Story of the Day

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Italy elects first female mayor

On Sunday Virginia Raggi rose to the mayoral seat, becoming Rome’s first female city leader in its history. Raggi represents the Five Star Movement (M5S) and at 37 years of old, is  one of the youngest. With rampant corruption and general abuse of power facing her leadership, she will certainly need to hit the ground running. Read more

Star Trek actor dies in car accident

Anton Yelchin, the 27-year-old actor who plays Chekov in the new Star Trek movies, has died. Yelchin’s car rolled backwards down his steep driveway, after he’d got out of it, pinning him against a brick pillar and security fence. Read more

Brexit vote casts an anxious pall

The Brexit vote on 23 June has resulted in a flurry of “what if” scenarios. As leaving the EU will have consequences for everything from Britain’s Cornish pie industry to general rights of its citizens in Europe, this week’s referendum has fairly high stakes. With many years of paperwork ahead to secure a “leaving” of the EU, however, this is just the beginning. Read more

Solar Impulse to set off, again

Solar Impulse 2 will finally take off from the much-delayed New York leg of its journey. The plane, run entirely on solar power, will make its transatlantic journey. At a top speed of 75 km/h, this could take a while. Read more

In Numbers

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Facts of the Day

Today is World Refugee Day. Particular attention should no doubt be paid towards the EU’s handling of this observance.

Fact of the day: Mila Kunis was addicted to World of Warcraft. She realised it was getting in the way of her acting career and quit the popular MMORPG.

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