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Man arrested for murder of American Scientist in a Greek Island

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A 27-year-old local man of Greece has been arrested for the murder of Suzanne Eaton, an American scientist.

Suzanne Eaton was a 59-year-old molecular biologist who had worked for the world-renowned Max Planck Institute.

Greek medias reported that the man has already confessed to killing Suzanne.

According to the reports, Suzanne was found missing on 2 July after going on a run. This has been reported by her friends. 6 days later, her body was found inside a World War Two bunker.

The body was found around 60 meters (nearly 200 feet) inside the cave, beneath an air shaft which was covered by a large wooden pallet.

Police believes that the body has been dumped inside the cave, since it was found face down.

Suzanne was attending a conference at the Orthodox Academy in the island.

The police statements that came later shows that she had been asphyxiated, with an intention of “sexual abuse”.

Report said that the suspect is a married man having two children.

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Italian Police seizes ‘combat-ready’ missile in raids on far right

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An air-to-air missile and other sophisticated weapons are seized by anti-terrorism police in Northern Italy during raids on far-right extremist groups. The raid happened at an airport hangar near Pavia of northern Italy.

A police statement says that searches has been extended to northern Italy following an investigation into Italians who had fought alongside Russian-backed separatist forces in eastern Ukraine.

Arrest of three people has been reported among which two of them near Forli airport. This includes a customs officer who has previously stood for parliament for an extreme right party. The police also seized the Neo-Nazi propaganda in the raid.

The raid operations were led by the Turin special police force, called Digos. The police in Milan, Varese, Forli and Novara assisted the mission.

Italian police said that the missile was one of those used by the Qatari army. Further investigations proved that weapon was in working condition but lacked an explosive charge. The weapon is assumed to be a French-made Matra Super 530 F.

In a statement, the police said, “During the operation, an air-to-air missile in perfect working order and used by the Qatari army was seized”.

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Make way for the “Lion King” who will hit the Movie screens soon

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The Lion King – directed and produced by Jon Favreau is an American photo-realistic computer-animated musical drama film, which is waiting to hit the big screens on this 19th of July.

The movie, is expected to be an adventure fantasy thriller. The screenplay is written by Jeff Nathanson, and produced by Walt Disney Pictures. The music is done by Hans Zimmer.

The movie reviews so far praises its fabulous visual effects and vocal performances. Besides that, the movie is being criticized to be highly derivative of the original and lack of emoting in the animated lion characters relative to the original.

The voice casting of the movie is as follows: Donald Glover as Simba, Seth Rogen as Pumbaa, Chiwetel Ejiofor as Scar, Alfre Woodard as Sarabi, Billy Eichner as Timon, John Kani as Rafiki, John Oliver as Zazu, Beyonce Knowles-Carter as Nala and James Earl Jones as Mufasa.

The movie journeys to the African savanna where a future king is born. Simba idolizes King Mufasa, his father, and takes to heart his own royal destiny. But the arrival of this new cub king was not liked by someone in the kingdom. The movie, is expected to be welcomed by all the ones, despite the age!

WATCH THE OFFICIAL TRAILER HERE !!

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Police clash with yellow vests after Bastille Day military parade

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Soon after the France’s annual Bastille Day military parade, the yellow vest protesters had a clash with the Paris police. The police have fired tear gas at the protesters near the Champs-Elysées.

Shortly after the parade on Sunday, the boulevard in central Paris was reopened to traffic. A group of so called “Yellow vest” protesters rushed to the region and tried to occupy it.

The police said that about 150 people were banned from attending the parade since they tried to stage some unauthorised demonstration. The yellow vest protesters were also included in this.

The protesters were chanting anti-government slogans, and they knocked down the security barriers set for the parade. They threw objects at the police who tried to disperse them. Reports said that these protesters set fire to bins and portable toilets.

As the police put restrictions on people (protesters) to wear he yellow vest, some had carried yellow balloons instead. Reports said that this violence on Sunday was the worst one in central Paris since March.

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‘Black vest’ protesters surged to Panthéon in Paris

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A large group of undocumented migrants, mainly from West Africa, have rushed in and occupied the Panthéon in Paris demanding the right to remain in France.

The protesters referred themselves as “the undocumented, the voiceless and the faceless of the French Republic”, in a statement.

The incident happened around midday (11:00 GMT) on Friday. The protesters demanded talk with the prime minister Édouard Philippe on regularising their status.

The tourist were evacuated from mausoleum due to the incident. There were reportedly around 700 migrants, along with their supporters who started invading into the historic complex.

Resembling the term ‘Yellow vest protest’, these groups calls themselves ‘Black vests”. The yellow vest protest had been spreading in France earlier this year.

The protest demonstrators waved papers in the air, chanted, and demanded to hold talks with Prime Minister.

