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Friday, July 1, 2016

#Syria - rebels regain control of three towns in the area of Latakia: Al Jazeera English

Published on 1 Jul 2016

Syrian rebels say they are back in control of three towns in the countryside of Latakia.

Meanwhile, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) says it has killed 18 government soldiers in a suicide attack in Aleppo.

Also, air strikes near the Syrian capital, Damascus, have killed at least 18 people.

Al Jazeera’s Gerald Tan reports.

#España - Noticias Castilla y León 14.30 h / Buenos días Castilla y León (Viernes 01/07/2016): Radio Televisión de Castilla y León

Published on 1 Jul 2016

Buenos días Castilla y León (Viernes 01/07/2016)

Stobart Group (LON:STOB) chief: ‘Brexit won’t have much of an effect’: ProactiveInvestors Stocktube

Published on 1 Jul 2016

Stobart Group Ltd (LON:STOB) tells Proactive Investors that it is “pretty confident” Brexit will not have much of an effect on its largely UK-based businesses.

“With the deflation of the pound I’m sure we’ll find more visitors coming to the UK and using the South-End Airport,” says chief executive Andrew Tinkler.

“We’ll be looking at links with Northern and Eastern Europe,” says Tinkler.

But he says the group was going to be sensible about which connections will work.
“We’ve got to be aware of the ticket, people buy on price. But it’s the efficiency of our service that is so much better, allowing us to compete with other big budget airlines,” he says.

Addressing Thursday’s announcement that the group would be doubling its dividend, Tinkler says that shareholders were undoubtedly happy.

“Our free growth business is a solid platform to grow off allowing us to return over £300mln to shareholders.”

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#EU - Brussels summit closes with questions on how the European Union will function in the future: euronews (in English)

Published on 30 Jun 2016

The curtain has come down on the EU summit at a time some would suggest it's curtains for the bloc. Brexit dominated the summit and gave traction to the blame game with British Prime Minister David Cameron the natural target. Others were also in the firing line.

"I will not let myself be encouraged or discouraged by the press. The media has written that the Dutch voted against the EU - Ukraine agreement because I was mixed up in it and now it is saying the British voted to leave the EU because …

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#USA - Rihanna Releases Music Video for “Sledgehammer”: ABC News + Official video

Published on 1 Jul 2016

The Grammy award winning artist releases a video for the movie “Star Trek Beyond”.

#Ukraine - Witnesses of Terror Attack: Ukrainians are back home after deadly blasts in Istanbul: UKRAINE TODAY

Published on 29 Jun 2016

They have never been so happy to return home as now. The Ukrainians that have just landed in their homeland, witnessed the explosion at Istanbul airport from the sky. Some of them watched the tragedy to unfold from the plane's side-window. The others ran desperately from the fire without any passport control.

#Ukraine - Honouring the Hero: From Paris to Kyiv people mourn death of Vasyl Slipak: UKRAINE TODAY

Published on 30 Jun 2016

Vasyl Slipak, a renowned Ukrainian opera singer recently killed in the Donbas warzone, is being commemorated in Paris. People are bringing flowers to his portrait at the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral in the French capital.

Meanwhile in central Kyiv a makeshift shrine to Slipak was organized on Maidan Nezalezhnosti square. Ukrainians place candles and flowers to pay the last tribute to the patriot who sacrificed his life.

Slipak had been a soloist of the Paris Opera House for 19 years before volunteering to fight against Russian-backed separatist forces in eastern Ukraine. He was shot and killed by a sniper on Wednesday, June 29.

#Slovakia - attacks EU post-Brexit direction on eve of taking over presidency: euronews (in English)

Published on 30 Jun 2016

Slovakia has warned that the future of the European Union cannot be decided by just two or three powerful Western members.

The comments by Prime Minister Robert Fico, which came as the country prepared to take over the EU presidency, are seen as a dig at France and Germany and included a plea for more involvement by the bloc's newer ex-communist members.

They come on top of criticism of the European Commission and other institutions by Central and Eastern European states, as the EU reels amid …
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