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Daniel Bellamy

Germany

Climate change protesters call on Siemens to quit coal mine project

They say coal-fired power plants contribute to global warming and want German firm Siemens to pull out of the project.

Taiwan

Taiwan's president wins second term after landslide election win

She beat closest challenger Han Kuo-yu, who is more conciliatory towards Beijing.

Italy

Avalanche in Italian Alps kills woman and two girls

They had been skiing at 2,400 metres on the Val Senales glacier in South Tyrol on Saturday.

Italy

Italy PM Conte warns Russia and Turkey are setting Libya agenda

Conte also said his government will launch an ambitious programme to tackle tax evasion. amid a stagnant economy.

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Serbia

Protests in Serbia against new Montenegro church law

The Serbian Orthodox Church says Montenegro's new law could strip the church of its property, including medieval monasteries and churches.

Australia

Australia's biggest forest fire ever rages on near Sydney

New South Wales where Sydney lies remains under a state of emergency as around 2000 firefighters struggle to limit around 100 wildfires. But there's no way to put them out completely, only rain could do that.

World News

Eight killed as storm Elsa batters southern Europe

Storm Elsa has brought strong gusts of wind up to 160 kph, causing floods, roadblocks, falling trees, persistent blackouts and flight diversions.

Germany

Nord Stream 2 pipeline construction to press on despite US sanctions

Construction on the new Nord Stream 2 pipeline will press on despite the introduction of US sanctions, the group behind the gas pipe project announced on Saturday.

New Zealand

Assault weapons ban will make New Zealand safer, government says

It came after the killing of 51 worshipppers at two mosques during Friday prayers in Christchurch last March.

United Kingdom

Boris Johnson visits north-east England in lap of victory

Boris Johnson visited northeastern England on Saturday, the region that handed him an impressive victory in Thursday's election.

North Korea

North Korea conducts 'crucial' test at a missile launch site

State media outlet KCNA said it boosted the country's strategic nuclear deterrence. South Korea's defence minister said it was an engine test.

Australia

Only rain will put out Australia's raging bushfires, fire chiefs say

A three-year drought has left much of the vast country tinder dry and in some areas, fire chiefs say they won't be able to put fires out without rain.

Iraq

More than 20 people killed in attack on protesters in Baghdad

The attack came mere hours after the United States moved against three Iranian-backed Iraqi paramilitary leaders, slapping financial sanctions on them over deadly attacks against protesters.

Italy

Bodies of five migrants recovered from Italian island

Their ten metre long boat was in distress less than one mile off Lampedusa, the Coast Guard said. It was reportedly carrying more than 160 migrants from Libya.

Spain

Spain could lose its biggest glacier in just 20 years

Such is the rate of global warming that scientists predict that the Lost Mountain glacier in northern Spain will disappear altogether within twenty years.

Sport

Brazilian Mikaili Sol wins Kiteboarding World Championships

Colombian Valentin Rodriguez and Brazilian Mikaili Sol soared to success in the freestyle Kiteboarding World Championships in Combuco on Saturday.

Italy

Venice mayor says flooded city is 'on its knees'

St. Mark's Square in Venice was awash with water and closed on Sunday as city authorities prepared for another exceptional high tide just days after devastating flooding.

Iran

Protests erupt in Iran's major cities after petrol price rise

Riot police and security forces clashed with demonstrators in Tehran and dozens of cities across Iran on Saturday, Iranian news agencies and social media said.

China

China sends troops onto Hong Kong's street's to clean up after protests

A city spokesman said it was a “voluntary community activity” by the People's Liberation Army, adding that the city government did not request assistance from the PLA, which has stayed confined to its garrison during six months of protests.

Ukraine

Ukraine's army and Russian-backed separatists pull back from village in eastern region

They two sides, who've been fighting since 2014, began withdrawing from the village of Petrivske in the disputed Donbass region on Saturday.

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