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Europe News

The Brief from Brussels: May moves in as Cameron stands down

This is the Brief from Brussels, a roundup of the top stories from Europe’s de facto political capital.

Syria

Syrian rebels prepare for Aleppo siege

Syrian government troops say they are moving in against rebel held positions in the Syrian city of Aleppo.

Sport

Pjanic officially unveiled

Miralem Pjanic was unveiled by Juventus at a press conference on Tuesday after arriving from Roma in a deal worth €32 million.

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Sport

Contador withdraws from Olympic Games

Alberto Contador ruled himself out of the road race at next month’s Rio Olympics, saying on Tuesday that he needed four weeks to recover from injuries sustained on the Tour de…

Sport

Silk Way Rally: Peterhansel bounces back

Reigning Dakar champion Stéphane Peterhansel produced yet another flawless run to clinch the shortened Kostanay -Astana stage, taking the overall lead in this year’s Silk Way…

Sport

Tour de France: Matthews claims stage 10

Australia’s Michael Matthews timed his sprint perfectly to clinch stage 10 of the Tour de France in Revel on Tuesday.

USA

Sanders backs Clinton to be next US president

US Senator Bernie Sanders has officially endorsed Hillary Clinton for the democrat presidential nomination ahead of the party’s July convention.

Economy

International Monetary Fund sees feeble growth for Italian economy

The International Monetary Fund predicts GDP growth for Italy of less than one percent this year and only slightly more in 2017, with Brexit and debt-laden banks the biggest factors.

Italy

'We must find out cause' of fatal Italy train collision, says Renzi

Italian authorities say 20 people died and dozens were injured when two passenger trains collided head on in the Puglia region in the south of the country.

Sport

Bayern back in training

New Bayern Munich manager Carlo Ancelotti has no plans to rip up the foundations laid by predecessor Pep Guardiola and says he will look to continue the club’s tradition of attacking football when the

Morocco

Moroccans in uproar over imported Italian waste

Moroccan citizens are in uproar over their government’s decision to accept 5.

Economy

EU warns Spain, Portugal over spending

EU finance ministers say Spain and Portugal have broken the bloc’s budget rules and have not done enough to reduce their deficits.

Sci-Tech

Spanish farmers look for sweet success from Stevia plant

It has around 200 times sweeter than sugar and has a slight taste of liquorice.

Italy

Twenty dead and more injured as passenger trains collide in southern Italy

Reports from Italy say at least 20 people have died, and more have been injured, after two passenger trains collided in the Puglia region in the south of the…

Italy

Twenty dead after head on train collision in southern Italy

Reports from Italy say at least 20 people have died, and more have been injured, after two passenger trains collided in the Puglia region in the south of the…

Cinema

Matt Damon 'bourne' again after nine-year break

Matt Damon is being ‘bourne’ again as Jason Bourne – the troubled former CIA assassin.

Business Series

Pokemon GO goes viral, boosts Nintendo shares

Pokemon GO, an "augmented reality" game for smartphones has become a craze on the streets and given a massive boost to the share price of Japanese video-game giant Nintendo.

China

Hague tribunal rejects Beijing's territorial claims in South China Sea

An international court has ruled against Beijing over its territorial claims in the disputed South China Sea.

USA

Jailed US soldier Manning made failed suicide bid

It’s emerged Chelsea Manning, the US soldier jailed for leaking classified files, tried to kill herself last week.