2018-07-03

World News

As it happened: Wednesday, July 4

Here are the big stories driving the day.

03/07/2018

World News

Trump admin reverses Obama, prods schools to ignore racial factors in admissions

The federal government's policy — which drew immediate criticism — now reverts to what it was during the George W. Bush administration.

03/07/2018

Libya

More than 200 migrants drown in first 3 days of July

More than 200 migrants drown in first 3 days of July

03/07/2018

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Tunisia's capital elects first female mayor

Souad Abderrahim is from Tunisia's moderate Islamic party, which advocates for separating politics from religion.

03/07/2018

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Nigeria's Mikel told of father's kidnapping during World Cup

John Obi Mikel revealed he led Nigeria in its World Cup match against Argentina after receiving news his father had been kidnapped.

03/07/2018

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McConnell: There's not much the federal government can do to respond to school shootings

"I don't think at the federal level there's much that we can do other than appropriate funds," the Senate Majority Leader said Tuesday.

03/07/2018

Austria

Kurz responds to German migration deal with plans to toughen borders

Austrian Chancellor, Sebastian Kurz, says Germany’s new migration deal could force Austria to introduce tougher border checks

03/07/2018

Living

Our sunny interview with Emma Laird

British actress and model Emma Laird on where she will summer, favourite eateries and beauty routine.

03/07/2018

France

Making a march: the photographers' perspective

After walking for more than 1,400 kilometres, the Solidarity March for Migrants is about to end. Twelve photographers from the French collective "item”, have been following them and offer a unique view of the march and its participants. We present the work of three of them and their testimony.

03/07/2018

Europe News

Training migrants for European jobs

That's the aim of a new pilot project by the International Organisation of Migration called Skills2work. Its hoped it'll bridge the gap between the working population and aging community within the EU

03/07/2018

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.

03/07/2018

Sport

England eliminate Colombia from World Cup in penalty shootout

England has booked its place in the quarter finals

03/07/2018

Economy

Greece now a "normal" eurozone country, says Moscovici

Greece now a "normal" eurozone country, says EU Finance Commissioner Moscovici.

03/07/2018

Europe News

MEPs join interpreters in strike action

Interpreters staging a series of planned strikes disrupted the plenary in Strasbourg as MEPs showed solidarity with their protests for better working conditions.

03/07/2018

United Kingdom

Windrush generation "denied their rights", report finds.

Windrush generation denied their rights, says parliament's Home Affairs Committee.

03/07/2018

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Greenpeace crash drone into French nuclear plant to highlight security

A Superman drone is remotely controlled by Greenpeace activists and enters the no-fly zone of the nuclear plant of Bugey, Rhone valley, France.

03/07/2018

Spain

Increase in sexual assault complaints during Pamplona's festival

A study by Navarra's Public University shows there's an increase in the number of sexual assault complaints during Pamplona's bullfighting festival in the last few years.

03/07/2018

Germany

German opposition groups slam Merkel-Seehofer deal

A series of compromises have been made which secure Merkel's government but have upset several German oppostion groups.

03/07/2018

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Snowfall brings welcome end to dry conditions

Snow blanketed South Africa’s Cape as a cold front hit parts of the country on Monday, July 2.

03/07/2018

Economy

Ryanair calls for 'urgent' EU action after strikes cancel 1100 flights

The Dublin-based carrier says more than 1,100 flights have been cancelled for the second month running.

03/07/2018

Sport

Joachim Löw to stay as Germany manager

Joachim Löw to stay on as German team manager. He will now guide the Mannschaft to the European Championship in 2020. Their first international match will be against against France in Munich in September.

03/07/2018

World News

Giant telescope captures first-ever snapshot of a newborn planet

It's a baby photo of sorts — only this alien world is anything but cute and cuddly.

03/07/2018

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Roaming stork lands Polish charity with huge phone bill

Someone removed a SIM card from a GPS tracker placed on a stork's back to clock in 20 hours of phone calls.

03/07/2018

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World Cup fever envelopes streets in Sao Paulo

The World Cup fever has enveloped the streets of the Brazilian city Sao Paulo, with many colored soccer sculptures erected to cheer for its national football team competing in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

03/07/2018

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Majority of Europe’s waterways 'fail to meet minimum EU standards'

Some 60% of surface water bodies surveyed by the European Environmental Agency (EEA) haven’t reached a good ecological status under the Water Framework Directive.

03/07/2018

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Australian archbishop sentenced to detention for covering up child sex abuse

"The whole of the community is devastated in so many ways by the decades of abuse and its concealment," sentencing magistrate said.

03/07/2018

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Rototiller Racing World Championships take place in Emerson, Arkansas

The Purple Hull Pea Festival played host to the Rotary Tiller World Championships on Saturday (30th June) in Emerson, Arkansas, USA.

03/07/2018

Sport

Sweden beat Switzerland 1-0, advance to quarter-finals

Sweden wins against Switzerland for a place in the quarter-finals.

03/07/2018

Living

The world's first rooftop winery

A start-up company transformed the rooftop of a former navy yard building in New York into an urban oasis.

03/07/2018

Europe News

Artists bring copyright fight to European Parliament

Artists want to be paid their dues, but digital defenders fear online censorship under the new EU copyright directive currently being put to MEPs. A decisive vote on the next steps towards becoming law is expected this week.

03/07/2018