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Europe News on June 7th, 2017
Wednesday, June 07, 2017
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When France switched to the meter in the 18th century, they placed 16 of these across Paris so that people would be able to tell exactly how long a meter is. (i.redd.it)
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Notre Dame hammer attacker was journalist in Sweden, received EU prize for "journalism against discrimination" (expressen.se)
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Wolfgang Shauble : Africa has an enormous economic potential. We need to lower risks for profitable investments by corporations. The goal is to improve living standards. The German government will contribute start a Marshall Plan with Africa (project-syndicate.org)
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Meanwhile, the EU has used its bail-in powers to resolve a failing bank without using taxpayer money for the first time (ft.com)
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In 1699, a small strip of land - today's Neum - on the Adriatic was ceded to the Ottomans. By 2021, all of Croatia should finally be navigable by road, largely thanks to the EU co-financing 85% of the Pelješac Bridge project. <Ode to Joy intensifies> (total-croatia-news.com)
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Theresa May booed and heckled by butchers shouting 'vote Labour' on start of last day of election campaigning (independent.co.uk)
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The Marmore waterfalls in Umbria, Italy. Engineered by the ancient Romans in the III century BC and standing at 165 mt high, it is the tallest man made waterfalls in the world. (i.redd.it)
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Police searching for French national Xavier Thomas, 45, missing since London terror attack, recover body from Thames (bbc.co.uk)
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