France eyes prospects to pressure Britain over migrants

Edit Arabnews 04 Jul 2016
Attached Files. . ID. . 1467577899305309400. Publication Date... A fortress-like defense system has been mounted against the thousands of migrants, from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Eritrea and elsewhere, living in dire conditions in a Calais slum camp and nearby towns as they try to hop into freight trucks headed to Britain, via the Channel Tunnel or the huge ferry port ... ....

WWII B-17 gunner, 91, finds he’s suddenly knighted by France

Edit Japan Times 04 Jul 2016
When James Facos was squeezed into the ball turret of a B-17 Flying Fortress, using the two 50-caliber machine guns on either side of him to soften up German air defenses to let his plane drop its payload of bombs, he wasn’t looking to get into the good graces of the French. He and the appeared first on The Japan Times. > ... ....

Rescue helicopter delivers injured woman to hospital

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 04 Jul 2016
The RACQ rescue helicopter has arrived at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital and delivered the 18-year-old female who fell six metres on Mount Tibrogargan on Sunday morning... She was winched off Mount ......

Canberra weather: Rainy start to July follows wettest June on record

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 04 Jul 2016
Canberrans still wringing themselves out from the wettest June on record shouldn't put away their gumboots just yet ... Falls at Mount Ginini​ in the Brindabellas nearly doubled that, with a massive 274.6 millimetres falling on the mountain throughout the month. Advertisement ... The coldest night was June 25, with minus 7.8 degrees reported at Mount Ginini ...  .  . ....

Iraqi officials: 91 people killed in 2 bombings in Baghdad

Edit Topix 04 Jul 2016
The bombings demonstrated the extremists' ability to mount significant attacks despite major battlefield losses, including the city of Fallujah, which was declared "fully liberated" from IS just over a week ago ... ....

The U.S. Constitution: Time to update, to ensure a functioning government

Edit Star Tribune 04 Jul 2016
It’s been 80 years since our last major readjustment of government, and incapacity and nightmare scenarios have mounted ... ....

Two National Gallery of Australia sculptures may have been looted, antiquities expert says

Edit Australian Broadcasting Corporation 04 Jul 2016
The National Gallery of Australia may have to return more precious artefacts to India as evidence mounts they were bought from a smuggling ring ... ....

Mount Moriah promised $1.2M for new fire hall and emergency centre

Edit CBC 04 Jul 2016
The announcement for Mount Moriah is part of a provincial spending plan for $8.3 million in capital works projects ... ....

Philips Bluetooth Bookshelf Speakers for $27.99 + free shipping

Edit CNET 04 Jul 2016
GameStop offers the Philips Bluetooth Bookshelf Speakers, model no. SPA4270BT, for $27.99 with free shipping. That's $2 under our mention from six days ago, the best deal now by $9, and the lowest total price we've seen. This pair of speakers features 20 watts RMS total system power, Bluetooth 2.0, 3" woofers, top-mounted soft dome tweeters, a 60Hz to 20kHz frequency response, and 3.5mm auxiliary port ... ....

Evidence mounts two National Gallery of Australia sculptures may have been looted

Edit Australian Broadcasting Corporation 04 Jul 2016
The National Gallery of Australia may have to return more precious artefacts to India as evidence mounts they were bought from a smuggling ring ... ....

Diana Nelson Jones' Walkabout: Winner of Mount Washington competition re-envisions the Boggs, Bailey corridor

Edit Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 04 Jul 2016
West End’s qkArchitecture has won the design competition that the Mount Washington Community Development Corp. created in the spring to garner wildly creative ideas to jump-start investment along a blighted stretch of Bailey and Boggs avenues ... ....

Woman shot in North Lawndale

Edit Chicago Sun-Times 04 Jul 2016
The woman was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital but additional ......

Nepal investigating Indian couple's Everest summit claim

Edit The News Tribune 04 Jul 2016
A Nepalese tourism official says the government is investigating a climbing claim by an Indian couple who are accused of altering photographs of themselves on the summit of Mount Everest ... ....
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