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2015-07-06

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Republic of Ecuador

Pope puts the family at the heart of his first Ecuador mass

Thousands of Ecuadoreans turn out for Pope Francis' first mass of his South American tour to hear his sermon about the importance of the family .

Greece

Hollande and Merkel urge Greece to make 'credible' proposals

The leaders of France and Germany have told Athens that the door is still open for debt negotiations with creditors. But at urgent talks in Paris on

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Sport

Horror crash mars Tour de France as Britain's Froome earns leader's yellow jersey

Spaniard Joaquim Rodriguez of the Katusha Team won a crash-hit stage three of the Tour de France that was neutralised on three occasions. The 159.5

Iran

Iran optimistic of leap in growth once out from under sanctions

The Grand Bazaar of Tehran forms part of the economic core of the Iranian capital, where tradesmen and shoppers alike are keenly awaiting a lifting

Spain

Spain open to new Greece bailout talks post-referendum

Spanish Economy Minister Luis De Guindos says a Greek exit was not being contemplated by Madrid.

Focus

Word up: regions send powerful climate message to COP 21 state negotiators

The world’s regions are in the frontline in the battle against climate change – that was the message sent from a conference of local authorities in

Sport

Red Bull Air Race: Arch wins in Budapest

After Abu Dhabi, Chiba and Rovinj the fourth round of the Red Bull Air Race series took place in Hungary’s spectacular capital city of Budapest

Greece

Many Greek businesses struggling to pay state taxes

Many Greek businesses are struggling: capital controls and two weeks of bank holidays means they have insufficient revenue to pay state taxes. They

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Hundreds of piglets escape from truck on Chinese highway

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Soviet prison transformed into dive site in Estonia

France

Florence + The Machine caught by cushion rain in Lyon

Hungary

Hungary's parliament approves 'anti-migrant' border fence

Hungary’s parliament has beefed up the country’s asylum legislation, paving the way for a border fence to prevent the flow of migrants into the

France

Special EU Summit on Greece

USA

Stocks slightly lower after Greek vote

Wall Street opened lower on Monday but less sharply than expected, chiming with its peers in Europe. The Dow was down half a percent at the open

Nigeria

Nigeria: Scores killed in Jos in attacks blamed on Boko Haram

Emergency services rushed to retrieve the injured after suspected Islamist militants killed at least 44 people in attacks on a restaurant and mosque

Cinema

Richard Gere honoured at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival

American actor Richard Gere was the guest of honour at the opening ceremony of the 50th Karlovy Vary Film Festival in the Czech Republic. The

Culture news

The Two Worlds Festival: Affordable art in Spoleto

The 58th edition of the Two Worlds Festival has got underway in Spoleto. Many people consider this event to be one of the cultural highlights of the

Turkey

Turkish fury as minority Muslims 'banned from fasting' in China

Protesters in Istanbul have burned Chinese flags and demonstrated against what they claim is the religious suppression of minority Uighur Muslims by

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Hundreds gather for christening of Britain's Princess Charlotte

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Greek referendum: ‘No’ supporters celebrate in Athens' streets