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Judges preside over a hearing at the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg on Nov. 27, 2018. The European Union's highest court ruled on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022 that the 27-nation bloc can link financial backing for member states to respect for rule of law and that a challenge by Hungary and Poland should be dismissed. (AP Photo/Sylvain Plazy, File)

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EU can withhold funds from Hungary, Poland, top court rules
By RAF CASERT - Associated Press
Wed,02/16/22-2:45AM , 142 Reads
BRUSSELS (AP) — In a ruling hailed as a boost to democratic values, the European Union’s highest court said Wednesday that the 27-nation bloc can suspend support payments to member states if they breach rule of law principles.
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Red poppies bloom in front of the World War I Ijzertoren (Yser Tower) Monument in Diksmuide, Belgium, June 17, 2014. In Belgium, where bodies of World War I are still being found in Flanders Fields to this day, the Yser Tower contains an inscription of "No more war", in four languages so no one misses the point. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)

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EXPLAINER: Why Europe lacks voice, power in Ukraine crisis
By RAF CASERT - Associated Press
Thu,02/03/22-1:22AM , 126 Reads
SAINT-SYMPHORIEN, Belgium (AP) — Scarred by losing tens of millions of lives on their soil in two world wars, many European Union nations have been wary ever since about military spending.
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Belgium-British teenage pilot Zara Rutherford jubilates in the cockpit after landing her Shark ultralight plane at the Kortrijk airport in Kortrijk, Belgium, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022. The 19-year-old Belgium-British pilot Zara Rutherford has set a world record as the youngest woman to fly solo around the world, touching her small airplane down in western Belgium on Thursday, 155 days after she departed. Rutherford will find herself in the Guinness World Records book after setting the mark that had been held by 30-year-old American aviator Shaesta Waiz since 2017. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

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19-year-old woman sets record for solo global flight
By RAF CASERT - Associated Press
Thu,01/20/22-6:04AM , 142 Reads
BRUSSELS (AP) — Home! And no longer alone.

The 19-year-old Belgian-British pilot Zara Rutherford set a world record as the youngest woman to fly solo around the world, touching her small airplane down in western Belgium on Thursday — 155 days after she departed.
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Belgian-British teenager Zara Rutherford waves from her Shark ultralight plane prior to take off at the Kortrijk-Wevelgem airfield in Wevelgem, Belgium, Aug. 18, 2021. Rutherford is set to land in Kortrijk, Belgium on Monday, Jan. 17, 2022, in the hopes of completing her trek around the world as the youngest woman ever, beating the mark of American aviator Shaesta Waiz, who was 30 when she set the previous benchmark. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)

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Typhoons, wildfires, missiles: Teen flies solo round world
By RAF CASERT - Associated Press
Sun,01/16/22-1:54AM , 209 Reads
BRUSSELS (AP) — Avoid typhoon in the Philippines. Check.

Steer clear of massive California wildfires. Check.

Keep away from test missiles in North Korea. What? Wait.
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