Issue 59:2016 06 23:Week in Brief International

23 June 2016 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS Europe AUSTRIA:  The far-right Freedom Party is contesting the results of the recent presidential elections, which they lost by just 0.01% of the vote.  A court will decide by July 6 whether to uphold the challenge. CYPRUS:  Two firefighters have died and one has been injured as… Continue reading Issue 59:2016 06 23:Week in Brief International

Issue 59:2016 06 23: A sportsman’s sketches (Neil Tidmarsh)

23 June 2016 A Sportsman’s Sketches With apologies to Ivan Turgenev. by Neil Tidmarsh It’s been a bad week for Russian sport. The Russian soccer team are out of the Euro 2016 championships.  Beaten by giants, perhaps?  By Germany, or Spain, or Italy?  No.  By Wales.  And Slovakia.  In the first round. At least it… Continue reading Issue 59:2016 06 23: A sportsman’s sketches (Neil Tidmarsh)

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