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Noisy cockerel exposes tensions in rural France

The cockerel is an emblem of France but in Oleron, rural island, ​a woman was summoned to court on Thursday after a legal complaint by her neighbours who are troubled by the early crowing of her rooster during their holidays. In rural areas, thousands of wealthy families own a second home and natives feel that their traditional way of life is under threat. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India http://bit.ly/2WnAcUq

Dislike likes? Social media may soon get rid of them

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Italian coalition leaders keep sniping even after PM ultimatum

Conte told reporters on Monday he would resign unless the right-wing League and anti-establishment 5-Star Movement did not put aside their many differences and resume work on enacting an agreed policy programme. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India http://bit.ly/2HV8aXN

Trump a controversial president, says UK foreign secretary

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No backtracking on S400 deal with Russia: Erdogan

"We have made an agreement (with Russia). We are determined. There is nothing like backtracking from that," Erdogan was quoted as saying by the official Anadolu news agency. Ankara's desire to buy the Russian S400 system has been a major source of contention between NATO allies Turkey and the United States, which has threatened sanctions. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/315VR29

Turkey's Erdogan says no backtracking on S-400 deal with Russia

Ankara's desire to buy the Russian S400 system has been a major source of contention between NATO allies Turkey and US, which has threatened sanctions. Last week, a top Pentagon official said the consequences would be "devastating" for Turkey's joint F-35 jet programme and its cooperation with NATO if the country goes ahead with plans to buy the missile defence system. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2Ii5Mt1

Swiss women strike for equal pay again, three decades on

On June 14, 1991 -- 10 years after equality between the sexes was enshrined in the Swiss constitution -- half a million women walked out of their workplaces or homes to protest persistent inequalities. Three decades on, however, unions and rights groups say things have barely improved. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India http://bit.ly/2QJn8mc

Japan ends search for crashed F35 fighter jet

Japan called off its search for an F-35A on Tuesday, almost two months after the stealth jet crashed into the sea sparking a scramble to recover the pilot and secrets onboard. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2IjGSJn

The German killer nurse who took himself for God

With his verdict expected on Thursday, prosecutors say Niels Hoegel, 42, a heavy-set, second-generation caregiver, was drunk on power over his ailing patients, whom he picked off at random out of "boredom". Hoegel has admitted to injecting patients with drugs that cause heart failure or circulatory collapse so he could then try to revive them and, when successful, shine as a saviour before his medical peers and superiors. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India http://bit.ly/2XotWs1

Cigarette lighter helps French police identify murdered Indian man

French police said Monday they had identified the body of an Indian national found in a sack by the side of a road in northern France, thanks to a cigarette lighter found in the dead man's pocket. Police said the clue had proved distinctive enough to help lead to the detention in Belgium of another Indian national suspected of murder. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India http://bit.ly/2JVBeAF

Canadian PM Trudeau says gender equality 'under attack'

"Progress can backslide. We're seeing it happen. Gender equality is under attack. And I can only imagine how hard it is to be a feminist on the frontlines," he said in an opening address to the Women Deliver conference in Vancouver. He warned that "politicians are giving into the pressure, shamefully campaigning to undo women's hard-won victories." from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2KnUc2c

Swedish court rules not to extradite Julian Assange for rape probe

A Swedish court has ruled that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should not be extradited to Sweden for a revived rape investigation, but should be questioned while he is imprisoned in Britain. The ruling doesn't mean the preliminary investigation must be abandoned, only that Assange won't be returned to Sweden any time soon. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India http://bit.ly/2JWTFom

Ceremony, political gibes mark Trump's first day in London

Mixing pageantry and pugilism, President Donald Trump plunged into his long-delayed state visit to Britain on Monday, welcomed with smiles and a cannon salute by the royals but launching political insults at others in a time of turmoil for both nations in the deep, if recently strained, alliance. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2QRdNJv

Silence, security in Beijing on 30th Tiananmen anniversary

On a grey, overcast day, police checked the identification cards of every tourist and commuter leaving the subway near Tiananmen Square, the site of the pro-democracy protests that were brutally extinguished by tanks and soldiers on June 4, 1989. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2MuKf5C

China tightens security on 30th anniversary of Tiananmen

Chinese authorities have stepped up security around Tiananmen Square in central Beijing, a reminder of the government's attempts to quash any memories of a bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protests 30 years ago. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2WFnLTv

US government official with China links in ethics tangle

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Some Boeing 737 Max planes may have faulty wing parts: FAA

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#KuToo: Japan women kick back at high-heels work rule

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