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Serbia's Parliament to meet on Nov. 17 after student-led movement won election over strongman Vucic

The first session of Serbia's new Parliament, which will be dominated by a student-led movement following its election triumph last month, will be held on Nov. 17, the outgoing parliament speaker said on Sunday.

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Environmentalists criticise choice of Earthshot prize venue owned by fossil fuel firm

Mumbai facility is part of Reliance Industries, owner of world’s biggest oil refinery and funder of controversial mega-zooThe Prince of Wales’s Earthshot prize will host its forthcoming annual awards ceremony at a venue owned by the billionaire Ambani family conglomerate, drawing criticism from conservationists over their fossil fuel businesses and their foundation’s controversial mega-zoo.A spokesperson for the Earthshot prize, which awards £1m to five winners every year to invest in conservation work, confirmed to the Guardian and the news outlet Mongabay that this year’s ceremony will be held at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai on 17 November. Continue reading...

Bus overturns on a highway in Croatia, killing at least 2 people and injuring scores

Croatian police say that at least two people were killed and several were injured when a bus overturned on a highway

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Poles mourn rare mass killing as authorities say attacker had far-right views

Poland is in mourning after a 24-year-old man with far-right views drove into a busy square in Krakow and opened fire, killing six people and wounding 15

Taiwan detains a Communist Party leader over alleged Chinese sponsorship in election

Authorities in Taiwan detained the leader of the island's Taiwan People's Communist Party, accusing him of running as a candidate for borough chief under the direction and sponsorship of China's Communist Party, local media reported Sunday.