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Poland's lower house passes controversial judiciary reform bill

Poland's lower house has just passed a bill allowing the government to replace Supreme Court judges. The opposition says the law would erode the independence of the judiciary and undermine democracy as a whole.

Switzerland

Frozen bodies of couple missing since 1942 found in Swiss Alps

They were last seen going to milk their cows midway through World War II.

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Four charts to explain how the EU’s population is shifting

Italy

Italy: 'seven missing' following building collapse

Rescuers dig by hand to try to reach those missing following a building collapse near Naples.

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Finland

What are the rules of 'wife carrying'?

The 22nd Wife-Carrying World Championships took place in Finland, where the sport originated, on July 3.

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School's out for summer: Which European students have the longest holidays?

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Forget Formula One - Watch the 'World Championship Office Chair Race'

A Swiss town was transformed into an international race track for chairs on rollers

Spain

Party and pride on the rainbow streets of Madrid

Hundreds of thousands of people flooded the streets of Madrid for WorldPride parade - a celebration of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights.

Cyprus

97-year-old graduates in Cyprus

Constandinos Georgiades went back to school at 80, before taking his degree at the University of Cyprus

Germany

Will Germany vote on gay marriage this week?

SPD leader Martin Schulz says his party will push for a vote in parliament this week, before the start of the summer recess.

World News

How likely are you to get killed by a shark?

As the number of sharks in popular U.S. tourist destinations was set to rise, experts say the chance of being attacked by the animals is minuscule and the odds of a fatal encounter are even lower.

Brazil

Brazil: car ploughs into Sao Paulo skateborders

Car deliberately drives into skateboarders in Sao Paulo

World News

[Watch]: Australian Senator breastfeeds while moving motion in parliament

The Greens senator made headlines in May this year as the first woman to breastfeed within Federal Parliament

United Kingdom

Grenfell Tower fire: 79 presumed missing or dead

Police warn the number of people dead or presumed missing has risen to 79 as criticism is levelled against the government for its response to the tragedy.

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London's Borough Market reopens after terror attack

With emotions running high and stalls bursting with produce, London's 1,000-year-old Borough Market has re-opened.

USA

Teenager dances for joy after successful heart transplant

USA

New Orleans removes last Confederate monument

The US city of New Orleans has removed the last of four high-profile monuments honouring leaders of the Confederacy.

Israel

14-year old neglected boy found in squalid Israeli home

Israeli police investigating why a 14 year-old was kept secluded and mostly indoors in his Hadera home said they no longer suspect the boy's parents.

Spain

Spanish MPs clear way to exhumation of Franco

By a clear majority Spanish members of parliament have voted to remove the body of General Franco from a controversial Civil War cemetery.

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Jumping over the fire!

Thousands of people marked the Roma festival of Hidirellez in Edirne in Turkey on Friday.