european commission president john claude younker has said the e.u. will take steps to reactivate a so-called blocking statute in a bid to save the iran you could call it the law could make it illegal for new companies to comply with american sanctions against iran the so-called blocking statute was last used more than twenty years ago. a staunch separatist came toward a has been sworn in as catalonia as leader as tensions continue to simmer between the region and the spanish government madrid broke with normal practice and sent no

representative to the ceremony torah pledged loyalty only to the catalan people and not to the spanish king. french police have launched an operation to expel squatters living out a proposed airport side near the city of normed a community of some three hundred people have lived on the land for years in protest of the proposed development the french government cancel plans for the airport in january but announced that the squatters had to leave. vote counting is underway in burundi after a national referendum to decide if their president can stay in power until twenty thirty four the year including caesar is already serving a controversial third term which sparked violent unrest in twenty fifteen it's not yet clear when the results will be announced. they met among friends in the east and agreed to protect each other from our friend

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