11 May 2017 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS Europe FRANCE: Emmanuel Macron is to be the new president of France. He won 66.06% of the vote in the second round of the election, beating Marine le Pen of the National Front. But the turnout of 74% was a record low, and the number ballot papers… Continue reading Issue 104;2017 05 11: Week in Brief International
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Issue 91:2017 02 09:Week in Brief International
09 February 2017 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS Europe FRANCE: An Egyptian wielding two machetes attacked a patrol of anti-terrorist soldiers in the Louvre. He was shot by one of the soldiers and is in hospital. New allegations by Le Canard Enchaîné claim that Francois Fillon’s wife received excessive redundancy pay when contracts as parliamentary… Continue reading Issue 91:2017 02 09:Week in Brief International
Isssue 75:2016 10 13:Week in brief International
13 October 2016 Week in Brief: International Europe BELGIUM: Two policemen were stabbed in Brussels. The attacker was arrested after another policeman shot him in the leg. Investigators are exploring the possibility that it was a terrorist attack. FRANCE: The French and German defence ministers signed an agreement in Paris for co-operation between the two… Continue reading Isssue 75:2016 10 13:Week in brief International
Issue 30: 2011 11 26: Week in Brief: International
26 November 2015 Week in Brief: INTERNATIONAL ARGENTINA: In the election’s second round of voting, opposition leader Mauricio Macri, the Buenas Aires mayor who stands for centre-right free-market liberalism, defeated the left-wing protectionist Daniel Scioli, the protégé of the out-going President Kirchner. AUSTRALIA: Bushfires, thought to have been started by lightning, killed a farmer and… Continue reading Issue 30: 2011 11 26: Week in Brief: International
Issue 19: 2015 09 10:INTERNATIONAL NEWS
10 September 2015 Week in Brief:INTERNATIONAL NEWS AFGHANISTAN: Thirteen Shia Muslims were murdered in Balkh province. The Taliban have condemned the attack and have blamed it on Isis. In-fighting among the Taliban has broken out as break-away factions challenge the power of its new leader, Mullah Akhtar Mansour, and some defect to Isis.… Continue reading Issue 19: 2015 09 10:INTERNATIONAL NEWS
