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Saturday, July 2, 2016

#UK - BBC presenter Trish Adudu in tears after racist abuse: BBC News

Published on 2 Jul 2016

Warning: This video contains offensive language A BBC presenter is moved to tears as she describes the racist tirade she faced in Coventry city centre. Trish Adudu first witnessed a man - "full of hate" and "incessant with rage" - abuse a student, before he turned his attention to her.

She said she was left "shocked and shaken" by the language, which included a word she had not heard directed at her before.

#FRANCE 24 speaks to French farmers in crisis: FRANCE 24 English

Published on 2 Jul 2016

France is the EU's largest agricultural producer, but its farmers are faced with administrative constraints, falling sales prices and debt. Many are pushed into depression and some to the point of suicide; officially, 200 take their own lives each year.

FRANCE 24's Chris Moore and Sylvain Rousseau spoke to farmers in Brittany, one of France's main agricultural regions, who feel increasingly isolated and uncertain. One reason for their anger is the sharp fall in prices for dairy and other animal products.

Among them is Jacques Jeffredo, a vegetable farmer who set out some 600 white crosses in front of a local basilica in October 2015 to symbolise the 600 farmers who he says commit suicide every year.

#España - Vamos a ver (01/07/2016): Desde Segovia: Radio Televisión de Castilla y León (1hr 47m)

Published on 1 Jul 2016

Vamos a ver (01/07/2016): Desde Segovia

#Israel - deploys troops into West Bank, bombs Gaza in response to Palestinian attacks: euronews (in English)

Published on 2 Jul 2016

Israel sent hundreds of troops to the West Bank early on Saturday (July 2) and sealed off the city of Hebron, in response to a "spike in deadly attacks by Palestinians":http://www.euronews.com/2016/07/01/is....

#UK #EU - Should we have an immigration system like #Australia? Channel 4 News

Published on 1 Jul 2016

Michael Gove promised again today to introduce an Australian-style points system to control immigration numbers if he becomes Prime Minister. But is Australia really the best place on which to model an immigration policy? Immigration has become a key issue in this weekend's general election. And its treatment of asylum seekers arriving by boat has been heavily criticised - not least by the UN secretary general.

Those arriving by boat are sent to offshore detention facilities on the tiny republic of Nauru - nearly 2000 miles from Australia - and Manus, an island off the coast of Papua New Guinea.

On arrival they face indefinite detention with no hope of ever reaching Australia. Conditions have been described by doctors and lawyers as tantamount to torture.

#USA - Four children stabbed to death in Memphis, Tennessee: euronews (in English)

Published on 2 Jul 2016

Four children under the age of six have been stabbed to death in Memphis, Tennessee.

Authorities were called to a gated apartment complex around 1pm local time.

The mother of the children has been taken into custody, though not charged. Four Tennessee children stabbed to death

Here's What Jim Cramer Thinks About Tesla's Stock: TheStreet

Published on 1 Jul 2016

TheStreet's Action Alerts PLUS Portfolio Manager said a self-driving car is better than an impaired driver. 'I think the lesson here is that you still can't take your eye off the road,' Cramer said. 'People are going to love Tesla and they loved it before [this accident] and they'll love it after.' A driver was killed in May while riding in a Tesla Model S vehicle under autopilot mode, which raised questions about the safety of self-driving vehicles. On Thursday, Tesla said the Federal government has started to investigate the fatal crash. Tesla shares lost 0.3 percent on Friday.

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#UK - 2016, Day 5 Highlights, Serena Williams vs Christina McHale: Wimbledon

Published on 1 Jul 2016

2016, Day 5 Highlights, Serena Williams vs Christina McHale.