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Polish NGOs stage mock vote on annexing Russian embassy
Polish NGOs stage mock vote on annexing Russian embassy
by  AFP

Hundreds of people turned out Saturday to take part in a mock referendum on whether Poland should annex Russia's embassy in Warsaw, part of a protest organised by several campaigning groups. "We decided to go down that road and organise a referendum on the annexation of the Russian embassy... in Warsaw."

One dead, two missing as Crete hit by major flooding
One dead, two missing as Crete hit by major flooding
by  AFP

A man was found dead and two people were missing on Saturday after torrential rain brought major flooding to the Greek island of Crete, emergency workers said. The victim, a man in his fifties, was trapped in his car as the rains began to fall in the southern Greek island, a popular holiday destination.

'Words not enough' to convey disaster, say Turkish miners
'Words not enough' to convey disaster, say Turkish miners
by  AFP

Their soot-stained faces drained with exhaustion, Turkish miners are at a loss to describe the disaster that killed their friends in Friday's coal mine explosion. The coal stains on his clothes testified to hours of nonstop effort.

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