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The European Parliament is calling for common chargers to be introduced that would fit all mobile phones and tablets.
Although technology companies have previously been encouraged to work together on developing a universal charger, officials say "voluntary agreements between different industry players have not yielded the desired results".
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Write comment (93 Comments)Harvey Weinstein's lawyers have demanded his rape trial is moved out of New York City after claiming his case has turned into a "media and entertainment circus".
The former movie mogul's legal team say a "carnival-like atmosphere" has taken hold during eight days of jury selection in his case, making it impossible for Weinstein to get a fair trial
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Write comment (99 Comments)Sinn Fein says it will not remove a former MMA fighter who now stands as one of its councillors after he was forced to apologise for his remarks about Ireland's prime minister.
Former UFC flyweight Paddy Holohan - who was known as "The Hooligan" - said his comments about Leo Varadkar had been "misinterpreted" after saying he would prefer a "family
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Write comment (97 Comments)A teenager who was found guilty of lying about being gang-raped in Cyprus has launched an appeal against her conviction.
The 19-year-old woman had claimed she was assaulted by up to 12 Israeli tourists while on holiday in Ayia Napa last July - but was charged herself after signing a retraction statement.
Last week, a judge gave her a four-month jail
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Write comment (93 Comments)A talented dog is lending a paw to animal rescue efforts in areas devastated by Australia's raging bushfires, saving koalas with her impressively strong sense of smell.
Taylor, a four-year-old English springer spaniel, has found dozens of injured marsupials by sniffing out the scent of their fur or their faeces, also known as scat.
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Write comment (98 Comments)A bank boss who was found with a Picasso painting on his boat has been jailed for 18 months after being found guilty of trying to smuggle the artwork out of Spain.
The painting, Head of a Young Woman, is worth €24m (£20.5m) and was deemed a national artistic treasure by Spain, meaning it was banned from leaving the country.
Spanish police experts
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