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Sunday, June 26, 2016

#Panama - Thousands attend inauguration of enlarged Canal: euronews (in English)

Published on 26 Jun 2016

After nine years of construction work, the enlarged Panama Canal has been officially inaugurated.

A huge Chinese container ship passed through the strip of water as thousands of people looked on.

The country's president was among the dignitaries present to celebrate the event.

The enlargement multiplies the canal's capacity by three and is designed to boost trade between the USA and Asia - and divert trade from its competitor the Suez canal.

Already the 102-year-old canal carries five percen…
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#Italy: police arrest fugitive mob boss: The Telegraph

Published on 26 Jun 2016

Italian police arrested Ernesto Fazzalari, the head of mafia-type organisation 'Ndrangheta and one of Europe most wanted fugitives, on Sunday.

Pound stabilising as “nothing will change” in the next few months, says FX Pro: ProactiveInvestors Stocktube

Published on 24 Jun 2016

On Friday, the UK took the unprecedented step of voting to leave the European Union, swiftly followed by the announcement that Prime Minister David Cameron is to resign in the coming months.

Shortly after the news broke, the pound initially plummeting to a 30-year low, but recuperated some of its losses to sit £1.38 to the dollar by lunch.

Simon Smith, chief economist at foreign exchange broker FX Pro tells Proactive Investors “the reaction of sterling at least is reflected the fact that the world’s not ended, the sun is still shining, the economy is still ticking along and nothing is going to change for at least the next few months”.

He says the pound could be “entering a new paradigm”, or a new era, having trading in a 17.5 figure range, which he adds is “unprecedented”.

#España - AVANCE INFORMATIVO 26J.- Transcurso de la jornada electoral 12.10 horas: Radio Televisión de Castilla y León

Published on 26 Jun 2016

AVANCE INFORMATIVO 26J.- Transcurso de la jornada electoral 12.10 horas

#Iraq - Army Commander Says Battle For Fallujah 'Is Done': Sky News

Published on 26 Jun 2016

Lieutenant General Abdul-Wahab al Saadi says the operation to retake Fallujah from Islamic State, which began late May, "is done and the city is fully liberated".

#UK - Brexit crisis hits UK Labour opposition as revolt threatens Corbyn leadership: euronews (in English)

Published on 26 Jun 2016

Since the recent show of unity following "the
murder of the British MP Jo Cox":http://www.euronews.com/2016/06/18/fa..., Brexit has brought down Prime Minister David Cameron, who says he will quit by the time of the Conservative Party conference in October.

Now Britain's opposition Labour Party is also in open turmoil following the dismissal of shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn, who had told leader Jeremy Corbyn he had no confi…
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#Yemen - facing severe food insecurity: Al Jazeera English

Published on 26 Jun 2016

Some 2.8 million Yemenis have been displaced by the civil war, and 80 percent of that population needs humanitarian aid, according to the UN.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is to meet Yemen's warring sides in Kuwait in a bid to find a solution to end the conflict - but for many Yemenis, a lack of food and aid is compounding an already dire situation.

Al Jazeera’s Bernard Smith reports.

#USA - What Jury Didn't Hear in Led Zep Plagiarism Case: CNN

Published on 25 Jun 2016

The lawyer behind the lawsuit against Led Zeppelin for stealing "Stairway to Heaven" says the jury never heard his client's version of the original song.