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Greece

American scientist found dead in Crete was asphyxiated, police say

Suzanne Eaton, 59, was in Crete for a conference. She disappeared on July 2 and her body was recovered on Monday inside a cave.

Spain

Spanish court rules Julio Iglesias is father of 43-year-old man

The ruling is the latest in a decades-long paternity dispute between the Spanish crooner and Javier Sanchez-Sanchos.

Russia

Remains thought to be Napoleon's general found in Russia

General Charles-Etienne Gudin was killed on the battlefield in 1812 during the French Emperor's doomed invasion of Russia.

United Kingdom

Watch again: UK PM May thanks Darroch for 'lifetime service'

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May thanked Sir Kim Darroch for his "lifetime service" to the UK on Wednesday after the Foreign Office announced he had resigned as ambassador to the US following a diplomatic cables leak.

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United Kingdom

First British female medical students get degrees 150 years later

The "Edinburgh Seven" enrolled at university in 1869 but were prevented from graduating and qualifying as doctors after pressure and discrimination from their male peers.

France

Sweden beat England 2-1 to take third place at Women's World Cup

The action started early in Nice with three goals scored — 2-1 for Sweden — before the referee whistled half time.

France

France: 74 women killed by their partners so far in 2019

NGOs and families of victims marched across Paris on Saturday to denounce the rise in femicides and demand governmental action.

Denmark

Watch: New video shows sledge dogs running on Greenland melted ice

A picture that went viral last month that appeared to show dogs running on water raised alarm bells about the acceleration of ice melt in Greenland. Now scientists have released a video.

World News

Juncker says EU top jobs nomination process 'was not very transparent'

The outgoing European Commission President deplored that European leaders had rejected the spitzenkandidat process through which he had been appointed to nominate German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen.

United Kingdom

Residents of Welsh village could be Britain's first climate refugees

An official report suggested Fairbourne, in northern Wales, should be decommissioned by 2045 as it is being threatened by rising seawaters.

Austria

Austrian MPs vote to completely ban glyphosate by 2020

The controversial herbicide has been cleared for use by the EU until at least 2022.

France

The Netherlands through to its first ever Women's World Cup final

The Netherlands will meet reigning champion the USA on Sunday.

Germany

German police shut down country's biggest online drugs market

Eleven people between the ages of 24 and 44 were arrested in Germany, France, the Netherlands, Poland and Spain during the investigation into the Chemical Revolution marketplace.

USA

Zuckerberg says Facebook looking at ways to police deepfake content

The social media platform was criticised last month for not removing an altered video of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, which had been slowed so she appeared to be slurring.

World News

What's the state of the EU-US trading relationship? Euronews explains

US President Donald Trump has repeatedly insisted the European Union is taking advantage of the US through unfair trade barriers. Euronews charts the trading relationship between the two partners.

Switzerland

Watch back: 'Saudi Arabia responsible' for Khashoggi murder, UN envoy

Agnes Callamard, the UN special rapporteur for extrajudicial executions, presented her report at the Human Rights Council, of which Saudi Arabia is a member.

World News

Opioids responsible for most drug-related deaths in Europe, says UN

In the UK, which accounts for one-third of all overdose deaths in Europe, 46% (1,164) of the fatalities from drug use recorded in England and Wales in 2017 involved heroin and morphine.

Belgium

How much does your nation spend on defence?

European countries have been repeatedly admonished by US President Donald Trump since his election for not spending at least 2% of their GDP on defence expenditures.

United Kingdom

British royals double carbon emissions due to overseas visits

The royal family's carbon emissions rose 93% due to business travel in the year ending on March 31, the latest Sovereign Grant Report has revealed.

United Kingdom

EU rebukes UK over 'obstacles' to vote for EU27 nationals

Brussels demanded London provide information after EU citizens in the UK "were confronted with a number of obstacles" to participate in last month's EU elections.

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