Friday, June 24, 2016

At least 5,000 migrants rescued from Mediterranean in one day - Coast Guard: euronews (in English)

Published on 23 Jun 2016
At least 5,000 migrants were rescued in 43 operations across the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday (June 23), the Italian Coast Guard reports.

The majority were found in rubber dinghies. According to authorities, a body was found aboard one of the vessels.

Aid organisation Médécins sans frontières reported that the people aboard some of the boats were in a "state of panic."

Liberian national Musa Fafani was one of a group of people rescued near the Libyan coast.

"I'm very happy because life, our…
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Global markets shaken up as prospect of Brexit becomes more probable: euronews (in English)

Published on 23 Jun 2016
Global markets have been shaken by the prospect of a UK exit from the European Union.

As dawn broke in the eastern hemisphere, the volatility of the situation was evident from Australia through to Asia. Tokyo's Nikkei opened down around three percent, and extended losses as results trickled in.

The yen initially jumping more than one percent against the US dollar.

Martin Schulz, a Senior Economist at the Economic Research Center with the Fujitsu Research Institute spoke after the Asian marke…
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Led Zeppelin Cleared of 'Stairway' Copyright Infringement: Wall Street Journal

Published on 23 Jun 2016
Led Zeppelin did not steal the opening bars of its 1971 mega-hit “Stairway to Heaven” from the band Spirit, a Los Angeles federal jury decided on Thursday. Mark Kelly reports. Image: Everett Collection
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Britain's votes to break with EU - national media AFP news agency AFP news agency: AFP news agency

Published on 23 Jun 2016
Britain has voted to break out of the European Union, national media declares, striking a thunderous blow against the bloc and spreading alarm through markets as sterling plummeted to a 31-year low against the dollar.
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