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Japan

Severe floods force thousands to evacuate in Japan

More than 100,000 residents in Kyoto are being forced to evacuate.

Russia

Russia uses World Cup defence to preempt new poisoning accusations

Russian politicians respond to the poisoning of a couple by accidental exposure to Novichok, an extremely powerful nerve agent, in Amesbury, England.

United Kingdom

Brexit campaign 'broke election rules', preliminary report shows

Initial findings of an investigation into Vote Leave by the Electoral Commission show the referendum campaign group guilty of exceeding spend limits and failing to comply with other rules.

France

Greenpeace pilots and crashes drone into nuclear plant's no-fly zone

Greenpeace activists piloted a drone into the no-fly zone of the EDF-operated Bugey Nuclear Power Plant and crashed it against the heavily-reactive wall of its spent-fuel building on Tuesday to prove its vulnerability to foreign attacks.

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Malta

Lifeline captain faces Maltese charges, released on bail

Claus-Peter Reisch, captain of rescue vessel Lifeline, was charged by Maltese courts on Monday for lacking proper registration for the boat when it entered Malta waters last week.

Philippines

Mayor 'killed by sniper' during city hall ceremony in Philippines

Filipino mayor Antonio Halili was killed during Tanauan City's weekly flag ceremony on Monday.

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Quidditch World Cup 2018 kicks off in Italy

The fourth edition of International Quidditch Association World Cup kicked off two days ago in Florence, Italy, with the Aussies scoring a landslide defeat against the Italian team.

Romania

Floods hit Romania, homes severely damaged

Floods have surged through Romania, damaging as many as 60 towns in 14 counties.

Markets

Amazon announces $1b acquisition of online pharamacy PillPack

Amazon announced it will acquire online pharmacy Pillpack on Thursday, dropping the shares of the two largest drugstore chains in the U.S. over 8%.

World News

Refugee girls put on fashion show for own clothing label

Iraqi refugee girls put on a fashion show in the capital of Jordan, Amman, on Wednesday featuring clothes that they sewed themselves.

Turkey

Turkish court orders release of jailed journalist Mehmet Altan

The Istanbul Regional Justice Court voted to release journalist Mehmet Altan on Wednesday. He was one of hundreds of journalists arrested following a military coup attempt in 2016.

Sport

Albania PM and fans raise money for Swiss players' FIFA fine

The prime minister opened a bank account to encourage symbolic contributions to raise the sum of 10,000 francs.

Earth News

Unseen Russia: a week by boat

We cruise on the River Svir discovering centuries-old Orthodox churches along the way

USA

Supreme Court upholds Trump's travel ban in 5-4 ruling

The decision limits travel from seven countries.

Ukraine

String of attacks hit Roma settlements in Ukraine

A fatal attack on a Roma settlement near Lviv, Ukraine, left one dead and four injured last Saturday. This was the sixth attack on a Roma settlement in two months.

France

Watch: This destructive barrier was created to stop lorry attacks

French company La Barrière Automatique (LBA) has developed a retractable device that can stop a 7.5-ton truck going at 80 km/h in its tracks.

Sport

World Cup 2018 may have ended — but not the concussion debate

What's changed since Moroccan Nordin Amrabat’s decision to play in the group stages following a concussion five days prior?

Italy

Maersk cargo ship granted permission to dock in Italy

Maersk cargo ship granted permission to dock in Italy in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

Syria

Syrian group dances around Latakia's streets to revive city

The group wants to revive the Syrian city's spirit.

World News

Romania's ruling party leader handed 3-year jail term for corruption

Liviu Dragnea, head of Romania's Social Democratic Party, was given the sentence on Thursday.

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