Russia Thousands rally against Putin for fifth Saturday in a row The rallies in Khabarovsk, a city on the border with China, is a major show of defiance against Moscow's policies, observers say. 08/08/2020
Italy Juventus hire Andrea Pirlo after Champions League fiasco Juventus won 2-1 on Friday, but it was the French club that went to the quarter-finals. 08/08/2020
Czech Republic Former Soviet military base turned into wildlife sanctuary Bison and horses are re-establishing a natural balance in the area by eating dangerous and invasive plants. 08/08/2020
Lebanon Two Lebanese ministers resign amid protests after deadly Beirut blast Protesters showed up in large numbers ahead of a planned anti-government demonstration following the explosion in Beirut that killed more than 150. 08/08/2020
no comment Lebanese student plays piano for volunteers in Beirut hospital Lebanese student Chadi Haddad went to the nearby Saint George hospital in Beirut. Amidst volunteers clearing up the rubble, he started playing the hospital’s piano. 08/08/2020
no comment Contemporary art takes over city of Nantes in special exhibition Over the next two months, Nantes will have a multitude of contemporary art pieces throughout the city. 08/08/2020
no comment Survivors of deadly India crash say plane swayed violently Survivors of the Air India Express plane crash said that the plane swayed violently before crash landing at the Kozhikode airport, in southern India. 08/08/2020
Russia Thousands march in support of arrested governor in Russia's far-east It's the fifth-consecutive weekend of protest against the arrest of former Khabarovsk governor Sergei Furgal. 08/08/2020
Bulgaria Anti-corruption protests enter thirtieth consecutive day in Bulgaria Road-blocks resumed overnight as protesters called on the government to resign amid corruption allegations. 08/08/2020
Mauritius Mauritius declares state of environmental emergency after oil leak Thousands of species around the pristine lagoons of Blue Bay, Pointe d’Esny and Mahebourg are at risk of drowning in a sea of pollution, Greenpeace warned. 08/08/2020
Germany Germany steps up restrictions for EU countries amid COVID-19 surge Several regions of Bulgaria and Romania were classified as "high-risk" by Germany's disease control centre. 08/08/2020
Lebanon In photographs: Beirut residents show inside their destroyed homes 300 000 people became homeless in Beirut after a massive explosion partly levelled the city on Tuesday, August 4. The photographs of Beirut residents inside their homes reveal the scale of devastation caused to the Lebanese capital. 08/08/2020
Lebanon Owner of cruise ship sunk by Lebanon blast sues 'those responsible' "Entrepreneur Merhi Abou Merhi, the owner of the Orient Queen cruise ship, has filed a lawsuit against all those responsible for this catastrophic blast," the National News Agency said. 07/08/2020
no comment Russian teams search rubble from Beirut explosion A Russian search and rescue team in Beirut has unearthed three bodies under the rubble near the city's port, three days after the deadly explosion that killed more than 150 people. 07/08/2020
no comment Evacuations ordered with Alps glacier in danger of collapse Dozens of residents and holidaymakers were told to evacuate an area on the Italian side of Mont Blanc as a glacier threatened to collapse. 07/08/2020
no comment International Cat Day: Larry poses for photo shoot in Downing Street A photographer has been snapping one of London's most famous felines ahead of International Cat Day on Saturday (August 8). 07/08/2020
World 'Love is not tourism': EU bids to reunite couples split by COVID-19 The European Union is urging member countries to ease COVID-19 travel restrictions to allow unmarried couples to reunite after nearly half a year of separation. 07/08/2020
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