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Alain ‘Spiderman’ Robert climbs 36-story building in Paris

French climber Alain Robert, also known as Frances Spiderman, climbed with his bare hands on to the top of a 36-floor building on Tuesday (3 November), despite low temperatures and rain. In a stunt that has become familiar the world over, the 53-year old man was greeted at the top of the building by local police and applauded on the ground by passers-by. Nov 3, 2015

George Osborne says any further eurozone integration should not damage interests of non-euro members

In a strong message to the European Union and in a bid to protect London as a major financial centre, UKs Chancellor George Osborne is set to spell out Britains demands for a renegotiated settlement with the EU when he meets his counterpart Wolfgang Schauble in Germany. This could be the start of details slowly emerging on what exactly Prime Minister David Cameron will be seeking as part of the UKs referendum on whether to remain a member or leave the EU. Nov 3, 2015
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