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Now playing Next Luxembourg Top EU diplomats put Serbia against the wall with Kosovo Brussels has handed Belgrade a dilemma: Either stop obstructing Kosovo's entry into key international organisations or its own EU aspirations will be frozen. 23/04/2024
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Now playing Next Art Check out the winning images of Sony World Photography Awards 2024 French photographer Juliette Pavy won Photographer of the Year, for her series on the forced contraception and sterilisation of Greenlandic Inuit women. 23/04/2024
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Now playing Next Economy Eurozone growth speeds up in April - price pressures may test the ECB European private sector economic activity rebounds strongly in April, led by robust demand in services, although manufacturing continued to contract. However, resuming inflationary pressures cast uncertainty on the speed of ECB rate cuts. 23/04/2024