Europe: How Venice’s plan to protect itself from flooding became a disaster in itself

November 19, 2019

Russia Europe: How Venice’s plan to protect itself from flooding became a disaster in itself Europe: Sweden drops Assange rape probe Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty: Bosnian Presidency Breaks Deadlock With Nomination Of PM Designate Voice of America - English: Netanyahu Celebrates US Settlement Decision in West Bank Europe: What it takes to be carbon neutral — for a family, a city, a country Europe: How Venice’s plan to protect itself from flooding became a disaster in itself Venice, meantime, remains vulnerable, as demonstrated by the tides that inundated the city last week, flooding piazzas, churches and hotels, leaving behind layers of salt that eat away marble. read more Europe: Sweden drops Assange rape probe Prosecutors cite insufficient evidence as they halt investigation into WikiLeaks founder Europe read more Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty: Bosnian Presidency Breaks Deadlock With Nomination Of PM Designate Bosnia's tripartite presidency has broken a 13-month deadlock with the nomination of Zoran Tegeltija as the prime minister-designate. Tegeltija was tapped on November 19 as the new head of the Council of Ministers, Bosnia's de facto government. read more Voice of America - English: Netanyahu Celebrates US Settlement Decision in West Bank Israel’s prime minister traveled to the West Bank on Tuesday to celebrate the U.S.’s announcement that it does not consider Israeli settlements to violate international law. Benjamin Netanyahu called the Trump administration’s declaration, which stepped back from four decades of U.S. read more Europe: What it takes to be carbon neutral — for a family, a city, a country Amid mounting global concern about climate change, Denmark has turned into a buzzing hive of green experimentation. Europe read more

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