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Economy

New Italian government readies for power

Italy's new government is set to be sworn in on Friday. Alongside Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, Matteo Salvini, leader of The League, will serve as Interior Minister; Luigi Di Maio, leader of Five-Star, will be Minister of Industry and Labour

World News

New Italian government readies for power

Italy's new government is set to be sworn in on Friday (June 1). Alongside Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, Matteo Salvini, leader of The League, will serve as Interior Minister; Luigi Di Maio, leader of Five-Star, will be MInister of Industry and Labour

Sweden

Sweden's solution to vehicle rampage attacks

Following the fatal truck attack in 2017, Sweden is rolling out a technology to prevent acts of vehicle terrorism.

Health news

Microchips are getting under the skin of thousands in Sweden

Thousands of Swedes are having microchips implanted into their bodies so that they don't need to carry key cards, IDs, and even train tickets.

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World News

Italy’s populist parties reach new deal on government

Italy's 5-Star & League have again proposed Giuseppe Conte for prime minister.

Hungary

Hungary’s ‘Stop Soros’ bill seeks to criminalise migrant helpers

Hungary's government has drafted new laws which could criminalise NGOs who help migrants seeking asylum.

Ireland

Ireland overtuns abortion ban in historic vote

Irish voters back a referendum by over 66% to liberalise abortion laws, according to the official result.

United Kingdom

Barnier tells Britain to stop playing Brexit hide and seek

The Eu's chief Brexit negotiator tells the UK to "look at the reality of the EU in the face."

World News

Ireland set to libralise abortion law- exit poll suggests

First exit poll shows voters in Ireland back a referendum to liberalise abortion laws in a historic vote.

Spain

Spanish PM threatened by no confidence vote

Spanish opposition parties threaten Mariano Rajoy with a no-confidence vote.

Spain

Spanish rapper on the run to avoid prison sentence for lyrics 'glorify

Speculation is mounting over the whereabouts of a Spanish rapper, who has reportedly fled the country, in a case that has raised concerns over free speech.

Japan

Which passport is the best to have

Japan’s passport has overtaken Singapore’s as the most powerful in the world.

France

European broadcasters team up to take on the likes of Netflix

France, Italy, and Germany's public broadcasters are joining forces to take on the US streaming giants.

United Kingdom

Child mortality in England one and a half times higher than Sweden

Deaths in children under five happen one and a half times more often in England than in Sweden. The authors of a new report say that's partly because the UK's more unequal wealth distribution leads to poorer maternal health for pregnant women.

Spain

Benidorm ambulance drivers fail drug test after 'losing' British patient

An ambulance in Benidorm lost a British tourist who was injured in a fight. Just how the patient strayed off could be down to the medic and driver testing positive for cocaine and cannabis.

Switzerland

Lidl offers locally grown Cannabis to Swiss shoppers

Lidl high? The German supermarket giant Lidl is now offering locally grown cannabis in its Swiss stores.

Somalia

Gunmen kidnap German Red Cross nurse in Somalia

A German nurse working for the International Committee of the Red Cross was kidnapped in Mogadishu on Wednesday.

India

Deadly dust storm kills dozens in India

At least 70 people have been killed in powerful dust storms that hit the northern Indian states of Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.

USA

Black men arrested at Starbucks settle for $1 each and $200,000 programme

Two men who were arrested at a Starbucks in Philadelphia without ordering anything settled for a symbolic $1 each and an entrepreneurial programme for public high school students.

United Kingdom

Dolls' heads pop up in UK potholes in repair plea

Fed up with potholes in the Southwest of England, one resident took it on himself to place children's dolls heads in potholes, the amusement of many residents.

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