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Sunday, July 3, 2016

#UK #Wales - Ebbw Vale town votes 'out' despite flow of European cash: CNN

Published on 3 Jul 2016

Ebbw Vale, left devastated when the steelworks closed, has had more European money poured into it than perhaps any other small town in Britain. And yet this town voted 'out'.

#Syria - Dozens killed in government raids in Jayrud: Al Jazeera English

Published on 3 Jul 2016

Syrian government air strikes have killed 43 people in Jayrud, near Damascus.
The bombings broke a two-year local truce between opposition forces and the Assad government.

Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr reports from Gaziantep, in neighbouring Turkey.

#UK - Wimbledon | Novak Djokovic Upset by Sam Querrey: ABC News

Published on 3 Jul 2016

The former reality TV star defeated the defending champion after rain delays.

Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel dies at 87: Al Jazeera English

Published on 3 Jul 2016

Nobel laureate and holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel has died at the age of 87.

Wiesel was best known for his book Night, which drew on his experiences in Nazi concentration camps during the final years of World War II.

Al Jazeera’s Hyder Abbasi reports.

#UK - Alex Salmond: EU Crisis Has Gone "Way Beyond Clever Ploys": Sky News

Published on 3 Jul 2016

Former First Minister of Scotland, Alex Salmond, has said there's been a "seismic movement in opinion" in Scotland over its position in the European Union.

Speaking on Sky News' Murnaghan programme, Salmond added that Nicola Sturgeon has probably been the only political leader post-Brexit vote to demand the guarantee of the rights of residency for EU citizens living in the UK .