Air France pilots protest in Paris
Hundreds of Air France pilots have protested in Paris over a plan to expand the company’s low cost airline Transavia in Europe. They gathered outside France’s … source
Extreme weather deaths in Europe ‘could rise 50-fold’
As swathes of southern and eastern Europe sizzle in a heatwave, scientists have issued a stark warning: extreme weather could kill more than 150000 people a … source
India: court allows Italian marine home for medical care
One of two Italian marines facing murder charges in India has been allowed return to Italy for medical treatment. India’s top court said Massimiliano Latorre could … source
At least 30 dead in Serbia and Bosnia after worst floods in a century
At least 30 people have been killed in floods in Bosnia and Serbia in the last three days. Tens of thousands of people have been forced out of their houses…
Pro-Trump Breitbart News: ‘Bernie people are our people’
The conservative media outlet known for boosting Donald Trump has found some unlikely common ground with unrepentant Bernie Sanders supporters. source
Anchor’s away for US-Cuba ferry routes
Florida ferry operators have Cuba in their sights, as the US has approved licenses to sail to Havana for the first time in 50 years. Although the move has yet…
Kazakhstan to vote in presidential election set to keep Nazarbayev in office
Kazakhstan is voting in presidential elections on Sunday which are likely to see President Nursultan Nazarbayev renew his 26-year rule for another five years. He is running on a platform…
Farmers go hungry as Russian agricultural import ban begins to bite
The tit-for-tat sanctions between Russia and the EU and US is beginning to hurt farmers and the fishing industry. Russia’s ban on most agricultural imports is having knock on effects…
Kurdish fighters push to retake Mosul Dam from Islamic State militants
Iraqi Kurdish forces say they now control much of the Mosul Dam in the north of the country, have wrested it away from Islamic jihadists. The ==Peshmerga== fighters were aided…
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Rescuers at one of Russia’s largest diamond mines are searching for several miners still missing after a collapse flooded an underground cavern. Russia: Eight missing in flooded diamond mine… source