Pound sinks to 28-month low on Brexit fears
Craig TaylorThe currency could fall further as the government toughens its rhetoric on a no-deal Brexit. BBC News – Europe
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Alexei Navalny: Jailed Russian opposition head develops ‘allergy’
Alexei Navalny is taken from jail to a hospital in Moscow with an apparent allergic reaction. BBC News – Europe
Austrian triathlete Nathalie Birli ‘persuaded kidnapper to release her’
Austrian new mother Nathalie Birli says she was freed after complimenting her captor on his orchids. BBC News – Europe
Germany Is Making Vaccinations Compulsory For All Children
jordonc ✅Outbreaks of measles keep continuing to pop up around Europe. Because of this, Germany has passed a new law making vaccinations compulsory for children. The Measles Protection Act, which was adopted on July 17, 2019, will come into force on March 1, 2020. Parents will have to prove that their children have been vaccinated before…
Austria orders arrest of Russian in colonel spying case
Police say 65-year-old Igor Egorovich Zaytsev recruited a colonel who spied for Moscow for decades. BBC News – Europe
Europe heatwave: Records tumble in Belgium and Netherlands
Temperatures pass 39C in Belgium and the Netherlands, as a Eurostar train breaks down in the heat. BBC News – Europe