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Latest news from: The Local in Italy » Russian tourist 'carved letter K on Colosseum' A Russian tourist has been arrested for allegedly carving the letter K on a wall of the Colosseum. READ »		Latest news from: The Local in Spain » Spain farewells 'rebel' Duchess of Alba Tens of thousands of mourners packed Seville's Gothic cathedral and lined nearby streets on Friday for the funeral of Spain's flamboyant Duchess of Alba, the world's most-titled aristocrat, who died on Thursday aged 88. READ »
Latest news from: The Local in France » France's 'first ladies': A look at the other halves With François Hollande’s romance with Julie Gayet apparently blossoming, the actress looks set to become France's latest unofficial 'first lady'. Writer Amaryllis Barton takes a look back at her predecessors to see how they matched up. READ »		Latest news from: The Local in Germany » Suspected ETA identity forger detained German state prosecutors on Friday said they have taken a Spanish national suspected of forging identification papers for Basque terrorist movement ETA while working at a university into custody. READ »
Latest news from: The Local in Sweden » Abba's Björn defends Sweden's Spotify Björn Ulvaeus has joined the row over Spotify's streaming costs, saying the music industry had to evolve but admitting that songwriters are losing money. He spoke to The Local's blogger Natalia Brzezinski from his newly adopted home, New York.READ »		Latest news from: The Local in Norway » Wanted for TV doc: UK expats in Nordics Have you and your family moved to a snowy wildscape in Scandinavia and set up eco-friendly home? If so, a British film production company would like to hear from you. READ »
Latest news from: The Local in Switzerland » Federer loss offsets Wawrinka's win in Lille Gael Monfils stunned Roger Federer in straight sets to leave France and Switzerland level 1-1 after the first day of the Davis Cup tennis finals in Lille on Friday. READ »		Latest news from: The Local in Austria » 'Serious gaps' remain in Iran nuke talks The United States said Friday that "serious gaps" still need to be overcome with Iran in marathon negotiations in Vienna on ending a 12-year standoff over the country's nuclear program. READ »
Latest news from: The Local in Denmark » IN PICTURES: Denmark's new 'super station' The winning plans for a new transport hub outside of Copenhagen were recently released and they look like something out of the future. READ »
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