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2016-06-29

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Turkey

Euronews reporter trapped on the tarmac as airport attack raged

Euronews reporter Omer Gulel was travelling home to Istanbul when the attack at Ataturk airport happened.

Turkey

Forensic teams identify victims of Ataturk airport attack as relatives mourn

Families and friends of those killed in the Ataturk airport attack have gathered at the Istanbul Forensic Institution where the bodies are being identified.

Europe News

The Brief from Brussels: EU seeks solutions to Brexit vote

In this episode: EU leaders look for an amicable divorce between Britain and Brussels; Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon makes the case for Scotland staying inside the EU, and the world’s media

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Egypt

Black box confirms smoke on board doomed EgyptAir flight

Air crash investigators say a black box recording from the doomed EgyptAir flight confirms smoke on board the aircraft.

Business Line

Scotland and Northern Ireland: post-Brexit economic fears

Britain has voted to leave the European Union, but what about those areas that wanted to stay in, such as Scotland and Northern Ireland? That's the subject of this week's Business Line.

Luxembourg

LuxLeaks whistleblowers convicted but not jailed

Two French whistleblowers have been convicted in the so-called LuxLeaks tax scandal, but have avoided jail.

Russia

Russia extends ban on Western food products

President Vladimir Putin has extended a Russian ban on food products from Western countries until the end of 2017.

Sport

Euro 2016 Poland v Portugal preview

The Stade Velodrome in Marseille hosts the first quarter-final of the Euro 2016 when Poland take on Portugal in a bid to reach the last four of the 15th edition of the European…

Turkey

Atatürk Airport attack - why did it happen?

"ISIL has a much broader strategy against Turkey than simply reacting to news of the normalisation of the relations with Israel"

Economy

European share bounce back continues, weaker dollar helps the pound

The bounce back continues for Europe's stock markets. Britain's FTSE 100 index had recovered all of its post-Brexit losses by the end of trading on Wednesday.

Turkey

Russia and Turkey agree to 'normalise' trade and economic relations

A year ago, they were shaking hands, then relations cooled to icy temperatures, but now it seems Russia and Turkey could be on the road to restoring ties.

World News

The future of the European Union after Brexit

The day after the UK voted to leave the European Union a journalist asked the President of the European Commission Jean Claude Juncker if it was the beginning of the end of the…

World

Remembrance of things past in Haiti and Cambodia

Over the past few years Learning World has heard many inspiring stories about education in the face of adversity and trauma. Two reports that

United Kingdom

Brexit sharpens the focus on the future of Northern Ireland and the border with the Republic of Ireland

Hillsborough Castle in Northern Ireland is where the Queen made her first official appearance after the result of the referendum.

Economy

Ataturk Airport attack puts more pressure on Turkish tourism industry

Tuesday's attack on Istanbul's Ataturk Airport is bound to further damage Turkey's struggling tourism industry as new statistics show visitor numbers falling sharply.

United Kingdom

Cameron: UK will have to accept good with bad in Brexit negotiations

David Cameron says it will be impossible to cherry-pick in Brexit negotiations with the EU, but refuses to give a timeframe for triggering Article 50.

Business Series

Toyota recalls 3.4 million cars over fuel leak and airbag problems

Toyota is recalling nearly 3.4 million Prius and other cars to fix possible leaks from fuel emissions control units and a problem with airbag inflators made by the Swedish company Autoliv.

Economy

Japan's Abe speaks on Brexit concerns

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has addressed the effects of the Brexit vote on his country, pledging to use all available policy tools to help its economy grow.

Europe News

Brexit: EU correspondents weigh in on UK referendum

More than 1,000 journalists were in Brussels on Tuesday to cover what is likely to be British Prime Minister David Cameron’s final EU summit.

Cult

Hockney exhibition offers intimate snapshot of the Los Angeles art world

British artist David Hockney has returned to the Royal Academy of Arts in London with a new exhibition titled Eighty-two Portraits and One Still-life.

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Clashes in Paris

Riot police and demonstrators clashed in Paris on Tuesday, June 28, as thousands of protesters took to the streets under heavy police presence to demonstrate against changes to labour laws that will m

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Istanbul's airport after the attack

Officials on Wednesday began assessing the damage caused to the terminal at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport, which was attacked by suicide bombers.

United Kingdom

Scotland's First Minister travels to Brussels

UK Prime Minister David Cameron may have gone back to London, but Scotland's First Minister is in Brussels on a short-notice trip.