2018-07-24

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Majestic Roman villa to reopen to the public after restoration

A wonderful ancient Roman villa in Positano (Salerno), buried like Pompeii in 79 AD by the eruption of Vesuvio volcano, will reopen to the public on August 1st after a long restoration

24/07/2018

World News

Israel shoots down Syrian fighter jet

Forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad have been battling rebels and Islamic State militants at the frontier with Israel in recent weeks.

24/07/2018

World News

Turkey's Erdoğan compares Israeli leaders to Hitler over new law

Turkey's strongman described it as the "most Zionist, fascist and racist state in the world."

24/07/2018

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Japan plans mobile mosques for Olympics

A project to develop "Mobile Mosques" is underway in Japan, as the country prepares to welcome visitors to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.

24/07/2018

Greece

Greece fires: Twenty-six people found dead hugging each other in a field

They had left their cars in panic and ran towards the sea. But they were trapped over a cliff as the flames reached the coast

24/07/2018

World News

Scores dead in Greece as wildfires engulf Attica region

The popular holiday resort region has become a disaster zone as fast moving fires trapped people in their homes and devoured buildings and cars.

24/07/2018

Israel

Israel shoots down Syrian warplane

The incident took place over the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights

24/07/2018

France

Tour de France briefly halted by protestors

Tear gas fired by police forces riders to stop

24/07/2018

Greece

In pictures: Greece's deadly wildfires

In pictures: Greece's deadly wildfires

24/07/2018

Business

Alphabet shrugs off EU fine as earnings beat expectations

Alphabet's total revenue for the three months to the end of June is €27 billion ($32.66 billion). Eighty-six percent of which came from Google's advertising business

24/07/2018

France

FEMEN co-founder and activist Oksana Shachko dies at 31

Her body was found in her apartment on July 23 in Paris, according to FEMEN. The death was an alleged suicide.

24/07/2018

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Annual World Santa Claus Congress kicks off in Denmark

Hundreds of Santas, pixies, and elves gathered in amusement park Bakken near Copenhagen on Monday to celebrate the 61st annual World Santa Claus Congress.

24/07/2018

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Thai cave boys and their coach attend Buddhist temple ceremony

The young football teammates and their coach who were trapped in a Thai cave have attended a Buddhist ceremony as they prepare to be ordained to become Buddhist novices and monks.

24/07/2018

World News

Analysis of extreme global weather

Head of Climate Modelling Laboratory, Department of Sustainability, Gianmaria Sannino says, “A weakening of the jet stream is keeping large portions of hot air, basically anticyclones, stable in the same areas: Japan, Canada, California and of course Northern Europe, Scandinavia and the UK”

24/07/2018

Lao People's Democratic Republic

Hundreds missing, homes swept away after dam collapses in Laos

More than 6,600 people were also left homeless, state media reported.

24/07/2018

Greece

Greek wildfires: Satellite images show extent of the damage

Satellite images show Greece's worst wildfires in a decade from space, as the country battles to control the blazes in which at least 60 people have died.

24/07/2018

World News

North Korea ‘begins dismantling’ rocket test site

North Korea ‘begins dismantling’ rocket test site. But how significant is this? Our team in the Cube break it down.

24/07/2018

Cult

Beiteddine Art Festival in Lebanon is a real treat

The annual summer event takes place in the large 200-year-old Beiteddine Palace in the Chouf Mountains in the southeast of Beirut. The Spanish flamenco dance group performed dance adaptations of Federico Garcia Lorca's "Blood Wedding"

24/07/2018

World News

Thai cave boys take part in Buddhist ordination ceremony

Most of the youth football team rescued from a cave in northern Thailand have taken their first step towards becoming Buddhist novices. Their coach is also taking part in the ceremony which is a tradition for Thai men who have experienced adversity.

24/07/2018

World News

'Rick and Morty' creator apologizes for 'way too distasteful' video

"Nobody should ever have to see what you saw and for that, I sincerely apologize," he said.

24/07/2018

USA

Euroviews. Why Trump's ego is a bigger threat to America than Russia or Iran

Trump's cardinal rule of diplomacy is simple: A deal that he didn't make cannot possibly be any good.

24/07/2018

Europe News

Brussels plans cash sweetener to share migrant load

Six-thousand euros would be paid for each migrant taken in, but Italy's already slamming the offer.

24/07/2018

Europe News

Does Trump want to strike trade deal with EU's Juncker?

Amid transatlantic trade relations, the EU Commission president meets Donald Trump in Washington on Wednesday

24/07/2018

The Cube

Greek residents share stories of narrow escape from deadly wildfire

Greek citizens share dramatic footage showing narrow escape from deadly wildfires

24/07/2018

Greece

Greece appeals for help after deadly fires ravage coast

At least 20 people are dead and hundreds of homes destroyed near Athens.

24/07/2018

World News

White Helmets squeezed by warring forces and global factions

With the help of the West, members of the volunteer rescue force known as the White Helmets are fleeing Syria as Russian-backed forces gain ground.

24/07/2018

World News

Greek wildfire kills at least 20 near Athens as residents flee

"People should leave, close up their homes and just leave," a senior fire chief said.

24/07/2018

France

Macron under increased pressure over bodyguard

French opposition conservative parties have called for a vote of no-confidence in the President over his failure to punish Alexandre Benalla

24/07/2018

Greece

Greece wildfires: Seven hundred people rescued by boat

Hundreds of people in Greece ran to the sea to save their lives from the wildfires. A Navy Frigate retrieved at least 4 dead people from the sea

24/07/2018

World News

Trump's loud tweet was part of a detailed strategy to squeeze Iran

Analysis: The pre-planned strategy was timed to set the stage for the re-imposition of U.S. economic sanctions on Iran three weeks from now.

24/07/2018