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Reports of new shipwreck off Libya – 114 persons missing

ANSA reports that there was a new shipwreck of migrants. According to this report, 114 persons are missing and it was reported by UNHCR. The shipwreck happened off the Libyan coast.…

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Team of 12 football children and their coach found alive after 9 days missing (Updated)

BBC: The 12 boys and their football coach trapped in a Thai cave will need learn to dive or wait months for flooding to recede before they can get out,…

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Tunis Air to resume flights to Libya

Libya Observer: Tunisian Minister of Industry and Small and Medium Enterprises, Salim Al-Feriani, announced Sunday that the Tunis Air will resume flights to Libya at the end of July. Al-Feriani's remarks…

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Video: Argentinian fan took country’s team elimination from World Cup badly

Corriere Della Sera - Argentinian fan took his team's elimination from the World Cup so badly that he threw his TV off his residence balcony.

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France 24: Europe’s Orphans – Since Romania joined EU, 15% of population left their country. Between 100,000 and 300,000 children left behind

France 24: Since Romania joined the EU in 2007, an estimated 15% of the adult population has left the country to work in Western Europe. That situation has created a vacuum…

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The Guardian: World Cup spotlights Brazil’s great players – and their single mothers

Round the corner from a gang member with a pistol in his waistband and an automatic rifle in his hands, the Women’s Bar in Rio’s Complexo do Alemão favela was…

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Spain and Greece get additional €45.6 million in emergency funds support to respond the migratory challenges

The European Commission has awarded an additional €45.6 million in emergency assistance to support Spain and Greece respond to the migratory challenges they face. The European Commission has awarded an…

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EU opens fresh legal case against Poland on Rule of Law

European Commission / Reuters: The European Commission has launched an infringement procedure by sending a Letter of Formal Notice to Poland regarding the Polish law on the Supreme Court, which critics says…

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‘Le Spider-Man’ who saved young boy in Paris has his first day in city’s Fire Brigade

The Mali immigrant dubbed “Le Spider-Man,” who saved a young boy dangling from a Paris balcony in May, just had his first day on the job with the city’s Fire…

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What’s in a name – Trump’s FART Act set to replace WTO agreement arrangements

The Guardian: A report that Donald Trump is looking to walk away from the World Trade Organisation and instead adopt a United States Fair and Reciprocal Tariff Act, or Fart…

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Breaking News – 17 arrested in Palermo for arms and migrant trafficking

Sky News Italia - Italian police are currently carrying a major operation in Palermo which led to the arrest of 17 people allegedly involved in arms and migrant trafficking. According…

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UK MP calls for bans on bouncy castles after 3 year old girl death

Sky News: An MP has called for bouncy castles in public areas to be banned temporarily after the death of a girl in Norfolk. The little girl, who has not…

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Political crisis in Germany

Euronews/DW: German Interior Minister and CSU party leader Horst Seehofer has offered to leave his posts over the Chancellor’s asylum policy, according to party sources. The conservative Bavarian Christian Social…

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Mexico Election Update

Mexican ruling party candidate Jose Antonio Meade conceded he had lost the presidential election on Sunday, saying his rival, leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, bore the responsibility of the next government and…

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53 hrs of Volleyball raise €651,905 for Id-Dar tal-Providenza

At the end of the 53-hour BOV Marigold Volleyball Marathon 2018 at midnight of Sunday July 1st, it was all smiles, champagne showers and gratitude; gratitude towards 40 or so…

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UNHCR – 63 people missing after boat capsizes close to Libya

The UNHCR Libya announced another tragedy in the Mediterranean Sea where 63 people are missing after the boat they were on board capsized. Another 41 people were rescued by the…

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Notorious French criminal escapes from prison in Paris by helicopter

France 24: A notorious career thief who was once France's most-wanted man pulled off a daring jailbreak on Sunday, fleeing a prison in the Paris area by helicopter, officials said. Redoine…

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Nine migrants arrive in Malta by boat

The Malta Independent: Nine migrants have been arrested by the police after they were found loitering in Marsascala after landing there by boat, the police said. The migrants landed near the…

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270 people saved by Libyan Navy and Coast Guard

The Libya Observer: The Libyan Navy said that the Coast Guard of the central branch managed to save 270 illegal immigrants, including 11 children and 80 women, who were found…

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OECD: Italy once again amongst world leaders in terms of the country of origin of economic migrants

Sole 24 Ore : In the last report on migrants, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) pointed out that Italy has once again became part of list of…

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Saudi Arabia to increase oil production – Trump

Euronews: The leader of Saudi Arabia promised US President Donald Trump that he can boost oil production if needed and the country has 2 million barrels per day of spare capacity…

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“I dream of a League of European Leagues” – Matteo Salvini

