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3rd Dec 2023

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Latvian nationalists protest against immigration

Around 250 nationalists Tuesday protested in Riga, Latvia's capital, against the country taking in a planned 250 refugees under an EU resettlement scheme, reports AFP. "I don't feel that EU institutions are listening to our concerns about taking in refugees from very different cultures," said MP Raivis Dzintars.

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Brussels denies having no 'concern' on Spain's amnesty law

The Spanish government remains secretive about its negotiations with pro-independence Catalans, but claims the EU Commission has "zero concerns" about their proposed amnesty law for Catalan separatists. The EU executive denies that.

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Dubai's COP28 — a view from the ground

Discussion of the biggest existential threat humanity has ever faced is barely mentioned on billboards or signage in Dubai — yet visitors are made aware quite quickly that t world rugby sevens tournament is imminent.

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