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Polish NGOs stage mock vote on annexing Russian embassy
Polish NGOs stage mock vote on annexing Russian embassy
World
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
World
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.

Scientists scour global waters testing ocean plankton and pollution
Scientists scour global waters testing ocean plankton and pollution
World
by  AFP

After a near two-year "Microbiome" mission around the world, scientists said on Saturday they had gathered thousands of samples of marine micro-organisms in a bid to better understand ocean plankton and pollution. At the base of the food chain, micro-organisms were the "invisible people of the sea", accounting for two-thirds of marine biomass, said Trouble.

Tunisian protesters denounce 'coup', demand president's removal
Tunisian protesters denounce 'coup', demand president's removal
Africa
by  AFP

Thousands of Tunisians demonstrated Saturday in the capital Tunis, denouncing a power grab by President Kais Saied and demanding accountability for the country's long-running economic crisis. Saied's power grab was welcomed by some Tunisians tired of what they saw as a fractious and corrupt system established after the 2011 revolution that ousted late dictator Zine El Abidine Ali.