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California becomes first state to ban hairstyle discrimination

Thursday, 4 July 2019, 07:59 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Wednesday a bill making California the first state to ban workplace and school discrimination against black people for wearing hairstyles such as braids, twists and...

Volcano erupts on Sicily's Stromboli island; 1 person killed

Wednesday, 3 July 2019, 22:30 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Italian news agency ANSA says eruptions from a volcano on the Sicilian island of Stromboli sent about 30 tourists jumping into the sea for safety. Civil protection authorities said a hiker was...

Watch: All passengers safe as bus catches fire in Rome

Wednesday, 3 July 2019, 11:33 Last update: about 8 years ago

All passengers were evacuated to safety after a bus caught fire in Rome this morning, Italian media report. Noticing the fire, the driver stopped the vehicle and assisted the passengers while...

Italy judge rules to free captain of migrant rescue boat

Wednesday, 3 July 2019, 07:36 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

The sea captain who rammed a police boat while bringing 40 rescued migrants to an Italian port she'd been warned to stay out of must be freed from house arrest, a judge ruled Tuesday in a decision...

EU leaders break deadlock, nominate new chiefs

Tuesday, 2 July 2019, 19:24 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

European Union leaders have broken three days of deadlock and nominated new heads for the 28-nation bloc's institutions. European Council President Donald Tusk said in a series of tweets Tuesday...

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