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Munich's Oktoberfest roars to life as the mayor taps the first keg

Munich's Oktoberfest has kicked off with the city's mayor tapping the first beer keg, marking the start of the 191st edition of the festival

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Pakistani forces end 20-hour standoff with militants in the northwest

Pakistani security forces have ended a standoff with militants inside a police compound in northwestern Pakistan

Olympic Council of Asia president says politics have already entered into the Asian Games

The president of the Olympic Council of Asia acknowledged that politics — in the form of a welcoming ceremony involving Taiwan — had already entered into the Asian Games

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The Asian Games are open with more athletes than the Summer Olympics and some unfamiliar sports

The opening ceremony of the Asian Games has marked the official start of the 16-day event

Record fuel prices across EU prompt calls for bloc-wide windfall tax on firms

German minister says companies are ‘exploiting situation’ in Middle East, as sky-high prices become major domestic issue for leadersEuropean governments have discussed imposing a bloc-wide windfall tax on energy companies, as near-record fuel and gas prices pile pressure on leaders desperate to contain mounting public discontent and the challenge of the far right.With elections due next year in eight EU countries including France, Italy, Spain and Poland, leaders are scrambling to head off the potential fallout from what analysts have warned could be one of the continent’s biggest energy shocks in decades. Continue reading...