, aid for natural disasters

A reform of Europe's banking system, quicker aid for member states hit by natural disasters and stricter checks for workers posted abroad... It might have been the last plenary session before the European elections in May, but MEPs managed to approve...

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Russia-Ukraine Crisis Could Trigger Cyber War

On the day Crimeans voted in a referendum in March on secession from Ukraine, hackers from a group calling itself the "Cyber Bekrut" pelted NATO websites with online nuisance attacks designed to knock the pages offline.

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Syria: UN agency warns no food left in besieged Palestinian refugee camp

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Desperate crowd awaits relief aid at Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus.

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UN envoy urges respect for religious freedom after Israeli forces disrupt Easter procession

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Robert Serry, Senior Advisor to the Secretary-General.

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