"I am here for a pact of honor and a pact of love". Matteo Salvini said this when he was addressing the traditional Pontida rally for the Lega Nord members for…

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The Millennial Socialists Are Coming – Michelle Goldberg

New York Times: In May, three young progressive women running for the state Legislature in Pennsylvania, each endorsed by the Democratic Socialists of America, won decisive primary victories over men…

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Simona Ventura’s son suffers multiple stab wounds

Niccolo Bettarini, the son of Italian TV presenter Simona Ventura and former footballer Stefano Bettarini for a moment was in a critical condition, after suffering multiple stabbings following a fight…

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European Leaders warned about how Trump’s policies are pushing towards a NATO break-up

The Times: European Union leaders have discussed their fears that the “immense pressure” President Trump’s policies are putting on Nato could lead to its break-up. Donald Tusk, the president of…

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Trump suggests ‘France should leave the EU’ to Macron

The Independent (UK) Donald Trump suggested to Emmanuel Macron he should pull France out of the European Union to get a better trade deal with the US, according to reports. The outlandish proposal came in a private meeting during…

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Tensions in Movimento 5 Stelle after “I would not close ports” declaration by Roberto Fico

Tension in the Movimento 5 Stelle (M5s) was registered after the speaker of the Italian Chamber Roberto Fico (who hails from the same party), during a visit in Pozzallo said…

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Open Arms to go to Spain

Washington Times: Spain says Barcelona will be the docking port for an aid boat that rescued 60 migrants in waters near Libya but was not allowed to land by both…

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US ambassador to Estonia to resign following Trump’s comments on EU and NATO

The U.S. ambassador to Estonia says he will resign late next month, making him the third U.S. ambassador to step down in 2018. In a private Facebook message shared with…

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Pope Francis invites 250 poor for lunch

Pope Francis celebrated Sts Peter and Paul feast doing what he loves doing best. His freshly-minted Cardinal-Almoner Krajewski asked by Pope Francis to invite 250 of Rome’s poor to have…

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Mexico Elections to be held on Sunday

TIME: Mexico heads to the polls Sunday in national elections that will likely mark a sharp change in the political direction of Latin America’s second largest economy. It comes at a…

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North Korea increased production of enriched uranium for nuclear weapons at secret sites

North Korea has increased its production of enriched uranium for nuclear weapons at secret sites in recent months, contrary to Donald Trump’s claims that it was “no longer a nuclear…

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New migrants situation leads to new dispute between Malta and Italy as tweets fly in Italian between the countries’ two Interior Ministers

Times of Malta: An NGO boat with around 50 rescued migrants on board should head to Malta because it provided the closest port, Italy's right-wing deputy prime minister said on Saturday,…

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Iran’s Khamenei urges judiciary to confront those who harm the economy

Al Jazeera: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has warned against those "who disrupt economic security", threatening legal action in response to economic protests that began on Monday over the rial's…

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Italy: Di Maio intends banning betting sponsorships and advertising from TV and Sports

The Minister of Economic Development and Minister of Labor and Social Policy, Luigi Di Maio, has announced that he intends to start to necessary legal procedures which will lead to…

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Watch: Special Feature France 24 : 400 refugees return from Lebanon to Syria

France 24: Some 400 refugees on Thursday crammed into trucks, tractors and buses lined up by the Lebanon-Syria border to join the convoy that would bring them back to Syria. “I prefer…

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10th edition of 53-hour Volleyball Marathon in aid of Dar Tal-Providenza underway

The 53-hour BOV Marigold Volleyball Marathon for Id-Dar tal-Providenza this year enters into its 10th edition. The Volleyball Marathon was officially inaugurated earlier this evening by H.E. Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca,…

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100 persons feared dead after migrant boat capsizes off Libya

CNN: The lifeless bodies of three babies, dressed in brightly colored clothing and looking almost as if they were sleeping, were carried carefully ashore Friday in Libya. Held in the outstretched…

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“Yes, we’re putting out a damn paper tomorrow” – The Capital Gazette

SkyNews - Journalists at The Capital Gazette, the US newspaper where a gunman killed five of their colleagues have shown their defiance by reporting on the murders - just hours after…

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Thousands of passengers stranded, hundreds forced to flee home as Mount Agung erupts in Bali

Sky News: Hundreds of people have been forced to flee their homes and 16,000 passengers have seen flights cancelled after a volcano erupted in Indonesia. The eruption of Mount Agung on…

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Deutsche Bank fails US stress test

DW: German banking giant Deutsche Bank's US operations failed the Fed's second round of stress tests, the qualitative test. Of the big banks tested, 32 out of the 35 passed the…

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France, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States state that Libyan vital oil resources should remain under exclusive control of National Oil Corporation

Libya Observer: France, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States have issued a joint statement demanding keeping the Libyan vital oil resources, facilities and terminals under the exclusive control of…

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