2016-06-10

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Fit for football: kicking unhealthy lifestyles into touch

A sedentary lifestyle can lead to cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity. That is why a European Union research project aims to promote sport

10/06/2016

World News

Australia investigates new debris link to missing flight MH370

Australian officials are investigating what appears to be aircraft debris from the Malaysian flight MH370 which went missing more than two years…

10/06/2016

My Europe Series

South Wales steels itself for industrial decline post-Brexit

South Wales, like many traditional European centres of heavy industry, has suffered in the last 30 years as plants have closed and jobs have been lost. In some cases EU development funds have stopped

10/06/2016

My Europe Series

"Nae Brexit" say Scots unwilling to follow England out of Europe

In England there may be a noisy chorus of voices to leave the EU, but they find no echoes in Northern Ireland, Wales, or Scotland. There people are far more pro-European and, in the latter's case, vot

10/06/2016

Series

Postcards from Azerbaijan: The tradition of tea

This week in Postcards from Azerbaijan, the country's deep attachment to tea

10/06/2016

USA

Sanders' campaign continues despite Obama's support for Clinton

He may have been beaten by Hillary Clinton but Bernie Sanders is still on the campaign trail.

10/06/2016

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Sardinia: giant table football game

Rally drivers had some fun in Sardinia as they celebrated the start of the Euro 2016 tournament.

10/06/2016

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“Ghostbusters” fans gather to catch NY ghouls

Fans of the iconic “Ghostbusters” films gathered in the New York neighbourhood of Williamsburg for an unusual experience.

10/06/2016

Turkey

Kurdish TAK militants claim deadly Istanbul bombing

A Kurdish militant group believed to be linked to the outlawed PKK says it carried out Tuesday’s deadly bomb attack in Istanbul.

10/06/2016

United Kingdom

Sturgeon clashes with Johnson in bitter Brexit debate

Immigration, EU contributions, trade policy and NHS funding were the subjects which dominated the latest television debate in the Brexit…

10/06/2016

World News

Europeans 'increasingly anti-Brussels but don't want Brexit'

A few weeks ahead of the make-or-break UK referendum on whether to leave the European Union, several surveys hint that while Europeans are against Brexit, they are increasingly divided, and doubtful,

10/06/2016

World News

Kuczynski 'wins' Peruvian election, but Fujimori refuses to concede

Pedro Pablo Kuczynski appears to have won a narrow majority in Peru’s presidential election.

10/06/2016

France

Déjà vu: England fans clash with Marseille locals ahead of Euro 2016

Euro 2016 kicks off in France tonight under unprecedented security, but celebrations are marred by violence from fans.

10/06/2016

Spain

Spain: election campaigns kick off as poll suggests big gains for Podemos alliance

As Spain’s general election campaigns kick off, an opinion poll on the June 26 ballot appears to show that the anti-austerity Unidos Podemos alliance will get the second-highest number of…

10/06/2016

Venezuela

Venezuela: calls for recall vote grow louder as opposition politicians assaulted

Violence, looting, assault and disputes: the situation in the Venezuelan capital becomes increasingly restive.

10/06/2016

USA

Traditional Muslim funeral service honours Muhammad Ali

The US city of Louisville has begun a series of ceremonies to celebrate and honour its greatest son, boxing legend Muhammad Ali.

10/06/2016

Israel

Tel Aviv attack: Ramadan entry permits suspended for thousands of Palestinians

Funerals have begun to take place for the two male and two female Israelis shot dead in Wednesday’s attack on an open-air market in Tel Aviv.

10/06/2016

Sport

Teenager Bierke stuns the big guns at Red Bull Cape Fear

Sydney’s infamous wild break was on full display this week as competitors took on the daunting challenge that is the Red Bull Cape Fear.

10/06/2016

Italy

Former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi to undergo heart surgery next week

Four-time Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi will undergo heart surgery next week.

10/06/2016