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Turkey defies US and receives Russian S-400 missile defence system

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The first shipment of a Russian-made S-400 air defense missile system has been received by Turkey, defying the opposition from US.

Turkish defence ministry said that on Friday, a an airbase carrying the shipment arrived at the capital Ankara. This is considered to be a step certain to test the country’s uneasy place in the NATO alliance.

A warning has been given by the US that Turkey cannot have both the S-400 anti-aircraft defence system and US F-35 fighter jets. The current move of Turkey will likely anger the US.

The United States and Turkey are Nato allies – but Turkey has also been establishing closer links with Russia.

The S-400 system contains advanced radar for detecting aircraft and other targets. United States has been unyielding in its opposition to the move of Turkey in obtaining the equipment.

It is expected that a second batch of shipment will be reaching Turkey in the near future, a military-diplomatic source told Russia’s state-run TASS news agency.

“It is up to allies to decide what military equipment they buy. However, we are concerned about the potential consequences of Turkey’s decision to acquire the S-400 system”, said a NATO official to CNN.

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President of Brazil offers his son the post of US ambassador

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Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro has offered his son the job of US ambassador.

Eduardo Bolsonaro (35), the younger son of Jair Bolsonaro has been offered with this post amid a heated debate in the US about the role and influence of President Donald Trump’s family, particularly his daughter Ivanka.

Eduardo Bolsonaro has told reporters that he would accept the post if nominated.

“If it is a mission given by the president, I would accept” – Eduardo.

Eduardo Bolsonaro is currently serving as a congressman and advises his father on foreign affairs.

Ivanka, the daughter of Donald Trump drew widespread scorn late last month after her prominent appearance at the G20 summit in Osaka alongside her father.

Mr Bolsonaro is highly hopeful about his son that he said that Eduardo would make a good ambassador to the US with his good language skills and strong relationship with the Trump family.

The Brazil’s president said, “He is a friend of the children of Donald Trump, speaks English and Spanish and has great global experience. He would be able to convey our message perfectly”.

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Norway finds huge radiation leak in a Russian Navy submarine

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A survey has been conducted by the researchers of Norway about a Soviet-era nuclear submarine that went down 30 years ago. According to them, a radiation level which is 800,000 times higher than normal is being emitted by the submarine.

The submarine had been sank in the Norwegian Sea in 1989, caused by a fire on board that caused the death of 42 sailors.

In a sample, it is seen the leaking of radioactive caesium from a ventilation pipe. According to the researchers it was “not alarming”, since the Arctic water quickly diluted it.

The research team said that the device was found deep down, at 5,512 ft and there were a few fish in the area.

Reports said that the vessel is known as Komsomolets, whose hull was made of titanium, allowing it to operate at depths of more than 3,000 feet. This is a limit which is far below what U.S. submarines could achieve at the time.

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The man at the centre of France’s right-to-die case dies

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The life of Vincent Lambert (42), the severely brain-damaged French patient who became the centre of France’s right-to-die case, came to an end on Thursday.

His death occurred after the doctors removed his life supporting aids, says his family. Lambert had came up with a road accident in 2008 and had been suffering from severe brain damage after that accident. At the time of accident, he was just of age 32 and had recently become a father.

He was the subject of a long term legal war between his parents, who wanted to keep him alive, and his wife Rachel, who believes he should have the right to die with dignity.

“He is minimally conscious but he is not a vegetable”, said his mother. “Keeping him artificially alive and totally dependent? For him, that would be unacceptable”, said his wife.

The painless killing or so called Euthanasia is not legal in France. But the law allows the doctors to put the severely and terminally ill patients into deep sedation.

The issue of Lambert, apart from his own family, has been taken up by the whole country, with different opinions and street demonstrations.

His death was reportedly marked at 08:24 (06:24 GMT) on Thursday, nine days after his life aids were removed.

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French plan to tax tech giants: US issues inquiry

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Donald Tump has raised an order for investigation on the planned taxation of tech giants, which would seriously affect the American tech companies. This could be a move that results in retaliatory tariffs.

Robert Lighthizer, the US representative said, “The United States is very concerned that the digital services tax… unfairly targets American companies”.

The unfair trade practices could pave the way for Washington to impose punitive tariffs. Trump had repeatedly done this since taking office.

The parliament of France would be approving the tax implementations on Thursday.

Reports said that the tech giants like Google and Facebook will be charged with a 3% levy on revenue made inside France.

An estimated amount of around half-a-billion euro a year would be brought in with the new tax rule.

The new tax rule insists that any digital company with a revenue of more than €750m – of which at least €25m is generated in France – would be subject to the tax.

Republican Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Senator Ron Wyden, the senior Democrat on the panel have welcomed the latest inquiry.

In a joined statement, they said, “The digital services tax that France and other European countries are pursuing is clearly protectionist and unfairly targets American companies in a way that will cost US jobs and harm American workers”.

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