News archive of July 2017

Music has always been the language of intense emotion: we use it to mark great victories, mourn the passing of monarchs and loved ones alike, and soundtrack our relationships. Life without it is, for most of us, almost unthinkable. But why does it touch us so deeply?

Istanbul police detained seven people on July 2 when a group of transgender rights activists attempted to march to the city's famous Taksim Square carrying rainbow flags, despite an official ban on the event. 

A small group of transgender rights activists attempted to march to Istanbul's main square on July 2, carrying rainbow flags, despite the governor's ban and security precautions by police.

The authorities on July 1 banned transsexual rights activists from holding a planned march in Istanbul this weekend, a week after police used rubber bullets and tear gas to thwart the LGBT Pride parade, which was banned for a third year in a row.  

Organizers, however, vowed to press ahead with the Trans Pride March, planned for the afternoon of July 1, despite the ban.

The French agriculture ministry says a case of the highly contagious H5N8 strain of bird flu has been confirmed on a farm in northern France and it has put in place measures to contain the outbreak, Newshub reported.
The case was reported about 15km from where another outbreak was confirmed in Tournai, Belgium, earlier in June, the ministry said in a statement.

The interior ministers of Germany, France and Italy are due to meet for crisis talks in Paris amid a warning from Italy that the influx of migrants into the country is unsustainable, BBC reported.
Italy has threatened to close its ports and impound rescue ships run by aid agencies carrying people from Libya.

Meteorologist expect slightly lower temperatures on Sunday. It will still be hot though and the maximum will be mostly between 32 ° and 37 °. But on Monday, temperatures are supposed to slump substantially. This is the weather forecast of the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH).

Qatar has said that the demands put forward by four Arab states were "made to be rejected" and once again denounced them as an infringement on its sovereignty. It also said it does not fear any retaliatory measure that could follow its refusal to comply with the demands.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Secretary-General Taleb Rifai on Thursday to discuss Serbia's tourism potential and promotion of the country as a tourist destination.

The number of foreign tourists has risen by 20 pct over the past year, which is a new opportunity to promote Serbia as a tourist destination, Vucic said.

BELGRADE - The EU enlargement policy - and the consequences and uncertainties it brings - is a special challenge for Serbia and the region, Acting PM and FM Ivica Dacic said Thursday, opening the conference New International Reality - Challenges and Perspectives, held as part of the Belgrade Strategic Dialogue.