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Venice flooded by unusual high tide, third highest for June

Friday, 5 June 2020, 11:33 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

A quarter of Venice has been submerged by a near-record high tide for June, a time of year when such flooding is rare. The water level in Italy's lagoon city reached 116 centimeters (3 feet, 9.7...

European Central Bank nearly doubles pandemic support scheme

Thursday, 4 June 2020, 16:26 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

The European Central Bank has boosted its pandemic emergency support program by an unexpectedly large 600 billion euros to 1.35 trillion euros ($1.5 trillion), adding to a range of efforts in Europe...

With Italy at risk, Europe Central Bank could boost stimulus

Wednesday, 3 June 2020, 07:18 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

The European Central Bank could soon expand its anti-pandemic stimulus program to more than a trillion euros, giving it more firepower to keep the virus crisis from sliding into a new financial crisis...

From Sydney to Paris, world outrage grows at Floyd's death

Wednesday, 3 June 2020, 06:34 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Thousands of Paris protesters defied a virus-related police ban and rallied Tuesday against racial injustice and heavy-handed police tactics, as global outrage over the death of George Floyd in the...

Lockdowns ease across Europe, Asia with new tourism rules

Monday, 1 June 2020, 13:48 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

The first day of June saw coronavirus restrictions ease from Asia to Europe on Monday, even as U.S. protests against police brutality sparked fears of new outbreaks. The Colosseum opened its ancient...

Cyprus to launch SMS campaign to stem migrant arrivals

Monday, 1 June 2020, 09:01 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Cyprus is launching a multilingual SMS campaign to head off more migrant arrivals by dispelling the mistaken belief the European Union member country is a gateway to the continent, the Cypriot...

Protests over police killings rage in dozens of US cities

Monday, 1 June 2020, 07:10 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Tense protests over the death of George Floyd and other police killings of black people grew Saturday from New York to Tulsa to Los Angeles, with police cars set ablaze and reports of injuries...

Italy's seas speak: No tourists or boats mean cleaner water

Saturday, 30 May 2020, 12:23 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Pollution from human and agriculture waste spilling into the seas off Rome has decreased 30% during Italy's coronavirus lockdown, preliminary results from a nationwide survey of seawater quality...

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