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Louise Miner

France

Violent clashes break out with 300 protestors and police near Nantes

The gendarmes were stopping demonstrators who wanted to rebuild a squat which was destroyed by 2,500 police this week.

Syria

Western companies are not welcome in Syria to help with the rebuild

Russian MPs met with President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus straight after the western airstrikes to talk about rebuilding infrastructure in the devastated country after seven years of war.

Cinema

Italian film director Vittorio Taviani dies at 88

Alongside his brother Paolo, Taviani made more than 20 films including "Padre Padrone", which took top honors at the 1977 Cannes film festival and Docudrama Caesar Must Die won the Golden Bear prize at the Berlin Film Festival in 2012.

Austria

Female torso is found in Austrian lake

The gruesome discovery was made by a reed cutter at the shallow Lake Neusiedl, which straddles the border between Austria and Hungary.

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Syria

Russia says the western strikes on Syria are 'unacceptable and lawless'

Meanwhile, Iran's pragmatist President Hassan Rouhani also warned that the US-led missile attack on Syria would lead to further destruction in the Middle East.

Syria

Syrians gather along the streets of Damascus to condemn the air strikes

Syrians chanted pro-government slogans and waved Syrian flags showing solidarity to the Syrian Presidency.

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Hundreds of Palestinians have been wounded along Gaza's border at another mass protest

A total of 528 Palestinians were wounded either by live fire or overcome with tear gas.

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For the first time in its life, an 18-week old polar bear cub left its birthing box

The cub Nanook was born on 4 December 2017 and enjoyed a swim in a pool with his mother at Gelsenkirchen's zoological garden, Germany.

USA

Trump hits back at Comey

US President Donald Trump has attacked, via a tweet, the former FBI Director James Comey's comments of likening him to being a 'mafia boss', calling him a 'weak and untruthful slime ball'.

Algeria

Algerian flags fly half-mast as the country mourns the plane disaster

Two hundred and fifty-seven people were killed in the country's worst plane disaster. The military transporter plane crashed on Wednesday after take-off in south west Algiers.

Russia

Russia says "think about possible consequences"

As tensions increase over the suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria, the Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has urged against 'any steps which could lead to an escalation of tensions.'

France

French President Emmanuel Macron said France has proof of chemical weapons

President Macron also said they will decide whether to strike back when all the necessary information has been gathered from Syria.

France

No Netflix films at the Canne Film Festival in May

It's after organisers banned the streaming platform's films from competition for its refusal to release them in cinemas.

Syria

Chemical weapons experts to visit Syria

The Kremlin submitted a resolution to the United Nations Security Council proposing that the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons investigates the alleged chemical attack in Douma in Syria over the weekend.

Portugal

Portuguese film pays tribute to a WWI hero

Portuguese cinema pays tribute to their greatest hero of World War I, soldier Anibal Augusto Mihais, nicknamed ‘Soldier Millions’, which is the name of the film. In April 1918, while his companions were all killed or wounded, remained in his trench fighting the Germans.

Hungary

Contrasting views of Hungarians after the election result

Most people living in the capital are in deep shock while residents in rural areas are satisfied with the result.

France

French rail strikes: neither side backs down

Monday was another nightmare for rail travellers in France. It was the fourth time rail workers strike over plans to overhaul the heavily indebted train operator SNCF. It's President Macron's biggest drive to reform the country's economy.

Germany

Six arrests in Berlin after foiling an alleged knife attack at half marathon

Police arrested the men, who are aged between eighteen and twenty-one, after carrying out searches in the area.

France

More disruption for rail travellers in France

Millions of French commuters and holidaymakers faced disruptions as rail workers went on strike against President Macron's economic reform plans.

North Korea

Fewer foreigners take part in the North Korean marathon this year

Tensions on the Korean peninsula and a US travel ban on its citizens visiting North Korea, have reduced the number of tourists.

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